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War in the Middle East: latest developments
AFP, Published on 20/04/2026
» PARIS — The latest developments in the Middle East war:
Eight children dead in US domestic violence shooting
AFP, Published on 20/04/2026
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - Eight children were killed in a shooting spree early Sunday in the southern US state of Louisiana, in what police said appears to have been an incident of domestic violence.
Escaped wolf in South Korea recaptured, returned to zoo
AFP, Published on 17/04/2026
» SEOUL - A wolf that escaped from a South Korean zoo was recaptured on Friday, authorities said, after he caused a school closure, a huge nine-day search and a government gaffe over an AI-generated image.
Turkey holding funerals for school shooting victims
AFP, Published on 16/04/2026
» ISTANBUL - Turkey will hold funerals for nine victims killed in a school shooting by a 14-year-old, an attack that has sent shockwaves across the country, with authorities saying the suspect had referenced a US mass killer in a WhatsApp profile image.
Blaze tears through crucial Australian refinery
AFP, Published on 16/04/2026
» GEELONG, Australia - Columns of fire engulfed a crucial Australian oil refinery after a chain of explosions, authorities said on Thursday as they warned of disruptions to domestic fuel supply.
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.
Pupil kills nine, wounds 13 in new Turkey school shooting
AFP, Published on 15/04/2026
» ISTANBUL - A 13-year-old opened fire at a Turkish school on Wednesday, killing nine people and wounding 13, with students jumping from windows to escape the second school shooting in the country in as many days, officials said.
Train driver killed, two critically injured as French TGV collides with truck
AFP, Published on 07/04/2026
» BULLY-LES-MINES — A French high-speed train crashed into a truck carrying military equipment in northern France on Tuesday, killing the driver of the TGV and critically injuring two people, officials said.
How a perilous US rescue mission in Iran nearly went off course
Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali and Humeyra Pamuk of Reuters, Published on 06/04/2026
» WASHINGTON - The rescue had unfolded with near‑perfect precision. Under cover of darkness, US commandos slipped deep into Iran, undetected, scaled a 7,000‑foot ridge and pulled a stranded American weapons specialist to safety, moving him toward a secret rendezvous point before dawn on Sunday. Then everything stopped.
Saudi oasis town adjusts to life in the firing line
AFP, Published on 06/04/2026
» AL KHARJ (SAUDI ARABIA) - For generations, a Saudi oasis town has been a favoured spot for stressed visitors from the nearby capital Riyadh to come and decompress.