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The foreign POWs stuck in Ukrainian prison limbo
AFP, Published on 30/01/2026
» UNDISCLOSED (UKRAINE) — "Assemble!" someone bellowed in the prison corridor, cutting through the silence.
'Sleep under the stars': hotel mess in Brazil ahead of UN meet
AFP, Published on 05/09/2025
» BELéM (BRAZIL) - With two months to go, the "COP30 Hotel," spruced up and renamed after the UN climate conference due to take place in the Amazonian city of Belem in November, has zero bookings.
French colonial legacy fades as Vietnam fetes independence
AFP, Published on 02/09/2025
» HANOI - Crispy banh mi baguettes, grand colonial facades and chattering Francophone schoolchildren are lingering reminders of the French presence that once dominated Vietnam.
Trump praises Liberian leader on English - his native tongue
AFP, Published on 10/07/2025
» WASHINGTON — United States President Donald Trump complimented the president of Liberia Wednesday on his English-speaking skills -- despite English being the official language of the West African nation.
Brazil's Bolsonaro overhauls cabinet amid Covid surge
AFP, Published on 30/03/2021
» BRASíLIA - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro overhauled his government Monday, changing six cabinet members including the foreign, defense and justice ministers, as the far-right leader faced mounting pressure over a deadly surge of Covid-19.
Cardinal Pell to return to Rome after sex abuse acquittal
AFP, Published on 29/09/2020
» SYDNEY: Australian Cardinal George Pell will return to Rome Tuesday for the first time since being acquitted of child sexual abuse charges, and just days after a Vatican rival was ousted.
'Return to right path' Beijing's new envoy tells Hong Kong
AFP, Published on 06/01/2020
» HONG KONG: Beijing's new top envoy to Hong Kong said he hoped the protest ravaged city would "return to the right path" as he took up his post on Monday.
French language eyes 'le comeback' as Britain leaves Europe
AFP, Published on 18/03/2018
» BRUSSELS - Once upon a time speaking French was easy in Brussels, but things have changed.