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Colombia's Petro meets with Rodriguez as first foreign leader to visit post-Maduro Venezuela | AFP
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- Colombia's Petro meets with Rodriguez as first foreign leader to visit post-Maduro Venezuela | AFP
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- 12 hours ago
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- Colombian President Gustavo Petro arrives in Caracas to meet with Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez, who took over after the toppling of her former boss Nicolas Maduro in January. Petro is the first foreign leader to visit Venezuela since Maduro's ouster.
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- Colombian President Gustavo Petro arrives in Venezuela for bilateral meeting | AFP
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- 14 hours ago
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- Colombian President Gustavo Petro arrives in Venezuela and is greeted by Foreign Minister Yvan Gil at Simon Bolivar International Airport, prior to his visit to the Miraflores Palace, where he will hold a bilateral meeting with Venezuela's Interim President Delcy Rodriguez.
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- Colombia's Petro becomes first foreign leader to visit post-Maduro Venezuela | AFP
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- 15 hours ago
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- Colombian President Gustavo Petro sits down with Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodriguez, who took over after the toppling of her former boss Nicolas Maduro in January. Petro is the first foreign leader to visit Venezuela since Maduro's ouster.
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- Scene after attack on Colombian military base, one month before election | AFP
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- 15 hours ago
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- Scene after an attack on a Colombian military base that left one person injured, one month before the first round of the presidential election. A bus was burned just a few meters from the military post in Cali.
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- 'Amazing' tulips in bloom draw crowds to Keukenhof Park in the Netherlands | AFP
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- 16 hours ago
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- Millions of tulips are in full bloom during the peak of spring at the famous Dutch floral park of Keukenhof in Lisse, thirty kilometres from Amsterdam. The tulip garden attracts tens of thousands of visitors from all over the world every day during the eight weeks it is open. "It's amazing," says one visitor. "I didn't realise tulips were so many different shapes".
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- Kate Hudson, Ethan Hawke, Noah Lyles and others walk red carpet for TIME100 Gala | AFP
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- 16 hours ago
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- Celebrities walk the red carpet for the TIME100 Gala, celebrating Time Magazine's list of the world's 100 most influential people. Among the honorees for 2026 are Claire Danes, Ethan Hawke, Zoe Saldana and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey.
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- Wild Balkan berries keep gin taste steady as climate shifts | AFP
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- 17 hours ago
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- Despite its resilience, the presence of juniper berries has declined in parts of Europe in recent decades — particularly in lowland areas where it once grew, under pressure from climate change, overgrazing and habitat loss.
As yields in Western Europe are reduced, the Balkans are increasingly positioning themselves as an alternative source of supply making the region a key part of the global gin industry.
Serbia, with a long tradition of juniper picking, exports around 1,000 tonnes of juniper annually, according to Serbia’s chamber of commerce.
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- US defense chief urges Europe to do 'less talking' about Hormuz and 'get in a boat' | AFP
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- 17 hours ago
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- US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says Europe should start "doing less talking and having less fancy conferences" and "get in a boat" to secure the Strait of Hormuz. "We are not counting on Europe. But they need the Strait of Hormuz much more than we do," he says during a Pentagon briefing.
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- Rescuers renew efforts to save third-time stranded whale off German coast | AFP
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- 18 hours ago
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- Rescue teams are in the Baltic Sea trying to save a humpback whale known as "Timmy" that has beached itself again in shallow waters off the German coast. After being freed twice, the 13.5-metre (44-foot) long mammal became stranded again just a few hours after its last rescue.
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- Hot air balloons light up central Copenhagen for the NightGlow festival | AFP
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- 18 hours ago
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- Hot air balloons light up central Copenhagen as thousands of people gather at a free event in City Hall Square in celebration of the NightGlow Festival. "It's very cool, there are massive balloons and it's cool how they do everything... I just want them to lift at some point. Come on now!" says one spectator. While the balloons did not take off, they were lit up to the sounds of famous songs, such as the Star Wars theme tune and songs by Swedish producer Avicii.
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- UN helps hundreds of DR Congo refugees return home from Burundi | AFP
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- 19 hours ago
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- More than 470 refugees, mainly from South Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, leave the Busuma camp in Burundi as part of a UN repatriation operation. The United Nations repatriated the first group of Congolese who fled to Burundi from the conflict in the DRC, among the thousands who fled a surge in violence last year.
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- AI-generated ‘real-name’ warnings falsely attributed to German police
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- 21 hours ago
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- A high-profile case of alleged digital violence in March 2026 sparked a heated debate in Germany about the so-called "real name" policy on social media. This policy refers to the mandatory use of one's real name when registering on online platforms. An alleged document from the German police circulated, supposedly warning against such a policy. However, AFP research shows that the graphic is fake and the responsible office denied any such campaign.
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- Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extended by three weeks | AFP
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- 21 hours ago
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- Israel and Lebanon have extended a shaky ceasefire by three weeks, as the United States remains at a standstill in negotiations with Iran to end the Middle East war.
Trump announced the truce extension as he met with ambassadors of the two countries and despite recent Israeli strikes in Lebanon and fresh rocket fire from Iran-backed Hezbollah, which was not part of the talks in Washington.
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- Emmanuel Macron meets Lebanese counterpart Joseph Aoun in Cyprus | AFP
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- 21 hours ago
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- French President Emmanuel Macron meets his Lebanese counterpart Joseph Aoun in Nicosia, on the sidelines of a summit of European Union leaders on the island of Cyprus.
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- Sanchez shrugs off reports of possible US suspension of Spain from NATO | AFP
- Date posted
- 23 hours ago
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- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says that he has "no worries at all" following press reports suggesting that the United States was considering suspending Spain from NATO in retaliation for its opposition to the war against Iran. During a European Union summit in Cyprus, Sanchez calls the war "a big mistake" and says he hopes for prompt "deescalation".
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- Behind The News: Covering Pope Leo's Africa tour
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- 24 hours ago
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- Pope Leo XIV chose to visit several African countries for his first major international trip as pontiff, and AFP's journalists were with him throughout. AFP's Vatican correspondent Clement Melki and Cameroon journalist Amina Malloum show what it's like aboard the papal plane and on the ground during the pope's tour.
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- Romanian AI music sensation ‘Lolita’ sparks racism debate | AFP
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- 1 day ago
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- Since debuting last year, the sultry songs of Lolita Cercel have become a sensation in Romania, gaining millions of views online.
But “Lolita” is an AI-generated singer. Its popularity has stirred debate in Romania about artificial intelligence replacing humans, and has drawn criticism from the Roma minority as a racist cliche.
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- Indonesia orangutan forest cleared for 'carbon-neutral' packaging firm | AFP
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- 1 day ago
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- Vast tracts of Indonesian rainforest home to endangered orangutans have been cleared for plantations supplying Asia Symbol, a Chinese maker of "carbon-neutral" packaging, an investigation by AFP and The Gecko Project has found.
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- Trump says Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extended by three weeks | AFP
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- 1 day ago
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- US President Donald Trump announces that an Israel-Lebanon ceasefire would be extended by three weeks, despite sporadic fighting on the ground. SOUNDBITE
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- AI table tennis robot takes on professional human players | AFP
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- 2 days ago
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- Table tennis robot 'Ace' competes against a professional ping pong player during project tests, in footage shared by Japanese tech group Sony. The robot uses a network of cameras and AI to perform complex, real-time interactive tasks with accurate predictions of the ball's trajectory.
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- Pope Leo XIV ends his African tour on the tarmac in Malabo | AFP
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- 2 days ago
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- Pope Leo XIV walks across the tarmac at Malabo Airport in Equatorial Guinea and boards his return flight to the Vatican, following his tour of four African countries.
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- Psychological support animals put a smile on Gaza children's faces | AFP
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- 2 days ago
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- In an art studio in the Gaza Strip, children meet rabbits, dogs, hedgehogs and birds as part of a psychological support session. "The natural presence of animals and birds with their vibrant colours, absorbs negative energy," says project leader Rashid Anbar. "Interacting with them fosters an atmosphere of happiness and positive energy". Anbar rescued abandoned animals from the streets of Gaza and gave them a new purpose supporting children in the area.
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- Zelensky meets von der Leyen, Costa as EU celebrates unblocked funds | AFP
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is welcomed at an EU summit in the Cypriot resort town of Ayia Napa by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa after the EU gave a long-awaited green light to release a 90-billion-euro ($105-billion) loan for Kyiv. After months of wrangling with Hungary, the final sign-off for the loan and a new package of EU sanctions on Russia boosted Zelensky as he touched down for talks with the bloc's leaders.
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- AI table tennis robot takes on professional human player | AFP
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- 2 days ago
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- Robots can now beat elite human table tennis players, according to Sony's artificial intelligence unit.
A team from the Japanese company has built an AI-powered robotic arm clutching a ping-pong paddle that can perceive, react to and return the "the blistering speed and spin of elite-level table tennis".
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- Iran's Revolutionary Guards release footage of ship seizures in Hormuz Strait | AFP
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- 2 days ago
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- Images released by Iran's Revolutionary Guards on 23 April 2026 show what it says are its naval forces seizing two commercial ships attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz. This comes amid a fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran, which President Donald Trump has extended indefinitely. The Strait of Hormuz is usually the gateway for about one-fifth of the world's oil and liquified natural gas.
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- 'Devil Wears Prada 2' stars walk red carpet at European premiere in London | AFP
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- 2 days ago
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- Film stars and creatives behind glamorous sequel "The Devil Wears Prada 2" walk the red carpet at the film's European premiere in London. Lead actor Anne Hathaway reflects on how she and her character Andy Sachs have changed in the 20 years since the first film. "I think we're both more confident," she says. Director David Frankel reflects on the expectations surrounding the sequel. "I felt crushing pressure to get it right."
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- Prince Harry arrives in Kyiv for surprise trip to war-torn Ukraine | AFP
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- 2 days ago
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- A video published by Ukraine's national railway operator shows Britain's Prince Harry arriving in Kyiv for a surprise trip: his latest visit to show support amid the Russian invasion. Harry has previously visited the war-torn country to support wounded veterans as part of his Invictus Games Foundation.
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- Pope Leo ends Africa visit with open-air mass in Equatorial Guinea | AFP
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- 2 days ago
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- Pope Leo XIV arrives at Malabo stadium to hold an open-air mass in Equatorial Guinea to end a landmark 11-day trip across Africa that has been the US pontiff's first big international trip.
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- 17 injured after Danish train collision, five in critical condition | AFP
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- 2 days ago
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- Two trains crashed head-on near the Danish capital Copenhagen, leaving several people injured. Media reports say 17 people were injured with four in critical condition following the collision at Gribskov about 40 kilometres (25 miles) north of Copenhagen.
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- Trump has not set deadline for Iranian peace proposal: White House | AFP
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
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- US President Donald Trump has not set a deadline by which Iran must submit a peace proposal, the White House says. "The president has not set a firm deadline to receive an Iranian proposal, unlike some of the reporting I've seen today. Ultimately, the timeline will be dictated by the commander in chief," Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt tells journalists. SOUNDBITE
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- El Salvador holds mass trial of gang members | AFP
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- 3 days ago
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- El Salvador is holding mass trials of thousands of suspected gang members, including 486 suspected MS-13 members currently on trial for 47,000 crimes committed between 2012 and 2022, officials said.
Salvadoran authorities accuse MS-13 of a range of crimes, including killing 87 people in a single weekend in March 2022.
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- Strait of Hormuz blockade drives up traffic at Panama Canal | AFP
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- 3 days ago
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- The war in the Middle East has boosted demand to move vital cargo through the Panama Canal to such an extent that one vessel carrying liquefied natural gas (LNG) paid $4 million to skip the line and avoid a wait that can take up to five days, according to an official report. A surge in such payments has been recorded since the US-Israeli attacks on Iran began on February 28, which led to the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway for one-fifth of the world's oil and natural gas exports from Gulf countries.
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- 'AI shamans' tell the fortunes of curious South Koreans | AFP
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
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- The sound of tinkling bells drifts through an alley in central Seoul, an unmistakable sign that a shaman is near -- although in this case the mystic is a program powered by artificial intelligence. The cultural products store, Vinaida, is offering readings by computer-generated avatars on screens. "I saw something that said 'AI', which made me curious," visitor Kim Da-ae tells AFP.
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- Tourists and pilgrims in Rome remember Pope Francis on first anniversary of his death | AFP
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- 3 days ago
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- Tourists and pilgrims in Rome pray and share fond memories near the tomb of Pope Francis on the first anniversary of his death. Pope Francis, a charismatic reformer, died aged 88 on April 21 last year -- Easter Monday -- after having led the world's 1.4 billion Catholics since March 2013.
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- Israeli foreign minister calls on Lebanon to 'work together' against Hezbollah | AFP
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
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- Israel's foreign minister urges Beirut to make joint efforts with Israel to counter the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, ahead of talks between the countries set to resume in Washington. "Let's work together against the terror state that Hezbollah built in your territory," Gideon Saar says in a speech to diplomats at a function marking Israel's 78th Independence Day in Jerusalem.
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- Rats, fleas plague Gaza's displaced as temperatures rise | AFP
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- 3 days ago
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- As springtime temperatures rise in Gaza, a surge in rats, fleas and other pests has compounded the misery of hundreds of thousands of displaced people still living in tents after more than two years of war.
With meagre shelter and almost no sanitation, Palestinians say the vermin are invading their makeshift homes, biting children and contaminating food.
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- Londoners walk to work as Tube drivers strike | AFP
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
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- Londoners stream into the city by foot as strike action on the Underground train network disrupt services. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) walked out from 12 noon on 21 April for 24 hours over plans by Transport for London (TfL) to condense the working week into four days. A second strike is planned for 23 April.
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- Young Chinese use AI to launch one-person firms over job anxiety | AFP
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- 3 days ago
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- Young Chinese, many who fear age discrimination in their workplace after turning 35, are increasingly starting "one-person companies" that have artificial intelligence do most of the work.
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- US singer D4vd charged with murder after teen’s body found in Tesla | AFP
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- 4 days ago
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- Singer D4vd has been charged with the murder and dismemberment of a teenage girl, whose decomposing corpse was found in a Tesla that had been abandoned in the Hollywood Hills.
"Celeste was just a child, under 14 years old, when David Burke allegedly engaged in repeated lewd and lascivious sexual relations with her," Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman said. "When she threatened to expose his criminal conduct and devastate his musical career, Burke allegedly murdered her, cut up her body and stuffed her body in two bags that were placed in the front trunk of his car."
The 21-year-old singer, whose real name is David Anthony Burke, faces a possible death penalty over the horrifying death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose body was discovered in September, within days of what would have been her 15th birthday.
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- 'DJ Priest' mixes religion and rave in Buenos Aires tribute to Pope Francis | AFP
- Date posted
- 4 days ago
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- Father Guilherme Peixoto -- the "DJ Priest" -- appeared in central Buenos Aires to spin electronic music at a massive rave paying tribute to Pope Francis one year after his death.
From behind the decks, Peixoto energized tens of thousands of people beneath a laser light show, flanked by the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral and Casa Rosada, the seat of the Argentine government.
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- Greenpeace activists set up ‘wind farm’ on Trump’s Scotland golf course | AFP
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- 4 days ago
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- Greenpeace activists put model wind turbines on a green at the Trump Turnberry golf course in Scotland, with a sign reading "Choose Wind. Dump Trump."
During a previous visit to the UK, the American president had urged the country to stop subsidising the "ugly monsters." Trump has also blocked many wind turbine construction sites and projects in the United States, encouraging other countries to do the same.
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- Behind The News: Covering Sudan's "Abandoned" Conflict | AFP
- Date posted
- 4 days ago
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- The war in Sudan between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has entered its fourth year, with the United Nations' top official in the country calling it an "abandoned" conflict. Despite huge challenges AFP has kept up a presence on the ground, continuing to cover what is the world's largest humanitarian crisis following massacres, the systematic use of sexual violence and mass displacement. AFP's Deputy Bureau Chief in Cairo, Bahira Amin, and Sudan Senior Correspondent Abdelmoneim Abu Idris Ali explain the challenges faced in covering this story, both on a practical and a personal level.
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- Gun battle traps more than 200 tourists at Rio viewpoint | AFP
- Date posted
- 4 days ago
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- More than 200 tourists were trapped atop an iconic hill overlooking Rio de Janeiro after a gunfight broke out between police and drug gangs in a nearby favela.
Visitors were stranded for about two hours on Morro Dois Irmaos, or Two Brothers Hill, while fighting raged on a hillside below them.
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- China vows to resist Japan's 'reckless militarisation' after arms exports eased | AFP
- Date posted
- 4 days ago
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- China vows to resist what it calls Japan's "reckless militarisation" after Tokyo eased decades-old arms export rules, as it seeks to enter the international weapons market. "The international community, including China, will remain highly vigilant on this, and firmly resist Japan's reckless new-style militarisation," foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun tells a news briefing.
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- Afghan’s comb riverbed in search of gold dust | AFP
- Date posted
- 4 days ago
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- In the jagged Hindu Kush in eastern Afghanistan, hundreds of men have been digging into the rocky bed of the Kunar River searching for a few grams of gold dust as an alternative source of income.
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- Pope greets crowds in Equatorial Guinea on last stop of Africa tour | AFP
- Date posted
- 4 days ago
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- Pope Leo XIV greets crowds of people from his Popemobile in Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea, after arriving in the Central African nation for the final leg of his Africa tour. Leo's visit follows in the footsteps of John Paul II, who 40 years ago became the first pope to visit Equatorial Guinea, an oil-rich country of two million people, 80 percent of whom are Catholic, a legacy of Spanish colonisation.
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- 'DJ Priest' mixes religion and rave in Buenos Aires tribute to Pope Francis | AFP
- Date posted
- 4 days ago
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- "DJ Priest" Father Guilherme Peixoto, known for blending electronic music with messages of faith, hosts a tribute honoring the one-year anniversary of Pope Francis's death, drawing crowds in Argentina to a unique event that fuses spirituality, music, and a call for peace. "It is necessary for people to realize that peace truly is a grace," Peixoto says, "but at the same time it is very fragile."
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- One killed, six injured in Mexico pyramid shooting | AFP
- Date posted
- 4 days ago
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- A gunman killed a Canadian tourist and wounded six other people at Mexico's famed Teotihuacan archaeological site, before killing himself.
The shooting stunned tourists at one of Mexico's most visited pre-Hispanic sites, less than two months before the 2026 World Cup kicks off with games in Mexico, the United States and Canada.
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- France pushing for compulsory outdoor lessons for children | AFP
- Date posted
- 4 days ago
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- On a hill above the village of Sederon in France’s Drome region, young students take part in weekly outdoor lessons — part of a growing movement that lawmakers now want to enshrine into law, to tackle what they call a growing “nature deficit” among children.
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- Behind The News: Covering Sudan's "Abandoned" Conflict | AFP
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- 4 days ago
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- The war in Sudan between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has entered its fourth year, with the United Nations' top official in the country calling it an "abandoned" conflict. Despite huge challenges AFP has kept up a presence on the ground, continuing to cover what is the world's largest humanitarian crisis following massacres, the systematic use of sexual violence and mass displacement. AFP's Deputy Bureau Chief in Cairo, Bahira Amin, and Sudan Senior Correspondent Abdelmoneim Abu Idris Ali explain the challenges faced in covering this story, both on a practical and a personal level.
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