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France's Le Pen defiant after five year election ban
Paris (AFP) Mar 31, 2025 French far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Monday slammed a "political decision" and insisted she had not abandoned hope of standing in presidential elections in 2027 after a court handed her a five-year ban on running for office. The verdict as part of a conviction for creating fake jobs at the EU parliament on behalf of her National Rally (RN) party - charges she vehemently denied - stunned Le Pen as the judge ordered the ban come into force with immediate effect. If it stands, this would mea ... read more |
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Jeffrey Goldberg, journalist in 'Signalgate' chat scandal -- and Trumpworld targetWashington (AFP) Mar 27, 2025 Atlantic magazine editor Jeffrey Goldberg has been propelled to global fame - and put under immense pressure - after being inadvertently added to a group chat in which top US officials shared secret plans for Yemen air strikes. ... more 
Trump administration's ideological war with EuropeWashington (AFP) Mar 26, 2025 President Donald Trump's two months back in the White House have been marked by soaring friction between Washington and its European allies. ... more 
Australia unveils tax cuts in pre-election budgetCanberra (AFP) Mar 25, 2025 Australia's left-leaning government will cut income tax, slash student debt and hasten defence spending under an annual budget released Tuesday, courting voters as it readies to fight a tight general election. ... more 
Greenpeace $660mn damages ruling shocks global NGOsParis (AFP) Mar 20, 2025 Civil society groups on Thursday condemned a US court order that Greenpeace pay over $660 million in damages to an oil pipeline company as a chilling attack on climate action around the globe. ... more |
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Hong Kong mogul Jimmy Lai wraps up trial testimony; Son asks to meet UK PMLondon (AFP) Mar 7, 2025 The son of jailed Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai has called for an urgent meeting with Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, saying he was "desperate" as his father's defence drew to a close in a high-profile trial. ... more 
Hong Kong top court quashes conviction of Tiananmen vigil activistsHong Kong (AFP) Mar 6, 2025 Hong Kong's top court quashed the prison terms of three Tiananmen vigil activists on Thursday, saying it was a "miscarriage of justice" to jail them for refusing to submit information to national security police. ... more
UN rights chief alarmed by 'fundamental shift' in US directionGeneva (AFP) Mar 3, 2025 The UN rights chief voiced deep concern Monday over the United States' "fundamental shift" in direction since Donald Trump returned to power, and decried the "unchecked power" of "unelected tech oligarchs". ... more
Federal judge orders Trump administration to rescind 'illegal' layoff memoWashington DC (UPI) Feb 27, 2025 A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to rescind a Office of Personnel Management memo directing agencies to determine whether employees should be fired. ... more 
Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmaker jailed over 2019 mob attackHong Kong (AFP) Feb 27, 2025 A Hong Kong court jailed a former pro-democracy lawmaker and six others on Thursday for rioting in relation to a mob attack in 2019, despite lawyers arguing that the men were victims not aggressors. ... more |
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'Process is the punishment': The rise of SLAPP suits in the US
Washington (AFP) Feb 25, 2025 What do Donald Trump's lawsuit against an Iowa pollster, a $300 million case against Greenpeace by an oil pipeline operator, and companies suing customers over negative reviews have in common? They've all been labeled SLAPPs - Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation - legal actions intended to silence critics and suppress free speech by dragging defendants into costly, time-consuming litigation. "The process itself is the punishment," said Sushma Raman, interim executive director of Gr ... read more
European leaders, Trudeau gather in Kyiv as Putin-Trump relationship changes eveythingWashington DC (UPI) Feb 24, 2025 More than a dozen European leaders and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau descended on Kyiv on Monday in a show of support marking the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion. ... more |
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Hong Kong to tighten union rules to 'protect national security'Hong Kong (AFP) Feb 19, 2025 Hong Kong proposed rules on Wednesday that would require labour unions to seek government approval for nearly all types of foreign funding, saying it must not be used to endanger national security. ... more 
Colombian president alleges plot to down his plane with missilesBogota (AFP) Feb 18, 2025 Colombia's President Gustavo Petro claimed Monday to have been the target of a plot to down his plane with missiles by "big mafias" irate at his government's attempts to hunt them down. ... more 
AP barred from Air Force One in 'Gulf of America' rowWashington (AFP) Feb 14, 2025 The White House said Friday it was indefinitely blocking Associated Press journalists from Air Force One and the Oval Office, escalating a row with the US news agency over its refusal to call the Gulf of Mexico the "Gulf of America." ... more 
'Dad, are you a traitor?': Orban rival faces smear campaignsBudapest (AFP) Feb 12, 2025 Since bursting onto Hungary's political scene as the leading critic of nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban, former government insider Peter Magyar has been branded a wife-beater, a psychopath and a puppet of the European Union. ... more 
Indian PM's party celebrates landslide New Delhi winNew 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 |
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