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Turkey offers to mediate as Trump softens Iran threats
AFP, Published on 30/01/2026
» ISTANBUL - Iran’s foreign minister was in Turkey on Friday as Ankara led a diplomatic push to mediate between Tehran and Washington, after US President Donald Trump cooled threats of an imminent strike on the Islamic republic.
'Severely restricted': Russia's Saint Petersburg faces cultural crackdown
AFP, Published on 18/11/2025
» SAINT PETERSBURG - Russian bookseller Lyubov Belyatskaya sighed as she lamented the "climate of widespread anxiety" that has taken hold in her native Saint Petersburg amid the war in Ukraine.
50 reported killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza
AFP, Published on 29/10/2025
» GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories - Gaza’s civil defence agency said on Wednesday that overnight strikes killed at least 50 people in the Palestinian territory, as the Israeli military hit a string of targets after an attack that left a soldier dead.
Medical charity decries US-backed Gaza aid
AFP, Published on 27/06/2025
» GENEVA - The medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) called on Friday for a controversial Israel- and US-backed relief effort in Gaza to be halted, branding it “slaughter masquerading as humanitarian aid”.
UN conference seeks foreign aid rally as Trump cuts bite
AFP, Published on 27/06/2025
» MADRID - Spain will host a UN conference next week seeking fresh backing for development aid as swingeing cuts led by US President Donald Trump and global turmoil hinder progress on fighting poverty, hunger and climate change.
Drone strikes rock Port Sudan in third day of attacks
AFP, Published on 06/05/2025
» PORT SUDAN — Drones struck the airport and targeted an army base in Port Sudan on Tuesday, officials said, the third straight day the Sudanese army-aligned government's seat of power has come under attack.
EU skewers Google, Apple over tech rules -- despite Trump threats
AFP, Published on 19/03/2025
» BRUSSELS (BELGIUM) - The European Union defied US threats of retaliation Wednesday by accusing Google of violating its digital rules -- which could trigger hefty fines -- and ordering Apple to make its iPhone interact better with rivals' devices.
Syria announces end to 'military operation' after mass killings
AFP, Published on 10/03/2025
» LATAKIA (SYRIA) - Syria's new authorities announced on Monday the end of an operation against loyalists of deposed president Bashar al-Assad, after nearly 1,000 civilians were killed in the worst violence since his overthrow.
Singapore case raises questions about US chip export curbs
Bloomberg News, Published on 06/03/2025
» Prosecutors in Singapore have pressed new charges in the cases against three men suspected of defrauding suppliers of server computers potentially containing Nvidia chips subject to US export curbs.
Seize or freeze? Friction in Europe over Russian assets for Ukraine
AFP, Published on 05/03/2025
» PARIS - As Europe scrambles to boost military aid to Ukraine, calls are intensifying to fund it by seizing tens of billions of euros in frozen Russian assets, in an issue causing tension between European allies.