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Tiny, defiant Nile island caught up in Sudanese war
AFP, Published on 22/04/2026
» KHARTOUM - For nearly two years, Al-Shubbak watched through ancient grey eyes as Tuti, the crescent-shaped island in the heart of the Sudanese capital she calls home, emptied of its inhabitants under a punishing paramilitary siege.
Fiji villagers reject plan for 'Pacific ashtray' in beach paradise
AFP, Published on 22/04/2026
» SYDNEY - An Australian billionaire's plan to burn rubbish for energy in Fiji amounts to "waste colonialism" and risks spoiling a "beach paradise", villagers and the Pacific nation's UN ambassador said.
PGA Tour mulls pathway back for golfers as LIV plots survival
AFP, Published on 22/04/2026
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - The PGA Tour is exploring pathways for players to return from LIV Golf, even as the embattled breakaway circuit scrambles to rebrand and retain its stars ahead of the rumoured withdrawal of Saudi funding.
Mexico pyramid shooter inspired by Columbine attack, pre-Hispanic sacrifices
AFP, Published on 22/04/2026
» MEXICO CITY - Julio Cesar Jasso Ramirez, the 27-year-old gunman behind Monday's shooting at Mexico's famed Teotihuacan pyramids, drew inspiration from pre-Hispanic sacrifices and the notorious 1999 US shooting at Columbine High School, according to investigators.
No Iran delegation sent to US talks yet as truce expiry nears
AFP, Published on 21/04/2026
» TEHRAN - Iran said Tuesday it has not yet sent a delegation for new peace talks with the United States, as the temporary ceasefire which paused the Middle East war was set to expire.
Israel PM vows 'harsh action' against soldier vandalising Jesus statue in Lebanon
AFP, Published on 21/04/2026
» JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed "harsh action" on Monday against a soldier caught on camera vandalising a statue of Jesus Christ in southern Lebanon.
Pope Leo blasts 'exploitation' on visit to resource-rich Angola
AFP, Published on 20/04/2026
» SAURIMO — Pope Leo XIV condemned exploitation and corruption by the rich and powerful on Monday during a visit to Angola's diamond-rich northeast, returning to a theme of his 11-day tour of Africa.
War in the Middle East: latest developments
AFP, Published on 20/04/2026
» PARIS — The latest developments in the Middle East war:
War in the Middle East: latest developments
AFP, Published on 20/04/2026
» PARIS — The latest developments in the Middle East war:
Hit reality show helps rev up Japan's delinquent youth subculture
AFP, Published on 20/04/2026
» TOKYO — Sporting towering Elvis-style hair and a school uniform modified into a rebellious silhouette, 15-year-old Reona worships Japan's classic bad-boy subculture recently taken global by a hit Netflix dating show.