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Lebanon leaders accuse Israel of war crime after journalist killed
AFP, Published on 24/04/2026
» BEIRUT (LEBANON) - Lebanon's leaders accused Israel on Thursday of committing a war crime, after an airstrike killed a Lebanese journalist in the country's south, with the Israeli army saying it was reviewing the incident.
Images of dead Maradona rock trial of medical team
AFP, Published on 24/04/2026
» SAN ISIDRO — Shock images of Argentine football icon Diego Maradona lying dead in bed, his stomach grotesquely swollen, rocked the negligence trial of his medical team on Thursday.
Court rejects Duterte challenge
AFP, Published on 22/04/2026
» THE HAGUE - International Criminal Court judges on Wednesday threw out a challenge against the court’s jurisdiction by Rodrigo Duterte, meaning the former Philippines president could still stand trial over his war on drugs.
Oil and stocks steady amid hope for peace talks
AFP, Published on 21/04/2026
» LONDON - Oil prices dipped and stocks mostly edged higher Tuesday as investors held out hope that despite conflicting rhetoric there was scope for a deal to end the Middle East war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz to oil and gas shipments.
Downing Street ‘exerted pressure to OK Mandelson’
AFP, Published on 21/04/2026
» LONDON - Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office applied constant pressure on civil servants to approve the appointment of Peter Mandelson as UK ambassador to Washington and seemed to brush off security concerns, a sacked official told MPs on Tuesday.
History haunts Arsenal as Man City take control of title race
AFP, Published on 20/04/2026
» MANCHESTER - The spectre of a charging Manchester City haunts Arsenal once more after a 2-1 defeat at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday put a huge dent in the Gunners' hopes of a first Premier League title in 22 years.
Rescuers race to save whale stranded off German coast
AFP, Published on 17/04/2026
» BERLIN - A rescue attempt for a whale stranded off Germany’s Baltic coast has entered a “decisive phase”, officials said on Friday, with the sea mammal showing more activity than in recent days.
Australian soldier accused of war crimes in Afghanistan granted bail
AFP, Published on 17/04/2026
» SYDNEY — An Australian court granted bail on Friday to former soldier Ben Roberts-Smith, charged with murdering unarmed prisoners captured in Afghanistan following a sweeping war crimes probe.
'AI shamans' tell the fortunes of curious South Koreans
AFP, Published on 17/04/2026
» SEOUL — The sound of tinkling bells drifts through an alley in central Seoul, an unmistakable sign that a shaman is near -- although in this case the mystic is a robot powered by artificial intelligence (AI)
Escaped wolf in South Korea recaptured, returned to zoo
AFP, Published on 17/04/2026
» SEOUL - A wolf that escaped from a South Korean zoo was recaptured on Friday, authorities said, after he caused a school closure, a huge nine-day search and a government gaffe over an AI-generated image.