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Mexico's violence-hit Guadalajara to host World Cup games

AFP, Published on 24/02/2026

» GUADALAJARA — The city of Guadalajara erupted with cartel violence this past weekend, alongside other parts of Mexico, after an army raid left a notorious drug lord dead.

WORLD

Iran would react 'ferociously' to any US attack, warns of regional conflict

AFP, Published on 24/02/2026

» PARIS (FRANCE) - Iran vowed on Monday to retaliate "ferociously" against any attack from the United States, and repeated its warning of a regional conflagration in response to President Donald Trump's latest threat of strikes.

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Activists call on Department of National Parks chief to resign

News, Post Reporters, Published on 24/02/2026

» A group of wildlife activists held another protest at the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) yesterday, demanding the director's resignation over the death of wild elephant Seedor Hu Pub earlier this month.

WORLD

More than 200 political prisoners in Venezuela launch hunger strike

AFP, Published on 23/02/2026

» GUATIRE — More than 200 Venezuelan political prisoners were on hunger strike Sunday to demand their release under a new amnesty law that excludes many of them.

WORLD

Frayed nerves in France ahead of far-right rally

AFP, Published on 21/02/2026

» PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron appealed on Saturday for cooler heads to prevail ahead of a rally for a far-right activist whose killing, blamed on the hard left, has put the country on edge.

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Radio Free Asia says it resumes broadcasts to China

Reuters, Published on 18/02/2026

» WASHINGTON — Radio Free Asia (RFA) has resumed ‌broadcasts to people in China, its CEO said on Tuesday, after Trump administration cuts last year largely forced the US-funded outlet to cease operations.

WORLD

German carnival revellers take swipes at Putin, Trump, Epstein

AFP, Published on 17/02/2026

» DüSSELDORF (GERMANY) - From Donald Trump to Vladimir Putin, no one is safe when Germans celebrate carnival with floats that satirise politicians. But the Russian president is not laughing.

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France grants safe haven to anti-Kremlin couple detained by ICE

AFP, Published on 17/02/2026

» PARIS — France has granted safe haven to an anti-Kremlin Russian activist couple detained by ICE in the United States, but his wife was nowhere to be found after he landed in Paris on Monday. After France issued the couple humanitarian visas to avoid them being deported to Russia, Alexei Ishimov, 31, arrived in Paris from Seattle on Monday morning, Agence France-Presse (AFP) correspondents saw.

WORLD

New anti-government chants in Tehran after giant rallies abroad: reports

AFP, Published on 16/02/2026

» PARIS - Some residents of Tehran on Sunday chanted slogans against the clerical leadership from balconies and windows, reports said, a day after Iranians abroad staged giant opposition rallies in Europe and North America.

WORLD

'Ultra-left' blamed for youth's killing that shocked France

AFP, Published on 16/02/2026

» LYON - France's government said Sunday the "ultra-left" was behind the fatal beating of a French youth aligned with the far right, after the killing inflamed political tension ahead of March local elections.