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Dissident Iranian filmmaker Panahi wins top prize at Cannes
AFP, Published on 25/05/2025
» CANNES (FRANCE) - "It Was Just an Accident" by dissident Iranian director Jafar Panahi won the Palme d'Or for best film at the Cannes Festival on Saturday.
Highlights from Cannes as film festival wraps up
AFP, Published on 25/05/2025
» CANNES (FRANCE) - As the Cannes film festival hands out its prizes, AFP looks back at some of the highlights of a politically charged fortnight of screenings and celebrity sightings.
Thousands remain isolated as floods ease in eastern Australia
AFP, Published on 25/05/2025
» SYDNEY - Tens of thousands of Australians remained isolated and thousands were without power on Saturday, authorities said as conditions in New South Wales eased after days of heavy rain that caused widespread flooding.
Is Trump’s ‘Made in America’ iPhone a fantasy?
Published on 24/05/2025
» SAN FRANCISCO — US President Donald Trump went on the offensive against Apple on Friday, demanding that the company begin making iPhones in the United States or pay tariffs of at least 25% on its iPhones made abroad.
Ugandan activist details torture in Tanzania
AFP, Published on 24/05/2025
» KAMPALA - Stripped naked, beaten until she could no longer walk, sexually assaulted and covered in excrement: award-winning Ugandan activist Agather Atuhaire told AFP of the torture she suffered at the hands of security forces in Tanzania this week.
Vietnamese woman linked to $300m scam arrested in Bangkok
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 24/05/2025
» A Vietnamese woman wanted by Interpol for cryptocurrency and forex investment scams that defrauded over 2,000 Vietnamese victims of about US$300 million has been arrested in Bangkok along with two bodyguards.
Israeli strikes kill 15, says Gaza civil defence
AFP, Published on 24/05/2025
» GAZA CITY - Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli strikes killed at least 15 people on Saturday across the Palestinian territory, where Israel has ramped up its military offensive in recent days.
Trump shocks markets by touting US-Steel-Nippon deal
Published on 24/05/2025
» US President Donald Trump has announced a partnership between United States Steel Corp and Nippon Steel Corp of Japan, shocking markets with an agreement the he said would keep the once-iconic American firm in the US but otherwise providing no specifics.
Mistreatment of toddler at daycare sparks anger
Published on 24/05/2025
» A viral video showing a daycare teacher in Chachoengsao province pressing a toddler’s head down with both hands to force them to sleep has sparked widespread anger. Parents are now demanding a full investigation.
German woman due in court after Hamburg mass stabbing
AFP, Published on 24/05/2025
» BERLIN - A German woman accused of a mass stabbing attack at a train station in Hamburg was to appear before a judge on Saturday, as the number of victims wounded rose to 18.