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Man sentenced to life in prison for plotting to kill Trump in 2024
AFP, Published on 05/02/2026
» FORT PIERCE (UNITED STATES) - A man who plotted to assassinate President Donald Trump at his Florida golf course in September 2024, two months before the US election, was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison.
Trump: US reaches deal for $2bn in Venezuelan oil
Reuters, Published on 07/01/2026
» Caracas and Washington have reached a deal to export up to $2 billion worth of Venezuelan crude oil to the United States, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, which would divert supplies from China while helping Venezuela avoid deeper oil production cuts.
Trial opens for man accused of golf course plot to kill Trump
AFP, Published on 09/09/2025
» MIAMI - Jury selection began Monday in the trial of a man charged with plotting to shoot Donald Trump on a Florida golf course during last year's presidential election campaign.
Russian attacks killed 22 in Ukraine after Trump's new deadline
Reuters and Bloomberg, Published on 29/07/2025
» KYIV — Russian attacks on Ukraine killed 22 people and injured 85 more in the past day after US President Donald Trump set a new deadline for Russia to make progress toward ending the war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said.
Hungry and exhausted, journalists document Gaza war
AFP, Published on 23/07/2025
» GAZA CITY (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Agence France-Presse (AFP) journalists in the Gaza Strip said Tuesday that chronic food shortages are affecting their ability to cover Israel's conflict with Hamas militants.
EU targets Russian oil with tough new sanctions
AFP, Published on 18/07/2025
» BRUSSELS - The European Union on Friday adopted a sweeping new package of sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine war, looking to pile more pressure on the Kremlin by lowering a price cap for Moscow’s oil exports.
Trump baffles with sudden U-turn on China buying Iranian oil
Bloomberg News, Published on 25/06/2025
» WASHINGTON - United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday appeared to undermine years of US sanctions on Iran, giving its biggest customer China the green light to carry on buying its oil as he seeks to bolster a ceasefire with Israel.
Israel says it strikes Iran amid nuclear tensions
Reuters, Published on 13/06/2025
» JERUSALEM/TEHRAN/WASHINGTON Israel said early on Friday that it struck Iran, and Iranian media said explosions were heard in Tehran as tensions mounted over US efforts to win Iran's agreement to halt production of material for an atomic bomb.
Stock markets plunge on US recession fears
AFP, Published on 11/03/2025
» NEW YORK - Global markets slumped Monday, with Wall Street logging sharp losses over fears that US President Donald Trump's trade policies could tip the world's biggest economy into a recession.
China's 'metal storm' weapon can fire millions of rounds per minute: project scientists
South China Morning Post, Published on 05/01/2025
» What could be the most powerful machine gun in human history is being developed by Chinese scientists and engineers.