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French jury upholds jail terms for three rugby players over gang rape
AFP, Published on 04/04/2026
» ANGOULêME (FRANCE) - A French court on Saturday upheld the prison sentences of up to 14 years imposed on three former rugby players who had appealed their convictions for raping a student in 2017.
Man City host Liverpool, Arsenal chase treble in FA Cup quarter-finals
AFP, Published on 03/04/2026
» MANCHESTER - Liverpool face a daunting trip to Manchester City in the standout tie of the FA Cup quarter-finals this weekend as Mohamed Salah seeks to end nine spectacular seasons at Anfield on a high.
‘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.
At gas stations, Americans say they're 'paying the price' of Iran war
AFP, Published on 01/04/2026
» FALLS CHURCH (UNITED STATES) - At a gas station in the Washington suburbs, drivers confronted the harsh domestic repercussions of the war on Iran, as spiking fuel prices hit household budgets hard.
Italy again miss out on World Cup as Bosnia, Turkey, Czechs and Sweden qualify
AFP, Published on 01/04/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - Italy failed to qualify for a third consecutive World Cup as a play-off defeat on penalties to Bosnia and Hercegovina on Tuesday meant the Azzurri will not go to this year's tournament in North America, while Turkey, the Czech Republic and Sweden all secured their places at the finals.
Woods says was looking at phone before crash: accident report
AFP, Published on 01/04/2026
» MIAMI - Golf superstar Tiger Woods told authorities he was looking at his phone and changing radio channels before his car crash last Friday, according to an accident report released by police Tuesday.
Italy chase World Cup spot as Kosovo bid to make debut
AFP, Published on 30/03/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - Four-time World Cup winners Italy hope to end a 12-year absence from football's biggest stage on Tuesday, while Kosovo are dreaming of a first ever appearance at a major tournament.
UK police question suspect after car hits pedestrians in English city
AFP, Published on 30/03/2026
» LONDON - British police were on Sunday questioning a 36-year-old man arrested for attempted murder after a car ploughed into people on a street in a central English city, injuring seven of them.
Iran claims aluminium plant attacks in Gulf as Houthis join war
AFP, Published on 29/03/2026
» TEHRAN - Iran claimed on Sunday attacks on two major aluminium plants in the Gulf, further raising the economic stakes of the Middle East war after Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis joined the conflict.
France calls Olympic gender test ‘a step backwards’
AFP, Published on 27/03/2026
» PARIS - France on Friday called the International Olympic Committee’s new policy on gender testing to determine eligibility to compete in women’s events a “step backwards”, but other countries welcomed the move.