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US strikes another alleged Venezuelan drug boat as tensions rise
AFP, Published on 16/09/2025
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said US forces killed three people Monday in a new strike on an alleged drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean, as Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro vowed to defend against Washington's "aggression."
Trump says 11 dead in US strike on drug-carrying boat from Venezuela
AFP, Published on 03/09/2025
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said that US forces had attacked a boat carrying drugs to the United States Tuesday, killing 11 "narcoterrorists" from a gang he alleged was controlled by leftist Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.
Time running out for many Maldives islands
By Alex Travelli and Maahil Mohamed, The New York Times, Published on 06/04/2024
» MALÉ, Maldives — To live in the Maldives is to live in one of two worlds. Either you belong to the capital — Malé, a micro-Manhattan in the Indian Ocean — or you are out in “the islands,” among the quietest and most remote villages this side of the Arctic tundra.
Refugees protest tough Greek migration policy
AFP, Published on 18/03/2023
» ATHENS - Hundreds of refugees protested against Greece's tough migration policies in Athens on Saturday, accusing the conservative government of "murdering" asylum seekers through illegal pushbacks.
Ex-husband of murdered Hong Kong model 'arrested in Tung Chung'
South China Morning Post, Published on 25/02/2023
» Police have arrested the ex-husband of a Hong Kong model whose gruesome murder was believed to have been plotted by her former father-in-law, an ex-officer who was unhappy over her handling of a luxury flat, sources have said.
Cambodia boat accident death toll rises to 3
AFP, Published on 24/09/2022
» PHNOM PENH: The death toll from a capsized boat off Cambodia’s coast rose to three Chinese nationals on Saturday, with a further nine rescued in Vietnamese waters and eight still missing, Cambodian authorities said.
Boat capsizes off Cambodia, 23 Chinese nationals missing
AFP, Published on 23/09/2022
» More than 20 Chinese nationals are missing at sea after a boat capsized off the coast of Cambodia, an official said Friday.
Hong Kong jails five over ‘seditious’ children’s books
Published on 10/09/2022
» HONG KONG: Five Hong Kong speech therapists were sentenced on Saturday to 19 months in jail for conspiracy to publish seditious children’s books, featuring cartoons of sheep and wolves that prosecutors had deemed anti-government.
Francis hits out at EU migration divisions at start of Greek visit
AFP, Published on 05/12/2021
» ATHENS - Pope Francis on Saturday blamed the EU's nationalist divisions for a lack of coordination on migration as he began a landmark trip to Greece, aiming to improve complicated relations with the country's Orthodox Church.
Francis flies to Athens for first papal visit in two decades
AFP, Published on 04/12/2021
» ATHENS - Pope Francis flew towards Athens on Saturday for the first visit by a pontiff in two decades, with the Greek capital under high security over anti-papal sentiment among Orthodox hardliners.