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Denmark criticises 'tone' of Vance's Greenland comments
AFP, Published on 29/03/2025
» COPENHAGEN — Denmark on Saturday said it did not like the "tone" of United States Vice President JD Vance comments that Copenhagen had not done enough for Greenland during a visit to the strategically placed, resource-rich Danish territory coveted by US President Donald Trump.
Vance lands in Greenland as anger mounts over Trump takeover bid
AFP, Published on 29/03/2025
» PITUFFIK (DENMARK) - US Vice President JD Vance landed in Greenland on Friday for a visit to a military base viewed by Copenhagen and Nuuk as a provocation at a time when President Donald Trump is seeking to annex the strategically placed, resource-rich Danish territory.
Protesters decry expanded role for Indonesian military
Reuters, Published on 20/03/2025
» JAKARTA - Street protests broke out on Thursday after Indonesia’s parliament passed into law contentious revisions to the country’s military bill, which will allocate more civilian posts for military officers.
Greenland votes for economic reforms
Reuters, Published on 12/03/2025
» NUUK, Greenland - Greenland’s pro-business Demokraatit Party has surged to victory pushing economic reforms to the political foreground after an election dominated by independence and US President Donald Trump’s desire to control the mineral-rich island.
Putin says talks with Ukraine possible, but not with Zelensky
AFP, Published on 29/01/2025
» MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that his country could hold peace talks with Ukraine, but ruled out speaking directly with President Volodymyr Zelensky, whom he called "illegitimate".
Russia strikes Ukraine energy sites in 'massive' barrage
AFP, Published on 16/01/2025
» SKNYLIV (UKRAINE) - Russia launched a wave of missiles and drones at Ukrainian energy facilities on Wednesday, intensifying a months-long bombing campaign at a precarious moment of the war for Ukraine.
Prabowo commits to continue building Indonesia’s new capital
Bloomberg, Published on 12/08/2024
» Indonesia’s President-Elect Prabowo Subianto said he is committed to “continue, and if possible finish” the new capital, dispelling uncertainty as to whether the incoming leader will abandon the multibillion-dollar project of his predecessor to pursue his own policy agenda.
Half a million in Gaza face starvation
New York Times, Published on 26/06/2024
» NEW YORK - The Gaza Strip is at high risk of famine and almost half a million people there face starvation because of a catastrophic lack of food, a group of global experts said Tuesday, though it stopped short of saying that a famine had begun in the enclave as a result of the Israel-Hamas war.
Computer failure at Hong Kong airport hits real-time flight information for passengers
South China Morning Post, Published on 23/06/2024
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong International Airport reported a "computer system failure" on Sunday morning, affecting updates of real-time flight information on displays as well as on its website and mobile apps.
Trump strolls to victory in Nevada’s Republican caucuses
New York Times, Published on 09/02/2024
» LAS VEGAS — Former United States President Donald Trump glided to victory in Nevada’s Republican caucuses Thursday, an outcome all but guaranteed because he was the only major candidate on the ballot.