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Far-right French president no certainty despite rise of extremes
AFP, Published on 23/03/2026
» PARIS - France's local elections show the appeal of political extremes is growing in France, but Marine Le Pen's far-right party is not necessarily poised to win the presidency next year when Emmanuel Macron must step down, analysts said on Monday.
EU 'expects' US to honour trade deal as Trump hikes tariffs
AFP, Published on 23/02/2026
» BRUSSELS (BELGIUM) - The European Commission called Sunday for Washington to abide by the terms of the trade deal struck last year with the EU, as President Donald Trump announced new global tariff hikes a day after an adverse Supreme Court ruling.
Indonesia's Prabowo affirms commitment to new capital city
Reuters, Published on 13/01/2026
» JAKARTA — Indonesia's Prabowo Subianto reiterated his commitment to a US$32 billion project to build the country's new capital city as he made his first overnight stay there as president, the government said.
Switzerland holds day of mourning after deadly fire
AFP, Published on 09/01/2026
» CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland - A national day of mourning got under way on Friday in Switzerland for the 40 people killed, mostly teenagers, when fire ravaged a ski resort bar filled with New Year partygoers.
Switzerland mourns Crans-Montana fire tragedy
AFP, Published on 09/01/2026
» CRANS-MONTANA — All of Switzerland will mark a national day of mourning Friday for the dozens of mostly teenagers killed when fire ravaged a ski resort bar crammed with New Year revellers.
Swiss inferno bar ‘not inspected for 5 years’
AFP, Published on 06/01/2026
» CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland - Swiss authorities admitted on Tuesday that fire safety inspections had not been carried out for the past five years at a bar where 40 people died in a New Year blaze.
83 still in hospital after Swiss fire tragedy
AFP, Published on 06/01/2026
» CRANS-MONTANA (SWITZERLAND) - The majority of those wounded in the devastating New Year bar blaze in Crans-Montana were still in hospital on Monday, as the bodies of five Italian teenagers were repatriated from Switzerland.
French owners of Swiss bar under scrutiny after New Year blaze
AFP, Published on 04/01/2026
» GENEVA - An investigation into a fire at the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana which killed 40 and left 119 injured has cast a spotlight on the French owners who are suspected of "negligence".
Swiss identify 24 victims of New Year fire at ski resort
AFP, Published on 04/01/2026
» GENEVA - Authorities investigating a New Year's blaze at a bar in the Swiss resort of Crans-Montana have identified 24 of the 40 people killed, including 11 minors and six foreign nationals, police said Sunday, as its owners were probed for negligent manslaughter.
Numerous teenagers among the dead identified in Swiss bar blaze, police say
Reuters, Published on 04/01/2026
» ZURICH: Teenagers as young as 14 and 15 years old were among those who died in the bar fire on New Year's Eve that killed 40 people in Switzerland, police said on Sunday, as the Pope passed on his sympathies to the victims and their families.