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Eight people arrested in Brazil for 'brutal' attack on capybara
AFP, Published on 24/03/2026
» RIO DE JANEIRO (BRAZIL) - Rio de Janeiro police said Monday they had arrested eight people for brutally beating a capybara -- the world's largest rodent whose chill demeanor has inspired countless memes online in recent years.
War in the Middle East: latest developments
AFP, Published on 19/03/2026
» PARIS — Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war:
Myanmar's post-coup parliament sits packed with junta allies
AFP, Published on 16/03/2026
» NAYPYIDAW - Myanmar's parliament is set to convene Monday for the first time since a military coup five years ago, packed with pro-junta lawmakers elected in a poll orchestrated by the top brass.
Iran sets two oil tankers ablaze near Iraq
Published on 12/03/2026
» Iran has set ablaze two tankers in Iraqi waters as it stepped up attacks on oil and transport facilities across the Middle East, warning the world should be ready for oil at $200 a barrel in defiance of President Donald Trump’s claim that the United States had already won the war.
Three brothers arrested over US embassy blast in Oslo
AFP, Published on 12/03/2026
» OSLO - Norwegian police said Wednesday three brothers had been arrested on suspicion of a "terrorist bombing" over a weekend explosion at the US embassy in Oslo, which caused minor damage but no injuries.
Shein in EU crosshairs over ‘childlike’ sex dolls
AFP, Published on 17/02/2026
» BRUSSELS - The European Union on Tuesday opened an investigation into the online retail giant Shein over the sale of childlike sex dolls and what it called the platform’s “addictive design”.
Rio to kick off Carnival parade with ode to Lula in election year
AFP, Published on 16/02/2026
» RIO DE JANEIRO (BRAZIL) - Rio de Janeiro on Sunday kicks off three days of dazzling carnival parades with a tribute to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva that the opposition has criticized as early election campaigning ahead of October polls.
Suicide blast at Islamabad mosque kills at least 31
AFP, Published on 06/02/2026
» ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - A suicide bombing at a Shia mosque in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad killed at least 31 people on Friday, local authorities said, with a police source saying more than 130 were wounded.
Gang members in Guatemala kill seven police after prison crackdown: minister
AFP, Published on 19/01/2026
» ESCUINTLA (GUATEMALA) - Guatemala's interior minister accused gangs of killing seven police on Sunday in retaliation for the government's refusal to transfer gang leaders to a lower-security prison.
Grok barred from undressing images after global backlash
AFP, Published on 15/01/2026
» SAN FRANCISCO - The social media platform X has announced measures to prevent its AI chatbot Grok from undressing images of real people, following global backlash over its generation of sexualised photos of women and children.