Freewheeling Trump sets out territorial ambitions
PALM BEACH (UNITED STATES) - Donald Trump threatened military action to secure the Panama Canal and economic force against neighboring Canada, in a meandering press conference Tuesday a day after Congress certified his election victory.

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Trump says NATO members should raise defense spending to 5% of GDP
PALM BEACH (UNITED STATES) - Donald Trump on Tuesday pushed NATO members to boost their defense spending to five percent of GDP, underlining his long-standing claims that they are underpaying for US protection.

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Key dates in the rise of the French far right
PARIS - Here is a short history of the French far-right National Front, whose historic leader and co-founder Jean-Marie Le Pen died on Tuesday aged 96.

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French far-right figurehead Jean-Marie Le Pen dies at 96
PARIS - Jean-Marie Le Pen, the historic leader of France&s far right, died on Tuesday aged 96, his family told AFP.

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Meta ending fact-checking programme in US
WASHINGTON - The social media giant Meta is slashing its content moderation policies, including ending its US fact-checking programme, in a major shift that conforms with the priorities of incoming president Donald Trump.

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Indonesia confirmed as full member of Brics
Indonesia has become the newest full member of the Brics group of developing nations, in a move that could further bolster the Global South as Donald Trump&s trade policies pose risks to world economy.

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