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Nato chief's tactic on Trump's Greenland threats? Change topic
AFP, Published on 16/01/2026
» BRUSSELS (BELGIUM) — US President Donald Trump's demands to take over North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) ally Denmark's territory Greenland have thrust alliance chief Mark Rutte into an uncomfortable position.
Hong Kong's new smoking rules just kicked in. Is everyone sticking to them?
South China Morning Post, Published on 02/01/2026
» Some smokers are still lighting up at bus stops in Hong Kong despite new rules banning them from doing so while queuing, the South China Morning Post has observed, with authorities saying they have stepped up inspections at tourist spots and ramped up promotion efforts.
In Gaza's ruins, a grandmother keeps family and hope alive
AFP, Published on 26/10/2025
» GAZA CITY (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - With no shoes to protect their tiny dust-covered feet, Hiam Muqdad's grandchildren toddled unfazed through the bombed-out ruins of their Gaza City neighbourhood in search of clean water.
Passengers rush to rearrange flights at Hong Kong airport as Ragasa approaches
South China Morning Post, Published on 23/09/2025
» Travellers have started preparing for the onslaught of Super Typhoon Ragasa, with some arriving at Hong Kong International Airport up to two days early on Monday to reschedule flights as all local airlines announced cancellations of most departures starting Tuesday evening.
Ukraine says Russian drone and missile attack biggest ever
AFP, Published on 09/07/2025
» KYIV - Russia pummelled Ukraine with its largest missile and drone attack in more than three years of war, claiming to have targeted an airfield in a region bordering EU and NATO member Poland.
Los Angeles curfew to continue for 'couple more days': mayor
AFP, Published on 16/06/2025
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - A nightly curfew in Los Angeles will continue for "a couple more days," Mayor Karen Bass said Sunday, the ninth day of protests that have seen US President Donald Trump launch a military-backed crackdown.
Veteran remembers joy of WWII end, 80 years on
AFP, Published on 01/05/2025
» HARLOW, England - Centenarian Dorothea Barron recalled the wave of relief she felt when she heard World War II had finally come to an end.
Japan issues megaquake warning, but many travellers from Hong Kong undeterred
South China Morning Post, Published on 03/04/2025
» Some Hongkongers have cancelled their trips to Japan following a new megaquake warning issued by the country's authorities, while others have said they will still proceed with extra caution.
Unfazed devotees shrug off stampede at India mega-festival
AFP, Published on 30/01/2025
» PRAYAGRAJ (INDIA) - Swarming throngs of devotees bathed in rivers at the world's biggest religious gathering in India on Thursday, undeterred by a stampede a day earlier that killed at least 30 people.
Tough-talking Erdogan lashes 'imperialist' West
AFP, Published on 12/04/2023
» ISTANBUL - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday condemned "global imperialists" and played up Turkey's might as he unveiled his Islamic-rooted party's manifesto in next month's knife-edge parliamentary and presidential polls.