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Victorious Aliyev says fulfilled Azerbaijani 'dream' in Karabakh
AFP, Published on 16/10/2023
» BAKU - A victorious President Ilham Aliyev said he had achieved a decades-long "Azerbaijani dream" by retaking Nagorno-Karabakh from ethnic Armenian separatists, as he raised his country's flag in the region's main city on Sunday.
French Catholic Church in decline as Pope visits
AFP, Published on 22/09/2023
» MARSEILLE - Tens of thousands of Catholics are expected in the French Mediterranean city of Marseille for Pope Francis's two-day visit, but the once dominant faith is in a long decline in France.
Hong Kong flooded by heaviest rainfall in 140 years
AFP, Published on 08/09/2023
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong was flooded by the heaviest rainfall in nearly 140 years on Friday, leaving the city's streets and some subway stations under water and forcing its schools to close.
Beijing rains 'heaviest in 140 years'
AFP, Published on 02/08/2023
» FANGSHAN, China: Deadly rains that pummelled China's capital in recent days were the heaviest since records began 140 years ago, Beijing's weather service said on Wednesday, as a massive cleanup operation began.
Military helicopters deliver aid to Beijing flood victims
AFP, Published on 01/08/2023
» BEIJING - China deployed military helicopters on Tuesday to deliver supplies to stranded train passengers in Beijing, state media reported, after deadly rainstorms wreaked havoc in the capital.
Day 500 of Ukraine war: No end in sight
AFP, Published on 08/07/2023
» NIKOPOL, Ukraine: On the 500th day since Russia's invasion and as the war grinds on, Ukrainian forces are advancing slowly without enough arms and ammunition and with its main cities under constant threat.
France to shut down climate NGO after protest violence
AFP, Published on 20/06/2023
» PARIS - French authorities are expected shortly to issue a decree shutting down a climate activist group after demonstrators clashed with police over a controversial irrigation project that left one man in a coma.
Ukraine claims gains despite Russia 'powerful resistance'
AFP, Published on 15/06/2023
» KYIV (UKRAINE): Kyiv on Thursday reported progress in its counteroffensive on the eastern and southern fronts, despite contending with strong resistance from Russian troops.
Putin claims Ukraine sees major losses in counterattack, Kyiv eyes gains
AFP, Published on 14/06/2023
» MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin claimed Tuesday that Ukraine's casualties in its much-anticipated counteroffensive were ten times higher than Moscow's even as Kyiv said it was making gains and "moving forward".
Heavy fighting suggests Ukraine offensive is starting
AFP, Published on 09/06/2023
» KYIV: Fighting was raging on Friday in southern Ukraine, with observers seeing the combat as the opening phase of Kyiv's long-expected offensive.