December 20, 2024
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December 20, 2024
President Macron heckled by angry residents of cyc…
France´s President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with a local resident during his visit in Pamandzi, on the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte on December 19, 2024. — AFP MAMOUDZOU: Angry residents of a
December 20, 2024
US deportations hit 10-year peak in fiscal 2024 un…
Protesters holding signs take part in a rally to demand the end of deportations in US immigration policy, at Silver Lake Reservoir in Los Angeles, California, US on March 6, 2021. — Reuters Deportations
December 20, 2024
Trump-backed spending deal fails in House, shutdow…
US President-elect Donald Trump speaks at the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) gala at Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, US, November 14, 2024. — Reuters Next steps for Congress unclear as Republicans defy Trump. Funding
December 20, 2024
What closes, what stays open?
People walk past the US Capitol building as the deadline to avoid partial government shutdown looms in Washington, US, on January 18, 2024. —Reuters WASHINGTON: US government services would be disrupted and hundreds of
December 20, 2024
South Korea probe team issues Christmas Day summon…
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during an inaugural dinner at a hotel in Seoul, South Korea, May 10, 2022. — Reuters SEOUL: Investigators probing suspended South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol over
December 20, 2024
Malaysia agrees to resume search for missing MH370…
Indian sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik creates a sand sculpture of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 on Puri beach in eastern Odisha, India on March 7, 2015. — AFP Malaysia’s cabinet has agreed to
December 20, 2024
US diplomats visit Syria to meet new rulers
Rebels led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham drive along a street in al-Rashideen, Aleppo province, Syria, November 29, 2024. — Reuters DAMASCUS: US diplomats are in Syria to meet the country’s new rulers, the State
December 20, 2024
Early signs point to return of disorder under Trum…
US President-elect Donald Trump speaks at a news conference at Trump´s Mar-a-Lago resort on December 16, 2024 in Palm Beach, Florida, US. — AFP WASHINGTON: Although Donald Trump is still a month away from
December 19, 2024