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Iran fires missiles at Israel after Trump threatens weeks of strikes
AFP, Published on 02/04/2026
» JERUSALEM — Israel said it came under Iranian missile fire on Thursday after United States President Donald Trump threatened to bomb the Islamic republic into the "Stone Ages" with heavy strikes in the next two to three weeks.
Iran war nearly over, Trump tells Americans as popularity sinks
AFP, Published on 02/04/2026
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Wednesday made his case for attacking Iran in his first nationwide address more than a month into the war, insisting the United States was close to victory as his approval rating sinks.
Trump seeks to strike back in crucial State of the Union
AFP, Published on 25/02/2026
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - US President Donald Trump will try to sell voters on the economy during his State of the Union address Tuesday, despite suffering a series of stinging blows ahead of crucial midterm elections this year.
Poll: Most Americans say Trump growing ‘erratic with age’
Reuters, Published on 24/02/2026
» WASHINGTON — Six in ten Americans, including a significant proportion of Republicans, think President Donald Trump has become more erratic as he ages, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll.
'Hectic' bushfires threaten rural towns in Australian heatwave
AFP, Published on 09/01/2026
» SYDNEY - Bushfires threatened dozens of rural towns in southeast Australia on Friday, firefighters said as hot winds fanned "hectic" conditions in the tinder-dry countryside.
Australian heatwave stokes risk of ‘catastrophic’ bushfires
AFP, Published on 08/01/2026
» SYDNEY - Firefighters warned millions of Australians of “catastrophic” bushfire dangers on Thursday as they battled multiple blazes stoked by a heatwave blanketing the country.
France hit with credit rating downgrade
Reuters, Published on 18/10/2025
» PARIS - S&P Global has downgraded France’s credit rating in a surprise update on the euro zone’s second-biggest economy, warning that political instability has put the government’s efforts to repair its finances at risk.
Prince Andrew viewed sex as a ‘birthright’, new book says
AFP, Published on 16/10/2025
» LONDON - Britain’s Prince Andrew behaved as if having sex with the then 17-year-old Virginia Giuffre was his “birthright”, according to allegations in her posthumously published memoir.
French parliament set to eject PM in blow to Macron
AFP, Published on 08/09/2025
» PARIS — France's parliament is expected to oust Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Monday after just nine months in office, plunging the key European Union (EU) member into new political uncertainty and creating a painful dilemma for President Emmanuel Macron.
Tech giants’ net zero goals ‘verging on fantasy’
AFP, Published on 26/06/2025
» PARIS - The credibility of climate pledges by the world’s tech giants to rapidly become carbon neutral is fading fast as they devour more and more energy in the race to develop AI and build data centres, researchers warned Thursday.