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New clashes in Iran as opposition urges more protests
AFP, Published on 08/01/2026
» Security forces used tear gas to disperse protesters in Iran as people angered by the economic situation in the Islamic republic kept up their challenge to the authorities and the exiled opposition Thursday urged them to step up their actions.
Saudi-UAE conflict looms over Yemen
AFP, Published on 30/12/2025
» AL MUKALLA, Yemen - Saudi Arabia declared a UAE-backed separatist advance in Yemen as a threat to Riyadh’s national security on Tuesday and called Abu Dhabi’s actions “highly dangerous”, as the conflict boiled over into an open dispute between the Gulf powers.
Error 404: 48 hours of confusion in Afghanistan during internet blackout
AFP, Published on 03/10/2025
» KABUL — Paralysed banks, grounded planes and chaotic hospitals: for two days, life ground to a halt in Afghanistan after the Taliban unexpectedly cut off the internet and phone networks.
Italy's fast fashion hub becomes Chinese mafia battlefield
AFP, Published on 04/08/2025
» PRATO, Italy - When Zhang Dayong lay in a pool of blood on a sidewalk in Rome after being shot six times, few suspected a link to Italy's storied textile hub of Prato.
Family and football unite to bid Diogo Jota farewell
AFP, Published on 05/07/2025
» GONDOMAR (PORTUGAL) - Liverpool and Portugal forward Diogo Jota and his brother were laid to rest on Saturday in their hometown, just days after the pair died in a car crash that shocked the football world.
Salah 'frightened' to return to Liverpool as fans mourn tragic Jota
AFP, Published on 05/07/2025
» LIVERPOOL - Mohamed Salah said the death of Liverpool teammate Diogo Jota in a car crash had left him "frightened" to return to the club as devastated fans swarmed to Anfield to pay their respects.
If Iran's Khamenei falls, what would replace him?
AFP, Published on 19/06/2025
» PARIS - Israel increasingly appears eager to oust the clerical leadership that has ruled Iran since the 1979 Islamic revolution but is taking a gamble given the Iranian opposition is divided and there is no guarantee new rulers would be any less hardline, analysts say.
Powerful 6.3 magnitude quake shakes Bogota
AFP, Published on 08/06/2025
» BOGOTá - A powerful, shallow 6.3-magnitude earthquake shook the Colombian capital of Bogota early Sunday, according to AFP reporters on the ground and the United States Geological Survey.
Pro-Russia Ukrainian ex-MP shot dead in Spain
AFP, Published on 21/05/2025
» POZUELO DE ALARCON, Spain - A US-sanctioned Ukrainian ex-MP and senior aide to the former pro-Russian president Viktor Yanukovych was shot dead near Madrid on Wednesday.
Populist right set to sweep Swiss polls
AFP, Published on 22/10/2023
» GENEVA: As the final votes were being cast Sunday in Switzerland's general elections, right-wing populists look set to sweep the polls following a campaign fuelled by anti-mass migration rhetoric and pledges to combat "woke madness".