Bangkok (AFP) Sept 22, 2023 - Thailand's new prime minister has met Tesla boss Elon Musk and executives from other US tech and investment firms including Google and Microsoft as he seeks to boost the country's flagging economy.
New York (AFP) Sept 22, 2025 - Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, visiting New York for the UN General Assembly, voiced hope Monday for a security deal that eases tensions with Israel but he played down the prospect of recognition.
Schriever AFB - Oct. 25, 2000 - Air aggressor squadrons are not new. Since the creation of the Air Force, these flying squadrons have played the villain of the exercise scenario, attacking fellow blue-suited pilots in war exercises to train them as effectively as possible for the time when they had to go up against the real thing. By using the doctrines and technology the enemy has and utilizing them, these aggressor squadrons sharpen our sense of the enemy's abilities and how to counteract them. The long-used nickname for these aggressors is Gomers.
Oslo (AFP) Sept 28, 2014 - Norway's Jens Stoltenberg brings close Russia ties to his new job as NATO chief, equipping him with a potentially key asset as tensions with the Kremlin hover at post-Soviet highs.
Tripoli (AFP) Sept 17, 2011 - A military official of the new Libyan regime said Saturday Moamer Kadhafi's bastions of Sirte and Bani Walid would be conquered in a matter of days, even if the fallen strongmans's forces put up fierce resistance.
Tokyo (AFP) Sept 14, 2011 - Japan's new Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said Wednesday he was concerned about China's military build-up, urging his giant neighbour to act as a responsible member of the international community.
Tehran (AFP) Sept 4, 2019 - President Hassan Rouhani said Iran will announce a new step in scaling back its nuclear commitments by Thursday despite a diplomatic push for relief from US sanctions.
United Nations (AFP) Sept 29, 2008 - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday made a new pitch for a system of collective European security that would ensure security for all.
Berlin (AFP) Sept 28, 2020 - Europe and the United States need to face up to a new Cold War with China together, regardless of who wins the White House in November, Germany's point man on transatlantic ties told AFP.
Hangzhou, China (AFP) Sept 2, 2016 - New Brazilian President Michel Temer insisted Friday his country has turned a page on years of crisis as he wooed businesses in China after replacing Dilma Rousseff in a bitter impeachment fight.
The Hague (AFP) Sept 16, 2014 - The Netherlands is to increase defence spending after being hard hit by global conflicts including the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine, King Willem-Alexander said on Tuesday.
Jerusalem (AFP) Sept 5, 2010 - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that creative thinking was needed to end the decades-old conflict with the Palestinians.
Jerusalem (AFP) Sept 29, 2024 - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that Israel had settled the score with the killing of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in an air strike in Beirut.
Jerusalem (AFP) Sept 24, 2024 - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Tuesday that the military would press on with its aerial bombing campaign against Hezbollah, as Israeli jets pounded the Iran-backed Lebanese group's sites.
Washington (AFP) Sept 17, 2015 - US President Barack Obama will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on November 9 - their first meeting after a deep row over the Iranian nuclear deal.
Jerusalem (AFP) Sept 18, 2012 - Israeli critics are warning that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has gone too far in what they call his meddling in favour of Republican candidate Mitt Romney in the US presidential campaign.
