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Washingtonians tired of crime but skeptical of Trump takeover
AFP, Published on 13/08/2025
» WASHINGTON - A 15-minute walk from the White House, Tony and Mike stood on the sidewalk near the spot where a man was killed on Monday, the 100th murder of the year in Washington.
Liberals ride Trump backlash to victory in Canada
Reuters, Published on 29/04/2025
» OTTAWA - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals staged a major political comeback to retain power in parliamentary elections, fuelled by a backlash against US President Donald Trump’s tariffs and comments about making Canada the 51st US state.
Trump and Musk torpedo US spending bill
Reuters, Published on 19/12/2024
» WASHINGTON — The US Congress has two days to avert a partial government shutdown after President-elect Donald Trump rejected a bipartisan deal on federal spending and demanded lawmakers address the nation’s debt ceiling before he takes office next month.
US repatriates Malaysians linked to 2002 Bali bombing
The New York Times, Published on 18/12/2024
» The US military said on Wednesday that it had repatriated two Malaysian men from its prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, who admitted to committing war crimes for an affiliate of al-Qaida that carried out a deadly bombing in Bali in 2002.
Canada-India row worsens with diplomatic expulsions
Reuters, Published on 15/10/2024
» Canada has expelled six Indian diplomats including the high commissioner (the equivalent of ambassador), linking them to the murder of a Sikh separatist leader and alleging a broader effort to target Indian dissidents in Canada.
Kamala Harris names running mate
Reuters, Published on 06/08/2024
» WASHINGTON - Democratic US presidential candidate Kamala Harris selected Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to be her running mate on Tuesday, choosing a progressive policy champion and a plain speaker from America’s heartland to help win over rural, white voters.
Fight back or flee? Myanmar draft forces hard choices on youth
Reuters, Published on 08/04/2024
» Weeks after Myanmar's military government announced a nationwide draft, two young women from far-flung parts of the Southeast Asian country headed to the jungles to take up arms against the junta.
Canadian school boards sue social media giants
Reuters, Published on 28/03/2024
» Four of Canada’s largest school boards are seeking more than $4 billion in damages from social media firms such as Facebook owner Meta and Snap in a lawsuit, alleging that their products harm students.
Malaysian prisoners plead guilty to conspiring in 2002 Bali bombing
New York Times, Published on 18/01/2024
» GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba — Two Malaysian prisoners at Guantánamo Bay pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring in the October 2002 nightclub bombings in the resort island of Bali, Indonesia, which killed more than 200 people.
Man Utd swoop for Amrabat, Liverpool reject Saudi bid for Salah on deadline day
AFP, Published on 02/09/2023
» LONDON - Manchester United signed Sofyan Amrabat on loan as part of a hat-trick of arrivals at Old Trafford in the hectic final hours before Friday's transfer deadline, while Liverpool reportedly turned down a pound sterling150 million ($190 million) offer from Saudi Arabia for Mohamed Salah.