Trump team orders work pause at US consumer protection agency
US President Donald Trump's administration has informed staff at the country's consumer protection agency that it is temporarily shuttering its headquarters and pausing all work, according to an email shared Monday with AFP.
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'Just not ready' - Tiger Woods pulls out of Torrey Pines tournament
Golf superstar Tiger Woods said Monday he was "just not ready" as he announced he will not play in this week's Genesis Invitational at Torrey Pines as planned following his mother's death.
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Zelensky to meet JD Vance in Munich on Friday: Kyiv presidency
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet US Vice President JD Vance on Friday at the Munich Security Conference, where they are set to discuss Washington's push for an end to the three-year war with Russia.
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Church of England meets amid 'crisis' over abuse scandals
The Church of England's elected governing body began a week-long meeting in London on Monday, after an "unprecedented crisis" triggered by a number of sexual abuse scandals.
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Macron vows at summit France to 'deliver' on AI acceleration
President Emmanuel Macron on Monday said France would slash through red tape to build artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, aiming to keep Europe in the running for the technology's hoped-for benefits at a global summit in Paris.
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NY jury hears attacker 'dangerously close' to killing Salman Rushdie
Prosecutors in the trial of the man accused of attacking Salman Rushdie told jurors Monday that the author came "dangerously close to dying" in a frenzied assault that left him blind in one eye.
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Steel at heart of new Trump trade war
US President Donald Trump's new tariffs on steel promise to further complicate a strategic industry already destabilised by Chinese overproduction and Europe's stuttering blast furnaces.
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Hamas says stops Gaza hostage release 'until further notice'
Hamas announced Monday it would postpone any further hostage-prisoner exchanges under a fragile Gaza ceasefire accusing Israel of violations, while Israel said its military was readying for "any possible scenario".
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Cycling: five rough diamonds who dream of being the new Pogacar
Who amongst them will be the new Tadej Pogacar? Here AFP looks at five up and coming talents joining cycling's World Tour with the dream of winning the Tour de France one day.
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'I don't have time': Mother of jailed UK-Egyptian makes Starmer plea
Having lost a third of her body weight during a 134-day hunger strike, a "weak" Laila Soueif on Monday urged UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to secure her son's release from an Egyptian jail, warning "I don't have time".
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