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ICE-linked security ‘not welcome’ at Winter Olympics
AFP, Published on 27/01/2026
» ROME - A branch of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will help with security for the Winter Olympics in Italy, officials confirmed on Tuesday, sparking anger and warnings they were not welcome.
'Rescued my soul': Hong Kong firefighters save beloved pets
AFP, Published on 02/12/2025
» HONG KONG — When Jacky Lee first heard about a raging fire at the Hong Kong housing estate where she lived, she rushed back to save Jason, her 15-year-old grey poodle still at home, fearing she would never see him again.
'Absolute madness': Thailand's pet lion problem
AFP, Published on 29/07/2025
» CHIANG MAI — Behind a car repair business on a nondescript Thai street are the cherished pets of a rising TikTok animal influencer: two lions and a 200-kilogramme lion-tiger hybrid called "Big George."
The eye-opening science of close encounters with polar bears
AFP, Published on 22/07/2025
» LONGYEARBYEN - It's a pretty risky business trying to take a blood sample from a polar bear -- one of the most dangerous predators on the planet -- on an Arctic ice floe.
Trump insists Iran nuclear programme set back ‘decades’
AFP, Published on 25/06/2025
» JERUSALEM - President Donald Trump insisted Wednesday that US strikes led to the “total obliteration” of Iran’s nuclear capabilities and set the country’s atomic programme back “decades”, while Israel said it was still early to fully assess the damage.
Trump slaps new travel ban on Myanmar, 11 other countries
AFP, Published on 05/06/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump signed a new travel ban on Wednesday targeting 12 countries including Myanmar, Afghanistan, Iran and Yemen, reviving one of the most controversial measures from his first term.
Rwandan vet lauded for saving grey crowned cranes
AFP, Published on 30/04/2025
» RUGEZI, Rwanda - White wings flashing overhead in the sunlight, conservationist Olivier Nsengimana points out Rwanda’s grey crowned cranes, migratory birds that have made an extraordinary comeback in the Great Lakes region.
Pope paves way for 'God's architect' Gaudi's sainthood
AFP, Published on 15/04/2025
» VATICAN CITY - The Catholic Church has put Antoni Gaudi, the designer of Barcelona's Sagrada Familia basilica nicknamed "God's architect", on the path to sainthood, the Vatican said on Monday.
‘I’m alive’: Russian Kursk evacuees reunite with families
AFP, Published on 18/03/2025
» RUSSIA - Russian pensioner Olga Shkuratova trembled, clutching a scrap of paper bearing a handwritten phone number for her son.
New Orleans ‘numb’ after truck attack that killed 15
AFP, Published on 02/01/2025
» NEW ORLEANS - The celebratory atmosphere of Bourbon Street in New Orleans, long an American byword for indulgence and revelry, was dimmed Wednesday as residents and visitors alike reeled from a deadly truck attack on New Year’s crowds.