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Syria govt demands Kurdish fighters leave Aleppo neighbourhoods
AFP, Published on 08/01/2026
» ALEPPO (SYRIA) - Syria's government on Wednesday demanded that Kurdish fighters leave the neighbourhoods they control in Aleppo following clashes between the two sides which saw thousands of civilians flee.
Vietnamese caught in Japan's illegal worker crackdown
AFP, Published on 07/01/2026
» TOKYO — For a decade, Vietnamese worker Minh did tough jobs like sandblasting ships and welding steel, helping address rapidly ageing Japan's dire labour needs.
France, UK conduct joint strikes against IS in Syria
AFP, Published on 05/01/2026
» LONDON - Britain and France on Sunday said they had carried out joint strikes on the Islamic State group in Syria to prevent the Islamist extremists resurging.
Trump says US will 'come to their rescue' if Iran kills protesters
AFP, Published on 02/01/2026
» PARIS — US President Donald Trump said on Friday that the United States is "locked and loaded" to respond if Iran kills protesters, prompting Tehran to warn that intervention would destabilise the region.
Trump says pulling National Guard from three cities -- for now
AFP, Published on 01/01/2026
» WASHINGTON — United States President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was withdrawing National Guard troops from Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, following a series of legal setbacks over his military deployments in US cities.
Putin wishes Russians victory in Ukraine in New Year speech
AFP, Published on 31/12/2025
» MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin said Russia believed it would win in Ukraine in an address Wednesday, as his country marked another New Year -- their main holiday -- at war.
Ukraine retreats in east as Russian strikes kill three, hit energy
AFP, Published on 24/12/2025
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Ukraine pulled out troops from a town in the east after fierce battles, it said on Tuesday, as relentless Russian strikes killed three civilians and cut power to thousands in freezing winter temperatures.
Syria monitor says US strikes killed at least five IS members
AFP, Published on 21/12/2025
» DAMASCUS - A Syria monitor said Saturday that five Islamic State jihadist group members had been killed in US strikes overnight as Jordan confirmed it participated in the raids, after a deadly attack on American troops last weekend.
US strikes over 70 IS targets in Syria after attack on troops
AFP, Published on 20/12/2025
» WASHINGTON — United States forces struck more than 70 Islamic State group targets in Syria on Friday in what President Donald Trump described as "very serious retaliation" for an attack that killed three Americans last weekend.
Upstart gangsters shake Japan's yakuza
AFP, Published on 19/12/2025
» TOKYO - When Takanori Kuzuoka began climbing the criminal career ladder, he didn't fancy joining Japan's old-school yakuza, with their tattoos, rigid hierarchy and codes of honour.