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South Korea gives Trump golden crown
Published on 29/10/2025
» SEOUL - South Korea welcomed US President Donald Trump on Wednesday with a replica gold crown and awarded him the “Grand Order of Mugunghwa”, the country’s highest decoration, the presidential office said.
Brazil police foil Lady Gaga gig bomb plot
AFP, Published on 05/05/2025
» BRASíLIA - Brazilian police said Sunday they had arrested two people in connection with a foiled plot to attack Lady Gaga's packed mega-concert in Rio de Janeiro.
Police minister is Vietnam’s new president
Reuters, Published on 18/05/2024
» HANOI - The Communist Party in Vietnam has named General To Lam, the country’s police minister, as state president, the government said on Saturday, and also nominated a new head of parliament in a major leadership reshuffle.
G20 summit ends with India, Brazil and Russia boasting success
AFP, Published on 10/09/2023
» NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrapped up Sunday a G20 summit that played down deep divisions over the war in Ukraine and climate change, but gave him a moment in the diplomatic spotlight.
Yoon's 'American Pie' stuns Biden
AFP, Published on 27/04/2023
» WASHINGTON: From discussing nuclear war to belting out a beloved hit: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's White House visit ended on a high note when he sang Don McLean's "American Pie" to great applause.
China's Communist Party Congress to end with Xi set for third term
AFP, Published on 22/10/2022
» BEIJING: China's five-yearly Communist Party Congress will end Saturday, with President Xi Jinping likely to seal a norm-breaking third term in power.
Charles III to be proclaimed king after vowing 'lifelong service'
AFP, Published on 10/09/2022
» LONDON - Britain's Charles III will officially be proclaimed king in a ceremony on Saturday, a day after he vowed in his first speech to mourning subjects that he would emulate his "darling mama", Queen Elizabeth II.
Activists urge IOC to postpone 'genocide' Beijing Games
AFP, Published on 19/10/2021
» ATHENS: Activists on Tuesday called for the postponement of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics as China prepared to receive the Olympic flame, a day after a protest disrupted the lighting ceremony in Olympia.
South Africa's 'moral compass' Tutu feted on his 90th birthday
AFP, Published on 07/10/2021
» CAPE TOWN - Desmond Tutu, South Africa's anti-apartheid icon, Nobel peace laureate and a man dubbed the "moral compass of the nation," marked his 90th birthday Thursday with a rare public appearance.
'Hotel Rwanda' hero to learn verdict in terror trial
AFP, Published on 20/09/2021
» KIGALI - A court is set to deliver its verdict Monday against Paul Rusesabagina, the "Hotel Rwanda" hero turned government critic who is charged with terrorism in a trial supporters say is politically motivated.