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EU leaders take stage in Davos as Trump rocks global order
AFP, Published on 20/01/2026
» DAVOS, Switzerland - European leaders take the stage on Tuesday ahead of Donald Trump at the gathering of global elites in Davos, as the US president dangles tariff threats in a bid to pressure the EU over Greenland.
Wes Anderson and his A-list cast dazzle at Cannes
AFP, Published on 19/05/2025
» CANNES (FRANCE) - US director Wes Anderson brought his latest A-list cast led by Benicio del Toro to the Cannes film festival on Sunday, ramping up the star power as the competition reaches the halfway mark.
Trump to take virtual centre stage in Davos
AFP, Published on 23/01/2025
» DAVOS (SWITZERLAND) - Donald Trump on Thursday will star in an eagerly-anticipated online appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos, addressing global elites whose annual gabfest has been consumed by the US president's days-old second term.
Empty seats tell story as Qatar World Cup party falls flat
AFP, Published on 21/11/2022
» AL KHOR, Qatar: Thousands of empty seats told the sad story as Qatar's long-awaited World Cup debut ended in a bad case of stage fright on Sunday.
UK householders face squeeze as budget looms
AFP, Published on 16/11/2022
» BLACKPOOL (UNITED KINGDOM) - Thursday's government budget is unlikely to be uppermost in the minds of people enjoying the annual light show on the seafront promenade of Blackpool.
Cairo's floating heritage risks being towed away by grand projects
AFP, Published on 30/06/2022
» CAIRO: Dozens of vibrantly coloured floating homes have for decades dotted the banks of the River Nile, rare havens of leafy seclusion in the Egyptian capital's hustle and bustle -- but maybe not for much longer.
Biggest street protests yet in Sri Lanka
AFP, Published on 09/04/2022
» COLOMBO: Tens of thousands marched on beleaguered Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's office on Saturday, in the biggest protest to date over the country's dire economic and political crisis.
Eyes of football world on Doha for World Cup draw
AFP, Published on 01/04/2022
» DOHA: The draw for this year's World Cup takes place in the shadow of Doha's skyscrapers on Friday evening, with the focus for the evening on the actual football after a build-up dominated by the many off-field issues surrounding the awarding of the tournament.
Ukraine's 'chess capital' mulls Russia's next move
AFP, Published on 22/03/2022
» LVIV (UKRAINE) - A rapt and raucous audience, a group of chess fanatics watch a cut-throat game play out on a park bench.
Mob 'lynching of Arab' aired live on Israeli TV
AFP, Published on 13/05/2021
» JERUSALEM - Footage of a far-right Israeli mob attacking a man near Tel Aviv they believed to be an Arab was aired live on television Wednesday night, as the Israel-Palestinian conflict raged on.