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In Finland's forests, soldiers re-learn how to lay anti-personnel mines
AFP, Published on 06/02/2026
» KAJAANI - Finland is barely out of the treaty banning them but the country's armed forces are already training soldiers to lay anti-personnel mines, citing a threat from neighbouring Russia.
Syrian army enters camp holding jihadists’ relatives
AFP, Published on 21/01/2026
» AL-HOL CAMP, Syria - The Syrian army on Wednesday entered the vast Al-Hol camp that houses relatives of suspected Islamic State jihadists after Kurdish forces withdrew from the site, said an AFP journalist at the scene.
Zelensky hopes US talks yield results
AFP, Published on 16/01/2026
» KYIV - President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday that he hopes Ukraine will sign agreements with the United States next week on a plan to end Russia’s invasion but lashed out at slow ammunition deliveries from abroad.
Gates: Aid cuts causing ‘tragic’ rise in child deaths
AFP, Published on 05/12/2025
» PARIS - Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates told AFP on Thursday it is “tragic” that child deaths will increase worldwide for the first time this century because wealthy Western countries have slashed international aid.
G20 summit opens in South Africa without Trump
AFP, Published on 22/11/2025
» JOHANNESBURG — A US-European rift over the future of Ukraine is set to overshadow a Group of 20 (G20) summit starting in South Africa on Saturday further marked by Donald Trump's pointed absence.
Sanae Takaichi becomes Japan's first female prime minister
Reuters, Published on 21/10/2025
» TOKYO — Conservative nationalist Sanae Takaichi was appointed Japan's first female prime minister on Tuesday in a parliamentary vote that handed her a majority in the lower house.
Indonesia set to buy Chinese J-10 fighter jets amid push to modernise military
South China Morning Post, Published on 17/10/2025
» Indonesia's top defence official says his country is set to acquire China's J-10 fighter jets, possibly making it the second foreign military to operate the model after Pakistan.
Israeli cabinet ratifies Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal with Hamas
Reuters, Published on 10/10/2025
» JERUSALEM/CAIRO - Israel's government ratified a ceasefire with the Palestinian militant group Hamas on Friday, clearing the way to suspend hostilities in Gaza within 24 hours and free Israeli hostages held there within 72 hours after that.
Tracing the 'Green Sahara' in Chad's northern desert
AFP, Published on 19/09/2025
» N'DJAMENA — A cloud of dust escapes from an excavation site in the sand of Chad's arid north, where scientists are looking for signs of human habitation in an area once humid and called the "Green Sahara".
South Korea sends plane to fetch detained workers from US
AFP, Published on 10/09/2025
» SEOUL - A chartered plane departed Seoul for the United States Wednesday to repatriate hundreds of South Korean workers detained in an immigration raid, flag carrier Korean Air told AFP.