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'I am sorry,' embattled UK PM tells Epstein victims
AFP, Published on 05/02/2026
» LONDON — UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, battling for his political future, apologised Thursday to victims of Jeffrey Epstein for appointing disgraced Peter Mandelson as US ambassador.
Trump says closing Kennedy Center arts complex for two years
AFP, Published on 02/02/2026
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - US President Donald Trump announced Sunday he is closing the Kennedy Center arts complex in Washington for two years, beginning on July 4 -- the nation's 250th anniversary -- for a thorough renovation.
'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.
Mega church gathers in Manila to protest Philippine corruption
Bloomberg, Published on 16/11/2025
» Thousands of members of an influential religious group started gathering in Manila on Sunday for a rally to call for accountability in the Philippine government over a widening corruption scandal.
BBC says sorry to Trump, but rejects defamation claim
AFP, Published on 14/11/2025
» LONDON - The BBC said Thursday that its chairman had sent a letter to US President Donald Trump apologising for a misleading edit of one of his speeches, but rejected that it was grounds for a defamation lawsuit.
'Arrested for singing': Russia's case against teen busker stirs anger
AFP, Published on 29/10/2025
» SAINT PETERSBURG - Supporters of an 18-year-old Russian street musician arrested after performing anti-war songs in public expressed frustration at the legal case against her as she attended court on Tuesday.
EU clamps down on food waste, fast fashion
AFP, Published on 09/09/2025
» STRASBOURG, France - European Union lawmakers gave a final green light Tuesday to a law on slashing back the mountains of food wasted in Europe each year, and curbing the environmental impact of so-called fast fashion.
'God's Influencer' to become first millennial saint
AFP, Published on 05/09/2025
» VATICAN CITY - An Italian teenager dubbed "God's Influencer" for his efforts to spread the Catholic faith online will become the first millennial saint Sunday at a canonisation attended by thousands of pilgrims.
Indonesian protests spread as looting hits lawmakers’ homes
Bloomberg, Published on 31/08/2025
» Demonstrations in Indonesia continued to spread overnight with local reports of looting at the homes of several lawmakers, as President Prabowo Subianto cancelled plans to visit China and TikTok suspended an app tool that had been used to live-broadcast protests.
Trump stamps 'dictator chic' on Washington
AFP, Published on 28/08/2025
» WASHINGTON — From a gold-plated White House to a grandiose revamp for the capital Washington, Donald Trump is trying to leave an architectural mark like no American president has attempted for decades.