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Checkpoints, air strikes and hope: a Tehran resident’s story
AFP, Published on 12/03/2026
» Torn between hope and fear, a Tehran resident in her 30s agrees to share her thoughts with AFP about the ongoing war and daily life.
Senegal parliament doubles penalty for same-sex relations
AFP, Published on 12/03/2026
» DAKAR - Senegal's parliament on Wednesday passed legislation doubling the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison amid a crackdown on the country's gay community.
Arctic sea ice among lowest on record: AFP review of US data
AFP, Published on 12/03/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - Arctic sea ice is headed for one of its smallest winter peaks on record, an AFP review of US data showed Wednesday, as climate change shrinks the region's frozen cover and heightens geopolitical tensions.
DR Congo air strike kills French aid worker
AFP, Published on 11/03/2026
» GOMA - A French aid worker for the UN children’s agency has been killed in an air strike in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in a city controlled by the Rwanda-backed M23 militia.
Middle East war: global economic fallout
AFP, Published on 11/03/2026
» PARIS — Here are the latest economic events in the Middle East war on Wednesday:
Shabby beauty: Inside Japan's oldest, defiant student dorm
AFP, Published on 11/03/2026
» KYOTO — Graffiti defaces tattered clay walls and trash piles up in Japan's oldest student dormitory, but Masako Ueda is savouring every last moment in the mice-infested building slated for temporary closure.
Kharg Island: Iran's vital oil hub in the crosshairs?
AFP, Published on 11/03/2026
» PARIS — Kharg Island, a scrubby stretch of land in the northern Gulf, handles almost all of Iran's crude exports and any attempt to seize it would mark a major escalation in the conflict, analysts say.
'Stealth hit' Pokemon game sends Nintendo shares soaring
AFP, Published on 11/03/2026
» TOKYO — Fan buzz around life-simulation game "Pokemon Pokopia" sent Nintendo shares soaring on Wednesday, with some hailing the new title as a welcome antidote to global conflicts.
Bangladesh sari weaving tradition hangs by a thread
AFP, Published on 11/03/2026
» TANGAIL — Bangladesh's Tangail sari is fighting for survival as weavers warn that automation and economic pressures are pushing the centuries-old craft to the brink despite its global acclaim.
US targets Iran mine-laying as war causes oil market havoc
AFP, Published on 11/03/2026
» TEHRAN - The United States said Tuesday it was striking Iranian ships capable of mining the crucial Strait of Hormuz and threatened escalation if Tehran presses ahead, as the Middle East war wreaks havoc on global oil markets.