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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.
Gattuso resigns as Italy coach after World Cup flop
AFP, Published on 03/04/2026
» ROME - Gennaro Gattuso quit as Italy coach on Friday, as the Azzurri’s failure to reach a third straight World Cup continued to send shockwaves through Italian football.
US defence chief sacks top army general
AFP, Published on 03/04/2026
» WASHINGTON - The Trump administration has fired army chief of staff General Randy George and two other senior figures, officials said on Friday, in a surprise shake-up just as US forces are locked in a major war against Iran.
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.
AI-generated 'Fruit Love Island' takes TikTok by storm
AFP, Published on 03/04/2026
» TOKYO - Millions of people have been gripped by the juicy twists of an AI-generated TikTok micro-series based on the television hit "Love Island" -- except all the participants are sexy human-like fruit.
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.
Braving high fuel costs, Filipinos flock to crucifixion spectacle
AFP, Published on 03/04/2026
» SAN FERNANDO (PHILIPPINES) - Hundreds of Filipinos and tourists flocked to a sun-bleached field north of Manila on Good Friday to witness one of the country's most blood-soaked displays of religious fervour, undeterred by rising fuel prices driven by the Middle East war.
Geisha spectacle in Japan's Kyoto celebrates arrival of spring
AFP, Published on 03/04/2026
» KYOTO (JAPAN) - Against a backdrop of blooming cherry blossoms, a group of geishas elegantly shuffle onto a stage in Japan's Kyoto city to begin a centuries-old performance celebrating the arrival of spring.
In ritual dear to Francis, Pope Leo washes feet of 12 priests in Rome
AFP, Published on 03/04/2026
» VATICAN CITY - Pope Leo XIV performed the ritual of washing of the feet for the first time on Holy Thursday, marking a return to tradition for the rite which his predecessor Francis used to perform for the homeless, prisoners and other marginalised people.
Woods told cops he spoke with 'the President' before arrest: bodycam footage
AFP, Published on 03/04/2026
» MIAMI - Tiger Woods told police he was on the phone with "the President" immediately after his car crash in Florida and then expressed surprise when he was arrested, body camera video released on Thursday showed.