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Rubio tells Europe to join Trump's fight, says it belongs with US
AFP, Published on 15/02/2026
» MUNICH (GERMANY) - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio sought to reassure a nervous Europe on Saturday, saying Washington wanted to recharge the transatlantic alliance so a strong Europe could help the United States on its mission of global "renewal".
Taiwanese leader wants more defence links with Europe
AFP, Published on 12/02/2026
» TAIPEI - Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has called for greater defence and AI cooperation between Taiwan and Europe, as the democratic island seeks to bolster its protection against China.
Noisy humans harm birds and affect breeding success: study
AFP, Published on 11/02/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - Noise pollution is affecting bird behaviour across the globe, disrupting everything from courtship songs to the ability to find food and avoid predators, a large-scale new analysis showed on Wednesday.
Three-year heatwave ‘bleached half the planet’s coral reefs’
AFP, Published on 10/02/2026
» PARIS - A study published on Tuesday showed that more than half of the world’s coral reefs were bleached between 2014 and 2017 — a record-setting episode now being eclipsed by another series of devastating heatwaves.
Lies, horror, trauma: Kenyans recount forced Russian recruitment
AFP, Published on 09/02/2026
» NAIROBI — The scars on Victor's forearm remind him constantly of the day a Ukrainian drone attacked him after he was forcibly conscripted, like hundreds of young Kenyans, into the Russian army.
Gaza's Rafah crossing makes limited reopening after two-year war
AFP, Published on 02/02/2026
» RAFAH (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) — Gaza's key Rafah border crossing reopened to Palestinians on Monday, an Israeli security official said, though Egyptian state-linked media said only 50 people would be allowed to cross in each direction in the early days.
12 Gaza deaths blamed on Israeli airstrikes
Reuters, Published on 31/01/2026
» GAZA - Israeli airstrikes in Gaza killed at least 12 people, the Palestinian health ministry said on Saturday, with children reported to be among the fatalities in the latest violence rattling a tenuous ceasefire.
France tightens infant milk rules after global recalls
Reuters, Published on 31/01/2026
» PARIS - France has lowered the safety limit for cereulide toxin in infant formula, aiming to strengthen protections after several major producers ordered worldwide recalls over contamination concerns, the farm ministry said on Saturday.
Israel to partially reopen key Gaza crossing
AFP, Published on 30/01/2026
» JERUSALEM - Israel announced it would reopen the crucial Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt on Sunday after months of urging from the UN, humanitarian organisations and ordinary Palestinians — but only for the “limited movement of people”.
Dairy giants recall infant formula after contamination scare
Published on 22/01/2026
» Three of the world’s largest dairy companies are recalling and blocking batches of infant milk formula after a contamination scare that began with Nestle widened on Wednesday to the French groups Danone and Lactalis.