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Tiny, defiant Nile island caught up in Sudanese war
AFP, Published on 22/04/2026
» KHARTOUM - For nearly two years, Al-Shubbak watched through ancient grey eyes as Tuti, the crescent-shaped island in the heart of the Sudanese capital she calls home, emptied of its inhabitants under a punishing paramilitary siege.
Fiji villagers reject plan for 'Pacific ashtray' in beach paradise
AFP, Published on 22/04/2026
» SYDNEY - An Australian billionaire's plan to burn rubbish for energy in Fiji amounts to "waste colonialism" and risks spoiling a "beach paradise", villagers and the Pacific nation's UN ambassador said.
India orders school water bells to beat heat
AFP, Published on 22/04/2026
» NEW DELHI - Schools in India's capital must ring regular bells to remind schoolchildren to drink water as the megacity gears up to face heatwave conditions, a new city order has said.
US tells Afghans to choose Taliban home or DR Congo: activist
AFP, Published on 22/04/2026
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - The United States is looking to give former Afghan allies stuck in Qatar a choice between emigrating to the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo or returning to their Taliban-ruled homeland, an activist said Tuesday.
Who's Bad? Not Michael Jackson in new big-budget biopic
AFP, Published on 20/04/2026
» PARIS - A new Michael Jackson biopic will shortly arrive in cinemas telling the story of the King of Pop's early career, but it's a tightly controlled story that avoids any reference to the child sex abuse allegations that dogged his later life.
Eight children dead in US domestic violence shooting
AFP, Published on 20/04/2026
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - Eight children were killed in a shooting spree early Sunday in the southern US state of Louisiana, in what police said appears to have been an incident of domestic violence.
China sex toy makers cautiously embrace AI wave
AFP, Published on 18/04/2026
» SHANGHAI - Erotic chatbots, video-synced and voice-activated devices mesmerised visitors at a sex toy expo in Shanghai this weekend, as China's adult product firms join the global AI craze.
Australian soldier accused of war crimes in Afghanistan granted bail
AFP, Published on 17/04/2026
» SYDNEY — An Australian court granted bail on Friday to former soldier Ben Roberts-Smith, charged with murdering unarmed prisoners captured in Afghanistan following a sweeping war crimes probe.
10-day ceasefire deal between Israel, Lebanon takes effect
AFP, Published on 17/04/2026
» BEIRUT (LEBANON) - A 10-day ceasefire deal agreed between Lebanon and Israel took effect on Friday, as US President Donald Trump said he was trying to set up the first-ever face-to-face meeting between the leaders of the two countries.
Jury finds Ticketmaster owner ran illegal monopoly
AFP, Published on 16/04/2026
» NEW YORK - A US jury on Wednesday found that entertainment giant Live Nation wielded monopoly power at its Ticketmaster business, violating federal and state antitrust laws, according to California's attorney general.