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Breakthrough or prelude to attack? What we know about Iran-US talks
AFP, Published on 04/02/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) — US and Iranian officials are due this week to hold their first talks since Iran launched a deadly crackdown on protests, in a meeting likely to be crucial in determining if the United States carries out renewed military action against the Islamic republic.
Powell says Federal Reserve subpoenaed by US Justice Department
AFP, Published on 12/01/2026
» WASHINGTON - US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell said on Sunday that the central bank had been subpoenaed by the US Justice Department, blasting the move as part of President Donald Trump's extraordinary pressure campaign on US monetary policy decisions.
World begins to bid goodbye to 2025 with fireworks and icy plunges
Reuters, Published on 31/12/2025
» Dec 31 - 10...nine...eight...As Wednesday turned to Thursday, people around the world said goodbye to a sometimes challenging 2025 and expressed hopes for the new year to come.
Hindu ultranationalist legions mark RSS centenary
AFP, Published on 23/10/2025
» NAGPUR, India - Brandishing bamboo sticks and chanting patriotic hymns, thousands of uniformed men parade in central India, a striking show of strength by the country’s millions-strong Hindu ultranationalist group.
Melania's hat, Epstein's ghost: takeaways from Trump's UK visit
AFP, Published on 19/09/2025
» LONDON - Pomp and politics, warm words, tech deals and a sumptuous state banquet. Britain pulled out all the stops to welcome US President Donald Trump.
London marches show divide over immigration
Published on 13/09/2025
» LONDON - Tens of thousands of protesters marched through central London on Saturday, carrying flags of England and Britain, for a demonstration organised by the anti-immigrant and anti-Islam activist Tommy Robinson.
Philippines biodiversity hotspot pushes back on mining
AFP, Published on 02/07/2025
» BROOKES POINT (PHILIPPINES) - A nickel stockpile towers over farmer Moharen Tambiling's rice paddy in the Philippines' Palawan, evidence of a mining boom that locals hope a new moratorium will tame.
Trump touts ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ for detainees
Reuters, Published on 01/07/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump will attend the opening on Tuesday of a remote migrant detention centre in the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” as he pressures lawmakers to deliver a sweeping spending bill aimed at ramping up deportations.
Southern Europe roasts as temperatures soar
AFP, Published on 30/06/2025
» ROME - Spain and Portugal reported record temperatures Monday as Italy and France braced for several more days of a punishing heatwave that has gripped southern Europe and Britain, sparking health and wildfire warnings.
Mennonite communities raise hackles in Peruvian Amazon
AFP, Published on 06/05/2025
» MASISEA — When they saw men with arrows and machetes bearing down on them, Daniel Braun and other Mennonites living in the Peruvian Amazon fled across rice paddies, some of their barns ablaze behind them.