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US Senate leader calls for new Israeli elections amidst Gaza conflict criticism

By Frankie TAGGART WASHINGTON, March 14, 2024 (AFP) - The leader of the US Senate called Thursday for Israel to…

Dad of Michigan school shooter guilty of involuntary manslaughter

WASHINGTON, March 15, 2024 (AFP) - The father of a US teen who purchased the gun his son used in…

SpaceX mega rocket lost in final phase of test flight

By Chandan Khanna with Issam Ahmed in Washington BOCA CHICA, United States, March 14, 2024 (AFP) - Starship, the world's…

What is ByteDance, the TikTok parent in US crosshairs?

From its birth in a Beijing apartment 12 years ago, ByteDance grew into one of the world's biggest tech firms…

‘Man in iron lung’ dead at 78: family

A polio survivor known as the "man in the iron lung" has died aged 78, according to his family and…

China says US TikTok vote follows ‘logic of a bandit’

BEIJING, March 14, 2024 (AFP) - China blasted Washington's "bandit" mentality Thursday after the US House passed a bill that…

Putin says Russian nuclear weapons ‘more advanced’ than in US

MOSCOW, March 13, 2024 (AFP) - President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday lauded Moscow's nuclear arsenal and warned that he was…

Romania detains Andrew Tate over UK sex offence charges

By Ani SANDU BUCHAREST, March 12, 2024 (AFP) - Controversial British-American influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan appeared in…

US staff, German ambassador evacuated as gang violence torments Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, March 10, 2024 (AFP) - With Haiti's capital spiraling deeper into gang violence, members of several diplomatic missions, including…

Auschwitz drama ‘Zone of Interest’ wins best intl film Oscar

LONDON, March 11, 2024 (AFP) - The powerful Auschwitz-set psychological horror film, "The Zone of Interest", which on Sunday won…

Downey Jr wins Oscar for ‘Oppenheimer,’ 31 years after first nod

HOLLYWOOD, United States, March 11, 2024 (AFP) - Robert Downey, Jr on Sunday won his first Academy Award, a best…

US embrace of remote working empties offices, weighs on banks

By Julie CHABANAS WASHINGTON, March 10, 2024 (AFP) - The popularity of remote work in the United States has emptied…

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