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What is Trump's 'Board of Peace'?
AFP, Published on 21/01/2026
» BRUSSELS — United States President Donald Trump's government has asked countries to pay up to US$1 billion for a permanent spot on his "Board of Peace" aimed at resolving conflicts, according to its charter seen by Agence France-Presse (AFP).
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.
Telegram founder Durov allowed to temporarily leave France
AFP, Published on 16/03/2025
» PARIS - Telegram founder Pavel Durov has been allowed to temporarily leave France, where he is charged with multiple infractions linked to allegedly enabling organised crime, sources told AFP.
Germany gears up for massive rearmament
AFP, Published on 05/03/2025
» BERLIN - Germany is set to rearm in a way not seen since World War II after the likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz said his government would vastly increase defence spending.
New Zealand monitors Chinese live-fire drills
Reuters, Published on 22/02/2025
» New Zealand said the Chinese navy conducted a live-fire exercise in international waters near the Pacific nation on Saturday, a day after it held a similar drill between Australia and New Zealand that forced airlines to divert flights.
Scientists modify tomatoes to make them 'significantly sweeter'
South China Morning Post, Published on 15/11/2024
» HONG KONG — Chinese scientists have successfully modified tomatoes to make them sweeter by removing two genes that regulate sugar content, according to a new study.
Man receives pig kidney in medical milestone
The New York Times, Published on 21/03/2024
» Surgeons in Boston have transplanted a kidney from a genetically engineered pig into an ailing 62-year-old man, the first procedure of its kind. If successful, the breakthrough offers hope to hundreds of thousands of people whose kidneys have failed.
Venezuela-Guyana tensions soar, US mounts military exercises
AFP, Published on 07/12/2023
» GEORGETOWN (GUYANA) - The United States announced joint military flight drills in Guyana on Thursday as soaring tensions over a contested oil-rich region with neighbor Venezuela prompted the UN Security Council to call an urgent meeting.
Venezuela holds referendum over Essequibo land dispute with Guyana
AFP, Published on 03/12/2023
» CARACAS - Venezuelans began voting Sunday in a referendum that the government hopes will strengthen its century-old claim to the oil-rich Essequibo territory controlled by neighboring Guyana.
EU chief warns wolf packs 'real danger' in Europe
AFP, Published on 04/09/2023
» BRUSSELS - Brussels launched a review Monday of laws protecting wolves from hunters and farmers, as EU chief Ursula von der Leyen argued that packs threaten livestock and perhaps even people.