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Move on, says Trump as Epstein files trigger probe into British politician
AFP, Published on 04/02/2026
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - US President Donald Trump made a fresh plea Tuesday for Americans to move on from the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, even as it left a prominent British politician facing a criminal probe on the other side of the Atlantic.
Riverside Ukraine city left with mud and memories
AFP, Published on 12/06/2023
» ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine: Zaporizhzhia residents braved grey skies and driving rain to visit the banks of the Dnipro, not to relax in riverside bars and resorts, but to contemplate a sea of mud.
Chainsaws, ice and a sauna in India's frozen north
AFP, Published on 16/02/2022
» CHILLING (INDIA) - High in the barren Indian Himalayas, artists are chainsawing blocks of ice from a frozen river creating what they hope will be the beginnings of India's answer to China's Harbin International Ice Festival.
From talking ducks to scary croissants: 2021's weirdest news
AFP, Published on 27/12/2021
» PARIS: How we laughed in 2021! Yes, the year was plagued by Covid, fires and floods... but it did throw up some weird and wonderful news to lift the spirits.
US concludes Russia poisoned Navalny, imposes sanctions
AFP, Published on 02/03/2021
» WASHINGTON - The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on seven senior Russian officials as it said its intelligence concluded that Moscow orchestrated the near fatal poisoning of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.
2020: World rocked by Covid-19, Trump and Black Lives Matter
AFP, Published on 27/12/2020
» PARIS: The Covid-19 pandemic cast a long pall over 2020 but it also saw President Donald Trump beaten by Joe Biden in a tumultuous US election and the Black Lives Matter movement shake the world.
Erdogan vows action over 'disgusting' Charlie Hebdo cartoon
AFP, Published on 29/10/2020
» ISTANBUL - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vented his outrage Wednesday at a "disgusting" cartoon in the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo depicting him looking up a woman's skirt while drinking beer in his underpants.
Machete-wielding sex burglar cleared after Aussie fantasy goes wrong
AFP, Published on 29/05/2020
» SYDNEY - A knife-toting Australian hired to break into another man's home, tie him up and stroke him with a broom has been cleared of intimidation after accidentally entering the wrong house.
Jaguars and underpants: when Olympic torch relays go wrong
AFP, Published on 24/03/2020
» TOKYO: From a jaguar on the loose to an elaborate hoax involving burning underwear, the Olympic torch relay has had its fair share of mishaps.
Rugby Union in 2019: De Klerk guides Springboks, Japan exceed expectations
AFP, Published on 17/12/2019
» PARIS - Faf de Klerk guided South Africa to World Cup glory in Japan, with the hosts setting the tournament alight with an unexpected run to the quarter-finals.