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Taiwanese leader wants more defence links with Europe
AFP, Published on 12/02/2026
» TAIPEI - Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has called for greater defence and AI cooperation between Taiwan and Europe, as the democratic island seeks to bolster its protection against China.
In Jerusalem, Merz reaffirms Germany's support for Israel
AFP, Published on 07/12/2025
» JERUSALEM - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz reaffirmed Berlin's support for Israel during a visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem on Sunday before talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The mystery of Iran’s missing uranium
Published on 24/06/2025
» US President Donald Trump’s declaration of a ceasefire between Israel and Iran may curb the exchange of missile fire, but the biggest mystery of the war remains unsolved: the location of Tehran’s near-bomb-grade uranium.
G20 leaders say global stability threatened by declining cooperation
AFP, Published on 27/02/2025
» CAPE TOWN - The erosion of multilateralism threatens global growth and stability, President Cyril Ramaphosa warned Wednesday at a G20 finance meeting in South Africa marked by the absence of the US treasury secretary.
Conservatives win German vote as far-right makes record gains
AFP, Published on 24/02/2025
» BERLIN - Germany's conservatives won Sunday's elections, with their leader Friedrich Merz set to become the next chancellor, followed by the far-right AfD in second place after record gains, according to exit polls.
Germans vote under shadow of far-right surge, Trump
AFP, Published on 23/02/2025
» BERLIN - Germans began voting Sunday in a pivotal election, with the conservatives the strong favourites after a campaign rocked by a far-right surge and the dramatic return of US President Donald Trump.
UN chief warns against Gaza 'ethnic cleansing' after Trump comments
AFP, Published on 06/02/2025
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - The UN chief warned Wednesday against ethnic cleansing in Gaza as he rejected US President Donald Trump's bombshell proposal for the United States to take control of the Palestinian territory and displace all its people.
Former US president Jimmy Carter dies aged 100
AFP, Published on 30/12/2024
» WASHINGTON - Jimmy Carter, the 100-year-old former US president and Nobel peace laureate who rose from humble beginnings in rural Georgia to lead the nation from 1977 to 1981, has died, his nonprofit foundation said Sunday.
Under-fire Harvard president quits
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/01/2024
» Claudine Gay is stepping down as president of Harvard University, ending a brief and tumultuous tenure marred by allegations of plagiarism and a campus controversy over antisemitism.
US announces 10-nation coalition to combat Huthi attacks in Red Sea
AFP, Published on 19/12/2023
» DUBAI - The United States on Monday announced a 10-nation coalition to quell Huthi missile and drone attacks on ships transiting the Red Sea, with Britain, France, Bahrain and Italy among countries joining the "multinational security initiative."