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Panama court voids Hong Kong firm’s port concession
AFP, Published on 30/01/2026
» PANAMA CITY - Panama’s Supreme Court annulled on Thursday the concession allowing Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison to operate ports at the Panama Canal, a ruling that undermines Chinese sway over the waterway.
Russia strikes power plant, kills four in Ukraine barrage
AFP, Published on 14/01/2026
» KHARKIV (UKRAINE) - Russia pummelled a power plant early Tuesday as it kept up pressure on Ukraine's battered energy system, while unidentified drones hit two oil tankers in the Black Sea.
Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific investigates wrong taxiway use at Manila airport
South China Morning Post, Published on 19/12/2025
» Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways is investigating an incident in which one of its planes used a wrong taxiway in Manila, causing delays to two other flights, according to the airline.
Sea drone attack shuts Russian oil terminal
AFP, Published on 29/11/2025
» MOSCOW - One of Russia’s largest oil terminals halted operations on Saturday following an attack by sea drones, hours before Ukrainian negotiators were headed to the United States for talks on ending the war.
Trump and Xi talk TikTok and trade
AFP, Published on 19/09/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump and China’s leader Xi Jinping spoke by phone on Friday with expectations that they were set to finalise the fate of the hugely popular and influential video app TikTok, as well as discussing trade.
Trump extends delay on US TikTok ban until mid-December
AFP, Published on 17/09/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Tuesday extended a delay on enforcing a ban against TikTok until December 16, marking the fourth postponement of a law designed to force the app's sale from its Chinese owner.
Austria hit with fresh spy claims after govt promises law change
AFP, Published on 16/09/2025
» VIENNA — Austria has long seen itself as a bridge between Moscow and the West -- remaining constitutionally neutral since 1955 and hosting numerous United Nations (UN) and other international institutions.
Trump says Iran 'slowwalking' as Khamenei opposes nuclear proposal
AFP, Published on 05/06/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump accused Tehran on Wednesday of "slowwalking" on a nuclear deal, after Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the latest proposal from Washington was against the national interest.
Global acute hunger hits new high, 2025 outlook 'bleak'
AFP, Published on 16/05/2025
» PARIS - More than 295 million people faced acute hunger last year, a new high driven by conflict along with other crises -- and the outlook is "bleak" for 2025 as humanitarian aid falters, a United Nations-backed report said Friday.
Taliban change tune towards Afghan heritage sites
AFP, Published on 22/04/2025
» GOWARJAN, Afghanistan - In March 2001, the Taliban shocked the world by dynamiting the giant Buddhas of Bamiyan. Two decades later, they are back in power and claim to be making strides to preserve Afghanistan's millennia-old heritage, including pre-Islamic relics.