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West Bank's ancient olive tree a 'symbol of Palestinian endurance'
AFP, Published on 07/11/2025
» AL WALAJAH (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - As guardian of the occupied West Bank's oldest olive tree, Salah Abu Ali prunes its branches and gathers its fruit even as violence plagues the Palestinian territory during this year's harvest.
UK's disgraced Prince Andrew gives up royal title
AFP, Published on 18/10/2025
» LONDON - The UK's Prince Andrew Friday renounced his title of Duke of York under pressure from his brother King Charles, amid further revelations about his ties to US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Moroccan whistle language strives for survival
AFP, Published on 25/09/2025
» TILOUGUIT, Morocco - In the High Atlas mountains of Morocco, shepherds Hammou Amraoui and his son hardly need words to speak. Across peaks, they whistle at each other in a centuries-old language, now jeopardised by rural flight.
Frenchman denies killing wife in case that captivated France
AFP, Published on 22/09/2025
» ALBI (FRANCE) - A French father of two went on trial Monday charged with the murder of his wife, denying he killed her in a case that captivated France since her disappearance at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic in December 2020.
Trump says Murdochs interested in investing in TikTok's US arm
AFP, Published on 22/09/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that media mogul Rupert Murdoch and his eldest son Lachlan could be among the investors who will take control of TikTok in the United States.
Mexico's macabre Island of the Dolls inspires Tim Burton and Lady Gaga
AFP, Published on 15/09/2025
» XOCHIMILCO (MEXICO) - On the Island of the Dolls in Mexico City, hundreds of plastic toys wearing little more than rags hang from trees, their glass eyes staring down at visitors.
Trump urges criminal charges against George Soros
AFP, Published on 27/08/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump called Wednesday for billionaire George Soros and his son to face criminal charges over unfounded claims that the family, a favorite target of the right, is behind “violent protests” around the country.
Glitz and graft: Pogba in race against time as Ligue 1 season looms
AFP, Published on 13/08/2025
» MONACO - Paul Pogba's return to Monaco this summer set tongues wagging as the 2018 World Cup winner made his comeback to football after nearly three seasons on the sidelines -- a turbulent period blighted by injury, blackmail and an 18-month doping ban.
Colombian presidential hopeful dies two months after shooting
AFP, Published on 11/08/2025
» BOGOTA - Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe has died two months after being shot at a campaign rally, his family said on Monday, as the attack rekindled fears of a return to the nation’s violent past.
Proof of life: tracking elusive Amazon group to save their land
AFP, Published on 24/07/2025
» KOATINEMO — A ceramic pot and the shell of a turtle, once hunted for its meat, are the most recent traces of an Indigenous community thought to live deep in the north Brazilian Amazon.