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Former FBI chief pleads not guilty in case pushed by Trump
AFP, Published on 08/10/2025
» ALEXANDRIA, Virginia - Former FBI director James Comey pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to felony charges in a case widely seen as an escalation of President Donald Trump's campaign of retribution against political opponents.
Unesco board backs Egyptian for chief after US row
AFP, Published on 07/10/2025
» PARIS - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) executives voted Monday to make an Egyptian ex-antiquities minister the UN culture body's next leader, as it grapples with accusations of pro-Israel bias that prompted the United States to say it would quit the organisation.
US government shutdown enters second week
AFP, Published on 06/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - The US government shutdown entered its second week on Monday, with no sign of a deal between President Donald Trump's Republicans and Democrats to end the crisis.
UN rights council launches probe into violations in Afghanistan
AFP, Published on 06/10/2025
» GENEVA - The UN Human Rights Council decided on Monday to launch a probe into serious rights violations in Afghanistan, amid growing alarm over the Taliban's measures targeting women and girls.
France unveils new government amid political deadlock
AFP, Published on 06/10/2025
» PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron named a new government on Sunday, putting together a team of largely familiar faces under Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu as he struggles to pull the country out of a political crisis.
Babis pledges loyalty to Europe as Czech government talks begin
AFP, Published on 05/10/2025
» PRAGUE - Czech billionaire ex-premier Andrej Babis vowed loyalty to Europe as he met the president to start talks on a new government Sunday, a day after his movement topped a national vote.
Georgia PM announces sweeping crackdown on opposition after 'foiled coup'
AFP, Published on 05/10/2025
» TBILISI - Georgia's Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze vowed opposition arrests Sunday after the ruling party won local elections and police used force against protesters who tried to enter the presidential palace.
US government shutdown likely to drag into next week
AFP, Published on 03/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - The US government shutdown appeared likely to stretch into next week as senators prepared on Friday to vote for a fourth time on a funding fix proposed by Donald Trump’s Republicans that has little hope of success.
Trump ramps up pressure on Democrats over US government shutdown
AFP, Published on 02/10/2025
» WASHINGTON — Donald Trump signalled Thursday that he plans to follow through on his threat for mass layoffs of US federal workers as he ratcheted pressure on Democrats to back moves to end the government shutdown.
US senators search for off-ramp as shutdown kicks in
AFP, Published on 01/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - The United States entered a government shutdown Wednesday with President Donald Trump and Democrats in an acrimonious stand-off and banking on the other side to blink first in what could be a prolonged crisis.