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Strong winds, heavy rain in Japan's Ishigaki as Typhoon Champi nears | AFP
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- Strong winds, heavy rain in Japan's Ishigaki as Typhoon Champi nears | AFP
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- 1:02
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- 10 days ago
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- Stores are closed and people shelter from the heavy rain in Ishigaki, in Japan's Okinawa prefecture, as Typhoon Champi approaches the island. The storm is expected to sweep past Taiwan's northeast coast on Friday and Saturday as it moves towards China and Japan, Taiwan's Central Weather Administration (CWA) has said.
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- Nearly all coral reefs risk collapse in 50 years: IUCN | AFP
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- 0:31
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- 10 days ago
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- Nearly all of the world’s shallow-water coral reefs face an “extremely high risk of collapse” in the next 50 years, warns the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Speaking at the launch of the first global assessment of its kind, Mishal Gudka, scientific lead of the IUCN Red List of Coral Reef Ecosystems assessment, says “we found that 96 percent of coral reef ecosystems are critically endangered.” Corals are heat sensitive and particularly vulnerable to human-driven climate change, which is warming the world’s oceans. SOUNDBITE
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- India celebrates colourful Mysuru Dasara festival | AFP
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- 0:51
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- 10 days ago
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- Thousands of Indians dressed in colourful attire march down the streets of Mysuru in southwest India for the last day of the Mysuru Dasara festival. The 10-day celebrations honour the triumph of the Hindu goddess Chamundeshwari over the demon king Mahishasura.
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- International Criminal Court wins top EU rights prize | AFP
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- 0:55
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- 10 days ago
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- Facing US sanctions, the International Criminal Court has been awarded the European Union's prestigious Sakharov rights prize, says European Parliament chief Roberta Metsola. "The European Union is built on respect for multilateralism and international institutions, and this prize recognises the important work of the court in upholding international law and justice," Metsola tells lawmakers in Strasbourg. SOUNDBITE
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- China slams 'Cold War mentality' after new EU Arctic plan | AFP
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- 0:27
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- 10 days ago
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- China opposes "using Cold War mentality" to stoke conflict over the Arctic, after the European Union linked Beijing's cooperation with Russia in the region to security concerns. Asked about the new EU strategy and calls from foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas to bolster the bloc's defences in the Arctic, foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning says China's activities are aimed at promoting "peaceful, stable and sustainable development."
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- Greek students and teachers protest over education provision | AFP
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- 1:29
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- 10 days ago
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- Inspired by demonstrations in France and other parts of Europe, thousands of Greek students protested around the country against the high cost of living, saying they face many of the same problems.
Secondary school pupils and teachers are protesting poor infrastructure and a shortage of staff, and calling for increased public spending on education.
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- 'I voted for him, and I regret it': Republicans face Latino backlash ahead of midterms | AFP
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- 2:24
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- 10 days ago
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- For nearly two years, US President Donald Trump's heavy-handed deportation drive has sowed fear in immigrant communities and created a flood of grim headlines and social media videos. Now, with midterm elections looming, many Latino voters who helped propel Trump and his Republican Party to power in 2024 say they are fed up. "I voted for him. And I regret it," says businesswoman Maria Fernanda Perez.
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- Trump envoy Witkoff calls Putin a 'humanitarian' after release of US citizen | AFP
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- 0:16
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- 10 days ago
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- US special envoy Steve Witkoff calls Russian President Vladimir Putin "a humanitarian" after thanking him for freeing US citizen Stephen Hubbard -- an American taken captive by Russian forces years ago in Ukraine. Hubbard, a retired English teacher in his 70s, was sentenced in a closed trial in October 2024 to nearly seven years in prison for "mercenary work" on behalf of Ukraine, a charge he denies. SOUNDBITE + COMPLETES D3XT4WE, D3ZH2T3 +
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- Tehran billboard puts Trump-masked actor in 'prison cell' | AFP
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- 0:50
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
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- In Tehran's Tajrish Square, an actor wearing a mask depicting US President Donald Trump stands inside a mock prison cell, in the Iranian capital's latest billboard against the American leader. Since the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran in February, Tehran has seen numerous billboards pop up which criticise the US or glorify Iran and its former supreme leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed on the first day of the war.
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- Nigerians 'alarmed' at first Ebola case in Africa's latest outbreak | AFP
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- 1:37
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
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- Nigerians respond to the news that the country has identified its first Ebola case in Africa's latest outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain of the virus. "It was so shocking when we got the news," says Anthony Ojoghom, adding "I was alarmed". The patient is a diplomat who travelled from Uganda to Nigeria. She is breing treated in hospital.
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- Australian lawmaker wounded in attack has lost both her legs, husband says | AFP
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- 1:09
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
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- Australian lawmaker Helen Haines has had both legs amputated after being hit by a car, her husband said, in what police described as a targeted attack.
Haines is now in a stable condition after being struck by a car on 19 October near her office in the town of Wangaratta, just over 200 kilometres northeast of the Victoria state capital.
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- Macron meets Saudi crown prince on surprise 'solidarity' visit to Riyadh | AFP
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- 1:01
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
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- French President Emmanuel Macron meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh, during a surprise "solidarity" visit, making him the first Western leader to touch down in the kingdom since Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis intensified their attacks this month.
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- US envoy Witkoff boards plane to leave Russia after Putin meeting | AFP
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- 0:19
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
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- US envoy Steve Witkoff boards his plane at Saint Petersburg’s Pulkovo Airport to leave Russia after three hours of talks with President Vladimir Putin on ending the Ukraine war. Witkoff arrived in Saint Petersburg early Wednesday following what US Secretary of State Marco Rubio described as "positive" talks with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine.
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- Brazil's presidential candidates seek to disqualify each other | AFP
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- 1:16
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
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- Both candidates in the Brazilian election have called for the disqualification of their rivals over allegations of social media malfeasance.
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's campaign has alleged that tech giant Meta is suppressing his online content and that there are inconsistencies in WhatsApp's artificial intelligence tool which could boost Bolsonaro.
Meanwhile right-wing rival Flavio Bolsonaro has accused Lula of "abuse of power" in the mass dissemination of government postings on WhatsApp during the campaign.
Meta had denied taking any actions to favour one side in the election, but previously said that some of Lula's campaign ads had been mistakenly deactivated due to technical errors.
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- Macron criticises 'stupid' comments by leaders on France riots | AFP
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- 1:05
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
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- President Emmanuel Macron criticises world leaders for making "stupid" comments about the rioting on the sidelines of protests in France, in an apparent swipe at US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu has said that France has been hit by an "invasion of extremist Islam" while Trump has declared "what's happening in France has to do with immigration".
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- El Nino could be 'literally off the monitoring charts', says UN | AFP
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- 0:30
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
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- "The current El Nino event could be unprecedented in strength, literally off the monitoring charts," says Celeste Saulo, head of the UN's World Meteorological Organization. "El Nino will peak towards the end of 2026, but its impacts will be felt long after that," Saulo adds during a press conference in Geneva. SOUNDBITE
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- EU says SpaceX must 'urgently restore' Starlink services to Ukraine | AFP
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- 0:29
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
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- The European Union calls on Elon Musk's SpaceX to "urgently restore full services for Ukraine" of the satellite system Starlink. "The latest reports that Starlink slowed down its services in Ukraine are deeply concerning," EU spokesman Thomas Regnier says. SOUNDBITE
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- Paris suburban residents left stranded as metro closes amid curfew | AFP
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- 1:04
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- 11 days ago
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- Nationwide cost-of-living protests in France devolved into clashes, vandalism of public buildings and looting over the weekend.
Since then, authorities have ordered partial curfews in parts of Paris and other cities to prevent further scenes of violence, leaving some commuters stranded following public transport closures.
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- Trump says Europe is 'tired' of the war between Ukraine and Russia | AFP
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- 0:31
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
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- US President Donald Trump says that Europe is "tired" of the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia, claiming that the "tremendous" hatred between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is "most of the reason" no peace deal has yet been reached. The comments came after Zelensky met with top US envoys in Norway in a bid to improve relations following days of friction between Kyiv and Washington.
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- Russian President Putin begins Ukraine talks with US envoy Witkoff | AFP
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- 0:46
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- 11 days ago
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- Russian President Vladimir Putin begins talks on ending the Ukraine war with US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff, a day after the American official met with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky. Russian state media reported Putin's talks with Witkoff began in Saint Petersburg's Konstantinovsky Palace.
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- 'Really bad': Indonesians struggle to survive amid toxic haze | AFP
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- 1:41
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
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- People in the Indonesian city of Palangkaraya, on Borneo, say their health, businesses and education have been badly impacted by a haze crisis, caused by wildfires, that has persisted for weeks on end. "Ever since this haze set in, things have been really bad," street vendor Melsi tells AFP.
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- UK activists protest against North Sea gas drilling approval | AFP
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- 1:00
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- 11 days ago
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- UK anti-fossil fuel activists protest against the UK government's approval of plans to begin drilling at the controversial Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea, ending months of speculation about the future of the divisive project.
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- Place de la République statue scrubbed clean after October 17 protests | AFP
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- 0:51
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- 11 days ago
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- Cleaning staff remove graffiti from the statue in Place de la République in Paris after it was vandalised on the sidelines of the 17 October demonstration.
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- Trump says he wants Zelensky to 'make a deal' with Russia | AFP
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- 0:31
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- US President Donald Trump says he wants his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky to make a deal with Russia to end the war Moscow launched more than four years ago. "We want Zelensky to make a deal. He can make a deal," Trump tells reporters at the White House, adding: "the American taxpayers are tired of it". SOUNDBITE
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- Zelensky says Ukraine should be 'at the table' in any Putin-Trump-Xi meeting | AFP
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- 0:24
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says that Kyiv should be represented in any meeting between leaders of the United States, Russia and China after reports that Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping could meet to discuss the war. "If the issues are about Ukraine, our future, it can be acceptable only when we are at the table of negotiations", adds the Ukrainian leader, during a press conference in Oslo. SOUNDBITE COMPLETES VIDEO N°D3VW8NQ
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- US advance warning of strikes on Ukraine working again, says Zelensky | AFP
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- 0:41
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says that US intelligence sharing is again functioning effectively, allowing his country to receive advance warnings of Russian strikes.
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- Apartment building in ruins as Russian attacks kill four people | AFP
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- 0:38
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- Ukrainian emergency services extinguish a blaze at a heavily damaged apartment building after a Russian attack on the frontline city of Kramatorsk killed four people, including three energy workers. The heating supply company employees were reportedly working on the residential building to check the readiness of the network for the heading season, according to the regional governor. The strikes comes as President Volodymyr Zelensky meets with top US envoys in Norway, in a bid to improve strained Washington-Kyiv relations.
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- Parisians critical of curfews aimed at restoring order after riots | AFP
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- 1:52
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- In the Les Halles district of Paris, residents are pushing back against a newly imposed nighttime curfew in parts of the capital. "Why a curfew?" asks Gisela Restrepo, a film editor. "And why punish the people who live in the neighbourhood because of a few individuals who keep smashing things up?" It comes after a weekend of demonstrations over the cost of living degenerated into riots.
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- Trump blames France unrest on immigration | AFP
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- 0:52
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- US President Donald Trump used the protests roiling France to score some quick political points, as the upcoming midterm elections force his Republican party to face strong headwinds.
Cost-of-living demonstrations broke out across France over the weekend, with many devolving into looting and violent conflict, prompting officials to institute partial curfews.
While the French protests were inspired by soaring inflation, Trump has molded the violent clashes with police into evidence in favour of the anti-immigration policies he used to successfully campaign for reelection in 2024.
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- Kremlin says it hopes to organise meeting with US negotiators soon | AFP
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- 0:48
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- The Kremlin says it hopes for a meeting with US President Donald Trump's negotiating team soon, when asked about envoy Steve Witkoff's visit to Norway for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. "We hope that it will be possible to organise a meeting in the very near future," says Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov.
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- Finnish town braces for change from massive Google data centre | AFP
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- 1:51
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- With its cool climate and relatively stable and cheap electricity, Finland has seen a spike in data centre investments.
But as dozens of the energy guzzling centres are now under construction and many more planned by companies including Google, Microsoft and TikTok, uncertainty around energy prices, grid capacity and environmental effects have sparked a public debate in Finland
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- EU needs new 'strategic posture' on Arctic as threats grow: Von der Leyen | AFP
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- 0:28
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- The European Union unveils a new strategy to boost its footprint in the Arctic as it jostles with Russia, the United States and China in the key region. "When we see that sovereignty, territorial integrity, and the rules that have underpinned stability in the region can no longer be taken for granted, we have to act and change our strategic posture," says EU chief Ursula von der Leyen. SOUNDBITE
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- 'This is not defeat': Alberta separatists react after losing independence vote | AFP
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- 1:38
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- Separatists insist "this is not defeat" as Canada's province of Alberta rejects a plan to hold a binding independence referendum. At a restaurant in the provincial capital Edmonton, where a leading separatist group is holding a watch party, independence supporters tell AFP their movement will only continue to grow.
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- UK to deploy fighter jets to help protect Saudi from Houthi attacks, says defence minister | AFP
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- 0:31
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- UK Defence Minister Wes Streeting says British fighter planes will be deployed to help Saudi Arabia defend itself against increasing attacks from Yemen's Houthi rebels. Speaking to journalists following the announcement, Streeting says the Typhoon jets will "mount defensive counter-air activity against what is outrageous Houthi escalation," adding that "this is an intolerable escalation". SOUNDBITE
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- Britain's King Charles welcomes Sultan of Oman to Windsor at start of state visit | AFP
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- 1:25
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla, alongside Prince William and Princess Catherine, welcome the Sultan of Oman to Windsor at the start of a three-day state visit. King Charles and Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tarik then mount a horse-drawn carriage to take them to Windsor Castle for a ceremonial welcome within the castle grounds.
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- Australian lawmaker loses her leg after 'deliberate' vehicle attack | AFP
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- 2:19
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- Australians are in shock as Australian lawmaker Helen Haines loses her leg after a vehicle attack outside her constituency office in Wangaratta. Haines was struck by a Toyota Land Cruiser in the town, about 200 kilometres (124 miles) northeast of Melbourne, at around 3:35 p.m. (0435 GMT), in what Prime Minister Anthony Albanese calls a "deliberate act". "Shocked and disbelief that this has happened in our community, where Helen has been such an advocate for everybody," says Ashley Rogers, a local resident.
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- EXPLAINED: Can Netanyahu survive Israeli election? | AFP
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- 3:00
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- Benjamin Netanyahu is running to serve again as Israel’s prime minister in the country’s first general election since 2023’s October 7th attacks.
Under fire for his leadership during that major security failure, and facing a long-running corruption investigation, he is nevertheless not far behind his main challenger, Gadi Eisenkot, in the polls.
Coalition building is essential in Israel’s electoral system, so even if polling is correct, the outcome is far from assured.
AFP’s Will Edwards explains what’s at stake.
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- Australian lawmaker loses leg in car ramming attack | AFP
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- 1:21
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- Australian lawmaker Helen Haines has lost a leg after being struck by a car in a deliberate attack.
Political violence is rare in Australia, but law enforcement have documented a steady rise in threats and abuse directed towards the nation's elected officials in recent years.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the attack was a "test of our character" and led an outpouring of support for Haines, widely praised for her efforts to increase transparency in politics and crack down on corruption.
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- Paris shopkeepers survey damage after violent protests | AFP
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- 1:41
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- Shopkeepers in Paris have been attempting to salvage their businesses after a night of looting in the French capital.
Whole streets in Paris "have been devastated", the city's mayor Emmanuel Gregoire said, as groups of masked young men torched parked cars and ransacked shops.
The violence began on the sidelines of marches in the capital and other cities over the cost of living, which were attended by 550,000 people, according to the French interior ministry.
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- Hurricane season: be careful of AI slop weather maps on social media
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- 2:14
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- Generative AI can mimic scientific imagery to produce realistic-looking graphics like weather maps – but be careful, these often are not accurate representations of reality and can contain hallucinations.
That was the case for several AI-generated graphics that posts falsely claimed showed the trajectory of hurricane Isaias as it made landfall in the southern United States on October 9, 2026.
While weather forecasters increasingly use AI to analyze huge amounts of historic data to improve forecasts, that is not what publicly-available chatbots use to produce images based on user prompts.
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- Hong Kong hosts gruelling underwater hockey tournament dubbed 'physical hell' | AFP
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- 2:32
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- Hong Kong's annual underwater hockey tournament, ominously advertised as "physical hell", drew a roster of hardcore enthusiasts from countries across Asia to the Chinese city over the weekend. The sport, previously known as "octopush", was invented in England in 1954 as a way to keep divers fit during the off-season winter months.
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- Separatists react as Alberta projected to lose vote on leaving Canada | AFP
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- 0:52
- Date posted
- 13 days ago
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- Supporters of a binding referendum for the province of Alberta to leave Canada react at a watch party as media forecasts project a clear victory for the federalist side.
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- Australians lay flowers at site of lawmaker attack in Wangaratta | AFP
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- 0:58
- Date posted
- 13 days ago
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- People lay flowers outside the office of Australian politician Helen Haines, who remains in a critical condition after what looked to be a targeted attack in the northern regional city of Wangaratta, some 250 kilometres north-east of Melbourne.
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- Deserted Place de la Republique in Paris as partial curfew begins | AFP
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- 0:57
- Date posted
- 13 days ago
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- Images of law enforcement and deserted streets in Paris after France announced partial curfews in some cities after weekend demonstrations over soaring prices degenerated into some of the worst street violence in recent years. Authorities said partial curfews would be enforced from Monday evening to Tuesday morning in a number of cities including Paris, Lille and Lyon, to protect businesses.
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- Trump says he told Macron allowing immigrants into France was 'a big mistake' | AFP
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- 0:45
- Date posted
- 13 days ago
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- US President Donald Trump says he warned French President Emmanuel Macron that he was making "a big mistake" by allowing immigrants into France, days after nationwide protests turned violent in several French cities. "As soon as I met him, I said, 'You're making a big mistake,'” Trump tells reporters at the White House. “We closed our borders. He didn't.” France's protesters and rioters came from a range of ethnic backgrounds.
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- Japan launches rocket for potential world first Mars moon mission | AFP
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- 0:50
- Date posted
- 13 days ago
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- Japanese scientists launch a spacecraft that aims to be the first to retrieve samples from one of Mars's moons, potentially helping unlock the origins of the Solar System and life on Earth. The flagship H3 rocket carrying the unmanned Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) probe blasted off from the Tanegashima Space Center at 4:41 am (1941 GMT Monday), according to a live stream broadcast by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
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- Protesters throw molotov cocktails in Albania and clash with police | AFP
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- 1:23
- Date posted
- 13 days ago
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- Protesters throw molotov cocktails and set bins alite as police spray water cannons in Tirana, where Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has demonstrators protesters of crossing a "red line". Demonstrators have clashed with police for almost a week as months of protests escalate, driven by fresh demands for better university conditions, anger over corruption and renewed calls for Rama's resignation.
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- 'Completely wrecked': Residents in eastern Spain clean up after flooding | AFP
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- 1:05
- Date posted
- 13 days ago
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- Their cars piled up and mud-coated furniture left outside homes, residents of Els Poblets, near Alicante in eastern Spain, assess the damage left by flooding triggered by heavy rain. At least two people have died, according to authorities, with rescuers working to evacuate stranded residents. "The kitchen’s completely wrecked, the living room’s been wrecked, everything, absolutely everything," says Candy Vanes, a 56-year-old nursing assistant.
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- Kenyan court finds cult leader guilty on all charges over 191 starvation deaths | AFP
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- 0:53
- Date posted
- 13 days ago
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- A court in the Kenyan city of Mombasa finds Kenyan self-proclaimed preacher Paul Mackenzie, guilty on all charges over 191 starvation deaths SOUNDBITE
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- 'Scene of horror': France reels after violent protests rock the country | AFP
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- 3:24
- Date posted
- 13 days ago
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- After a weekend of demonstrations over the cost of living turned to violence and looting, people in France take stock of the damage. "We saw the shops being looted, the police forces powerless; it was basically a scene of horror," says Estelle Piron, a shop manager in Bordeaux. French President Emmanuel Macron has slammed the "unbridled" violence, with Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu calling for curfews in some cities to prevent further unrest.
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