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Hong Kong prepares for 'serious threat' from Super Typhoon Ragasa
AFP, Published on 23/09/2025
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong rushed to prepare for the arrival of Super Typhoon Ragasa on Tuesday, with officials warning of a "serious threat" comparable to some of the most destructive storms in the city's recent history.
Chinese firms pay price of jihadist strikes against Mali junta
AFP, Published on 05/09/2025
» ABIDJAN — Jihadists allied to Al-Qaeda have launched a blitz of raids on Malian industrial sites run by foreign firms, especially Chinese, as a tactic to undermine the ruling junta.
Cricket: England rally after Pant heroics to set up thrilling finish to India opener
AFP, Published on 24/06/2025
» LEEDS (UNITED KINGDOM) - Rishabh Pant became the first India batsman to score hundreds in both innings of a Test against England on Monday's fourth day at Headingley before the hosts hit back to set up a dramatic finale to the series opener.
Highlights from Cannes as film festival wraps up
AFP, Published on 25/05/2025
» CANNES (FRANCE) - As the Cannes film festival hands out its prizes, AFP looks back at some of the highlights of a politically charged fortnight of screenings and celebrity sightings.
Ireland eye unlikely Six Nations title against uncertain Italy
AFP, Published on 14/03/2025
» MILAN — Ireland have a glimmer of hope that they can retain their Six Nations crown on Saturday when they take on Italy in Rome, looking to bounce back from a painful defeat to title favourites France.
More Gaza targets hit as envoys seek truce
AFP, Published on 21/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP - The Israeli army said Thursday it bombed scores of targets in the Gaza Strip as diplomats pressed on with efforts to halt the fighting that Hamas says has killed 20,000 people in the Palestinian territory.
'From despair to hope': UN urges leaders to support refugees
AFP, Published on 12/12/2023
» GENEVA - As the number of refugees soars worldwide, the United Nations is appealing for countries to support displaced people at a global summit this week with the aim of showing that "change is possible".
Israel bombs south Gaza after Hamas hostage threat
AFP, Published on 11/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Israel bombed southern Gaza's main city on Monday after Hamas warned no Israeli hostages would leave the territory alive unless its demands for prisoner releases were met.
Israeli forces battle Palestinian militants in south Gaza
AFP, Published on 10/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Israeli forces on Sunday fought Palestinian militants around southern Gaza's main city, as the UN chief decried divisions that had "paralysed" the Security Council's response to the over two-months-old war.
Israeli troops battle Hamas militants in southern Gaza
AFP, Published on 05/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Israeli forces battled Hamas militants in southern Gaza on Tuesday, prompting a UN warning of an "even more hellish scenario" as fighting pushes civilians into a steadily shrinking area of the besieged territory.