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Hegseth's Signal use risked harm to US forces, watchdog says
AFP, Published on 05/12/2025
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's use of commercial messaging app Signal to discuss strikes on Yemen risked compromising sensitive information and could have put troops at risk, the Pentagon's independent watchdog said Thursday.
Grok, is that Gaza? AI image checks mislocate news photographs
AFP, Published on 07/08/2025
» PARIS - This image by AFP photojournalist Omar al-Qattaa shows a skeletal, underfed girl in Gaza, where Israel's blockade has fuelled fears of mass famine in the Palestinian territory.
US defence chief visits Philippines dogged by scandal at home
AFP, Published on 28/03/2025
» MANILA — US defence chief Pete Hegseth met Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos on Friday, saying the two countries must stand "shoulder to shoulder" in the face of the threat represented by China.
Israeli attack on Rafah tent camp draws global condemnation
Reuters, Published on 27/05/2024
» CAIRO/JERUSALEM - An Israeli airstrike killed at least 35 people in a tent camp in the Gaza city of Rafah, medics said, drawing condemnation from European leaders on Monday who urged implementation of a World Court ruling to halt Israel's offensive.
Russia's Putin sworn in as president for fifth term
Reuters and agencies, Published on 07/05/2024
» MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin was sworn in for a new six-year presidential term on Tuesday in a ceremony boycotted by the United States and many European Union nations due to the war in Ukraine.
Trump, ex-confidant Cohen set for showdown in NY trial
AFP, Published on 24/10/2023
» NEW YORK - Donald Trump arrived at his New York civil fraud trial Tuesday blasting his former right-hand man Michael Cohen as a "liar," ahead of testimony by the disgraced lawyer that could expose his old boss's intimate business secrets.
Keep or cull? Romania divided over its bear population
AFP, Published on 23/10/2023
» COVASNA (ROMANIA) - It was a sight that stopped traffic. A brown bear seemingly asleep, its head on its paws, on a winding forest road in central Romania, some paper napkins by its side.
US trip pays off for Taiwan VP with China drills muted
Reuters, Published on 21/08/2023
» TAIPEI: Taiwan Vice President William Lai managed to walk a fine line on his sensitive trip to the United States if China's drills in response are anything to go by, but Beijing's ire may not be allayed for long by a person it deeply dislikes.
Taiwan details China drills, VP says election not China's to call
Reuters, Published on 20/08/2023
» TAIPEI: Taiwan's election next year is a choice between democracy and autocracy, Vice President William Lai said in comments broadcast after China carried out military drills around the island in anger at his visit this month to the United States.
Trump liable for sexually abusing writer, faces $5m damages
AFP, Published on 10/05/2023
» NEW YORK - A US jury found Donald Trump liable Tuesday for sexually abusing and defaming an American former magazine columnist and ordered the ex-president to pay her $5 million in damages.