China’s Xi visits Vietnam in bid to counter US
By Alice PHILIPSON HANOI, Dec 12, 2023 (AFP) - China and Vietnam pledged on Tuesday to deepen ties during President…
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Japan PM to sack four ministers over graft claims: reports
By Kyoko HASEGAWA TOKYO, Dec 13, 2023 (AFP) - Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was expected to announce the sacking…
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Germany charges 27 over far-right ‘treason’ plot
By Deborah COLE BERLIN, Dec 12, 2023 (AFP) - German federal prosecutors said Tuesday they charged 27 suspected adherents of…
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Police arrest 12 after Maori activists deface Treaty of Waitangi exhibit at New Zealand’s national museum
WELLINGTON, Dec 11, 2023 (AFP) - A dozen protestors from a Maori activist group were arrested Monday at New Zealand's…
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‘Nothing more to say’: Trump cancels plan to testify in NY fraud trial
WASHINGTON, Dec 10, 2023 (AFP) - Donald Trump changed his mind about testifying in his own defense in his New…
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President Marcos says Philippines ‘undeterred’ after confrontations with Chinese vessels
MANILA, Dec 10, 2023 (AFP) - Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos said Sunday the country was "undeterred" after confrontations between Chinese…
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Nearly 200 Rohingya stranded on Indonesia beach: AFP
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia, Dec 10, 2023 (AFP) - Nearly 200 Rohingya refugees, mostly women and children, were stranded on a…
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Guyana, Venezuela presidents to meet Thursday on border row
By Barbara AGELVIS CARACAS, Dec 10, 2023 (AFP) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his Guyanese counterpart, Irfaan Ali, will…
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Hong Kong holds first ‘patriots only’ local elections
By Xinqi SU HONG KONG, Dec 10, 2023 (AFP) - Polls opened in Hong Kong's first "patriots only" district council…
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Putin: The autocrat eyeing a new world order
WARSAW, Dec 8, 2023 (AFP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin, who announced Friday he is running for a fifth term,…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin says he will run for re-election in 2024
MOSCOW, Dec 8, 2023 (AFP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Friday that he would run for re-election in 2024,…
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Chinese balloon crosses Taiwan strait median line: defense ministry
TAIPEI, Dec 8, 2023 (AFP) - Taiwan's defence ministry said Friday it had detected a Chinese balloon crossing the so-called…
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