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'One Battle' triumphs at BAFTAs that honour British talent
AFP, Published on 23/02/2026
» LONDON - Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle After Another" continued its awards season streak by winning the top prize at the BAFTAs on Sunday, with the British awards also recognising homegrown talent across categories.
Francis: radical leader who broke the papal mould
AFP, Published on 21/04/2025
» VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis, who died Monday aged 88, will go down in history as a radical pontiff, a champion of underdogs who forged a more compassionate Catholic Church while stopping short of overhauling centuries-old dogma.
Julian Assange pleads guilty, securing his freedom
New York Times, Published on 26/06/2024
» SYDNEY — Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, pleaded guilty Wednesday to a felony charge of violating the US Espionage Act, securing his freedom under a plea deal that saw its final act play out in a remote US courtroom in Saipan in the Western Pacific.
Russian forces push deeper into northern Ukraine
New York Times, Published on 13/05/2024
» KHARKIV, Ukraine - In the past three days, Russian troops, backed by fighter jets, artillery and lethal drones, have poured across Ukraine’s northeastern border and seized at least nine villages and settlements, and more territory per day than at almost any other point in the war, save the very beginning.
Born in New York's Bronx before dominating the globe, hip hop turns 50
AFP, Published on 08/08/2023
» NEW YORK - A genre, a culture and a lifestyle all at once: hip hop has traveled from the block party to the billionaire's club, soundtracked protest and celebration, and asserted seismic influence over the course of pop.
Unseeded Vondrousova stuns tearful Jabeur to win Wimbledon title
AFP, Published on 15/07/2023
» LONDON - Marketa Vondrousova became the first unseeded woman to win Wimbledon in the Open era as the Czech swept to a shock 6-4, 6-4 victory over Tunisia's Ons Jabeur in Saturday's final.
Swiatek fights off Muchova in thriller for third French Open title
AFP, Published on 10/06/2023
» PARIS - Iga Swiatek battled past Karolina Muchova 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 to win her third French Open title on Saturday and become the first woman to successfully defend the Roland Garros title since 2007.
Agony, ecstasy as Erdogan wins historic Turkey runoff
AFP, Published on 29/05/2023
» ISTANBUL - The dreams of Turkey's opposition gave way to crushing disappointment on Sunday as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan narrowly won a historic runoff election to extend his two-decade rule to 2028.
Grassroots campaign aims to sway Erdogan voters
AFP, Published on 27/05/2023
» ISTANBUL: Undaunted by their underdog status, Turkish activists are trying to bridge the political divide in a grassroots campaign aimed at helping President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's rival in Sunday's historic election runoff.
US midterms and the strange demise of the political center
AFP, Published on 19/05/2022
» WASHINGTON - A giant Donald Trump mural on the front lawn. An anti-Biden rap video. A TV ad featuring an assault rifle and a vow to do "whatever it takes" to restore America to its "former glory."