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Hindu ultranationalist legions mark RSS centenary
AFP, Published on 23/10/2025
» NAGPUR, India - Brandishing bamboo sticks and chanting patriotic hymns, thousands of uniformed men parade in central India, a striking show of strength by the country’s millions-strong Hindu ultranationalist group.
Canterbury Cathedral graffiti exhibition asks questions of God
AFP, Published on 17/10/2025
» CANTERBURY (UNITED KINGDOM) - Forget the old adage that "cleanliness is next to godliness". Graffiti -- of a sort -- is now welcomed at the spiritual home of global Anglicanism in southeast England, to the ire of US Vice President JD Vance.
NBA back in China after six-year absence sparked by democracy tweet
AFP, Published on 08/10/2025
» MACAU — The National Basketball Association (NBA) returns to the lucrative China market this week with two pre-season games following a six-year absence after a team official tweeted his support for pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.
Ryder Cup begins in electric atmosphere at Bethpage Black
AFP, Published on 26/09/2025
» FARMINGDALE, New York - Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau blasted the opening tee shots as the 45th Ryder Cup between the United States and Europe began Friday in an electric atmosphere at Bethpage Black.
Julia Roberts looks to ‘stir it up’ with cancel-culture film
AFP, Published on 29/08/2025
» VENICE - Julia Roberts hopes to “stir it all up” for viewers of her new film about a university professor grappling with fraught US campus politics, as the Hollywood star made her debut at the Venice Film Festival on Friday.
Ferrari target third straight Le Mans triumph
AFP, Published on 12/06/2025
» LE MANS, France - Ferrari's Formula One fortunes may be flagging but the Italian constructor start this weekend's Le Mans 24 Hour Race as favourites targeting a third consecutive triumph in motorsport's fabled endurance classic.
Morocco set for sheepless Eid as drought persists
AFP, Published on 05/06/2025
» KHEMISSET, Morocco - As the Islamic festival of Eid al-Adha approaches, Fatima Kharraz can't seem to find the usual sense of celebration after drought-stricken Morocco urged people to forego the traditional sheep sacrifice this year.
Elitist no more, caviar is turning casual
AFP, Published on 29/04/2025
» PARIS — When Burger King announced it was selling caviar with nuggets at its French restaurants on April 1, many people assumed it was an April Fool's joke.
Vatican braces for huge crowds ahead of Pope's funeral
AFP, Published on 25/04/2025
» VATICAN CITY - The Vatican will make final preparations Friday for Pope Francis's funeral as the last of the huge crowds of mourners file through St Peter's Basilica to view his open coffin.
UK's top court to rule on how to define a 'woman'
AFP, Published on 16/04/2025
» LONDON - Britain's highest court will hand down a landmark ruling Wednesday on the definition of a "woman", weighing in on a long-running, divisive debate about biological sex versus gender identity.