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Taiwan coast guard ramps up island patrols ahead o...
Taipei's coast guard ramped up patrols over the weekend around its outlying islands that have seen increased presence of Chinese v...
French forces look to open route to New Caledonia'...
French forces launched a "major operation" on Sunday to regain control of a road linking New Caledonia's capital Noumea to the mai...
Dominican Republic's vote is dominated by Haiti cr...
Dominican President Luis Abinader is poised for comfortable reelection Sunday on the back of widespread support for his tough stan...
Zelensky expects Russia offensive in northeast Ukr...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told AFP in an exclusive interview he expects Russia to step up its offensive in the northe...
UN says 800,000 have fled fierce fighting in Rafah
Heavy clashes and bombardment rocked the southern Gaza city of Rafah on Saturday, as the United Nations said 800,000 people had be...
S.Africa's Zuma stages rally despite candidacy dou...
Graft-tainted former South African president Jacob Zuma staged a huge election rally Saturday, vowing to return to power despite a...
Fierce fighting on streets of Gaza's Rafah
Heavy clashes and bombardment rocked Rafah on Saturday, as Israel pressed an assault against Hamas militants that has led hundreds...
New Caledonia 'under siege' as French troops bid t...
French Pacific territory New Caledonia was "under siege" Saturday, the mayor of its capital Noumea said, with another person kille...
Threats and bullets: Mexico's candidates risk live...
The warning left Margarita Galan with no choice but to abandon her mayoral bid in a Mexican town where three candidates have alrea...
Pope leads forum for peace in Italy's Verona
Pope Francis presided over a forum for peace Saturday during a visit to Verona, home to the warring Montague and Capulet families...
Israeli leaders split over post-war Gaza governanc...
New divisions have emerged among Israel's leaders over post-war Gaza's governance, with an unexpected Hamas fightback in parts of...
Fighting rages in Gaza's Rafah after first aid del...
Heavy clashes and bombardment Saturday rocked Gaza's southern city of Rafah, witnesses said, as the Israeli military announced the...
Sri Lanka Tamils mark 15 years since end of civil...
Sri Lanka's minority Tamil community marked 15 years since the end of the island nation's civil war on Saturday in an emotional ce...
One more killed in French archipelago as troops tr...
One more person was killed Saturday and two injured in France's Pacific territory of New Caledonia as security personnel tried to...
Ukraine's young soldiers voice support for mobilis...
For "Mammoth", a military drone pilot on the Ukrainian front, a new mobilisation law aiming to increase troop numbers that comes i...
French troops try to restore order in crisis-hit N...
Hundreds of French security personnel tried to restore order in the Pacific island territory of New Caledonia on Saturday, after a...
Ineos drives towards hydrogen car future
At a sprawling vehicle test centre in the English countryside, a hydrogen-powered Grenadier 4x4 made by Ineos Automotive grips ste...
Slovakia reels from PM's shooting as suspect goes...
The suspect charged with the attempted murder of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is expected on Saturday before a penal court th...
Zelensky expects Russian offensive in northeast Uk...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an exclusive interview with AFP on Friday he expects Russia to step up its offensiv...
Zelensky warns Russia could step up offensive: AFP...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in an interview with AFP on Friday warned Russia could intensify its offensive and said Kyi...
Key points from Zelensky's interview to AFP
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke to AFP Friday about the main challenges facing his country: a new Russian assault, We...
Russia presses offensive into Ukraine but holds of...
Russian forces pressed ahead Friday with an offensive into northeast Ukraine but President Vladimir Putin said there were no curre...
'Nice for them': White House jokes about Putin, Xi...
The White House said Friday that it had not seen any surprising advance in relations between China and Russia despite Vladimir Put...
Colombian ex-president Uribe before court in witne...
Alvaro Uribe became on Friday Colombia's first ex-president to be hauled before a court, charged with witness tampering.
Irish president hits out at UK govt 'Troubles' law
Ireland's president on Friday hit out at new UK legislation designed to draw a line under the violence during Northern Ireland "Tr...
'Get out now': Kharkiv region evacuees wait for st...
Nina Kozyr looked around the courtyard of the evacuation centre in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, hoping for news of her parents.
Trump attends son's graduation in pause from crimi...
Former US president Donald Trump attended his youngest son's high school graduation on Friday after being granted a break from his...
Russia presses offensive into Ukraine but hold off...
Russian forces pressed ahead Friday with an offensive into northeast Ukraine but President Vladimir Putin said there were no curre...
EU warns Microsoft to give Bing AI risk data or f...
The EU on Friday told Microsoft to hand over internal documents or face fines as it examines generative AI risks on the company's...
Russian northeast offensive pushes on as Putin bla...
Russian forces were pressing ahead Friday with their offensive in north-east Ukraine as Russian President Vladimir Putin said ther...
UK's Labour eyes closer relations with EU
Britain under Labour would forge a closer relationship with Europe, the party's international affairs spokesman said Friday as he...
Ukraine says Russian advance pushing ahead as Puti...
Russian forces were pressing ahead Friday with their offensive in north-east Ukraine as Russian President Vladimir Putin said the...