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Alcaraz sweeps past Djokovic to win 'dream' Australian Open
AFP, Published on 01/02/2026
» MELBOURNE - Carlos Alcaraz swept past Novak Djokovic to win his first Australian Open on Sunday and become the youngest man to complete a career Grand Slam, denying the Serbian great an unprecedented 25th major.
France: European political order ‘in danger’
AFP, Published on 09/01/2026
» PARIS - France has the right to say “no” to its historical ally the United States when it acts in a way deemed unacceptable, the foreign minister said on Friday, warning that the European political order was “in danger”.
Round-the-world sailor battled waves — and cancer
AFP, Published on 08/10/2025
» PARIS - It is tough enough for any sailor just to complete the non-stop round-the-world Vendee Globe, let alone win it. But winning it while battling cancer, as French skipper Charlie Dalin did in January, is another kind of toughness altogether.
England and India fight fatigue as gripping Test series goes to the wire
AFP, Published on 30/07/2025
» LONDON - England and India head to the Oval for the decisive fifth and final Test of a hard-fought campaign on Thursday, with both teams battling mental and physical fatigue.
Hungry and exhausted, journalists document Gaza war
AFP, Published on 23/07/2025
» GAZA CITY (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Agence France-Presse (AFP) journalists in the Gaza Strip said Tuesday that chronic food shortages are affecting their ability to cover Israel's conflict with Hamas militants.
Cold baths, climate shelters as Southern Europe heatwave intensifies
AFP, Published on 29/06/2025
» ROME - Authorities across Southern Europe urged people to seek shelter Sunday and protect the most vulnerable as punishing temperatures from Spain to Portugal, Italy and France climbed higher in the summer's first major heatwave.
Curfew lifted in LA as Trump battles for control of California troops
AFP, Published on 18/06/2025
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - Calm appeared to be returning to protest-hit Los Angeles on Tuesday as the mayor lifted a nighttime curfew, while President Donald Trump battled to keep control of California troops he deployed to the city.
Indonesia's 'silvermen' beg to make ends meet
AFP, Published on 07/05/2025
» JAKARTA - On a rainy day in Indonesia's capital Jakarta, three men coated in metallic paint known as the "manusia silver", or silvermen, brave the elements at an intersection near a mall to ask drivers for change.
The Premier League's unlikely pretenders to Champions League riches
AFP, Published on 31/03/2025
» LONDON - The battle for a place in the Champions League is the focus of attention in the final two months of the Premier League season with the title race and relegation battle seemingly a foregone conclusion.
Trump to impose new 25% tariffs on steel, aluminium
AFP, Published on 10/02/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump plans to slap 25 percent tariffs on steel and aluminium imports Monday, prompting threats of retaliation from Europe and a warning from China that there are no winners in a trade war.