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In blow to Trump, US court tosses redrawn Texas congressional map
AFP, Published on 19/11/2025
» HOUSTON — A US district court, in a setback for President Donald Trump, struck down a congressional map on Tuesday redrawn by Republicans in Texas that was intended to give the party five more likely seats in the House of Representatives.
Villa edge Maccabi Tel Aviv in fraught Europa League match
AFP, Published on 07/11/2025
» PARIS - Aston Villa beat Maccabi Tel Aviv 2-0 in the Europa League on Thursday in a match dominated by tight security measures in Birmingham with travelling fans barred over safety concerns.
Trump authorises 'full force' troop deployment in Portland
AFP, Published on 28/09/2025
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Saturday authorised the deployment of troops in the northwestern US city of Portland, extending his contentious domestic use of the military to support his mass immigration crackdown.
Starmer says UK won't tolerate racial intimidation after far-right rally
AFP, Published on 14/09/2025
» LONDON - Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Sunday Britain would not tolerate people feeling intimidated "because of their background or the colour of their skin" after a large far-right protest was marked by battles with police.
US Supreme Court allows roving LA immigration patrols
AFP, Published on 09/09/2025
» WASHINGTON - The US Supreme Court on Monday lifted an order preventing government agents from carrying out roving patrols to detain migrants in California, upholding at least for now a practice critics say amounts to racial profiling.
German neo-Nazi heads for women's jail after gender change
AFP, Published on 29/08/2025
» BERLIN - A fierce debate has erupted in Germany around a neo-Nazi who is set to begin a jail term in a women's prison on Friday after legally changing gender.
US uses war rhetoric, Superman to recruit for migrant crackdown
AFP, Published on 08/08/2025
» LOS ANGELES - From Uncle Sam to Superman, the US government is deploying patriotic icons and increasingly warlike rhetoric to recruit Americans into enforcing Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.
Trump admin to reinstall Confederate statue toppled by protesters
AFP, Published on 05/08/2025
» WASHINGTON - The US National Park Service (NPS) announced Monday that it will reinstall a statue in Washington of a Confederate general that was torn down amid the racial justice protests of 2020.
Pro wrestling legend Hulk Hogan dead at 71
AFP, Published on 25/07/2025
» MIAMI - Hulk Hogan, the 1980s icon of professional wrestling who helped propel the low-budget spectacle into the global spotlight and parlayed his prowess in the ring into pop culture stardom, died Thursday. He was 71.
Kelly hits winner as late drama takes England into Women's Euro 2025 final
AFP, Published on 23/07/2025
» GENEVA - Chloe Kelly scored a dramatic late winner in extra-time as reigning champions England came from behind to beat Italy 2-1 on Tuesday and reach the Women's Euro 2025 final.