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EU chief's plane hit by suspected Russian GPS jamming in Bulgaria
AFP, Published on 01/09/2025
» BRUSSELS (BELGIUM) - A plane carrying EU chief Ursula von der Leyen was hit by GPS jamming as it readied to land in Bulgaria and Russia was suspected to be behind the incident, the European Commission said Monday.
Ukraine and US sign minerals deal
AFP, Published on 01/05/2025
» WASHINGTON - The United States and Ukraine have signed a minerals deal after a two-month delay, in what President Donald Trump’s administration called a new form of US commitment to Kyiv after the end of military aid.
Israeli troops mistakenly kill three hostages
AFP, Published on 16/12/2023
» TEL AVIV - Israel said its troops had killed three Gaza hostages after mistaking them for a threat, with the armed forces expressing "deep remorse" over a "tragic incident" that sparked protests in Tel Aviv.
Zelensky hails 'brave' Ukraine on Day 500 of war
AFP, Published on 08/07/2023
» KYIV: President Volodymyr Zelensky hailed "brave" Ukraine on the 500th day of Russia's invasion on Saturday, as the war's toll mounted with six deaths reported in Russian rocket fire.
Gaza rockets, Israel strikes stoke new Jerusalem clashes
AFP, Published on 21/04/2022
» JERUSALEM - Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip and Israeli warplanes exchanged fire Thursday in the biggest escalation in months, followed by fresh violence at Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque.
Macron heads to Moscow in bid to ease Ukraine tensions
AFP, Published on 07/02/2022
» MOSCOW: French President Emmanuel Macron heads to Moscow on Monday hoping to reach a deal with Vladimir Putin over Ukraine, at the start of a week of intense diplomacy over fears Russia is preparing an invasion of its pro-Western neighbour.
Mattis to visit toxic Agent Orange site in Vietnam
AFP, Published on 17/10/2018
» HO CHI MINH CITY - The toxic legacy of the Vietnam War will come under the spotlight again Wednesday when US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis visits a former storage site for Agent Orange, which is blamed for birth defects and cancers among a million Vietnamese.
China's Xi says 'no winner' in any trade war
AFP, Published on 25/07/2018
» JOHANNESBURG - China's President Xi Jinping on Wednesday said that there would be "no winner" in any global trade war, in a direct warning to US President Donald Trump who has threatened to slap levies on all Chinese imports.
China 'regrets' EU challenge at WTO
AFP, Published on 04/06/2018
» BEIJING: China voiced regret over the European Union's decision to lodge an intellectual property rights complaint at the World Trade Organization, just as Beijing is embroiled in a similar dispute with Washington.