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Rival rallies in Madagascar follow deadly Gen Z protests
AFP, Published on 04/10/2025
» ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar - Backers and foes of Madagascar’s cornered government staged rival rallies in the capital Antananarivo on Saturday following days of fatal youth-led protests that the president has termed a coup bid.
Panama cuts internet, cell phones in restive province
AFP, Published on 22/06/2025
» PANAMA CITY - Panamanian authorities on Saturday partially suspended internet and mobile phone service in a western province where a state of emergency was in effect after two months of anti-government unrest.
Trump deploys National Guard over LA immigration protests
AFP, Published on 08/06/2025
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - US President Donald Trump deployed 2,000 troops on Saturday to handle escalating protests against immigration enforcement raids in the Los Angeles area, a move the state's governor termed "purposefully inflammatory".
Trump hosts gala for memecoin buyers despite corruption concerns
AFP, Published on 23/05/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Thursday will host a private event for hundreds of top investors in his crypto memecoin, with leaders of the Democratic opposition blasting it as "an orgy of corruption."
Mexican cartel war forces evacuation of exotic animals
AFP, Published on 22/05/2025
» CULIACAN, Mexico - Hundreds of animals including elephants, crocodiles, lions and tigers have been moved from a violence-torn Mexican cartel heartland to a new home in an operation described as a “21st-century Noah’s Ark”.
Global plastic recycling rates 'stagnant' at under 10%: study
AFP, Published on 10/04/2025
» PARIS - The amount of plastic being recycled around the world is stagnant at less than 10 percent with most new plastic still made from fossil fuels, a new study said Thursday.
Trump to lay out vision to Congress amid Ukraine and trade tensions
AFP, Published on 05/03/2025
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump will tout radical plans to reshape the US government and end the Ukraine war Tuesday as he addresses Congress for the first time since his blistering return to power six weeks ago.
Lebanon president vows punishment for attackers of UN peacekeeper
AFP, Published on 15/02/2025
» BEIRUT (LEBANON) — Lebanese President Joseph Aoun vowed to punish the perpetrators of an attack on a United Nations (UN) peacekeeping convoy, with authorities set to hold an emergency meeting on Saturday.
'Living in a cage': West Bank checkpoints proliferate after Gaza truce
AFP, Published on 24/01/2025
» TAYBEH (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Father Bashar Basiel moved freely in and out of his parish in the occupied West Bank until Israeli troops installed gates at the entrance of his village Taybeh overnight, just hours after a ceasefire began in Gaza.
Trump’s cabinet picks come under US Senate spotlight
AFP, Published on 14/01/2025
» WASHINGTON - Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees go under the microscope in a frenzied week on Capitol Hill starting on Tuesday, as US senators hold confirmation hearings that could make or break their political careers.