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East Ukrainian crime boss killed in Moscow blast: Russian media
AFP, Published on 03/02/2025
» MOSCOW - An east Ukrainian crime boss and separatist wanted by Kyiv was killed with one other person in a blast at a luxury residential complex in Moscow on Monday, Russian media reported.
Macron tries to calm tensions over French immigration bill
AFP, Published on 20/12/2023
» PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday sought to restore unity to his centrist ruling party after the adoption of a tough immigration bill under pressure from the far right sparked an unprecedented rebellion within its ranks.
French court convicts six teens for role in beheading of teacher
AFP, Published on 09/12/2023
» PARIS - A French court on Friday convicted six teenagers for their role in the 2020 beheading of a teacher by a radicalised Islamist near Paris, in a case that horrified the country.
Spain bets on mixed gender prisons
AFP, Published on 01/12/2023
» TEIXEIRO (SPAIN) - At a jail in northwestern Spain, a sole female inmate played football with 21 male convicts, part of a push towards mixed prison living that remains rare in Europe.
Russia throwing 'waves' of men in battle for key frontline city
AFP, Published on 23/11/2023
» NEAR AVDIIVKA (UKRAINE) - Russia was throwing "waves" of soldiers towards the embattled Ukrainian city of Avdiivka, suffering massive losses in their attempt to capture strategically important territory on the eastern front lines, Ukrainian soldiers say.
Belgian court sentences 8 over Brussels terror attack
AFP, Published on 16/09/2023
» BRUSSELS - A Belgian court on Friday handed out sentences ranging up to life in prison to eight men for the 2016 jihadist bombings in Brussels, ending the country's largest-ever criminal trial.
Putin offers 'condolences' after Wagner plane crash
AFP, Published on 25/08/2023
» KUZHENKINO (RUSSIA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin broke his silence Thursday on the plane crash a day earlier that reportedly killed mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin and other senior members of the Wagner paramilitary group.
Sydney suburbs provide 'safe space' for gay rugby players
AFP, Published on 22/08/2023
» SYDNEY - It would be hard to pick the Sydney Convicts from any other of the city’s suburban rugby union teams.
Ukraine's counter-offensive, seen from the ground
AFP, Published on 20/06/2023
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - More than a week into Ukraine's counter-offensive, Kyiv has reported modest gains, liberating eight settlements in the first cautious steps of a daunting fight back against entrenched Russian positions.
Russia vows 'extremely' harsh response to incursions from Ukraine
AFP, Published on 24/05/2023
» MOSCOW - Russia threatened Kyiv on Wednesday it would respond "extremely" harshly to all future incursions, after Moscow deployed jets and artillery to fight off an armed group that crossed over from Ukraine.