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February 09, 2025
What Elon Musk's Twitter tactics may bode for US government

San Francisco (AFP) Feb 4, 2025
As Elon Musk and his aides take control of the US Treasury's payments system, the drastic job cuts and other shake-ups he instituted on buying Twitter may offer a preview of what government workers can expect. Musk, the world's richest person, is leading President Donald Trump's federal cost-cutting efforts under the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The Treasury's closely guarded payments system handles the money flow of the US government, including $6 trillion annually for ... read more
Inspired by 'Trump-tornado', Hungary vows NGO crackdown
Budapest (AFP) Feb 7, 2025
Hungary is planning to outlaw NGOs that receive funds from the United States, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Friday, taking inspiration from US President Donald Trump's crackdown on foreign aid. ... more
Indian PM's party celebrates landslide New Delhi win
New Delhi (AFP) Feb 8, 2025
India's Hindu-nationalist ruling party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated a landslide victory Saturday in key elections in the capital province Delhi, with the former chief minister suffering a crushing defeat. ... more
Seeking light in dark times four years after Myanmar coup
Yangon (AFP) Feb 2, 2025
Yangon resident Aung Ko Gyi browses stalls for a solar power kit he can use to weather the blackouts that have become a constant feature of life in Myanmar four years on from a military coup. ... more
Turkey army expels officers for Ataturk pledge of allegiance
Istanbul (AFP) Jan 31, 2025
Turkey's military said Friday it had dismissed five trainee officers and three of their superiors for pledging allegiance to the founder of modern Turkey in front of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. ... more
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Canada slow to respond to foreign interference: inquiry
Ottawa (AFP) Jan 28, 2025
The Canadian government's response to foreign interference - notably by China - was at times slow and poorly coordinated, a public commission concluded on Tuesday. ... more
Britain, Canada respond to Belarus' 'sham' presidential election with sanctions
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 28, 2025
Britain and Canada have imposed sanctions targeting the regime of Belarus' dictator president, Alexander Lukashenko, following his disputed election over the weekend to a seventh term. ... more
Tractors, forests, nuclear weapons: Five things about Belarus
Minsk (AFP) Jan 26, 2025
Belarus is holding a presidential election on Sunday that will certainly secure another five-year mandate for Alexander Lukashenko, who has been in power for over three decades and crushed all opposition. ... more
UK aims to quicken civil service with AI 'Humphrey'
London (AFP) Jan 21, 2025
In hit 1980s British sitcom "Yes Minister", bureaucrat Humphrey Appleby did everything in his power to ensure that the wheels of the civil service turned slowly. ... more
'Mini-Musks' channel tech titan in EU Parliament
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Jan 17, 2025
Fidias Panayiotou, a Cypriot YouTuber-turned-lawmaker who snatched his 15 minutes of fame by hugging Elon Musk, is doubtless the tech titan's biggest fan in the European Parliament - but far from the only one. ... more
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Trump inauguration moved indoors due to extreme cold
Washington (AFP) Jan 17, 2025
Donald Trump confirmed that his inauguration as US president on Monday will move indoors due to expected freezing weather, undercutting the Republican's hopes for a grandiose spectacle to kick off his second term. ... more
Over 360 journalists jailed in 2024, China, Israel 'worst offenders': NGO
New York (AFP) Jan 16, 2025
Over 360 media workers were behind bars in the final month of 2024, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) reported Thursday, highlighting China and Israel as jailing the highest number. ... more
French PM survives first no-confidence vote in parliament
Paris (AFP) Jan 16, 2025
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Thursday survived his first vote of no confidence in parliament after the motion, brought by the leftist opposition, failed to gain traction with the far right. ... more
Biden warns of Trump 'oligarchy' in dark farewell speech
Washington (AFP) Jan 16, 2025
US President Joe Biden urged Americans Wednesday to stand guard against a "dangerous" oligarchy forming under Donald Trump as he delivered a dark farewell address before stepping down next week. ... more
Biden extends protections for Hong Kongers in US
Washington (AFP) Jan 16, 2025
President Joe Biden on Wednesday ordered a two-year extension of a program allowing Hong Kong residents living in the United States - many of whom fled repressive Chinese rule - to stay beyond the expiry of their visas. ... more
'Disaster': China's asylum seekers fear Trump deportation threat

New York (AFP) Jan 15, 2025
Fear drove them out of China - over oceans and continents, through rainforests and mountains, seeking safety and opportunity in the United States. Now, as Donald Trump's second presidency looms, Chinese asylum seekers are once again afraid. Trump, who takes power again on January 20, has vowed mass deportations backed by the military, putting the promise at the heart of his rhetoric targeting illegal immigrants on the campaign trail that helped catapult him to victory. That has left the fate o ... read more
Biden blasts 'shameful' Meta decision to scrap US fact-checking
Washington (AFP) Jan 11, 2025
US President Joe Biden blasted Meta Friday for scrapping fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram in the United States, calling the move "really shameful" after a global network warned of real-world harm if the tech giant expands its decision to other countries. ... more

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Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun, respected army chief
Beirut, Lebanon (AFP) Jan 9, 2025
Joseph Aoun, Lebanon's army chief who was elected president on Thursday, is a political neophyte whose position as head of one of the country's most respected institutions helped end a two-year deadlock. ... more
Lebanon's presidential frontrunner Joseph Aoun, respected army chief
Beirut, Lebanon (AFP) Jan 9, 2025
Lebanese army chief Joseph Aoun, the frontrunner in Thursday's vote for president, is a political neophyte but is expected to benefit from his position as head of one of the country's most respected institutions. ... more
Tens of thousands rally against the far right in Austria
Vienna (AFP) Jan 9, 2025
Tens of thousands of people protested across Austria on Thursday against the far-right Freedom Party (FPOe)'s possible return to power after it was tasked with trying to form a government. ... more
Hate speech fears as Meta sacks fact checkers;, Australia and Brazil concerned for democracy
Washington (AFP) Jan 8, 2025
Tech giant Meta has rolled back restrictions around topics such as gender and sexual identity, a sweeping move advocacy groups fear will fuel hate speech. ... more
Hong Kong top judges told to 'stop complicity in police state'
Hong Kong (AFP) Jan 8, 2025
A jailed Hong Kong activist on Wednesday told five top judges to stop their "complicity" in a "police state", an unusually direct rebuke that highlights a growing credibility crisis for the city's courts. ... more
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