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Russian strikes kill six across Ukraine
AFP, Published on 25/04/2026
» KYIV - Russian strikes across Ukraine killed at least six people, officials said Saturday, most of them in an attack on a residential building in the eastern city of Dnipro.
'Raw and honest': India climbers face obstacles in race to the top
AFP, Published on 24/04/2026
» PUNE (INDIA) - Blink and you might miss Indian speed climber Deepu Mallesh scaling a wall five buses high in five seconds.
Just a little late: Frankfurt celebrates new airport terminal
AFP, Published on 23/04/2026
» FRANKFURT (GERMANY) - Frankfurt airport opened a new terminal on Wednesday, just a few years late and a billion euros over budget, with officials hailing a success in a country notorious for troubled infrastructure projects.
Iran says no plan for US peace talks
AFP, Published on 20/04/2026
» TEHRAN — Iran insisted it has no plan to attend a new round of negotiations with the United States on Monday, as uncertainty grows over a push to stop the Middle East war from resuming.
Pope Leo visits Angola's diamond-rich northeast of Africa's Angola
AFP, Published on 20/04/2026
» LUANDA — Pope Leo XIV heads to Angola's remote and diamond-rich northeast on Monday in the latest stop on an Africa tour during which he has spoken out against the country's glaring poverty.
Israel vows to level homes in Lebanon, counter threats with 'full force'
AFP, Published on 20/04/2026
» BEIRUT - Israel said its military had been instructed to use "full force" against threats in Lebanon despite a truce, and vowed to level homes allegedly used by Hezbollah, with state media reporting demolitions were underway on Sunday.
LIV Golf denies rumours of Saudi funding withdrawal
AFP, Published on 16/04/2026
» LOS ANGELES - LIV Golf on Wednesday moved to reassure players and staff that it remains fully funded, as reports circulated that the breakaway tour is on the verge of collapse due to the possible withdrawal of Saudi Arabian financing.
US-Iran talks fail to find deal but Gulf truce holds for now
AFP, Published on 12/04/2026
» TEHRAN - Iran and the United States failed to strike a deal Sunday to end the war in the Middle East, but there was no immediate return to hostilities and the region clung to hope that a fragile truce would hold.
In Pakistan's mediation to end Mideast war, China may hold the key
AFP, Published on 10/04/2026
» ISLAMABAD (PAKISTAN) - As Iranian and US envoys prepare to hold talks in Islamabad to end the Middle East war, official sources and experts say Beijing helped pave the way for the negotiations and will be a crucial component in securing a permanent truce.
New Jersey city spurns data centre as defiance spreads
AFP, Published on 10/04/2026
» NEW BRUNSWICK (UNITED STATES) - Residents of a New Jersey city mobilised within days to kill a planned data centre -- and now activists nationwide want to know how they did it.