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Serbia marks first anniversary of deadly train station collapse
AFP, Published on 01/11/2025
» NOVI SAD, Serbia - Thousands of people gathered in Serbia’s second-largest city Novi Sad on Saturday to commemorate the victims of a fatal railway station roof collapse, marking a year since the tragedy that sparked the biggest protests in decades.
The US standoff with Venezuela: what we know
AFP, Published on 25/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump has ordered a major military buildup in Latin America that he says is to combat drug trafficking, but which his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro fears is aimed at regime change in Caracas.
Error 404: 48 hours of confusion in Afghanistan during internet blackout
AFP, Published on 03/10/2025
» KABUL — Paralysed banks, grounded planes and chaotic hospitals: for two days, life ground to a halt in Afghanistan after the Taliban unexpectedly cut off the internet and phone networks.
100 days later, US federal workers navigate post-Musk wreckage
AFP, Published on 15/09/2025
» WASHINGTON - Roughly 100 days after Elon Musk's dramatic departure from the Trump White House, federal workers are still grappling with the lasting damage from his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
Fed governor says Trump has no authority to fire her
AFP, Published on 26/08/2025
» WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook rejected US President Donald Trump’s unprecedented bid to oust her on Tuesday, saying he had no legal authority for such an intervention against a member of the independent US central bank.
Hong Kong opposition party disbands citing 'immense' pressure
AFP, Published on 30/06/2025
» HONG KONG - One of Hong Kong's last remaining opposition parties has officially disbanded, its leader announced Sunday, citing "immense political pressure" as Beijing's years-long crackdown on dissent transforms the semi-autonomous Chinese city.
UN envoy urges Israel to halt Syria attacks 'at once'
AFP, Published on 03/05/2025
» DAMASCUS - United Nations special envoy Geir Pedersen urged Israel Saturday to halt its attacks on Syria "at once", after it carried out multiple air strikes targeting the Islamist-led authorities following sectarian violence this week.
Israel strikes Syria to warn ‘extremists’
AFP, Published on 30/04/2025
» DAMASCUS - Israel struck Syria on Wednesday in what it called a “warning” against attacks on the Druze minority, in a military intervention that came as sectarian clashes spread near Damascus, killing 13 people.
Trump boasts of 'fun' 100 days, but Americans disenchanted
AFP, Published on 29/04/2025
» WASHINGTON — After 100 days of political chaos and economic shock that have sent his approval ratings tumbling, United States President Donald Trump hopes to regain the unqualified adulation of his supporters Tuesday at one of his bread-and-butter events: a public rally.
Trump touts control over famed arts venue
AFP, Published on 18/03/2025
» WASHINGTON - He addressed the masses, or at least the media, from the presidential opera box. He led a board meeting. He said he never really liked the smash hit musical Hamilton.