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Russian strike on Ukraine market kills five
AFP, Published on 04/04/2026
» KYIV - A Russian drone hit a covered market in the eastern Ukrainian city of Nikopol on Saturday, killing five people and wounding 19, officials said, as Moscow pressed on with intensified daytime attacks.
UN Security Council delays vote to protect Hormuz
AFP, Published on 03/04/2026
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - The UN Security Council has postponed a vote scheduled for Friday on authorising the use of "defensive" force to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz from Iranian attacks, according to the official programme.
Iran claims aluminium plant attacks in Gulf as Houthis join war
AFP, Published on 29/03/2026
» TEHRAN - Iran claimed on Sunday attacks on two major aluminium plants in the Gulf, further raising the economic stakes of the Middle East war after Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis joined the conflict.
UN pushes fuel solutions for Cuba amid US talks
AFP, Published on 26/03/2026
» HAVANA - The United Nations has proposed an emergency plan for crisis-hit Cuba, including tracking fuel use, amid talks with the United States on allowing energy imports for humanitarian services, a UN official said Wednesday.
OSCE's 'chaotic' Ukraine evacuation put staff at risk: leaked report
AFP, Published on 25/03/2026
» VIENNA — A confidential report into the OSCE's "chaotic" evacuation of its monitors from Ukraine after Russia invaded four years ago is damning about how it put its own staff at "serious security risk", Agence France-Presse (AFP) can reveal.
'Hero' Australian dog who saved 100 koalas retires
AFP, Published on 25/03/2026
» SYDNEY — An Australian dog credited with saving over 100 koalas from bushfires is retiring after a decade of service.
Three talking points from the Premier League
AFP, Published on 23/03/2026
» LONDON - Tottenham's fears of a ruinous relegation from the Premier League deepened after a 3-0 home defeat to fellow strugglers Nottingham Forest as Aston Villa took control of the race for a place in the Champions League this weekend.
War in the Middle East: latest developments
AFP, Published on 23/03/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war on Sunday:
Iranians mark Eid as war rumbles on
AFP, Published on 21/03/2026
» Thousands of Iranians held Eid al-Fitr prayers on Saturday to mark the end of the Ramadan fast, against the backdrop of war with the United States and Israel, which reportedly carried out a strike on Iran’s Natanz nuclear site.
Western allies push back on Trump call for Nato help to reopen Hormuz
AFP, Published on 16/03/2026
» LONDON - North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) allies and other Western nations pushed back Monday on US President Donald Trump's demand that alliance members help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the critical conduit for crude oil that Iran has effectively closed.