AFP/RSS
AFPRSS
Latest
WORLD
Cuba vows 'unbreakable resistance' as US pressure mounts
Cuba vows 'unbreakable resistance' as US pressure mounts
Cuba's government is under increasingly crushing pressure, with Washington enforcing an oil blockade and openly stating it wants to end the nearly seven-decade-old US standoff with the one-party communist state.
44 minutes ago
WORLD
Lebanon says Israel strikes on central Beirut kill at least six
Lebanon says Israel strikes on central Beirut kill at least...
Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war on March 2 when Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah launched rockets towards Israel in response to US-Israeli strikes that killed Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
54 minutes ago
WORLD
War in the Middle East: latest developments
War in the Middle East: latest developments
The Israeli army issued an evacuation call for residents of four towns in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, warning of imminent strikes targeting Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah.
1 hour ago
WORLD
AI to drive growth despite geopolitics, Taiwan's Foxconn says
AI to drive growth despite geopolitics, Taiwan's Foxconn say...
Strong demand for AI hardware fuelled a 24 percent annual net profit jump last year for Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics manufacturer.
2 hours ago
WORLD
Tens of millions more in acute hunger if Mideast war drags on: UN
Tens of millions more in acute hunger if Mideast war drags o...
The war, now in its third week, has killed hundreds and seen Iran launch retaliatory strikes against Israel and Gulf nations, as well as a front opening in Lebanon with Israel battling Hezbollah.
3 hours ago
WORLD
Long war may undercut global economy, analysts warn
Long war may undercut global economy, analysts warn
Economists are contemplating a gloomy combination of prices rising across the board and growth stalling.
4 hours ago
WORLD
Stagflation Risk in US 'Quite High': Nobel-Winning Economist Stiglitz
Stagflation Risk in US 'Quite High': Nobel-Winning Economist...
Even before the war erupted on February 28 with a barrage of US and Israeli strikes on Iran, Stiglitz said the US economy was already "close to stagflation" -- a troublesome blend of high inflation and anaemic growth.
5 hours ago
WORLD
War fuels fears of new oil crisis
War fuels fears of new oil crisis
An oil shock is generally understood to mean a supply shortage that sparks a sharp rise in oil prices and consequently a negative impact on global economic growth, although there is no single definition.
6 hours ago
WORLD
Missile debris kills one in Abu Dhabi as Iran presses Gulf attacks
Missile debris kills one in Abu Dhabi as Iran presses Gulf a...
The oil-rich Gulf has borne the brunt of Iran's reprisals for US-Israeli strikes that sparked the Middle East war, with Tehran targeting US assets but also civilian infrastructure.
6 hours ago
WORLD
Senior US counterterrorism official resigns to protest Iran war
Senior US counterterrorism official resigns to protest Iran...
"I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran," Joseph Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), said in his resignation letter to President Donald Trump.
6 hours ago