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Trump threatens air traffic controllers over shutdown absences
AFP, Published on 11/11/2025
» NEW YORK - US President Donald Trump threatened Monday to dock pay of air traffic controllers he accused of shirking their "patriotic" duty, while their union decried being used as "political pawns" during the government shutdown.
'Make Greenland great again'? No, thank you, Greenlanders say.
New York Times, Published on 09/01/2025
» NEW YORK — Christian Ulloriaq Jeppesen remembers how this all started.
China, asked about Trump comments, says Taiwan could become a 'discarded child'
Reuters, Published on 30/10/2024
» BEIJING - China's government on Wednesday implied that if Donald Trump wins the US presidential election he could 'discard' Taiwan given the United States has always pursued an "America first" policy.
China ends war games, Taiwan details warplane, warship surge
Reuters, Published on 25/05/2024
» TAIPEI - China ended two days of war games around Taiwan, in which it simulated attacks with bombers and practiced boarding ships, and Taiwan's defence ministry detailed on Saturday the surge of Chinese warplanes and warships involved.
Turkey-Israel ties in tatters over Erdogan address
AFP, Published on 29/10/2023
» ISTANBUL - Israel said Saturday it was recalling its diplomatic staff from Turkey after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivered a fierce attack on its military operation against Hamas militants in Gaza.
'Guns and Roses': Bulgaria arms trade booms on Ukraine war
AFP, Published on 22/03/2023
» With its huge munitions factories and endless rose fields, Kazanlak in central Bulgaria has been really living up to its "Guns and Roses" nickname since Moscow invaded Ukraine.
Vietnam police raid offices of biggest pawn shop operator
Reuters, Published on 07/03/2023
» HANOI: Hundreds of police in Vietnam on Monday raided the Ho Chi Minh City offices of F88 Investment JSC, the country's biggest pawn shop operator, following public complaints about "administrative violations", the Ministry of Public Security said.
Griner sentence sparks show of solidarity, calls for US action
AFP, Published on 05/08/2022
» LOS ANGELES - Phoenix Mercury and Connecticut Sun players linked arms in 42 seconds of silence before their game Thursday in solidarity with WNBA star Brittney Griner, who was sentenced earlier to nine years in prison in Russia.
Taiwan defiant as China readies military drills over Pelosi visit
AFP, Published on 03/08/2022
» Taiwan struck a defiant tone Wednesday as it hosted US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, with a furious China gearing up for military exercises dangerously close to the island's shores in retaliation for the visit.
Twitter, Facebook clamp down on Russia state-linked news
AFP, Published on 01/03/2022
» SAN FRANCISCO: Social media giants Twitter and Facebook parent Meta moved on Monday to curb the presence on their platforms of Russian state-linked news outlets, which stand accused of pushing misinformation about Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.