The winner of the Nobel Peace Prize will be announced Friday in Oslo, with much of the attention this year centred on how US President Donald Trump, eager to win it himself, will react. The laureate will be revealed at 11:00 am (0900 GMT) at the Nobel Institute in Oslo. In a world ravaged by conflicts […]
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EU trade chief seeks ‘tangible outcomes’ in China talks
The European Union’s top commerce official said that it was crucial to achieve “tangible outcomes” in talks set to wrap up in China on Friday. The negotiations follow months of rising tensions between the 27-nation EU and the Asian powerhouse that risk escalating into a full-blown trade war.”Building on three intensive months of engagement, we’re […]
Seals and sea lions get hearing tested at Australia zoo
Scientists in Australia trained sea lions and seals to respond to a hearing test for research into how the marine mammals are affected by human-made noise. Keepers at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo trained two sea lions and two fur seals to listen to sounds and press a paddle when they heard a tone. They were rewarded […]
CNN, MS Now, Politico urge judge to extend White House access
CNN, MS NOW and Politico urged a federal judge on Thursday to extend White House access to the three media outlets which President Donald Trump is seeking to ban. District Judge Timothy Kelly prolonged until Tuesday the temporary White House access he granted to the news organizations last month and said he expected to issue […]
Joy as USS Lincoln back home after troubled Gulf deployment
Thousands of emotional reunions unfolded Thursday as the USS Abraham Lincoln, whose lengthy deployment in the Gulf supporting President Donald Trump’s war on Iran sparked fears for its crew’s welfare, arrived back in its home port. Families of servicemen and women had lined the quayside in San Diego, California, for hours, waiting to welcome loved […]
US, Ukrainians, Europeans to discuss ‘new ideas’ to end war
President Donald Trump’s envoys will meet Ukrainian and European officials in Miami on Friday to discuss “new ideas” and seek a unified proposal to end the war with Russia, two US sources told AFP. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed the talks after a day in which a Russian strike on buses killed 30 people in […]
Kyiv entering ‘survival’ mode amid Russian strikes surge: mayor tells AFP
Mounting Russian strikes that have pummelled the Ukrainian capital, hitting bridges and key infrastructure, have plunged Kyiv into survival mode ahead of the winter, the city’s mayor told AFP on Thursday. In a tactical shift in recent weeks, Russia has expanded daytime missile and drone attacks against Kyiv, targeting key bridges and the city centre. […]
Protests, clashes as S. African anti-migrant tensions reignite
South African protesters clashed with foreign nationals on Thursday as tensions over migration were reignited by a court order that government must restart processing asylum applications. Violence erupted in Johannesburg’s Soweto and the east coast port city of Durban, with several cars torched and small foreign-run stores looted. It followed fresh protests called by movements […]
Trump gives ‘national treasure’ Musk top US medal after rift
Donald Trump presented Elon Musk with the top US science medal on Thursday, as the rocket tycoon fully returned to the president’s orbit after an explosive bust-up. Six US tech titans received prestigious awards from the president at a Washington peace institute that was itself recently renamed after Trump. But all eyes were on trillionaire […]