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Fear of mass destruction in Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa churns in
AFP, Published on 28/10/2025
» KINGSTON (JAMAICA) - Brutal winds and heavy rains lashed Jamaica on Monday ahead of Hurricane Melissa unleashing what the prime minister warned could be a massively destructive storm -- the island's most violent on record.
Trump gets lavish UK banquet - and an awkward guest
AFP, Published on 18/09/2025
» WINDSOR (UNITED KINGDOM) - US President Donald Trump got a succulent menu for his UK state banquet -- but there was also an awkward guest at the feast in the form of Rupert Murdoch.
Far from Venezuela-Guyana oil flap, Mango Landing just wants peace
AFP, Published on 14/12/2023
» MANGO LANDING (GUYANA) - Robinson Flores, a Venezuelan who has been living in Essequibo for years, has no time for politicians fighting over the disputed oil-rich region run by Guyana.
Russian strike on Ukraine mail depot kills six
AFP, Published on 23/10/2023
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Russian missile strikes killed at least six postal workers and wounded 17 others when they hit a mail depot in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region, officials said.
Ukrainians brace for new Russian assault
AFP, Published on 19/10/2023
» AVDIIVKA, Ukraine - Ukrainian soldiers defending the frontline city of Avdiivka are bracing for a new "massive attack", after Russian forces threw their might at it earlier this month but failed to break though.
Ali Sethi's infectious hit 'Pasoori' reverberates from Pakistan to Coachella
AFP, Published on 18/04/2023
» INDIO (UNITED STATES) - A tale of forbidden love with an infectious hook, Ali Sethi's song "Pasoori" has become an international phenomenon, fusing poetic tradition with global beats to fuel the rise of the Pakistani singer's star.
France warns 'narco-tourists' after coke washes ashore
AFP, Published on 03/03/2023
» RENNES (FRANCE) - French authorities warned Friday about "narco-tourism" on northern Channel beaches after news of more than two tonnes of cocaine washing ashore drew dozens of beachcombers, some equipped with quad bikes.
French dockers killed, kidnapped and corrupted by drugs mafia
AFP, Published on 16/01/2023
» LE HAVRE, France: They could be scenes straight from gangster movies, except all happened for real in the French port of Le Havre over the past year.
Latin American cocaine cartels bring violence to Europe
AFP, Published on 16/01/2023
» PARIS: "Seventy euros for one, 120 for two," said the cocaine dealer as the young woman opened her door on Paris's chic Left Bank.
Russian forces press Ukraine offensive as EU weighs oil sanctions
AFP, Published on 04/05/2022
» ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine: Russian forces have launched a major assault on the holdout Azovstal steel plant in the devastated port city of Mariupol while pounding sites across eastern Ukraine, as the European Union moves to punish Moscow with oil sanctions.