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US negotiators meet Putin for high-stakes Ukraine talks
AFP, Published on 23/01/2026
» MOSCOW - Top US negotiators including Steve Witkoff met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow late Thursday for talks on a US-drafted plan to end the Ukraine war, just as Kyiv announced it had agreed on post-war security guarantees with Washington.
Trump to unveil ‘Board of Peace’ as Greenland anxiety eases
AFP, Published on 22/01/2026
» DAVOS, Switzerland - US President Donald Trump was preparing to show off his new “Board of Peace” and meet Ukraine’s leader at Davos on Thursday — burnishing his claim to be a peacemaker a day after backing off his threats against Greenland.
Sabrina Carpenter condemns 'evil' use of her music in White House video
AFP, Published on 03/12/2025
» NEW YORK - US pop singer Sabrina Carpenter on Tuesday disavowed the use of one of her songs in a video shared by the White House on social media, describing the clip depicting immigration enforcement raids as "evil and disgusting."
Young leftist Trump foe elected New York mayor
AFP, Published on 05/11/2025
» NEW YORK - New Yorkers elected leftist Zohran Mamdani as their next mayor Tuesday broadcasters projected, on a day of key local ballots across the country offering the first electoral judgement of Donald Trump's tumultuous second White House term.
Myanmar scam cities booming despite crackdown -- using Musk's Starlink
AFP, Published on 14/10/2025
» BEIJING - They said they had smashed them. But fraud factories in Myanmar blamed for scamming Chinese and American victims out of billions of dollars are still in business and bigger than ever, an AFP investigation can reveal.
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 slams 'stupid' Republicans as Epstein row grows
AFP, Published on 17/07/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump blasted "foolish" Republican supporters Wednesday as he went on the attack against anyone questioning his administration's handling of the case of dead sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein.
US accepts Boeing jet from Qatar for use as Air Force One
AFP, Published on 22/05/2025
» WASHINGTON - US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has accepted the Boeing 747 that the Gulf emirate of Qatar offered to President Donald Trump for use as Air Force One, the Pentagon said Wednesday.
Catholic Church's direction in the balance as conclave looms
AFP, Published on 05/05/2025
» VATICAN CITY - Catholic cardinals will enter into conclave this week to choose a new pope, with the Church's 1.4 billion members holding their breath over an uncertain outcome.
Russia jails Briton for 19 years for fighting for Ukraine
Reuters, Published on 05/03/2025
» MOSCOW - A Russian court jailed a British man for 19 years on Wednesday after he was found guilty of fighting for Ukraine in the Kursk region of western Russia.