Davos (Switzerland) (AFP) – Donald Trump on Thursday will star in an eagerly-anticipated online appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos, addressing global elites whose annual gabfest has been consumed by the US president’s days-old second term.
Trump to take virtual centre stage in Davos
Pochettino happy after 'amazing' USA beat Costa Rica
Miami (AFP) – Mauricio Pochettino said he has been handed a welcome selection headache after watching his youthful United States squad wrap up their January training camp with a 3-0 victory over Costa Rica in Florida on Wednesday.
Trump's return darkens mood as Germany heads to elections
Berlin (AFP) – Donald Trump’s return to the White House has darkened the mood in Germany a month before elections, as multiple crises shake the foundations on which Europe’s biggest economy built its post-war prosperity.
Trump toughens crackdown on immigration and diversity
Washington (AFP) – President Donald Trump announced Wednesday deployment of an extra 1,500 US troops to the Mexican border, as he stepped up a crackdown against illegal immigration and diversity programs in a whirlwind start to his second term.
Hundreds wed as Thai same
Bangkok (AFP) – Scores of same-sex and transgender couples married in Thailand on Thursday as the kingdom’s equal marriage law went into effect, with two high-profile gay actors among the first to do so.
Most Asian markets extend AI
China (AFP) – Asian equities mostly rose Thursday, cheered by another tech-fuelled run-up on Wall Street after Donald Trump’s huge AI investment announcement, as traders assessed the outlook for the next four years under the new president.
S. Korea investigators recommend Yoon be charged with insurrection, abuse of power
Seoul (AFP) – South Korean investigators recommended Thursday that impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol be charged with insurrection and abuse of power, as they handed over the results of their probe into his ill-fated declaration of martial law to prosecutors.
Bangladesh student revolutionaries' dreams dented by joblessness
Dhaka (AFP) – Bangladeshi students braved bullets to overthrow an autocratic government, but six months after the revolution, many say finding a job is proving a harder task than manning the barricades.
Solar power surpasses coal in EU for first time
Paris (AFP) – Solar overtook coal in the European Union’s electricity production in 2024, with the share of renewables rising to almost half the bloc’s power sector, according to a report released Thursday.
Musk, Wikipedia founder in row over how to describe 'Nazi salute'
Washington (AFP) – The gesture was controversial enough, but now come the sub-controversies: Elon Musk is trolling Wikipedia and encouraging its defunding after a description of his recent flourish, seen by some as a Hitler salute, appeared on the encyclopedic website.
