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Israel to partially reopen key Gaza crossing
AFP, Published on 30/01/2026
» JERUSALEM - Israel announced it would reopen the crucial Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt on Sunday after months of urging from the UN, humanitarian organisations and ordinary Palestinians — but only for the “limited movement of people”.
Chilean police arrest suspect in deadly wildfires
AFP, Published on 22/01/2026
» LIRQUEN, Chile - Police in south-central Chile have arrested a man on suspicion of starting one of the recent wildfires that killed 21 people and razed entire neighbourhoods, the government said on Wednesday.
AI-created Iran protest videos gain traction
AFP, Published on 15/01/2026
» WASHINGTON - AI-generated videos purportedly depicting protests in Iran have flooded the web, researchers said Wednesday, as social media users push hyper-realistic deepfakes to fill an information void amid the country’s internet restrictions.
Russia slams Western peacekeeping plan for Ukraine
AFP, Published on 08/01/2026
» MOSCOW — Russia on Thursday slammed a plan for European peacekeepers to be deployed to Ukraine as "dangerous" and dubbed Kyiv and its allies an "axis of war", dousing hopes the plan could be a step towards ending the almost four-year-war.
YouTube users trip over fake AI tributes to Charlie Kirk
AFP, Published on 16/10/2025
» WASHINGTON — "Thank you, Adele, it's such a beautiful song," reads a glowing comment beneath an emotional YouTube tribute to slain US activist Charlie Kirk. But the music is generated by artificial intelligence (AI) -- and bears little resemblance to the British icon's voice.
Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant off grid; Russia, Ukraine trade blame
AFP, Published on 28/09/2025
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - The Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant has been off the grid for four straight days, Ukraine and Russia said Saturday, blaming each other for attacks on power lines.
Russia warns West as Ukraine secures Patriot defences
AFP, Published on 28/09/2025
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - Russia issued a warning Saturday to NATO powers that are considering firmer responses to alleged Russian incursions, as Ukraine said it for the first time received a US-made Patriot system from Israel to ramp up defences.
Top music body says AI firms guilty of 'wilful' copyright theft
AFP, Published on 18/09/2025
» PARIS - AI companies have sucked up the world's entire music catalogue and are guilty of "wilful, commercial-scale copyright infringement", a major music industry group told AFP.
Ethiopia inaugurates Africa’s biggest dam
AFP, Published on 09/09/2025
» GUBA, Ethiopia - Ethiopia inaugurated Africa’s largest hydroelectric project on Tuesday, with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed calling it a “great achievement for all black people” despite years of diplomatic rancour over the dam with downstream neighbour Egypt.
New rules may not change dirty and deadly ship recycling business
AFP, Published on 18/06/2025
» CHITTAGONG — Mizan Hossain fell 10 metres (33-foot) from the top of a ship he was cutting up on Chittagong beach in Bangladesh -- where the majority of the world's maritime giants meet their end -- when the vibrations shook him from the upper deck.