Three Peru police generals, others arrested in alleged graft plot
LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Authorities in Peru arrested three police generals and three other people on Monday for alleged involvement…
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politics
Final verdicts in Suu Kyi junta trial set for Friday
Yangon, Myanmar (AFP) A Myanmar junta court will give its verdicts on five remaining charges in the 18-month trial of…
4 years ago
Facebook agrees to pay $725 million to settle privacy suit
San Francisco, United States (AFP) Facebook parent Meta has agreed to pay $725 million to settle a long-running lawsuit…
4 years ago
Fiji govt accused of stoking fear to stay in power as troops deployed
SUVA, Fiji (AFP) -- Fiji's opposition on Friday accused the government of sowing "fear and chaos" in a bid to…
4 years ago
‘Shame of Apurimac’: Peru region disavows homegrown president
by Patrick FORT Agence France-Presse ABANCAY, Peru (AFP) -- Apurimac, a poor, Indigenous-majority region in Peru's rural south, is the…
4 years ago
Five ways TikTok is seen as threat to US national security
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Many in the United States see TikTok, the highly popular video-sharing app owned by Beijing-based…
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TikTok under pressure as US lawmakers push government ban
by Thomas URBAIN Agence France-Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- The US Congress is on the cusp of approving…
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Russian space chief praises US after ISS coolant leak
Moscow, Russia (AFP) The head of Russian space agency Roscosmos on Tuesday praised Russia-US cooperation at the International Space…
4 years ago
US lawmakers release $1.7 trillion spending bill to avert shutdown
Washington, United States (AFP) US lawmakers early Tuesday released the text of a $1.7 trillion funding bill which Congress hopes…
4 years ago
Jordan to host MidEast summit in bid to defuse regional tensions
by Acil Tabbara Agence France-Presse AMMAN, Jordan (AFP) -- Jordan hosts a Middle East summit Tuesday bringing together regional and…
4 years ago
Japan approves major defence overhaul on China threats
Tokyo, Japan (AFP) by Kyoko HASEGAWA / Sara HUSSEIN Japan's government approved a major defence policy overhaul Friday, including…
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Counterstrikes and controversy: Japan’s defence overhaul
Tokyo, Japan (AFP) by Katie Forster Japan has laid out plans to expand its defence capabilities drastically over five…
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