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Venezuela's Maduro back in US court after stunning capture
AFP, Published on 26/03/2026
» NEW YORK - Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro will appear Thursday in a New York court for the second time since his capture by US forces in an extraordinary nighttime raid.
Record-breaking heat wave grips western US
AFP, Published on 21/03/2026
» LOS ANGELES - A record early heat wave striking the west of the United States on Friday is a one-in-500-years event and all but certainly the result of human-caused climate change, experts say.
Key Middle East energy sites under fire
AFP, Published on 19/03/2026
» DOHA - Qatar’s main gas facility has suffered extensive damage after several rounds of Iranian strikes, causing new energy supply fears as the Middle East war grinds on.
114 killed in week of attacks in Sudan's Darfur
AFP, Published on 04/01/2026
» PORT SUDAN, Sudan - Attacks by Sudan's army and its paramilitary foes on two towns in the western Darfur region over the past week have killed 114 people, medical sources told AFP on Sunday.
UN identifies 158 firms linked to Israeli settlements
AFP, Published on 26/09/2025
» GENEVA - The United Nations on Friday released a long-awaited update of its database of companies with activities in Israeli settlements in Palestinian territories, listing 158 firms from 11 countries.
Boisson continues dream French Open run
AFP, Published on 04/06/2025
» PARIS - An inspired Lois Boisson delighted Roland Garros as the French world number 361 downed sixth seed Mirra Andreeva on Wednesday to set up a French Open semi-final against Coco Gauff, before Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic both chase men’s last-four berths.
Vietnam scraps two-child limit as birth rate declines
AFP, Published on 04/06/2025
» HANOI — Vietnam's communist government has scrapped its long-standing policy of limiting families to two children, state media said Wednesday, as the country battles to reverse a declining birth rate.
Djokovic and Sinner chase French Open semis as underdogs look for upsets
AFP, Published on 04/06/2025
» PARIS — Big guns Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic both chase semi-final berths at the French Open on Wednesday, but the spotlight will be on home hope Lois Boisson in the women's tournament.
Nadal to bid Roland Garros farewell as Sabalenka makes fast start
AFP, Published on 25/05/2025
» PARIS - Roland Garros will pay tribute to its greatest champion with a ceremony for the retired Rafael Nadal on Sunday, while Aryna Sabalenka got her French Open campaign up and running with an emphatic victory.
Trump to call Putin in push for Ukraine ceasefire
AFP, Published on 19/05/2025
» WASHINGTON - Donald Trump will speak by phone Monday with Russia's Vladimir Putin as part of the US leader's effort to end the grinding war set off by Moscow's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.