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Amid Ukraine war fallout, fearful Chechen women seek escape route
AFP, Published on 28/01/2026
» EUROPE - Facing what activists say is a hardening of repression inside Chechnya amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Asil and Aishat, both young women, recently fled their violent families in search of safety.
'Free our president', Maduro supporters demand at rally
AFP, Published on 05/01/2026
» CARACAS - Around 2,000 supporters of ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro demonstrated Sunday in Caracas to demand that he and his wife, who were nabbed by US forces and taken to a New York jail, be released.
Thousands more Epstein-linked documents released
AFP, Published on 23/12/2025
» WASHINGTON - Thousands of new documents linked to the case of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were made available Tuesday by the US Department of Justice (DOJ), amid mounting criticism over the pace of the publication and heavy redactions.
Prison looms for Brazil's Bolsonaro after court rejects his appeal
AFP, Published on 15/11/2025
» BRASíLIA — Brazil's far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro is running out of options to avoid prison, after judges on Friday rejected his appeal against a 27-year sentence for a botched coup bid.
Trump says all Canada trade talks 'terminated'
AFP, Published on 24/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said Thursday he was ending trade talks with Canada over an anti-tariff advertising campaign, a sudden about-face soon after a cordial White House meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney.
Trump's alleged birthday note to Epstein released by House panel
AFP, Published on 09/09/2025
» WASHINGTON — A lewd birthday letter that Donald Trump allegedly sent to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003 -- which the US president claimed did not exist -- was published Monday by a congressional panel investigating the late financier's sex crimes case.
Israel says killed spokesman for Hamas armed wing
AFP, Published on 31/08/2025
» GAZA CITY (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Israel said Sunday its forces had killed the spokesman of Hamas's armed wing in a strike on Gaza a day earlier, the latest fatality in the group's senior ranks in the nearly two-year war.
Argentina's Milei pelted with stones on campaign trail
AFP, Published on 28/08/2025
» LOMAS DE ZAMORA — Argentine President Javier Milei was pelted with stones while campaigning near the capital Buenos Aires on Wednesday by demonstrators protesting a corruption scandal, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reporters said.
Showtime in Venice: monsters, aliens, Clooney and Roberts
AFP, Published on 27/08/2025
» VENICE - The Venice Film Festival kicks off on Wednesday with the return of Hollywood royalty to Italy’s swanky movie showcase, where 21 films from around the globe will vie for the prestigious Golden Lion award.
King Charles leads tributes on VJ Day 80th anniversary
AFP, Published on 15/08/2025
» LONDON - King Charles III led commemorations on Friday for World War II veterans and those who lived through the devastating conflict, lauding their “courage” as Britain marked the 80th anniversary of VJ Day.