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Russia claims to hold key industrial city in eastern Ukraine
AFP, Published on 07/02/2025
» KYIV - Russia said Friday its forces had seized the mining town of Toretsk in east Ukraine after months of heavy fighting, the biggest town Moscow claims to have taken in recent months.
London’s Grenfell Tower to be taken down after deadly 2017 fire
AFP, Published on 07/02/2025
» LONDON - Grenfell Tower — where 72 people died in 2017 in Britain’s worst residential fire since World War II — is to be demolished, the UK government confirmed on Friday.
Trump sanctions ICC for ‘illegitimate’ Israel, US probes
AFP, Published on 07/02/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump has imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court for investigations targeting America and its ally Israel, but the ICC on Friday vowed to continue providing “justice and hope” around the world.
‘Existential threat’: What next for the ICC after US sanctions?
AFP, Published on 07/02/2025
» THE HAGUE - US President Donald Trump’s decision to slap sanctions on the International Criminal Court, set up to rule on humanity’s worst crimes, sent shock waves around the world.
UN: Worst may be yet to come if Congo violence spreads
AFP, Published on 07/02/2025
» GENEVA - The United Nations (UN) warned Friday that the worst may be yet to come if the violence engulfing the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo spreads throughout the wider region.
Hostage families urge Israel to complete Gaza truce deal
AFP, Published on 07/02/2025
» JERUSALEM - An Israeli campaign group urged the government on Friday to stick with the Gaza truce ahead of a fifth hostage-prisoner swap, after explosive comments by US President Donald Trump raised questions over the future of the deal.
'Irresponsible' or 'antiwar'? US fighters in Ukraine
AFP, Published on 07/02/2025
» ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine - Tracey, an American fighting in Ukraine, got angry at social media posts from his friends back home calling for Washington to cut its support to Kyiv.
Trump, Swift join Super Bowl party as Chiefs chase 'three-peat'
AFP, Published on 07/02/2025
» NEW ORLEANS — The Kansas City Chiefs chase a historic hat-trick of Super Bowl titles when they take on the Philadelphia Eagles here Sunday as New Orleans hosts the National Football League (NFL) showpiece just five weeks after a deadly attack in the city's party district.
'Intolerable' US claim sparks new row over Panama Canal
AFP, Published on 07/02/2025
» PANAMA CITY - Panama on Thursday rejected the United States' claim of securing free passage for its government vessels through the Panama Canal, while bowing to US pressure to quit a key Chinese project.
We will not be bullied, says S.Africa president after US barbs
AFP, Published on 07/02/2025
» CAPE TOWN - South Africa will not be bullied, President Cyril Ramaphosa said in a national address Thursday, after criticism this week of his government from senior US officials including President Donald Trump.