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US Supreme Court appears sceptical of Trump tariff legality
AFP, Published on 06/11/2025
» WASHINGTON - A majority of US Supreme Court justices appeared deeply sceptical of the legality behind a swath of Donald Trump’s tariffs, as they heard a landmark case on Wednesday that could uphold — or upend — the president’s economic agenda.
Trump asks Supreme Court for ‘expedited’ ruling on tariffs
AFP, Published on 04/09/2025
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s administration asked the US Supreme Court on Wednesday for an expedited ruling preserving the tariffs that have roiled global markets, saying a lower court ruling against it has already damaged trade negotiations.
US Supreme Court weighs judicial checks on Trump with birthright case
AFP, Published on 15/05/2025
» WASHINGTON - The US Supreme Court was hearing a case Thursday that could sharply curb the judiciary's ability to rein in Donald Trump and future American presidents.
Judge rules against Trump bid to throw out hush money conviction
AFP, Published on 17/12/2024
» NEW YORK - A New York judge ruled Monday against a bid by US President-elect Donald Trump to have his conviction for covering up hush money payments to a porn star thrown out on immunity grounds.
Ukraine drone attack damages Russian tanker
AFP, Published on 05/08/2023
» KYIV: Ukraine carried out a drone strike overnight on a Russian tanker in the Kerch Strait, a day after one of Moscow's ships was hit in the Black Sea, a Ukrainian security source told AFP on Saturday.
Ukraine drone attack damages Russian tanker
AFP, Published on 05/08/2023
» KYIV: A Russian tanker was damaged in a Ukrainian drone attack in the Kerch Strait, briefly halting traffic on the strategic bridge linking Crimea to Russia on Saturday, a day after one of Moscow's warships was hit in the Black Sea.
German anti-coal protesters dig in
AFP, Published on 11/01/2023
» LUTZERATH, Germany: German police pressed ahead on Wednesday with clearing a camp of anti-coal activists in an abandoned town which has become emblematic of the country's struggle to transition away from fossil fuels amid an energy crisis.
In rare move, US school shooter's parents charged with manslaughter
AFP, Published on 04/12/2021
» WASHINGTON - The parents of a 15-year-old boy who shot dead four students at a high school in the US state of Michigan with a gun bought for him by his father just days earlier were charged with involuntary manslaughter on Friday.
Teen who killed four in US school 'absolutely cold-hearted': police
AFP, Published on 02/12/2021
» WASHINGTON - The 15-year-old American boy who used a semi-automatic pistol bought during Black Friday sales to shoot his classmates at point-blank range was "absolutely cold-hearted" and went to school with "the intent to kill people," the local sheriff said Wednesday.
Top Russia newspaper editors quit, denouncing censorship
AFP, Published on 16/06/2020
» MOSCOW: Senior editors at Russia's most influential business newspaper quit Monday in protest against what they say is censorship while its founder accused the new owner of seeking to destroy the daily.