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Funny old world: the week's offbeat news
AFP, Published on 22/08/2025
» PARIS - From a bear cooling down in an ice cream parlour to Japanese staff who took quality control too far. Your weekly roundup of offbeat stories from around the world.
NATO chief calls for ‘robust security guarantees’ for Ukraine
AFP, Published on 22/08/2025
» KYIV - The head of NATO on Friday called for “robust” security guarantees for Ukraine to ensure Russia upholds any potential peace deal and “never again” attempts to invade Ukraine.
Under a drone canopy, Ukraine army medics rely on robots and luck
AFP, Published on 22/08/2025
» UNDISCLOSED (UKRAINE) - When Magician, a Ukrainian serviceman, was remotely steering a robot hauling a wounded soldier away from the front line towards safety, the worst-case scenario played out on his monitor.
Israel vows to destroy Gaza City if Hamas doesn't disarm, free hostages
AFP, Published on 22/08/2025
» JERUSALEM - Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz vowed Friday to destroy Gaza City if Hamas did not agree to disarm, release all remaining hostages in the territory and end the war on Israel's terms.
Bumpy skies: How climate change increases air turbulence
AFP, Published on 22/08/2025
» WASHINGTON - The seatbelt sign pings on, trays rattle, drinks slosh in their glasses.
North Korea's Kim decorates troops who fought for Russia against Ukraine
AFP, Published on 22/08/2025
» SEOUL - New images released by North Korean state media on Friday showed leader Kim Jong Un kneeling before portraits of soldiers killed fighting for Russia against Ukraine, as well as hugging an emotional survivor of the conflict.
Marseille plunged into crisis with season just getting started
AFP, Published on 22/08/2025
» PARIS - A crisis is never far away at Marseille but the speed at which things have unravelled for the French giants at the start of this season is unprecedented.
Five dead as 'thunderous' bomb attack hits Colombian city
AFP, Published on 22/08/2025
» CALI, Colombia - Colombian authorities said five people were killed and dozens more injured when a truck bomb tore through a busy street in the city of Cali on Thursday, deepening the country's most serious security crisis in decades.
Chile, Argentina football fans trade blame over stadium violence
AFP, Published on 22/08/2025
» BUENOS AIRES (ARGENTINA) - Argentine and Chilean football fans traded blame on Thursday after a pitched battle in a Buenos Aires stadium involving knives, sticks and stun grenades, which left 19 people injured, three seriously.
Palace's Eze on verge of Arsenal move as he misses European tie
AFP, Published on 22/08/2025
» LONDON - Crystal Palace's Eberechi Eze appeared to be moving closer to a transfer to Arsenal worth a reported 60 million pound ($81 million) after the England international was left out of the Eagles' team for their European tie on Thursday.