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The decree adopted late Monday enshrines in law the government's definition of countries as 'safe'

Italy PM Seeks To Save Albanian Migrant Deal Amid Spat With Judges

Italy's hard-right government passed a new law Monday to overcome legal opposition to a migrant deal with Albania, as Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni accused judges of political bias.

Oil-rich Iraqi Kurdistan Votes, Shadowed By Economic Struggles

Iraqi Kurdistan presents itself as an oasis of Middle East stability but activists and opposition figures say it faces issues that also confront Iraq as a whole

Iraq's Kurdistan voted on Sunday to elect a new parliament for the autonomous oil-rich region, where voters expressed concern over economic struggles and disenchantment with the political elite.

Beware: US Election Disinformation Masked As 'Breaking News'

Disinformation peddlers commonly use terms such as 'breaking news'

"Breaking" news, screamed an online post by a conservative American influencer as he pushed disinformation about Kamala Harris, illustrating how journalism lingo has been co-opted as a tool to amplify election falsehoods.

Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (L) heads to North Carolina on Monday, while rival Kamala Harris will focus on other swing states

Trump Heads To Hurricane-hit N. Carolina, Harris In Swing State Push

Former US president Donald Trump hits the campaign trail in hurricane-hit North Carolina on Monday, having heavily criticized the government's disaster response after at least 124 people were killed there by storm Helene.

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Tech platforms face scrutiny over political disinformation ahead of the US election

TikTok, Facebook Approve Ads With US Election Disinformation, Study Says

TikTok and Facebook approved advertisements containing blatant US election falsehoods just weeks ahead of the vote, a watchdog investigation revealed Thursday, calling into question the tech platforms' policies to detect harmful disinformation.

AFP news Oct 18, 2024

US President Joe Biden arrives in Berlin for a farewell visit to Germany and talks with European leaders

Biden In Berlin Vows No Let-up On Support For Ukraine

President Joe Biden urged NATO allies to keep backing Ukraine in its war against Russia as he kicked off a farewell visit to Germany Friday just weeks before US elections.

AFP news Oct 18, 2024

Donald Trump (right) humiliated Volodymyr Zelensky when the pair met in New York last month, after the Repulican boasted of his good relationship with Russia's Vladimir Putin

Trump Says Zelensky 'Should Never Have Let' Ukraine War Start

White House candidate Donald Trump on Thursday blamed US ally Ukraine for Russia's invasion, arguing that President Volodymyr Zelensky had failed in his duty to halt hostilities before they started.

AFP news Oct 18, 2024

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said allies were discussing a Ukrainian 'victory plan' calling for an invitation to join the alliance

Zelensky In Brussels To Defend 'Victory Plan' At EU And NATO

President Volodymyr Zelensky was headed to Brussels Thursday to defend his "victory plan" for Ukraine to both EU leaders and NATO defence ministers, with the outlook on the battlefield bleak in Kyiv's battle to repel the Russian invasion.

AFP news Oct 17, 2024

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te's rhetoric about the self-ruled island has prompted Beijing's ire

China Toughens Taiwan Stance Over President's Sovereignty Defence

China has reacted more robustly to Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te's rhetoric defending the island's sovereignty than his predecessor's, with fiery threats and war games analysts say will likely intensify.

AFP news Oct 17, 2024

Ukraine will high on the agenda for Biden's trip to Berlin

Biden To Make Farewell Trip To Germany As Ukraine War Rages

US President Joe Biden will be in Germany on Friday on a whirlwind trip, with Western backing for Ukraine set to be high on the agenda at talks with Chancellor Olaf Scholz and other NATO leaders.

AFP news Oct 17, 2024

Donald Trump with Fox News broadcaster Harris Faulkner for a townhall event in Cumming, Georgia

Trump Claims To Be 'Father Of IVF' At All-female Campaign Stop

Donald Trump sought to present himself as the "father of IVF" on Wednesday, as he told an all-female audience at an election campaign event he supported a fertility treatment that Democrats say he has put under threat.

AFP news Oct 17, 2024

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are neck-and-neck in key swing states with less than three weeks to go befote the election

Fiery Harris Vows Break From Biden In Testy Fox Interview

A combative Kamala Harris pledged a clean break from Joe Biden's presidency Wednesday in an interview with right-wing Fox News aimed at reaching Republican voters wary of Donald Trump.

AFP news Oct 17, 2024

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attendance was confirmed at the last minute

Saudi Crown Prince In Brussels For First EU-Gulf Summit

Gulf leaders including Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman gather with EU heads of state and government in Brussels Wednesday for a summit aimed at averting a "general conflagration" in the Middle East.

AFP news Oct 16, 2024

Rigathi Gachagua was impeached by the lower house of parliament last week

Kenya Senate Begins Debate On Deputy President Impeachment

Kenya's Senate on Wednesday began debating the impeachment of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua after the embattled politician lost yet another court bid to stop the process.

AFP news Oct 16, 2024

A man looks at campaign posters for the Japan's election in Tokyo. A record number of women are contesting the October 27 poll, but still less than a quarter of candidates

Record Number Of Women Run For Japan General Election

A record number of women are running in Japan's general election this month, although they still account for less than a quarter of candidates, local media said Wednesday.

AFP news Oct 16, 2024

During his presidency Donald Trump referred to cryptocurrencies as a scam, but has since radically changed his position

Trump's Crypto Platform Falters On First Day Of Sales

Former US president Donald Trump's cryptocurrency platform had a faltering sales launch Tuesday, with only a fraction of its digital tokens that went on the market finding a buyer.

AFP news Oct 16, 2024

Donald Trump dances to music after ending questions early at his latest televised town hall

Harris Mocks Trump After Rally Turns Into Bizarre Dance-a-thon

Kamala Harris went after her US presidential election rival Donald Trump's mental state and fitness for office Tuesday after the 78-year-old Republican's televised town hall veered into a surreal, impromptu music session.

AFP news Oct 16, 2024

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump pushed back at arguments that tariffs would hike costs for consumers

Trump Says 'Obnoxious' Tariffs Will Bring Factories To US

US Republican candidate Donald Trump on Tuesday said that companies will drop plans to build factories overseas when faced with the threat of high tariffs on shipping goods to the United States.

AFP news Oct 16, 2024

The LDP has governed Japan almost uninterrupted for decades, albeit with frequent leader changes

Japan Election Campaigns Kick Off For Oct 27 Vote

Campaigning kicked off Tuesday in Japan for an October 27 election in which new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is seeking to retain his long-ruling party's majority.

AFP news Oct 15, 2024

Trump and Harris are both campaigning in the key swing state of Pennsylvania

Harris Slams Trump Over Military Threat To 'Enemy From Within'

Kamala Harris tore into "unhinged" Donald Trump Monday over his threat to set the US military on political opponents as the presidential rivals held dueling events in battleground Pennsylvania.

AFP news Oct 15, 2024

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in New Delhi in September 2023, but ties have frayed

Trudeau Slams India As Tensions Soar Over Sikh Separatist's Murder

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused India Monday of making a "fundamental error," as an escalating row over the killing of a Sikh separatist on Canadian soil last year saw both countries expel each other's ambassadors.

AFP news Oct 15, 2024

Starmer told international investors that he would slash bureaucracy

Starmer Vows To Cut Red Tape As He Urges Foreign Investors To 'Back' UK

Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday told global business leaders it was "time to back Britain", as he hosted a major summit aimed at securing much-needed funds to fuel economic growth after post-Brexit chaos.

AFP news Oct 14, 2024

A man uses binoculars to look at the North Korean side of the Demilitarised Zone from South Korea's Odusan Unification Observatory in Paju

South Korea Military Says 'Fully Ready' As Drone Flights Anger North

South Korea's military said on Monday it was "fully ready" to respond after North Korea ordered troops on the border to prepare to fire in a dispute over drone flights to Pyongyang.

AFP news Oct 14, 2024

During this razor-close US presidential campaign between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, political satire has morphed into misinformation across social media sites

'Stolen Satire' Feeds US Election Misinformation

Did a Donald Trump supporter burn down his house while igniting an LGBTQ flag?

AFP news Oct 14, 2024

Russian forces have been making progress in eastern Ukraine

Zelensky Says NKorea Sending Troops To Russian Army

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky accused North Korea on Sunday of sending troops to Russia's army and once again appealed for more support to prevent "a bigger war".

AFP news Oct 14, 2024

Vietnam Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (left) and China's Premier Li Qiang inspect a guard of honour during a welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi on October 13, 2024

Vietnam, China Hold Talks On Calming South China Sea Tensions

Vietnam and China agreed to calm tensions in their South China Sea dispute, Vietnamese state media reported on Sunday, days after Hanoi accused Beijing of a "brutal" attack on its fishermen.

AFP news Oct 14, 2024

New Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (2nd L) and Chinese Premier Li Qiang (R) met on the sidelines of an ASEAN summit in Laos

Japan PM Presses China's Li On Airspace Intrusion

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba called for a "full explanation" of an airspace intrusion by a Chinese military aircraft in his first face-to-face meeting with Premier Li Qiang, Tokyo said Friday.

AFP news Oct 11, 2024

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump holds a rally at site of the first assassination attempt against him

In Trump 'Truths,' Conspiracies, Attacks -- And Doubts About The Election

Donald Trump has been lashing out against Kamala Harris incessantly on Truth Social as next month's US presidential election nears -- mirroring his rally broadsides but in increasingly vulgar and vindictive terms that cater to his most uncompromising supporters online.

AFP news Oct 11, 2024

Zelensky will meet Pope Francis at the Vatican on Friday morning before flying to Berlin, where he is due to meet Chancellor Olaf Scholz

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