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What to know about the new gender rules for US passports
New York Times, Published on 08/11/2025
» NEW YORK — The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Donald Trump administration to stop issuing passports that reflect the gender identity of transgender, nonbinary and intersex Americans.
Polar bear waltz: Fake Trump-Putin AI images shroud Ukraine peace effort
AFP, Published on 20/08/2025
» WASHINGTON — From a fake image of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin dancing in the snow with a polar bear to a fabricated photo of European leaders waiting somberly outside the Oval Office, artificial intelligence (AI) enabled disinformation has clouded the diplomatic push to end the war in Ukraine.
Trump baffles with sudden U-turn on China buying Iranian oil
Bloomberg News, Published on 25/06/2025
» WASHINGTON - United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday appeared to undermine years of US sanctions on Iran, giving its biggest customer China the green light to carry on buying its oil as he seeks to bolster a ceasefire with Israel.
Tehran says US bases will be struck if Trump attacks Iran
Reuters, Published on 28/03/2025
» Tehran would strike US bases in the region if Washington follows through on its warning of military consequences for Iran in the absence of a new nuclear deal, the speaker of the Iranian parliament said on Friday.
Singapore tightens anti-money laundering measures
Dina Kyriakidou, Published on 04/10/2024
» SINGAPORE - Singapore authorities on Friday announced new measures to tackle money laundering, including inter-agency data-sharing, striking off of inactive companies and channels and programmes to get businesses to report suspicious activities.
Hun Sen Facebook page reactivated days before polls
AFP, Published on 20/07/2023
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodian leader Hun Sen's Facebook page has been re-activated days before a one-sided national election, according to his assistant, who said Thursday the prime minister would not use it himself.
Record-breaking heat bakes US, Europe, China
AFP, Published on 14/07/2023
» WASHINGTON: Summer has just begun in the Northern Hemisphere but a brutal heat wave is already gripping parts of Europe, China and the United States, where record temperatures expected this weekend are a stark illustration of the dangers of a warming climate.
Chinese premier in Germany as Western mistrust mounts
AFP, Published on 19/06/2023
» BERLIN - Germany's president Monday urged Beijing and Washington to boost dialogue, as he hosted Premier Li Qiang at a time when China's policies on Russia, trade and human rights are receiving an increasingly hostile reception in the West.
France says uncovers major disinformation campaign by Russia
AFP, Published on 13/06/2023
» PARIS - France on Tuesday said it had uncovered a major Russian disinformation campaign which involved posting false news items disguised as articles by prominent media, in a "hybrid" war waged by Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine.
200,000 have fled Sudan since fighting began
AFP, Published on 12/05/2023
» GENEVA: Some 200,000 people have now fled Sudan to escape fighting that erupted in mid-April, the UN said Friday, also warning a factory producing life-saving treatments for malnourished children had burned down.