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Javier Milei's government has applied a drastic austerity program with the aim of eliminating the budget deficit and taming chronic inflation

Argentina's Milei Touts US Trade Deal, Says 'Happy Times' Ahead

Argentine President Javier Milei promised Tuesday that inflation will soon be "little more than a bad memory" and vowed to pursue a free trade deal with the United States next year.

South Korean Police Blocked From Raid On President's Office

South Korean police have raided the office of President Yoon Suk Yeol, who last week declared a short-lived martial law

South Korean police said Wednesday that security guards were blocking a raid on President Yoon Suk Yeol's offices to investigate his brief imposition of martial law, with the opposition party accusing the presidential staff of illegally protecting an insurrectionist.

Taiwan Says 'Troublemaker' China Expands Military Drills Around Island

PLA Navy, China Coast Guard or ‘official’ vessels detected ‘around’ Taiwan*

China has expanded military drills around Taiwan aimed at drawing "a red line" for the next US president, Taipei authorities said on Wednesday, branding Beijing a "troublemaker".

President Joe Biden said US consumers would pay the price for the tariffs that Donald Trump has vowed to slap on US neighbors Mexico and Canada and on Asia-Pacific rival China

Biden Says Trump Economic Plan Will Be 'Disaster'

Outgoing US President Joe Biden on Tuesday branded his successor Donald Trump's economic plans a "disaster," in a speech hailing his own legacy.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping warned Tuesday that a trade war with the United States would result in "no winners"

China's Xi Warns 'No Winners' In Trade War With US

Chinese President Xi Jinping warned Tuesday that there would be "no winners" in a trade war with the United States and vowed the country would hit its growth goals for the year.

Taiwan fighter jets take off as the island is on high alert for China war games

Taiwan Says China Carrying Out Huge Maritime Deployment

China is deploying dozens of ships in its biggest maritime mobilisation around Taiwan in years, Taipei said Tuesday, after Beijing voiced fury at President Lai Ching-te's recent visit to the United States.

A woman writes on a poster showing South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol, with text that reads 'insurrection criminal Yoon is over'

South Korea Slaps Travel Bans On More Top Officials

South Korean authorities banned more top officials from leaving the country Tuesday, in the wake of President Yoon Suk Yeol's bungled attempt to impose martial law.

Rupert Murdoch (C), 93, has lost his bid to ensure Lachlan Murdoch would control his media empire

Murdoch Loses 'Succession' Battle For Son's Control Of Media Empire: Report

Rupert Murdoch's audacious bid to cement his eldest son's control over one of the world's most influential media empires has failed, a US report said Monday.

US President-elect Donald Trump, seen here greeting French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, is already setting out his foreign policy priorities

'Shadow President' Trump Strides World Stage

Donald Trump does not take office until January 20, but on the world stage he is already acting as if he is US president.

The latest security camera footage released of the suspect in the brazen New York shooting shows him smiling

Suspect Charged With US Insurance Chief's Murder

A 26-year-old man was arrested and charged with murder Monday in the targeted killing of a health insurance executive on the streets of New York, along with other violations.

South Korean lawmaker Ahn Cheol-soo was one of only two ruling party MPs to vote to remove President Yoon Suk Yeol for declaring martial law

'I Voted For The People': S. Korea MP Defied Party To Try Impeach President

As South Korean lawmakers tried to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol for declaring martial law, ruling party MPs stormed out of the chamber to thwart the effort -- except for Ahn Cheol-soo.

House of Lords reform first began under Labour in the late 1990s

UK's Aristocratic Lawmakers Prepare For Life After The Lords

UK hereditary lawmaker Richard Fletcher-Vane, better known as Lord Inglewood, will soon no longer commute the few hundred miles from his country house in northwest England to the House of Lords in London -- and he is not happy about it.

Pressure is mounting on French President Macron to name a new prime minister

Pressure Grows On France's Macron To Name New PM

French President Emmanuel Macron was on Monday set to hold a series of consultations with party bosses as pressure grew on him to name a new prime minister and defuse a political crisis.

Rising more than 2,400 metres (8,000 feet) above sea level on the central island of Negros, Kanlaon is one of 24 active volcanoes in the Philippines

Evacuations Underway As Philippine Volcano Erupts

A volcano erupted in the central Philippines on Monday, sending a huge ash column high into the sky as the government ordered the evacuation of surrounding villages.

Bashar al-Assad ruled Syria for 24 years before his ouster

Syrians Celebrate New Day After Assad's Fall

Syrians flocked to the main square of the capital Damascus on Monday, AFP journalists saw, to mark what many regard as a long-awaited new dawn after the fall of president Bashar al-Assad.

Taiwan says its military is on high alert as Chinese warships sailed near the island

Taiwan Military On High Alert As China Warships Sail Near Island

Taiwan's military was on high alert Monday after detecting Chinese warships near the island, Taipei said, as it prepared for likely drills by Beijing in response to President Lai Ching-te's US visits.

One for the road: Nine times more young people are leaving Italy than are migrating there

Arrivederci! Why Young Italians Are Leaving In Droves

Billie Fusto is not after a fat pay cheque: he is training to be an archivist and wants nothing more than "a quiet life" at home in Italy.

Climate scientists say that global warming drives extreme weather like storms, floods and heatwaves, making these disasters more frequent and intense

2024 'Certain' To Be Hottest Year On Record: EU Monitor

This year is "effectively certain" to be the hottest on record and the first above a critical threshold to protect the planet from dangerously overheating, Europe's climate monitor said Monday.

In a whirlwind of promises, Donald Trump reiterated speedy implementation of his major campaign pledges

Trump Touts Tariffs, Mass Deportations, NATO Skepticism In TV Interview

Donald Trump doubled down Sunday on hard-line campaign pledges to impose trade tariffs and carry out mass deportations, while dangling the idea that the United States could withdraw from NATO after he takes office next month.

Zelensky met Trump and Macron at the presidential palace in Paris

Zelensky Wants 'Enduring' Peace, Trump Will 'Probably' Reduce Ukraine Aid

Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday said Kyiv needed an "enduring" peace to protect it from Russia, after talks in Paris with US President-elect Donald Trump, who warned he would "probably" reduce aid to Ukraine.

Notre-Dame has ben restored at a cost of 700 million euros in five years

Notre Dame Welcomes Back Public For Mass After Five-year Refit

Newly restored Notre Dame cathedral held its first mass on Sunday, with Christians celebrating the return of the French capital's most famous place of worship after a historic re-opening ceremony.

The French parliament is split three ways

Defiant Macron Seeks New French PM And Way Out Of Crisis

President Emmanuel Macron on Friday was holding talks with French political leaders on the left and right as he seeks to name a new prime minister and find a way out of France's political crisis.

French President Emmanuel Macron can boast that his five-year restoration target has been met, dispelling the doubts of many who argued that the goal was wildly ambitious

Political Storm Clouds Macron's Notre Dame Glory

When he attends the re-opening ceremony of Notre Dame on Saturday, Macron can boast that this target has been met, dispelling the doubts of many who argued that the half decade goal was wildly ambitious.

EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen will meet leaders of South America's Mercosur bloc to try to finalize a trade deal

EU Chief Meeting South American Leaders To Try To Close Trade Deal

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will meet leaders of South America's Mercosur bloc on Friday, aiming to push through a controversial pact to create the world's biggest free trade zone despite last-minute resistance.

The Lynetteholmen artificial island is being built to save Copenhagen from rising water levels

Copenhagen Takes On Its Biggest Climate Threat -- Water

In low-lying Copenhagen where rising sea levels, groundwater and rainfall pose a risk to infrastructure, the Danish capital is trying to adapt and protect urban areas from climate change.

Taiwan's Lai Says 'Confident' Of Deeper Cooperation With Trump

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said Friday he was "confident" of deeper cooperation with the next Donald Trump administration, a day after his call with US Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson that angered China.

Europe's new Vega-C rocket launched from French Guiana in its first takeoff since a failed flight two years ago

Europe's Vega-C Rocket Launches Satellite Into Orbit After Delays

Europe's new Vega-C rocket launched Thursday from French Guiana and put a satellite into orbit in its first takeoff since a failed flight two years ago.

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused US President Joe Biden's administration of escalating the conflict in Ukraine

Lavrov Says Russia Ready To Defend Itself Through 'Any Means'

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday said he hoped Ukraine's allies took "seriously" Moscow's recent use of a hypersonic missile in the conflict there, and warned that Russia was ready to use "any means" to defend itself.

South Korea Vice Defence Minister Kim Seon-ho attends an emergency question-and-answer session related to the martial law declaration

Impeachment Looms Ever Closer For South Korean President

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday looked increasingly likely to be unseated after the head of his ruling party demanded he be stripped of office for briefly imposing martial law.

San Francisco Bay, which could face tsunami waves

Quake Sparks Brief Tsunami Warning In California

A powerful earthquake that struck off the coast of California sparked a brief tsunami warning on Thursday, with residents warned to flee to higher ground before the alert was cancelled.

The New York Times reported that the words 'delay' and 'deny' were written on shell casings found at the scene

New York Police Hunt Brazen Manhattan Gunman

New York police released a new security camera picture Thursday of the man believed to have shot a top health insurance executive at close range in a brazen daylight murder outside a Manhattan hotel.

US President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to crack down on immigration

US Neighbors Balk At Trump Plan For Deported Migrants

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.