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Cannes Film Festival: Highlights From Week 1
This year's Cannes film festival has all the usual glitz and glamour but is also heavy on politics.AFP looks at some of the topics, films, and fashion moments that...
Ukraine Says Russia Launched ‘Record’ Drone Barrage
Ukraine on Sunday said that Russia had launched a record number of drones at the country overnight, targeting various regions, including that of the capital Kyiv, where a woman...
India Restricts Some Imports From Bangladesh Through Land Ports
India's commerce ministry announced restrictions on some imports from Bangladesh via its land borders, prompting fears for the South Asian country's export-reliant economy.Relations between the two countries have deteriorated...
Kenyan Politician, Lawyer For Tanzania Opposition Leader Arrested
Kenyan lawyer Martha Karua, a presidential candidate who also represents opposition figures on trial in neighbouring countries, was arrested in Tanzania on Sunday, a spokesperson told AFP.Karua has been...
Gaza Rescuers Say Children Among 33 Killed In Israeli Strikes
Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli air strikes on Sunday killed at least 33 people, more than half of them children, a day after Israel announced an expanded military...
First US Pope Leo XIV Takes To Popemobile Ahead Of Inaugural Mass
Pope Leo XIV, the first US pontiff, made his debut tour of St Peter's Square on Sunday in a popemobile, greeting tens of thousands of pilgrims and well-wishers ahead...
‘Gentle Giants’: World’s Strongest Men Defy Stereotypes
Eddie Williams is a schoolteacher from Monday to Friday and a wedding singer on weekends. In his spare time, he lifts enormously heavy weights as he competes to be...
Tunisian ‘Revolution Oasis’ Palm Grove Thrives On Self-rule
Since the inhabitants of Jemna in southern Tunisia wrested control of their 100-year-old palm grove from the state during the 2011 Revolution, residents say their lives have radically improved.The...
Paris Kidnap Bid Highlights Crypto Data Security Risks
New regulations threaten the security of the personal data of cryptocurrency users and may expose them to "physical danger", the platform at the centre of last week's Paris kidnapping...
The US Towns That Took On ‘Forever Chemical’ Giants — And Won
No corner of Earth is untouched. From Tibet to Antarctica, so-called "forever chemicals" have seeped into the blood of nearly every living creature.Tainting food, water and wildlife, these toxic...
