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STOCKHOLM, Jan 31, 2024 (AFP) – Israel’s embassy in Stockholm was the target of an attempted attack, the ambassador said Wednesday, after a bomb squad destroyed what Swedish police called “a dangerous object”. Police said the “live” device had been found by staff on the premises of the Israeli embassy in the Swedish capital, without specifying what the object was. “We were alerted at 1:08 pm (1208 GMT) by the embassy that they had found […]
By Aurélia END US President Joe Biden travels Thursday to the crucial swing state of Michigan, which is also the crucible of growing Arab American anger at his pro-Israel policies. The trip comes days after the Democratic incumbent’s campaign manager traveled to the city of Dearborn — home to the largest concentration of Arab Americans in the United States — only to be snubbed by the Detroit suburb’s mayor. It was an ominous sign for […]
By Julie JAMMOT Founded 20 years ago as a simple hangout spot for young people, Facebook has since become a battle-hardened behemoth that — despite perceptions of being for boomers and parents — continues growing and growing. “I will never forget the day that I ran up to my high school’s Mac lab and signed up for Facebook,” Insider Intelligence analyst Jasmine Enberg told AFP. “You simultaneously felt that you were part of this small, […]
WASHINGTON, Feb 1, 2024 (AFP) – The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday approved a fresh $4.7 billion for Argentina, praising the new administration of President Javier Milei as he enacts “bold” cost-cutting to bring the country’s ailing economy back on track. The new disbursement — which brings to around $40.6 billion the amount sent to Argentina as part of a $44 billion aid program — is intended “to support the new authorities’ strong policy efforts […]
By W.G. DUNLOP WASHINGTON, Feb 1, 2024 (AFP) – American forces carried out strikes in Yemen against 10 attack drones and a ground control station belonging to the Iran-backed Huthi rebels, the US military said Wednesday. A US warship also shot down an anti-ship missile fired by the Huthis and later downed three Iranian drones, Central Command (CENTCOM) said. While the United States has recently launched strikes on the Huthis and other Tehran-supported groups in […]
YANGON, Myanmar, Feb 1, 2024 (AFP) – Myanmar on Thursday entered its fourth year since a coup snuffed out a short-lived dance with democracy, with the embattled junta warning it will do “whatever it takes” to crush opposition to its rule. The junta extended a state of emergency by six months on the eve of the anniversary, once again delaying promised elections, with a fresh round of US sanctions announced hours later. In the early […]
WASHINGTON, Jan 31, 2024 (AFP) – US authorities said Wednesday they had dismantled a network of hackers known as Volt Typhoon, which was targeting key American public sector infrastructure like water treatment plants and transportation systems at the behest of China. FBI Director Christopher Wray explained the operation in testimony before a congressional committee on US-China competition, and the Justice Department offered more details in a statement. In May 2023, the United States and its […]
By Daria ANDRIIEVSKA KYIV, Ukraine, Jan 31, 2024 (AFP) – Russia and Ukraine traded hundreds of prisoners of war on Wednesday, just a week after Moscow said Kyiv had shot down a plane carrying captured Ukrainian soldiers to an exchange. The crash of a Russian military cargo plane near the border with Ukraine — which Russia said killed 65 Ukrainian POWs — had thrown doubt on future prisoner swaps between the two sides. President Vladimir […]
PORT MORESBY, Feb 1, 2024 (AFP) – Australia will plough millions more dollars into Papua New Guinea’s police force under a four-year deal designed to underscore a “traditional” security partnership in the face of growing Chinese influence. Canberra will spend about US$25 million on renovating and expanding police barracks and housing, according to the deal revealed late Wednesday. The investment represents a bid to help the beleaguered police force, while cementing long-standing security ties that […]
By Alex PIGMAN WASHINGTON, Jan 31, 2024 (AFP) – Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg gave a public apology in US Congress on Wednesday as hostile lawmakers grilled tech chiefs over the dangers that children face on social media platforms. The executives convened by the US Senate Judiciary Committee were put to task in a session titled “Big Tech and the Online Child Sexual Exploitation Crisis.” Tech giants are confronting a torrent of political anger for not […]
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia, Feb 1, 2024 (AFP) – A boat believed to be carrying over 100 Rohingya refugees landed in Indonesia’s westernmost province on Thursday, a UN official said, part of the biggest influx into the Muslim-majority country since 2015. The mostly Muslim Rohingya are heavily persecuted in Myanmar, and thousands risk their lives each year on long and expensive sea journeys, often in flimsy boats, to try to reach Malaysia or Indonesia. UN Refugee […]
By W.G. DUNLOP WASHINGTON, Feb 1, 2024 (AFP) – An American naval destroyer shot down three Iranian drones along with an anti-ship missile fired by Yemen’s Huthis rebels Wednesday, the US military said. The US Central Command (CENTCOM) had also earlier announced a strike on a Huthi surface-to-air missile it said posed an “imminent threat” to American aircraft — a deviation from past air raids that focused on reducing the rebels’ ability to threaten international […]
