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WTO must 'reform or die': talks facilitator
AFP, Published on 04/02/2026
» GENEVA - Successfully reforming the WTO is a matter of life and death for the organisation, warns the facilitator of talks on revamping the global trade body.
Jerome Powell: The careful Fed chair standing firm against Trump
AFP, Published on 13/01/2026
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has generally avoided escalation in the face of Donald Trump's relentless criticism -- but in recent months, the central banker has become a rare figure to publicly resist his attacks.
'Bandits' kill, abduct, loot village in Nigeria
AFP, Published on 05/01/2026
» LAGOS - Armed gangs have killed more than 30 people and kidnapped others in a raid in the same Nigerian state where hundreds of schoolchildren were abducted late last year, police said on Sunday.
Trump stamps 'dictator chic' on Washington
AFP, Published on 28/08/2025
» WASHINGTON — From a gold-plated White House to a grandiose revamp for the capital Washington, Donald Trump is trying to leave an architectural mark like no American president has attempted for decades.
Air India crash death toll hits 270, families wait for bodies
Reuters, Published on 14/06/2025
» AHMEDABAD - The death toll in the deadly Air India plane crash rose to 270 on Saturday, with families increasingly getting upset due to delays in handing over bodies which were badly charred in the tragedy in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad.
Bust attributed to Donatello splits Slovakia
AFP, Published on 09/06/2025
» BRATISLAVA - A bust attributed to Renaissance master Donatello re-emerges in Slovakia after falling into obscurity following World War II, but the country’s nationalist government sparks anger by squirrelling it away in a ministry building.
Citing China 'activity', Trump administration bars Harvard from enrolling foreign students
South China Morning Post, Published on 23/05/2025
» US President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday said it had revoked Harvard University's right to enrol international students, citing its "coordinated activity" with China's Communist Party as a factor in the decision.
Taiwan’s Lai vows to show determination to fight as China looms
Bloomberg, Published on 01/01/2025
» Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te vowed to keep increasing the island’s defence spending and display its resolve to fight, as Beijing intensifies drills showcasing its ability to use military force against Taipei.
Switzerland plans revamp of Cold War-era nuclear bunker network
Reuters, Published on 13/12/2024
» GOLLION, Switzerland - Switzerland wants to update its network of ageing nuclear shelters, which are increasingly seen as an asset at a time of greater global uncertainty, notably since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
US to announce military command revamp in Japan, official says
Published on 28/07/2024
» TOKYO - The United States will unveil a major revamp of its military command structure in Japan and other measures to deepen defence ties with its Asian ally at high-level security talks in Tokyo on Sunday, a US official said.