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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.
Pope to urge peace in Cameroon's conflict zone
AFP, Published on 15/04/2026
» YAOUNDé — Pope Leo XIV is to arrive in Cameroon on Wednesday, the second stage of an African tour shadowed by insults from United States President Donald Trump and suicide attacks in Algeria on his first day.
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.
Fatigue no excuse as Arteta urges spluttering Arsenal to respond
AFP, Published on 14/04/2026
» LONDON - Mikel Arteta has warned Arsenal that fatigue is no excuse for their damaging stumble as he urged his side to hit back by finishing off Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League quarter-final second leg.
Trump deletes Jesus post of himself after outcry
AFP, Published on 14/04/2026
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Monday deleted a social media image apparently depicting him as Jesus after an outcry from religious leaders that he was being blasphemous.
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.
War in the Middle East: latest developments
AFP, Published on 13/04/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - The latest developments in the Middle East war:
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.