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White House unveils new climate goals weeks before Trump's return
AFP, Published on 19/12/2024
» WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden's administration on Thursday unveiled an ambitious new climate target under the landmark Paris accord, just weeks before Donald Trump's return to the White House threatens to upend US efforts to combat global warming.
Zelensky says Trump and EU must work together to secure peace
AFP, Published on 19/12/2024
» BRUSSELS (BELGIUM) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday he needed both Europe and the United States on board to secure a durable peace, as he huddled with EU leaders at their final summit before Donald Trump's inauguration.
US govt shutdown looms as Trump, Musk kill funding deal
AFP, Published on 19/12/2024
» WASHINGTON - The United States was staring down the barrel of a holiday-period government shutdown Thursday as a late-hour intervention by Donald Trump and Elon Musk threatened efforts in Congress to keep the lights on through the New Year.
Influencer Andrew Tate avoids Romania trafficking trial for now
AFP, Published on 19/12/2024
» BUCHAREST - A Romanian court on Thursday granted an appeal by controversial influencer Andrew Tate, refusing to put him on trial over human trafficking charges for now, and referring the case back to prosecutors.
'Welcome Donald': Zelensky seeks to win Trump to Kyiv's side
AFP, Published on 19/12/2024
» BRUSSELS (BELGIUM) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday he wanted to appeal to US President-elect Donald Trump on a human level to win him over against "crazy" Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
Putin ready to meet Trump to talk Ukraine deal
AFP, Published on 19/12/2024
» MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday he was ready for talks at "any time" with US President-elect Donald Trump, who has touted his ability to strike a Ukraine peace deal within hours of coming to office.
Dominique Pelicot: the ‘monster’ whose facade crumbled
AFP, Published on 19/12/2024
» AVIGNON, France - His loved ones knew him as a devoted family man. But he had for years been recruiting dozens of strangers to rape his drugged wife without her knowledge.
Trump and Musk torpedo US spending bill
Published on 19/12/2024
» WASHINGTON — The US Congress has two days to avert a partial government shutdown after President-elect Donald Trump rejected a bipartisan deal on federal spending and demanded lawmakers address the nation’s debt ceiling before he takes office next month.
‘Disease X’ in Congo a mix of illnesses
Published on 19/12/2024
» A flu-like illness that has sickened hundreds of people in the Democratic Republic of Congo is a mix of diseases common in the region that have morphed into severe forms in a population weakened by food shortages.
Chinese ship linked to cut cables expected to depart Denmark soon
AFP, Published on 19/12/2024
» STOCKHOLM - Denmark’s foreign minister said on Thursday that he expected a Chinese ship, anchored off the Danish coast and linked to two severed undersea cables, would be able to leave once an inspection that included four countries was completed.