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Madagascar President Rajoelina's re-election contested
AFP, Published on 25/11/2023
» ANTANANARIVO - Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina has won another term in office, the election commission said on Saturday, but his victory in a vote boycotted by most opposition candidates is already facing legal challenges.
Six students go on trial over 2020 murder of French schoolteacher
AFP, Published on 25/11/2023
» PARIS - Six teenagers go on trial in Paris on Monday for their role in the 2020 beheading of teacher Samuel Paty, the first of two trials in a case that horrified France.
Brazilian who intervened in Dublin knife attack insists he's no hero
AFP, Published on 25/11/2023
» DUBLIN - A Brazilian delivery driver branded a hero for helping subdue a knife-wielding assailant suspected of attacking children outside an Irish school told AFP Saturday that he acted "like every parent would".
Rajoelina, Madagascar's ambitious president who parties on
AFP, Published on 25/11/2023
» ANTANANARIVO - From the musical nights of his youth that earned his nickname "the disc jockey" to his political adventures over the past decade, life has been one long party of one kind or another for Andry Rajoelina, who on Saturday secured a second elected term as Madagascar's president.
For some families, returning Gaza hostages bring 'sign of life'
AFP, Published on 25/11/2023
» TEL AVIV - When the first group of Israeli hostages was released from Gaza as part of a truce, Noam Peri's elderly father was not among them. But they brought with them news that he was still alive.
COP28 president 'cautiously optimistic' on success of key climate conference
AFP, Published on 25/11/2023
» PARIS - The UAE's Sultan Al Jaber, the president of the forthcoming UN climate conference in Dubai, is "cautiously optimistic" that the pivotal talks will be successful, he told AFP in an interview on Saturday.
Thai LionAir to probe mid-air engine fire at Don Muang
Post Reporters, Published on 25/11/2023
» Thai LionAir will investigate an incident on Friday when the engine of one of its planes caught fire after taking off from Don Mueang International Airport.
Kenya's Ruto pledges action to tackle deadly flood emergency
AFP, Published on 25/11/2023
» NAIROBI - Kenya is drawing up measures to tackle a flood disaster that has killed 70 people and driven tens of thousands from their homes, President William Ruto said on Saturday, describing it as an "emergency situation".
Dublin riot highlights 'far-right' agitation over Ireland immigration
AFP, Published on 25/11/2023
» DUBLIN - Riots in Dublin this week have highlighted growing social tensions in Ireland, with political leaders and others blaming far-right agitators for stoking unrest over increased immigration in recent years.
Ukraine says Kyiv hit by 'most massive' drone attack since war began
AFP, Published on 25/11/2023
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Ukraine said on Saturday it had downed 71 Russian attack drones overnight, in what Kyiv authorities said was the biggest attack on the capital since the start of the invasion.