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Trump to flex muscle with huge military parade
AFP, Published on 12/06/2025
» WASHINGTON - Donald Trump’s dream of hosting a grand military parade in Washington will come true on Saturday when tanks, helicopters and thousands of troops rumble through the capital on the US president’s 79th birthday.
Malaysia evicts 500 ‘sea nomads’
Reuters, Published on 06/06/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR - More than 500 people from seafaring communities along the coast of Sabah state have been evicted from their homes this week as part of a Malaysian government crackdown on undocumented migrants, local activists said.
Ukraine-led 2024 boycott call is against Olympic principles: IOC chief Bach
AFP, Published on 10/02/2023
» LAUSANNE - IOC president Thomas Bach has told Ukraine that its calls for a boycott of the 2024 Paris Games over the possible participation of Russian competitors goes against Olympic "principles".
Poland expects 40 nations to oppose Russian athletes at Olympics
AFP, Published on 03/02/2023
» WARSAW: Polish Sports Minister Kamil Bortniczuk on Thursday said he expected several dozen nations to come out against the inclusion of athletes from Russia and Belarus in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Hunt for buried survivors after Indonesia quake kills 162
AFP, Published on 22/11/2022
» CIANJUR, Indonesia: Rescuers searched on Tuesday for survivors buried under rubble after a strong earthquake on Indonesia's main island of Java killed 162 people, injured hundreds and left more feared trapped in collapsed buildings.
Shallow quake kills 162, injures hundreds on Indonesia's Java island
AFP, Published on 22/11/2022
» A shallow 5.6-magnitude earthquake killed at least 162 people, with hundreds injured and others missing, when it toppled buildings and triggered landslides on Indonesia's main island of Java on Monday, officials said.
Death toll at 56 after quake shakes Indonesia's Java island
AFP, Published on 21/11/2022
» A shallow 5.6-magnitude earthquake killed at least 56 people and injured hundreds when it damaged buildings and triggered landslides on Indonesia's main island of Java on Monday, officials said.
Young, poor and from minorities: the Russian troops killed in Ukraine
AFP, Published on 17/05/2022
» PARIS: The bulk of the thousands of Russian soldiers killed in Moscow's onslaught against Ukraine are very young, have poor backgrounds and many are from ethnic minority groups, observers say.
Dutch crime reporter dies after shooting
AFP, Published on 15/07/2021
» THE HAGUE - Dutch crime reporter Peter R. de Vries, who was critically wounded after being shot in broad daylight in Amsterdam last week, has died in hospital, Dutch media reports said Thursday.
Sinkholes fill Turkey's breadbasket in drought
AFP, Published on 23/04/2021
» KARAPINAR (TURKEY) - Sinkholes wide enough to swallow a bus dot the drought-stricken breadbasket of the Turkish plains, worrying farmers as they spread and creep closer to residential homes.