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Rome summons Russian ambassador over insults against Meloni
AFP, Published on 22/04/2026
» ROME - Italy has summoned Russia's ambassador in Rome after a Russian television presenter delivered a stream of insults against Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Tuesday.
Trade ships hit in Hormuz as Iran reopening falters
AFP, Published on 18/04/2026
» LONDON - A handful of oil and gas tankers crossed the Hormuz Strait Saturday during a brief reopening, tracking data showed, but others retreated and two were reportedly attacked as Iran closed the route again.
Pope visits Cameroon city hit by post-vote protest deaths
AFP, Published on 17/04/2026
» DOUALA - Pope Leo XIV will offer mass on Friday in Cameroon's economic capital Douala, the biggest event of a visit marked by his calls for peace and spat with US President Donald Trump.
Venezuela police tear-gas protesters demanding salary rises
AFP, Published on 10/04/2026
» CARACAS - Venezuelan police fired tear gas on Thursday to disperse around 2,000 protesters who marched towards the presidential palace to demand salary and pension increases, AFP reporters saw.
Senegal stripped of AFCON title, Morocco declared champions
AFP, Published on 18/03/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - Senegal say they will appeal after they were sensationally stripped of the Africa Cup of Nations title on Tuesday and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) instead declared Morocco champions, two months after their chaotic final.
Senior US counterterrorism official resigns to protest Iran war
AFP, Published on 18/03/2026
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - A senior US counterterrorism official resigned on Tuesday to protest the US-Israeli war against Iran and said the Islamic Republic posed no imminent threat to the United States.
North Korea vow no more protests in Women's Asian Cup
AFP, Published on 12/03/2026
» PERTH — North Korea pledged Thursday there will be no more sideline protests during their Women's Asian Cup quarter-final with Australia after causing a stir against China.
War in the Middle East: latest developments
AFP, Published on 11/03/2026
» WASHINGTON — Here are the latest events in the Middle East war:
AI-enhanced images of real events distort view of Mideast war
AFP, Published on 10/03/2026
» ATHENS - The Middle East war has unleashed a torrent of AI-driven disinformation. Beyond entirely fabricated visuals, another kind of content is spreading: authentic images "enhanced" in ways that experts say are subtly distorting perceptions of what's happening on the ground.
NY police say device thrown near anti-Islam protest was IED
AFP, Published on 09/03/2026
» NEW YORK - A homemade incendiary thrown near anti-Islam protesters outside the New York mayor's residence was a viable improvised explosive device "that could have caused serious injury or death," police said Sunday.