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French soldier killed in attack in Iraqi Kurdistan
AFP, Published on 13/03/2026
» PARIS — A French soldier was killed in an attack in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday, confirming the first French military death in the Middle East war.
Bondi shooters visited on Indian passports, says Philippines
AFP, Published on 16/12/2025
» MANILA — Philippine immigration authorities said the father and son accused of killing 15 people in Sydney visited the country last month and travelled on Indian passports.
Ukraine says captured Robotyne, eyes breakthrough in south
AFP, Published on 28/08/2023
» KYIV, Ukraine: Ukraine announced Monday it had recaptured a village on the southern frontline where its forces are hoping for a breakthrough in their grinding offensive against entrenched Russian positions.
Death toll in Hawaii wildfire rises to 53, national disaster declared
AFP, Published on 11/08/2023
» KAHULUI (UNITED STATES): Local authorities on Hawaii's Maui Island said on Thursday that 17 additional fatalities have been confirmed in the wildfires which began earlier in the week, bringing the death toll to 53.
Children lost for 40 days in Colombian Amazon found alive
AFP, Published on 10/06/2023
» BOGOTá: The four Indigenous children who had been missing for more than a month in the Colombian Amazon rainforest after a small plane crash have been found alive, President Gustavo Petro announced Friday.
Myanmar admits air strike on gathering; 100 feared dead
AFP, Published on 12/04/2023
» YANGON: Myanmar's ruling junta has confirmed that it carried out an air strike on a village in which dozens of people were reported killed, drawing condemnation from the United Nations (UN) and Western powers.
Pakistan ex-PM Khan defies arrest
AFP, Published on 15/03/2023
» LAHORE (PAKISTAN) - Supporters of former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan clashed repeatedly with police overnight as he remained holed up in his Lahore residence early Wednesday, defying attempts to arrest him.
Broken homes: Ukrainians in east begin daunting rebuild
AFP, Published on 30/07/2022
» MALA ROGAN (UKRAINE) - Galyna Kios had been surviving with family and neighbours in her gloomy basement, cooking on a makeshift wood-fired stove, when the Russians came.
Tug-of-war: Ukraine celebrates its tank-towing farmers
AFP, Published on 29/07/2022
» MALA ROGAN (UKRAINE) - Towed away gleefully as if it were parked illegally, the Soviet-era armoured personnel carrier doesn't look so intimidating as it is paraded before the delighted Ukrainians gathered to celebrate its seizure.
Chinese invasion of Taiwan would be costly
AFP, Published on 17/06/2022
» MAGONG, Taiwan: On Taiwan's tiny Penghu islands, the missile bases that sit next to white-sand beaches and bustling fish markets are a visceral reminder of the constant threat of attack from China.