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French prosecutors probe Al-Fayeds over sex trafficking
AFP, Published on 27/02/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - He traded on the glamour of owning Harrods, the Paris Ritz and luxury yachts, but Mohamed Al-Fayed was at the centre of a dark web of alleged abuse, say French lawyers for women who liken him to US sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein.
'One Battle' triumphs at BAFTAs that honour British talent
AFP, Published on 23/02/2026
» LONDON - Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle After Another" continued its awards season streak by winning the top prize at the BAFTAs on Sunday, with the British awards also recognising homegrown talent across categories.
US Supreme Court backs Trump admin's passport gender policy
AFP, Published on 07/11/2025
» WASHINGTON - The US Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration on Thursday to require passport applicants to be identified on the document by their biological sex at birth rather than their gender identity.
At Trump-themed Texas burger joint, diners eating it up
AFP, Published on 24/04/2025
» BELLVILLE, Texas - It is lunchtime at Trump Burger and diners are enjoying fast food and the frenetic first 100 days of their president’s second term.
Philippines’ Duterte bound for ICC’s Hague jail with spiritual advisers and volleyball
Bloomberg, Published on 13/03/2025
» Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will be trading his cozy countryside home for the sterile walls of the International Criminal Court’s detention centre, following his high-profile arrest as part of a probe into his deadly war on drugs.
Do or DEI: Trump's assault on diversity divides America
AFP, Published on 28/01/2025
» WASHINGTON — For United States President Donald Trump's allies, his crackdown on the "illegal and immoral discrimination" of equal opportunities programs reflects a shifting electorate that has lost patience with ineffective and performative political correctness.
Black day? Guinness runs dry in UK pubs amid online craze
AFP, Published on 16/12/2024
» LONDON - At her London pub, landlady Kate Davidson has taken to issuing Guinness ration cards, but still the beer has run out amid a UK shortage of Ireland's national drink.
Cambodian court jails environmental activists
Reuters, Published on 02/07/2024
» PHNOM PENH - Ten activists from the Cambodian environmental group Mother Nature were found guilty on charges of plotting against the government and insulting the king, the group's founder said on Tuesday.
Leaderless US House ends week where it started
AFP, Published on 20/10/2023
» WASHINGTON - The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives was closing out a third week of dysfunction Friday, no nearer to replacing its ousted leader and with no realistic plan to end one of its worst institutional crises in decades.
55% of mainland Chinese back full-scale war to take control of Taiwan: poll
South China Morning Post, Published on 21/05/2023
» Just over half of mainland Chinese support a full-scale war to take control of Taiwan, according to a new survey that offers a rare insight into public opinion as Beijing takes an increasingly assertive stance towards the island.