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Russia strikes power plant, kills four in Ukraine barrage
AFP, Published on 14/01/2026
» KHARKIV (UKRAINE) - Russia pummelled a power plant early Tuesday as it kept up pressure on Ukraine's battered energy system, while unidentified drones hit two oil tankers in the Black Sea.
US government enters shutdown as Congress fails to reach funding deal
AFP, Published on 01/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - The US government began shutting down after midnight Wednesday as lawmakers and President Donald Trump failed to break a budget impasse during acrimonious talks that hinged on Democratic demands for health care funding.
Russian strike kills at least 20 in eastern Ukraine
AFP, Published on 09/09/2025
» KYIV - A Russian strike on Tuesday in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region killed at least 20 people, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a social media post, the latest massive deadly strike amid stalled peace efforts.
88 postal operators suspend services to US over tariffs: UN
AFP, Published on 07/09/2025
» GENEVA - Postal traffic to the United States plunged more than 80 percent following Washington's imposition of new tariffs, with 88 operators worldwide fully or partially suspending services, the Universal Postal Union said Saturday.
Small parcels in limbo as Trump moves to end US tariff exemption
AFP, Published on 28/08/2025
» WASHINGTON - An approaching US deadline to end tariff exemptions on small parcels has tripped up global deliveries to the world's biggest economy, with businesses halting shipments to American consumers and mulling price hikes.
Australia joins countries suspending post to US
AFP, Published on 26/08/2025
» SYDNEY — Australia joined on Tuesday a string of countries suspending some postal deliveries to the United States, citing a "complex and rapidly evolving situation" with US President Donald Trump's looming tariffs.
French Resistance members reunited 80 years after end of WWII
AFP, Published on 06/05/2025
» WASHINGTON — Renee Guette, 98, laughed as she looked at her computer screen in Texas. On the other end of the video call was 97-year-old Andree Dupont, living in France.
US to end shipping loophole for Chinese goods Friday
AFP, Published on 02/05/2025
» WASHINGTON - The United States is set to end tariff exemptions on Friday for goods shipped from China worth less than $800, a move which could have significant ramifications on consumers' purchasing habits.
Francis still requires therapy, Vatican says, as pope looks ahead to 2028
AFP, Published on 16/03/2025
» VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis is improving but still requires various in-hospital therapies, the Vatican said Saturday, even as it revealed the 88-year-old pontiff had laid plans to extend his years-long Synod process into 2028.
German 'rust belt' town spotlights growing appeal of the far right
AFP, Published on 24/02/2025
» DUISBURG, Germany - Sporting a cap with the Trump-inspired slogan "Make Duisburg Great Again", AfD candidate Alan Imamura was upbeat as he campaigned for the far-right party in Germany's ailing industrial heartland.