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Blaze tears through crucial Australian refinery
AFP, Published on 16/04/2026
» GEELONG, Australia - Columns of fire engulfed a crucial Australian oil refinery after a chain of explosions, authorities said on Thursday as they warned of disruptions to domestic fuel supply.
Arsenal survive tense Sporting stalemate to reach Champions League semis
AFP, Published on 16/04/2026
» LONDON - Arsenal reached the Champions League semi-finals after riding their luck in a nervous goalless draw against Sporting Lisbon that clinched a 1-0 aggregate victory on Wednesday.
Bayern sink Real Madrid late to reach Champions League semis
AFP, Published on 16/04/2026
» MUNICH (GERMANY) - Late strikes from Luis Diaz and Michael Olise sealed a dramatic 4–3 win for Bayern Munich over Real Madrid on Wednesday, clinching a 6–4 aggregate victory and setting up a semi-final with holders Paris Saint-Germain.
Pupil kills nine, wounds 13 in new Turkey school shooting
AFP, Published on 15/04/2026
» ISTANBUL - A 13-year-old opened fire at a Turkish school on Wednesday, killing nine people and wounding 13, with students jumping from windows to escape the second school shooting in the country in as many days, officials said.
EU says age-check app 'ready' in push to protect children online
AFP, Published on 15/04/2026
» BRUSSELS — European Union (EU) chief Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday that an EU-developed age verification application was ready to go, as the bloc pushes to better protect children from online harm.
Chinese slimmers trade lost fat for beef
AFP, Published on 15/04/2026
» WUXI (CHINA) - In a community centre in eastern China, Shu Fangqiang shrugged off his jacket and stepped onto a scale, one of hundreds of locals signing up for an unusual weight loss programme -- "Trade Fat for Beef".
Pope to walk in Augustine’s footsteps in Algeria
AFP, Published on 14/04/2026
» ALGIERS, Algeria - Pope Leo XIV is expected in the Algerian city of Annaba on Tuesday, where he will walk in the footsteps of influential Christian theologian Saint Augustine on day two of a historic trip to the north African country.
McDonald's, Iran, and the pope: Trump's bizarre press conference
AFP, Published on 14/04/2026
» WASHINGTON - If the McDonald's delivery to the Oval Office on Monday wasn't extraordinary enough, President Donald Trump's press conference on Iran, the pope and Jesus certainly was.
French court jails Lafarge ex-CEO for funding IS in Syria
AFP, Published on 13/04/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - A French court on Monday fined the cement group Lafarge over $1.3 million and sentenced its former boss to six years in prison for paying protection money to the Islamic State group and other jihadists to maintain its business in war-torn Syria.
Trump says 'not a big fan' of Pope Leo after his anti-war message
AFP, Published on 13/04/2026
» JOINT BASE ANDREWS (UNITED STATES) - US President Donald Trump told reporters Sunday that he is "not a big fan" of Pope Leo XIV, after the global leader of Catholics made a plea for peace.