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Displacement, bombs and air raid sirens weigh on Mideast Eid celebrations
AFP, Published on 20/03/2026
» BEIRUT (LEBANON) - Aziza Ahmad hasn't planned anything -- no family meal, no gifts for the children. In Lebanon, between the war and soaring prices, she said "there's nothing to celebrate" this Eid al-Fitr, the end of Ramadan.
Stars turn out for Armani's final collection in Milan
AFP, Published on 29/09/2025
» MILAN (ITALY) - Hollywood stars Cate Blanchett, Glenn Close and Richard Gere turned out Sunday for the Giorgio Armani show in Milan, the final collection the Italian designer worked on before his death.
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.
Thousands pay respects to Giorgio Armani
AFP, Published on 06/09/2025
» MILAN, Italy - Thousands of mourners began paying homage on Saturday to Italian fashion giant Giorgio Armani, following his death aged 91.
Chinese man defies demolition orders to build madcap rural home
AFP, Published on 09/06/2025
» XINGYI (CHINA) - Surrounded by the rubble of demolished homes, Chen Tianming's ramshackle tower of faded plyboards and contorted beams juts into the sky in southwestern China, a teetering monument to one man's stubbornness.
Phase one of Israel-Hamas truce due to expire
AFP, Published on 01/03/2025
» GAZA CITY (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) — The first phase of the Israel-Hamas truce is due to expire on Saturday, but negotiations on the next stage, which should secure a permanent ceasefire, have so far been inconclusive.
Assange supporters hold London 'carnival' against extradition
AFP, Published on 12/02/2023
» LONDON - Several hundred supporters of jailed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Saturday launched a carnival-themed march through central London calling for his release as he risks extradition to the United States.
US residents of 'very safe' Monterey Park stunned by mass shooting
AFP, Published on 23/01/2023
» MONTEREY PARK (UNITED STATES) - The "Year of the Rabbit" began in horror on Sunday for the inhabitants of Monterey Park, the largely Asian American suburb of Los Angeles where a mass shooting left 10 people dead.
Fireworks, flowers in Wuhan for Lunar New Year but grief lingers
AFP, Published on 22/01/2023
» WUHAN (CHINA) - Three years after a once-mysterious virus plunged the Chinese city of Wuhan into a terrifying lockdown, residents are celebrating the arrival of the Year of the Rabbit with fireworks, flowers and offerings to the loved ones they have lost to Covid-19.
Biden visits queen's coffin as UK counts down to funeral
AFP, Published on 18/09/2022
» LONDON - US President Joe Biden paid his last respects in London to Queen Elizabeth II on Sunday, as time ticked down for ordinary mourners to view her coffin ahead of the funeral.