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With hunched shoulders and pursed lips, Donald Trump plays defense
AFP, Published on 05/04/2023
» NEW YORK - Manhattan's towering criminal court complex has witnessed history time and again, hosting famous moments including Mark David Chapman's guilty plea after shooting John Lennon, and Harvey Weinstein's conviction for sex crimes.
Espionage: life of a Russian 'illegal' bared in US charges
AFP, Published on 29/03/2023
» WASHINGTON - Brazilian Viktor Ferreira was elated in May 2018 when he was accepted into the elite Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Washington.
Ukrainian commandos prepare Bakhmut skirmish
AFP, Published on 17/03/2023
» CHASIV YAR (UKRAINE) - Crouched in a small forest, the leader of a Ukrainian commando unit briefs his troops before their mission to counter Russia's offensive to capture the city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine.
US-sanctioned general to become public face of China's growing military
Published on 12/03/2023
» HONG KONG: General Li Shangfu, named on Sunday as China's new defence minister, is a veteran of the People's Liberation Army's (PLA) modernisation effort - a drive that led the United States to sanction him over the acquisition of weapons from Russia.
Pro-Western war hero sworn in as Czech president
AFP, Published on 09/03/2023
» PRAGUE: Retired general Petr Pavel, who was sworn in as the Czech Republic's new president on Thursday, is a war hero with a pro-Western drive and a passion for motorcycles.
GM trees find home in US forest
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 05/03/2023
» Recently, in a low-lying tract of southern Georgia's pine belt, a half-dozen workers planted row upon row of twig-like poplar trees.
Prominent US lawyer sentenced to life for murder of wife, son
AFP, Published on 03/03/2023
» WASHINGTON - Alex Murdaugh, a prominent South Carolina lawyer, was sentenced to life in prison on Friday for the murders of his wife and son on their hunting estate in a case whose twists and turns drew global attention.
Drugs, money and wild hogs: US jury weighs case of lawyer accused of killing family
AFP, Published on 03/03/2023
» WASHINGTON - Millions stolen, a $7,000 a day drug habit, but no witnesses and no weapons: a US jury was asked Thursday to decide whether a prominent lawyer killed his wife and son on their hunting estate in a trial that has drawn global attention.
High-level defection: why N. Korean diplomatic family chose freedom
AFP, Published on 01/03/2023
» SEOUL - Born into an elite North Korean family with ties to the ruling dynasty, Oh Hye Son grew up believing she was "special" -- but then she tasted freedom overseas and decided to defect.
Twitter cuts more staff as Musk turmoil grows
AFP, Published on 28/02/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO - Reports of more layoffs at Twitter landed on Monday as owner Elon Musk waded into a racism controversy that risked pushing advertisers further away from the struggling platform.