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BRUSSELS, Sept 17 - U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to take action against the European Union if it moves forward with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's proposal to make Canada the bloc's first associate member.
ABUJA, Sept 17 - Nigeria's parliament has sent a constitutional amendment bill that would establish state police forces to the country's 36 state assemblies for ratification, advancing a key security overhaul by President Bola Tinubu as he faces mounting pressure over worsening i...
WASHINGTON, Sept 17 - The U.S. Congress should pass legislation by the year-end setting AI safety standards, as an immediate first step toward broad guardrails for an industry whose rapid development has alarmed tech CEOs and the public alike, U.S. Senator Mark Warner told Reuter...
NEW YORK, Sept 17 - High gas prices and the rising cost of living had already made affordability a defining issue in this year’s midterm elections. Then President Donald Trump escalated his trade war with Canada.
Sept 17 - Chile, one of Latin America's largest oil importers, has started to consider adopting ethanol-blended gasoline as spiking oil prices this year have strained the economy and government finances, according to documents seen by Reuters.
Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, ADC governorship candidate, Lagos.
Photo collage of Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma; FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike; and Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq.
Thousands of Khayelitsha residents queue in line at the Kuwait taxi rank in Site C. Researcher Megan Mannion argues that the City of Cape Town cannot claim to be the best-run municipality in South Africa when inequality persists as 'wealthy residents can buy distance from public ...
Election lawyer Romulo Macalintal on Thursday asked President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to veto the measure seeking to "fix" the term of office of barangay officials and members of the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) to five years.
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In Maluso, Basilan, over 16,000 ballots – about half of the entire voting population in the town – were found to have been pre-shaded.
MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos launched yesterday the nationwide expansion of the School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP) to address child malnutrition and to promote the health, well-being and academic success of Filipino learners.
MANILA, Philippines — Leyte representative and former speaker Martin Romualdez has pleaded not guilty to plunder charges over his alleged P7.4-billion kickbacks from flood control projects.
Politician apologises for yelling, swearing in staff meeting ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
During my own recent Euro trip, I kept meeting people terrified by the U.S. president's autocratic turn yet blithe to the threat he poses to them.
Carney's speech comes a day after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen invited Canada to open discussions to becoming the EU's first "associate member."
The spring 2025 sitting of the legislature was dominated by Bill 5, a law that would allow cabinet to designate areas where provincial and municipal laws could be suspended.
Reid Hoffman, a top Silicon Valley donor, calls another Kamala Harris 2028 presidential run a "very challenging path" while expressing surprising openness to supporting Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.