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Rights groups take UK government to court over Israel arms sales
AFP, Published on 13/05/2025
» LONDON - Rights groups and NGOs took the UK government to court on Tuesday accusing it of breaching international law by supplying fighter jet parts to Israel amid the war in Gaza.
Ukraine warns Putin against skipping talks
AFP, Published on 13/05/2025
» KYIV - Ukraine said on Tuesday that if Vladimir Putin skips talks in Turkey it would be a “clear sign” to the world the Russian leader is not serious about peace, and the West should reply with boosted military support to Kyiv.
Gerard Depardieu: a tarnished French film icon
AFP, Published on 13/05/2025
» PARIS - Gerard Depardieu was a titan of French cinema for more than 50 years but a sexual assault conviction, a string of other allegations and several instances of lewd behaviour now cast a long, dark shadow over what was once a glittering career.
Trump heads to the Gulf eyeing deals amid diplomatic offensive
AFP, Published on 13/05/2025
» RIYADH - Donald Trump will arrive in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday on the first leg of a Gulf tour that will also take him to Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, eyeing business deals even as accords on the Middle East's hotspots will likely be harder to reach.
Hollywood stars condemn Gaza 'genocide' on eve of Cannes Festival
AFP, Published on 13/05/2025
» CANNES (FRANCE) - More than 350 figures from the cinema world including Hollywood stars Richard Gere and Susan Sarandon condemned "genocide" in Gaza in an open letter published Monday on the eve of the Cannes Festival.
Nazi files found in champagne crates in Argentine court basement
AFP, Published on 13/05/2025
» BUENOS AIRES - A hoard of World War II-era Nazi propaganda and membership documents has been unearthed in the basement of Argentina's Supreme Court, where it has lain, stashed in champagne crates, since 1941.
Myanmar junta airstrike kills 22 at school: witnesses
AFP, Published on 13/05/2025
» DEPEYIN (MYANMAR) - A Myanmar junta airstrike hit a school Monday killing 22 people, including 20 children, witnesses said, despite a purported humanitarian ceasefire called to help the nation recover from a devastating earthquake.
Trump defends resettling white South Africans as refugees in US
AFP, Published on 13/05/2025
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Monday defended the decision to resettle a group of white Afrikaners in the United States as refugees, saying they were fleeing a "terrible situation" in South Africa.
Ancelotti to leave Real Madrid for Brazil job
AFP, Published on 12/05/2025
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti will leave the club at the end of the season to take charge of the Brazil national team, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) announced on Monday.
Romania's far-right candidate clear favourite in presidential run-off
AFP, Published on 12/05/2025
» BUCHAREST - After triumphing in the first round of the presidential election, Romania's far-right candidate George Simion is tipped to win this weekend's run-off unless his pro-European rival can mobilise the masses who abstained last time.