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UN panel accuses Trump of ‘racist hate speech’
AFP, Published on 11/03/2026
» GENEVA - A UN watchdog warned on Wednesday that “racist hate speech” by US President Donald Trump and other political leaders coupled with intensified immigration crackdowns were fuelling grave rights violations.
DR Congo air strike kills French aid worker
AFP, Published on 11/03/2026
» GOMA - A French aid worker for the UN children’s agency has been killed in an air strike in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in a city controlled by the Rwanda-backed M23 militia.
G7 leaders closer to tapping oil reserves
AFP, Published on 11/03/2026
» PARIS - The Group of Seven advanced economies inched closer on Wednesday to tapping strategic oil reserves to tackle the rise in crude oil prices due to the Middle East war as energy ministers said they stood ready to take “all necessary measures”.
UK braces for release of ‘Mandelson files’
AFP, Published on 11/03/2026
» LONDON - Britain’s government was due Wednesday to publish the first tranche of documents relating to Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s controversial appointment of a Jeffrey Epstein associate as UK ambassador to Washington.
Iran women footballers evacuate from safe house in Australia
AFP, Published on 11/03/2026
» SYDNEY - Iranian women footballers claiming asylum in Australia evacuated from their safe house on Wednesday after one team member changed her mind and revealed their location to the Iranian embassy, Canberra said.
Bangladesh sari weaving tradition hangs by a thread
AFP, Published on 11/03/2026
» TANGAIL — Bangladesh's Tangail sari is fighting for survival as weavers warn that automation and economic pressures are pushing the centuries-old craft to the brink despite its global acclaim.
Yamal denies Newcastle, Liverpool lose and Atletico thrash Spurs in Champions League
AFP, Published on 11/03/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - Lamine Yamal's last-gasp penalty earned Barcelona a 1-1 draw at Newcastle United in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Tuesday, while Liverpool lost 1-0 to Galatasaray in Istanbul for the second time this season.
Ukraine says hit 'key' Russian military factory in missile strike
AFP, Published on 11/03/2026
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Ukraine hit a "key" military factory in a missile strike Tuesday on Russia's western city of Bryansk, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said after Moscow gave a toll of six dead in the attack.
Italy buys rare Caravaggio portrait for €30 million
AFP, Published on 10/03/2026
» ROME - Italy has paid 30 million euros for a Caravaggio painting of the future pope Urban VIII, the culture ministry said on Tuesday, adding that the work would enter the Barberini museum collection in Rome.
Arsenal favourites against Leverkusen in Champions League last 16
AFP, Published on 10/03/2026
» PARIS — Wednesday's Champions League action sees Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Chelsea meet for the first time since last year's Club World Cup final, while Real Madrid host Manchester City in the first leg of their last-16 tie as the sides clash in a knockout tie for the fifth season running: