PH, Indonesia agree on repatriation of Mary Jane Veloso

Agence France Presse 12/06/2024

JAKARTA – Indonesia and the Philippines signed an agreement Friday to send Mary Jane Veloso, a Filipina on death row for drug charges in Indonesia since 2015, back to her home country. The announcement came following the Philippines’ Department of…

US neighbors balk at Trump plan for deported migrants

Agence France Presse 12/06/2024

WASHINGTON, United States — The Bahamas on Thursday said it had rejected a proposal from the incoming Trump administration to receive deported migrants, with Mexico and Panama also stressing they would only take back their own citizens. Donald…

Bitcoin breaks $100,000 for first time, buoyed by Trump’s SEC pick

Agence France Presse 12/05/2024

HONG KONG, China – Bitcoin burst past $100,000 for the first time Thursday as traders welcomed Donald Trump’s pick to head the US Securities Commission, while Seoul stocks slipped as South Korea’s president faced impeachment after his…

South Korea president holds on to power after martial law U-turn

Agence France Presse 12/05/2024

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was still clinging to power Thursday, with his party announcing they will oppose an opposition impeachment motion put forward after his stunning but brief imposition of martial…

South Korean opposition moves to impeach president

Agence France Presse 12/04/2024

SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea’s opposition moved to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday after his extraordinary but short-lived imposition of martial law that brought thousands of protesters to the streets. Yoon’s shock bid to…

Ukraine: Trump’s vows of quick peace fall flat on frontlines

Agence France Presse 12/04/2024

UKRAINE — Months of fighting on the Ukrainian front have not taken away Kostya’s sense of humour — even when it comes to the topic of Donald Trump. Fears are high across Ukraine that the US president-elect,…

Hezbollah claims first attack on Israeli position since truce

Agence France Presse 12/03/2024

BEIRUT, Lebanon — Hezbollah on Monday claimed an attack on an Israeli position, its first since a fragile ceasefire in the war in Lebanon took effect last week. The ceasefire, which came into force on Wednesday, seeks…

NBA: Cavaliers get back at Celtics with a 115-111 win

Agence France Presse 12/02/2024

NEW YORK, United States — Donovan Mitchell scored 35 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers avenged a heartbreaking loss with a 115-111 victory over Boston on Sunday in a matchup of the NBA’s top teams. Mitchell scored 20…

Biden pardons son Hunter in final weeks of US presidency

Agence France Presse 12/02/2024

WASHINGTON, United States — US President Joe Biden on Sunday issued an official pardon for his son Hunter, who was facing sentencing for two criminal cases, despite assurances that he would not intervene in his legal troubles.…

Notre Dame: France shows off cathedral after ‘impossible’ restoration

Agence France Presse 11/30/2024

PARIS, France — France on Friday showed off to the world the gleaming restored interior of Notre Dame cathedral, just over a week before the 850-year-old mediaeval edifice reopens following painstaking restoration after the devastating 2019 fire.…

Jihadists, allies enter Syria’s second city in lightning assault

Agence France Presse 11/30/2024

BEIRUT, Lebanon—Jihadists and their Turkish-backed allies reached Syria’s second city of Aleppo on Friday, as they pressed a lightning offensive against forces of the Iranian- and Russian-backed government. The fighting is some of the deadliest in years,…

Crypto boss eats banana art he bought for $6.2 million

Agence France Presse 11/29/2024

HONG KONG, China — Crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun on Friday fulfilled a promise he made after spending $6.2 million on an artwork featuring a banana duct-taped to a wall — by eating the fruit. At one of…

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