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'I am sorry,' embattled UK PM tells Epstein victims
AFP, Published on 05/02/2026
» LONDON — UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, battling for his political future, apologised Thursday to victims of Jeffrey Epstein for appointing disgraced Peter Mandelson as US ambassador.
Hope and hate: how migrant influx has changed Germany
AFP, Published on 29/08/2025
» BERLIN — Men sit outside shisha bars and women in hijabs push strollers past Middle Eastern restaurants and pastry shops in Berlin's Sonnenallee, a wide avenue which has become a symbol of how much Germany has changed in the last decade.
EU's top diplomat backs Trump call to boost defence spending
AFP, Published on 22/01/2025
» BRUSSELS (BELGIUM) - The EU's top diplomat Kaja Kallas said Wednesday that the bloc must heed US President Donald Trump's demand to spend more on defence, as she issued a stark warning over the threat from Russia.
Cricket set for shot at Olympic glory
AFP, Published on 10/10/2023
» LONDON - Cricket's long Olympic exile could finally come to an end this week when Games chiefs meet in Mumbai to finalise the programme for Los Angeles 2028.
Rocket man Messi ready to fire MLS lift-off
AFP, Published on 08/06/2023
» MIAMI - Argentine superstar Lionel Messi's impending move to Inter Miami is set to be the biggest deal in the history of Major League Soccer and turbo-charges the league's aim to enter the American mainstream.
Renault to reorganise towards electric future
AFP, Published on 08/11/2022
» PARIS - French automaker Renault will pitch investors Tuesday on its planned green revamp, with two spin-offs: a new electric-vehicle unit and a subsidiary for thermal and hybrid assets.
Truss becomes Downing Street's briefest incumbent
AFP, Published on 20/10/2022
» LONDON: Liz Truss is set to become the shortest-serving prime minister in Britain's history, after the public, MPs and the markets comprehensively rejected the self-styled heir to Margaret Thatcher.
'Watched the whole time': China's surveillance state grows under Xi
AFP, Published on 06/10/2022
» BEIJING - When Chen picked up his phone to vent his anger at getting a parking ticket, his message on WeChat was a drop in the ocean of daily posts on China's biggest social network.
Sport leaders eye Africa as talent source, investment target
AFP, Published on 20/09/2022
» NEW YORK - Africa offers a vast underdeveloped market for global sports, with thousands of athletes ready to join international ranks if only there were major investment, industry leaders and stars say.
Truss to meet cabinet, face MPs on first full day in power
AFP, Published on 07/09/2022
» LONDON - Britain's new prime minister Liz Truss convenes her senior ministers for an inaugural cabinet meeting on Wednesday on her first full day in office, before she faces a barrage of questions in parliament.