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US judge suspends govt sanctions on AI company Anthropic
AFP, Published on 27/03/2026
» SAN FRANCISCO (UNITED STATES) - A US federal judge on Thursday suspended sanctions imposed by President Donald Trump's administration on Anthropic, saying the measures likely violated the law in blacklisting the AI powerhouse for expressing unease about the Pentagon's use of its technology.
French prosecutors probe Al-Fayeds over sex trafficking
AFP, Published on 27/02/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - He traded on the glamour of owning Harrods, the Paris Ritz and luxury yachts, but Mohamed Al-Fayed was at the centre of a dark web of alleged abuse, say French lawyers for women who liken him to US sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein.
Epstein files due as US confronts long-delayed reckoning
AFP, Published on 19/12/2025
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - The United States is poised on Friday to pry open one of its most closely guarded case files, as President Donald Trump's administration prepares to release a long-suppressed cache of records tied to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
US judge dismisses cases against Trump foes Comey and James
AFP, Published on 25/11/2025
» WASHINGTON - A federal judge on Monday dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, dealing a blow to US President Donald Trump's efforts to prosecute his political opponents.
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.
Sean 'Diddy' Combs asks judge for 'mercy' ahead of sentencing
AFP, Published on 03/10/2025
» NEW YORK — Sean "Diddy" Combs, who faces more than two decades in prison following a blockbuster trial that saw the music mogul accused of harrowing crimes, on Thursday asked the judge determining his fate for "mercy" and "another chance."
Trump brands indicted opponent Comey a ‘dirty cop’
AFP, Published on 26/09/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Friday followed up his cheering of the indictment of political opponent James Comey by branding the former FBI director a “dirty cop” and declaring him guilty.
Former FBI director charged as Trump steps up retribution drive
AFP, Published on 26/09/2025
» WASHINGTON - Former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) director and prominent Donald Trump critic James Comey was indicted Thursday on two criminal counts as the US president escalated a campaign of retribution against political foes.
Argentine police recover Nazi-looted painting
AFP, Published on 04/09/2025
» BUENOS AIRES - Argentine authorities recovered an 18th century painting stolen by Nazis from a Dutch Jewish art collector over a week after it appeared in a property ad only to suddenly vanish.
US appeals court finds Trump's global tariffs illegal
AFP, Published on 30/08/2025
» WASHINGTON — A US appeals court on Friday ruled that many of President Donald Trump's tariffs, which have upended global trade, were illegal -- but allowed them to remain in place for now, giving him time to take the fight to the Supreme Court.