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Spain lawmakers begin debating divisive amnesty bill
AFP, Published on 13/12/2023
» MADRID - Spanish lawmakers on Tuesday began debating a controversial bill to grant an amnesty to Catalan separatists that was pledged by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in order to remain in power.
Republicans’ impeachment probe dismissed as ‘stunt’
AFP, Published on 28/09/2023
» WASHINGTON - US Republicans launch impeachment inquiry hearings into Joe Biden on Thursday, escalating an eight-month corruption investigation that has failed to uncover evidence of wrongdoing by the president.
Zelensky, in Washington, wins US air defence arms but faces aid battle
AFP, Published on 22/09/2023
» WASHINGTON - Ukrainian President Volodmyr Zelensky won a promise of "significant" new air defence weapons from the White House Thursday but he warned Kyiv could lose the war with Russia if Republican lawmakers cut the flow of billions of dollars in US military aid.
Brazil opens first trials over January 8 riots
AFP, Published on 13/09/2023
» BRASíLIA - Brazil's high court opened the first trials Wednesday over the January 8 riots in Brasilia by supporters of far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, who were demanding the ouster of his successor, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Trump to seek new judge in election conspiracy trial
AFP, Published on 07/08/2023
» WASHINGTON - Former US president Donald Trump said Sunday he will petition to have a different judge oversee his historic criminal trial and for the case to be moved out of Washington.
Washington braces for Trump court date
AFP, Published on 03/08/2023
» WASHINGTON: Donald Trump is expected to appear in court later on Thursday to answer charges of conspiring to overturn the 2020 election, a case that will cast a dark and volatile cloud over the 2024 White House race for which he remains the presumptive Republican nominee.
Trump set to appear in court to face election conspiracy charges
AFP, Published on 03/08/2023
» WASHINGTON - Donald Trump is expected to appear in court on Thursday to answer charges of conspiring to overturn the 2020 election, a case that will cast a dark and volatile cloud over the 2024 White House race for which he remains the presumptive Republican nominee.
US Republicans upbeat on debt deal as budget hawks dig in
AFP, Published on 19/05/2023
» WASHINGTON - Top US Republican Kevin McCarthy said Thursday he saw "the path" to a breakthrough in talks to avert a looming debt default, despite signals from his party's hard right that they would not soften their demands for deep spending cuts.
ChatGPT's Altman pleads US Senate for AI rules
AFP, Published on 17/05/2023
» WASHINGTON - Sam Altman, the chief executive of ChatGPT's OpenAI, told US lawmakers on Tuesday that regulating artificial intelligence was essential, after his poem-writing chatbot stunned the world.
Biden, Republicans meet for debt showdown as default looms
AFP, Published on 17/05/2023
» WASHINGTON - Joe Biden and Republican leaders readied for high-stakes talks Tuesday to avert a catastrophic debt default, as the White House said the president may cut short an upcoming Asia tour to tackle the crisis.