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New photo dump fuels Capitol Hill push on Epstein files release
AFP, Published on 19/12/2025
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - US House Democrats on Thursday published a fresh batch of photographs from Jeffrey Epstein's estate, stepping up pressure on Donald Trump's administration on the eve of its deadline to release federal files on the late financier and convicted sex offender.
Trump condemned for saying critical filmmaker brought on own murder
AFP, Published on 16/12/2025
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - Donald Trump faced a storm of condemnation on Monday after posting "perverse" and "sick" remarks suggesting Rob Reiner and his wife were murdered because of the celebrated filmmaker's criticism of the US president.
Sanae Takaichi becomes Japan's first female prime minister
Reuters, Published on 21/10/2025
» TOKYO — Conservative nationalist Sanae Takaichi was appointed Japan's first female prime minister on Tuesday in a parliamentary vote that handed her a majority in the lower house.
French premier resigns after Macron’s cabinet gamble backfires
Bloomberg, Published on 06/10/2025
» Sebastien Lecornu unexpectedly resigned as France’s prime minister on Monday, blaming the intransigence of the groups in the country’s fractured parliament and deepening a national political crisis.
More Indonesia protests planned after 1 killed in police clash
Bloomberg News, Published on 29/08/2025
» JAKARTA — Indonesia is bracing for more protests on Friday after a motorcycle taxi driver was killed in clashes between demonstrators and the police, an incident that has fuelled public anger and raised questions about President Prabowo Subianto’s handling of dissent.
Trump's Maga base defies conservative pro-Israel doctrine
AFP, Published on 30/07/2025
» WASHINGTON - Unconditional support for Israel has long been an entry requirement in US Republican politics, but that orthodoxy is being challenged by President Donald Trump's populist base -- where invocations of the "special relationship" are falling on deaf ears.
New York mayoral vote floors Democratic establishment
AFP, Published on 26/06/2025
» NEW YORK - Zohran Mamdani's victory in New York City's Democratic mayoral primary is a seismic wake-up call for a party establishment out of step with younger Americans and failing to counter Donald Trump, analysts say.
Trump's next 100 days: Now comes the hard part
AFP, Published on 03/05/2025
» WASHINGTON — United States President Donald Trump spent his first 100 days issuing a blitz of executive orders to deliver rapidly on campaign pledges, drastically downsize the government and reshape America's role on the global stage.
Blurred posts, banned accounts: Abortion groups decry Meta 'suppression'
AFP, Published on 29/01/2025
» WASHINGTON — Blurred posts, downranked searches and deleted accounts: Since United States President Donald Trump's election, groups sharing information about abortion pills say they have faced a surge in online censorship — hindering their ability to reach women urgently seeking the procedure.
Musk takes slash-and-burn style to Europe
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/01/2025
» Having worked successfully to get his candidate elected in the United States, Elon Musk is setting his sights on Europe.