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Pomp and protests as UK holds first coronation in 70 years
AFP, Published on 05/05/2023
» LONDON - Britain's first coronation in 70 years takes place on Saturday, with Charles III crowned king in an elaborate Christian ceremony steeped in solemn ritual and more than a millennium of history.
Gaza cross-border fire after Palestinian hunger striker dies
AFP, Published on 03/05/2023
» GAZA CITY (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - The Israeli military conducted air strikes and traded fire with Gaza militants on Tuesday in a flare-up of violence following the death in Israeli custody of a Palestinian prisoner on hunger strike.
Seven killed, 44 wounded in blasts inside Pakistan police station
AFP, Published on 25/04/2023
» PESHAWAR (PAKISTAN) - At least seven people were killed and dozens injured in an attack inside a counter-terrorism police station in Pakistan on Monday, causing the building to collapse, officials said.
Azerbaijan sets up first checkpoint on key route to Armenia
AFP, Published on 24/04/2023
» MOSCOW - Azerbaijan on Sunday set up a checkpoint on the only land link between Armenia and the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave, sparking an angry response from its archrival Yerevan.
Moscow expels over 20 German diplomats in tit-for-tat move
AFP, Published on 23/04/2023
» MOSCOW - Russia on Saturday announced the tit-for-tat expulsion of over 20 German diplomats following the "mass" removal of Russian embassy staff from the country and accused Berlin of destroying ties.
Fighting in Sudan enters second week
AFP, Published on 22/04/2023
» KHARTOUM: Fighting in Sudan's capital entered a second week Saturday as crackling gunfire shattered a temporary truce, the latest battles between forces of rival generals that have already left hundreds dead and thousands wounded.
WWII wreck on which nearly 1,000 Australians died found
AFP, Published on 22/04/2023
» SYDNEY - Deep-sea explorers said Saturday they had located the wreck of a World War II Japanese transport ship, the Montevideo Maru, which was torpedoed off the Philippines killing nearly 1,000 Australians aboard.
Heavy gunfire in Sudan as Eid ceasefire calls ignored
AFP, Published on 21/04/2023
» KHARTOUM - Sudan's warring forces battled Friday with heavy gunfire and explosions in the capital Khartoum and elsewhere in the country, as they ignored appeals by world powers for an end-of-Ramadan ceasefire.
Kremlin critic Yashin loses appeal
AFP, Published on 19/04/2023
» MOSCOW: Kremlin critic Ilya Yashin on Wednesday lost an appeal against what his supporters say was a politically motivated decision to jail him for eight and a half years for criticising Moscow's assault on Ukraine.
J-Hope of BTS to begin mandatory South Korean military service
AFP, Published on 18/04/2023
» SEOUL - BTS star J-Hope was set to start his mandatory South Korean military service on Tuesday, local media reported, the second member to report for duty since the K-pop juggernaut went on hiatus last year.