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'Simple' goodbye to Bardot lined up in Saint-Tropez
AFP, Published on 07/01/2026
» SAINT-TROPEZ (FRANCE) - French screen icon Brigitte Bardot will be buried in her hometown of Saint-Tropez on Wednesday, with the low-key funeral set to reflect her lifelong love of animals, as well as her far-right political views.
Far-right candidate Kast wins Chile presidential election
AFP, Published on 15/12/2025
» SANTIAGO (CHILE) - Chilean voters elected the most right-wing president in 35 years of democracy on Sunday, with official results showing arch-conservative Jose Antonio Kast with a thumping victory and his rival quickly conceding defeat.
Former US vice president Dick Cheney dies at 84
Reuters, Published on 04/11/2025
» Dick Cheney, a driving force behind the US invasion of Iraq and a man considered by historians as one of the most powerful vice presidents in US history, has died at the age of 84.
‘Poland first’ president takes office in Warsaw
AFP, Published on 06/08/2025
» WARSAW - Poland’s new nationalist president Karol Nawrocki called for a “sovereign Poland” and promised to “fight those who are pushing the nation towards decline” as he was sworn in on Wednesday.
Manhunt intensifies in US after lawmaker killed, another wounded
AFP, Published on 16/06/2025
» WASHINGTON - Police and FBI agents waged a huge manhunt Sunday for a gunman who killed a Democratic state lawmaker and her husband in Minnesota in what officials called a politically motivated attack.
Pro-Trump nationalist wins Poland’s presidential election
Bloomberg, Published on 02/06/2025
» A nationalist candidate backed by Donald Trump secured victory in Poland’s presidential election, defeating the centrist mayor of Warsaw in a contest that could stymie the government’s efforts to shift the nation back into the European Union mainstream.
Poland holds tight vote with EU role at stake
AFP, Published on 01/06/2025
» WARSAW - Poles began voting on Sunday in a tight presidential election with major implications for the country's role in Europe, and for abortion and LGBTQ rights.
Polish vote framed as ‘clash of civilisations’
AFP, Published on 30/05/2025
» WARSAW - Warsaw’s pro-EU mayor and a nationalist historian held their last day of campaigning on Friday for Poland’s presidency, with opinion polls predicting a close race in Sunday’s vote, which will determine the direction of the key central European EU and NATO member.
Bomb at fertility clinic in California kills one
AFP, Published on 18/05/2025
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - An explosion outside a California fertility clinic Saturday killed one person in what the local mayor described as a bomb attack.
Uruguay's 'poorest president' Mujica dies aged 89
AFP, Published on 14/05/2025
» MONTEVIDEO - Uruguay's former president Jose "Pepe" Mujica, an ex-guerrilla fighter and hero of the Latin American left, has died at the age of 89, the government said Tuesday.