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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.
Oil surges, stocks drop as Trump threatens to block Hormuz
AFP, Published on 13/04/2026
» LONDON - Oil prices surged and stock markets broadly fell Monday after US-Iran peace talks broke down and President Donald Trump announced a plan to block the strategic Strait of Hormuz, ratcheting up fears for Middle East energy supplies.
US announces beginning of blockade of Iranian ports
AFP, Published on 13/04/2026
» TEHRAN - The US military said it would begin a blockade of all Iranian ports on Monday, after talks between the warring sides in Pakistan collapsed, and despite the Iranian military warning that it would treat any such action as an act of piracy.
Karol G to dance her 'Tropicoqueta' at Coachella
AFP, Published on 13/04/2026
» INDIO, United States - Colombian reggaeton star Karol G is set to turn up the heat in the California desert even further on Sunday with a performance capping the Coachella music festival's first weekend.
US-Iran talks fail to find deal but Gulf truce holds for now
AFP, Published on 12/04/2026
» TEHRAN - Iran and the United States failed to strike a deal Sunday to end the war in the Middle East, but there was no immediate return to hostilities and the region clung to hope that a fragile truce would hold.
Ukraine, Russia trade mass Easter truce breach barbs
AFP, Published on 12/04/2026
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Ukraine and Russia accused each other on Sunday of violating a truce in place for Orthodox Easter thousands of times, as the war dragged on into its fifth year.
US-Iran talks uncertain as sides trade accusations
AFP, Published on 10/04/2026
» ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - A cloud of uncertainty was hanging over the scheduled start of talks on Friday in Pakistan between the United States and Iran, with no announcement yet on the arrival of negotiators and both sides accusing the other of failing to properly implement a fragile ceasefire.
War in the Middle East: latest developments
AFP, Published on 10/04/2026
» The latest developments in the Middle East war:
IMF chief urges nations to 'do no harm' in fiscal response to Iran war
AFP, Published on 10/04/2026
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - The International Monetary Fund's chief urged governments on Thursday to "do no harm" as they face the massive economic shocks caused by the Middle East war, calling for "targeted" and disciplined fiscal actions.
Venezuela police tear-gas protesters demanding salary rises
AFP, Published on 10/04/2026
» CARACAS - Venezuelan police fired tear gas on Thursday to disperse around 2,000 protesters who marched towards the presidential palace to demand salary and pension increases, AFP reporters saw.