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Rome and the world bid farewell to Pope Francis
Reuters, Published on 26/04/2025
» VATICAN CITY - Presidents, royalty and simple mourners bade farewell to Pope Francis on Saturday at a solemn funeral ceremony, where a cardinal appealed for the pontiff’s legacy of caring for migrants, the downtrodden and the environment to be kept alive.
Francis's funeral to be grand farewell to 'pope of the poor'
AFP, Published on 26/04/2025
» VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis, champion of the poor and the Church's first Latin American leader, will be honoured Saturday with a funeral attended by world leaders and tens of thousands of Catholic faithful.
Trump includes US troop costs in tariff talks with Asian allies
Reuters, Published on 17/04/2025
» SEOUL/TOKYO - The tens of thousands of US troops stationed in South Korea and Japan appear set to be part of President Donald Trump's tariff negotiations, despite efforts by both countries to separate security talks from trade.
France's Macron announces fourth government of the year
AFP, Published on 24/12/2024
» PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron named a new government Monday evening, putting together a team under Francois Bayrou, his fourth prime minister of the year, to drag the second-largest EU economy out of political crisis.
Clock ticks down on France government nomination
AFP, Published on 23/12/2024
» PARIS - The clock ticked Monday for French President Emmanuel Macron to appoint the fourth government in a year marked by a deepening political crisis.
Race against time for rescuers as hundreds feared dead in Mayotte
AFP, Published on 16/12/2024
» SAINT-DENIS DE LA REUNION - Rescuers raced against time Monday to reach survivors after a devastating cyclone ripped through the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte, destroying homes across the islands, with hundreds feared dead.
China reportedly suspends $6.5bn currency swap agreement with Argentina
South China Morning Post, Published on 21/12/2023
» China has suspended a US$6.5 billion currency swap agreement with Argentina, and the freeze remains in effect until President Javier Milei demonstrates a clear intention to engage with Beijing, Argentine media have reported.
Fatah in freefall as Hamas and Israel battle
AFP, Published on 07/12/2023
» RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories - Fatah, the largest Palestinian party, has seen its popularity plunge during the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, from where the Islamists violently ousted rivals Fatah in 2007.
Socialist could be Luxembourg's first female PM
AFP, Published on 06/10/2023
» LUXEMBOURG - Socialist leader Paulette Lenert could become Luxembourg's first female prime minister following Sunday's elections in the country wedged between Belgium, France and Germany.
EU says it can't fill US funding gap for Ukraine
AFP, Published on 05/10/2023
» GRANADA, Spain - The European Union vowed steadfast support for Ukraine at a summit on Thursday but warned leaders — including Ukrainian President Volodmyr Zelensky — that it would not be able to fully fill any funding gap left by the United States.