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War in the Middle East: latest developments
AFP, Published on 21/04/2026
» The latest developments in the Middle East war:
Pope Leo XIV calls for 'hope' before 100,000 faithful in Angola
AFP, Published on 19/04/2026
» LUANDA (ANGOLA) - Tens of thousands of people attended a giant open-air mass by Pope Leo XIV outside the Angolan capital Sunday, where he delivered a message of hope to the resource-rich country marked by poverty and inequality.
Turkey accuses Israel of land-grab ambitions
AFP, Published on 18/04/2026
» ANTALYA, Turkey - Turkey’s top diplomat on Saturday accused Israel of creating an international “illusion” and using security concerns as a pretext to seize “more land”, in the latest flare‑up in escalating tensions between the two regional powers.
Review casts doubt on ‘breakthrough’ Alzheimer’s drugs
AFP, Published on 16/04/2026
» PARIS - Drugs once hailed as a breakthrough in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease do not meaningfully help patients, a major review found on Thursday, however some experts criticised the research.
Chinese tanker retreats twice from US' Hormuz blockade in 48 hours
South China Morning Post, Published on 16/04/2026
» A fully laden Chinese tanker has twice turned back from the US blockade of traffic leaving Iranian ports, despite setting off from the United Arab Emirates.
Buffets, baristas, but no briefings: journalists frozen out of Iran talks
AFP, Published on 11/04/2026
» ISLAMABAD (PAKISTAN) - They came from around the world: hundreds of journalists rushed to Islamabad's flagship convention centre -- converted into a media hub by Pakistani authorities for landmark talks between the United States and Iran to end the war in the Middle East.
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.
Iran truce spurs hopes for world economy, but recovery will be rocky
AFP, Published on 08/04/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - The ceasefire agreed between Iran and the United States should bring some relief to a world economy that has been roiled since the start of hostilities on February 28, even if not all sectors will rebound at the same pace.
Geisha spectacle in Japan's Kyoto celebrates arrival of spring
AFP, Published on 03/04/2026
» KYOTO (JAPAN) - Against a backdrop of blooming cherry blossoms, a group of geishas elegantly shuffle onto a stage in Japan's Kyoto city to begin a centuries-old performance celebrating the arrival of spring.
Music and barbecues in Tehran despite Trump threats
AFP, Published on 03/04/2026
» TEHRAN - In a leafy Tehran park on Thursday, Iranians gathered for picnics on the final day of the Persian new year holidays, shrugging off US President Donald Trump's threats to bomb Iran "back to the Stone Ages".