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Migration and crime fears loom over Chile's presidential runoff
AFP, Published on 06/12/2025
» ARICA (CHILE) - Crime and immigration are the issues dominating Chile's presidential election runoff -- nowhere more so than in the northern border city of Arica, where residents say fear has replaced the calm they once knew.
Franco captivates young Spaniards 50 years after death
AFP, Published on 06/11/2025
» MADRID - Young people in Spain are increasingly seduced by General Francisco Franco 50 years after the dictator’s death, often unaware of his harsh rule and influenced by propaganda permeating social media, experts say.
Madagascar's protests fan anger against colonial France
AFP, Published on 16/10/2025
» ANTANANARIVO (MADAGASCAR) — Placards and slogans against France that surfaced in demonstrations against impeached President Andry Rajoelina this week exposed deep resentment against the former colonial power.
France's Sarkozy ordered to serve prison time in historic first
AFP, Published on 25/09/2025
» PARIS — Former president Nicolas Sarkozy was on Thursday set to become France's first postwar leader to go to prison after a court jailed him for five years over a scheme for the late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi to fund his victorious 2007 presidential run.
Harrowing docu-drama gives ‘voice’ to Gaza victims
AFP, Published on 03/09/2025
» VENICE - A gut-wrenching film premiering at the Venice Film Festival on Wednesday about a five-year-old girl killed by Israeli forces in Gaza last year gives a “voice” to Palestinian victims of the war, its director says.
Mbappe fires Madrid to victory at Real Oviedo
AFP, Published on 25/08/2025
» OVIEDO (SPAIN) - Kylian Mbappe was again on target for Real Madrid as they overcame Real Oviedo 3-0 in La Liga on Sunday.
Liga champions Barca aim to add steel to youthful flair
AFP, Published on 13/08/2025
» BARCELONA — While Barcelona thrilled on their way to winning La Liga last season, scoring 102 goals in the process, coach Hansi Flick accepts this season his team need to improve defensively.
African armies turn to drones with devastating civilian impact
AFP, Published on 25/07/2025
» PARIS - The Easter period usually offers a rare respite in Gedeb, in Ethiopia's deeply troubled north, but on April 17 death rained from the skies in this sleepy town caught up in a war between rebels and the army.
‘Gloves are off’: Cancelled US TV host blasts Trump
AFP, Published on 22/07/2025
» NEW YORK - Stephen Colbert had an unflinching message for US President Donald Trump in his first broadcast since his “Late Show” was cancelled amid a political firestorm — “the gloves are off.”
France's military pigeons race in memory of brave predecessors
AFP, Published on 14/07/2025
» MONT VALéRIEN (FRANCE) - These days, French military pigeon number 193-529 is no longer needed to carry tiny messages during war-time communication blackouts.