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Trump authorises troops to Chicago as judge blocks Portland deployment
AFP, Published on 05/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump authorised deployment of troops to Chicago after a federal agent shot an allegedly armed motorist Saturday, while a judge blocked the Republican leader's attempt to send the military into Portland, another Democratic-run city.
US envoys head to Mideast as Trump warns Hamas against peace deal delay
AFP, Published on 05/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - Donald Trump's son-in-law and a senior envoy were heading to Egypt Saturday to finalize hostage release details, as the US president warned he would "not tolerate delay" by Hamas in implementing a peace plan with Israel.
Trump says Hamas ready for peace, tells Israel to stop bombing
AFP, Published on 04/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said Friday he believed Hamas was ready for peace and told Israel to stop bombing Gaza, after the Palestinian militant group declared it was ready to free hostages under his ceasefire plan.
US government shutdown likely to drag into next week
AFP, Published on 03/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - The US government shutdown appeared likely to stretch into next week as senators prepared on Friday to vote for a fourth time on a funding fix proposed by Donald Trump’s Republicans that has little hope of success.
Put the bright stripes away, Pope's Swiss Guards get new garb
AFP, Published on 03/10/2025
» VATICAN CITY - The Swiss Guards, the defenders of the pope known for their colourful uniforms, unveiled more sombre attire Thursday -- but only for special occasions.
Here's a taste of things to come in the US
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 02/10/2025
» 'Predictions are hard, especially about the future' (Danish proverb), but still we make them, especially when we care about the future. Here are some about the future of the United States in the next three and a bit years, expressed as probabilities, although you should not trust the numbers.
US senators search for off-ramp as shutdown kicks in
AFP, Published on 01/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - The United States entered a government shutdown Wednesday with President Donald Trump and Democrats in an acrimonious stand-off and banking on the other side to blink first in what could be a prolonged crisis.
US government enters shutdown as Congress fails to reach funding deal
AFP, Published on 01/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - The US government began shutting down after midnight Wednesday as lawmakers and President Donald Trump failed to break a budget impasse during acrimonious talks that hinged on Democratic demands for health care funding.
EU leaders plot defence boost in shadow of Denmark drones
AFP, Published on 01/10/2025
» COPENHAGEN — European Union (EU) leaders will discuss bolstering Europe's defences and Ukraine's financial firepower at a Wednesday summit in Denmark, where mysterious drone flights have ramped up fears about the threat from Russia.
Hamas yet to respond on Trump’s Gaza plan
AFP, Published on 30/09/2025
» JERUSALEM - Hamas had yet to respond Tuesday to Donald Trump on his plan for Gaza, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Israeli military would stay in most of the territory after he gave the US president his backing.