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US pushes for three-way nuclear deal with Russia and China
AFP, Published on 06/02/2026
» GENEVA - The United States on Friday urged three-way talks with Russia and China to set new limits on nuclear weapons, after the last treaty between top nuclear powers Washington and Moscow expired.
UK royal finances in spotlight after Andrew's downfall
AFP, Published on 06/02/2026
» LONDON - The scandal surrounding disgraced former prince Andrew has thrust the British royal family and its opaque finances into the spotlight, with a parliamentary probe due in the coming months.
Wildfire smoke kills more than 24,000 Americans a year: study
AFP, Published on 05/02/2026
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - Wildfires are growing larger, lasting longer and happening more often as the climate warms -- but the toll from their toxic smoke, especially from long-term exposure, remains poorly understood.
Dreams of youth die behind bars in Myanmar
Reuters, Published on 31/01/2026
» Shwe Theingi was instantly drawn to Wutt Yee Aung when they met at the start of their second year at Dagon University in Yangon in 2019.
Tiny Caribbean island wins climate change case
AFP, Published on 28/01/2026
» THE HAGUE - The Netherlands “insufficiently” protects its tiny Caribbean territory of Bonaire from climate change, a Dutch court ruled on Wednesday in a potentially landmark environmental justice ruling.
West Bank Bedouin community driven out by Israeli settler violence
AFP, Published on 14/01/2026
» RAS 'EIN AL 'AUJA (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - With heavy hearts, Bedouins in a West Bank village dismantle their sheep pens and load belongings onto trucks, forced from their homes in the Israeli-occupied territory by rising settler violence.
Switzerland holds day of mourning after deadly fire
AFP, Published on 09/01/2026
» CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland - A national day of mourning got under way on Friday in Switzerland for the 40 people killed, mostly teenagers, when fire ravaged a ski resort bar filled with New Year partygoers.
Can the US put a price tag on Greenland?
Reuters, Published on 09/01/2026
» LONDON — Despite Denmark's repeated insistence that Greenland is not for sale, US President Donald Trump and his team are "talking about what a potential purchase would look like", according to a White House spokeswoman this week.
Russia slams Western peacekeeping plan for Ukraine
AFP, Published on 08/01/2026
» MOSCOW — Russia on Thursday slammed a plan for European peacekeepers to be deployed to Ukraine as "dangerous" and dubbed Kyiv and its allies an "axis of war", dousing hopes the plan could be a step towards ending the almost four-year-war.
US ‘support’ for multinational force in Ukraine proposed
AFP, Published on 06/01/2026
» PARIS - The United States would lead a “ceasefire monitoring and verification mechanism” with European participation if a peace deal is agreed in the Russia-Ukraine war, Kyiv’s allies said in a draft statement seen by AFP ahead of a summit in Paris on Tuesday.