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French-owned container ship passes through Hormuz
AFP, Published on 03/04/2026
» PARIS - A container ship declaring itself to have a French owner has passed through the Strait of Hormuz, according to data analysed by AFP on Friday.
Israel under fire from Iran missiles as Trump issues new warning
AFP, Published on 03/04/2026
» JERUSALEM - Israel said on Friday it was under attack from a new barrage of Iranian missiles, as President Donald Trump warned the United States had yet to begin "destroying what's left" with more of the Islamic republic's infrastructure in his sights.
Hungary's opposition surfs grassroots wave ahead of key election
AFP, Published on 03/04/2026
» JáSZFéNYSZARU — Like many of her fellow volunteers, Hungarian beautician Krisztina Menczel sat idle in the past elections that kept nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban in power.
What's real anymore? AI warps truth of Mideast war
AFP, Published on 02/04/2026
» WASHINGTON - “Is Netanyahu real or AI?” an internet headline blared, pointing to a video that supposedly showed the Israeli prime minister with six fingers.
Historic Artemis lunar mission lifts off successfully
AFP, Published on 02/04/2026
» KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida - Four astronauts blasted off aboard a massive NASA rocket Wednesday on a long-anticipated journey around the Moon, the first crewed lunar flyby in more than 50 years.
Judge allows Tiger Woods to leave US for treatment
AFP, Published on 02/04/2026
» MIAMI - A Florida judge ruled on Wednesday that Tiger Woods can leave the United States to seek “comprehensive inpatient treatment” after his arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence.
Deal reached to end partial US government shutdown
AFP, Published on 02/04/2026
» WASHINGTON - Republican leaders in the US Congress said on Wednesday they had reached a deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security and end a weeks-long partial government shutdown that has brought chaos to airports.
‘Tarnished’ Spain probes anti-Muslim chants at Egypt friendly
AFP, Published on 02/04/2026
» MADRID - Spanish police on Wednesday said they were investigating “Islamophobic and xenophobic” chants that were heard during a Spain-Egypt international football match in Barcelona, which the prime minister said “tarnish” the country.
Russian women decry plans to therapise them into having children
AFP, Published on 01/04/2026
» MOSCOW - Russian women say the idea of "therapising" them into having children is coercive, cruel and unworkable, and will do little to reverse declining birth rates -- currently at their lowest in 200 years.
Chinese robotaxis stall in apparent 'malfunction': police
AFP, Published on 01/04/2026
» BEIJING - A string of self-driving robotaxis owned by Chinese internet giant Baidu stalled in central China, stranding passengers after an apparent "system malfunction", police said on Wednesday.