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Highlights From Cannes As Film Festival Wraps Up
As the Cannes film festival hands out its prizes, AFP looks back at some of the highlights of a politically charged fortnight of screenings and celebrity sightings.The festival began...
UAE Hits Record May Temperature Of 51.6C
The United Arab Emirates breached its May temperature record for the second day in a row, hitting 51.6 degrees Celsius on Saturday, within touching distance of the highest ever...
Sexually Assaulted And Smeared In Excrement: Uganda Activist Details Torture In Tanzania
Stripped naked, beaten until she could no longer walk, sexually assaulted and covered in excrement: award-winning Ugandan activist Agather Atuhaire told AFP of the torture she suffered at the...
Bangladesh Govt Calls For Unity To Stop ‘Return Of Authoritarianism’
Bangladesh's interim government, which took over after a mass uprising last year, warned on Saturday that unity was needed to "prevent the return of authoritarianism".The South Asian nation of...
Gaza Civil Defence Says 15 Killed In Israeli Strikes
Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli strikes killed at least 15 people on Saturday across the Palestinian territory, where Israel has ramped up its military offensive in recent days.Civil...
‘Seventh Heaven’: Tears And Laughter As Ukrainian POWs Return
Waxy and emaciated, Konstantin Steblev spoke to his mother for the first time in three years after being released as part of the biggest ever prisoner swap between Russia...
Suriname Poised For Cash Inflow From Newly Discovered Oil
Suriname, South America's smallest country, is preparing for an inflow of cash from a huge offshore oil find, with the president insisting the population will receive a direct share...
Cannes Closes With Iranian, Ukrainian Films Tipped For Glory
The Cannes Festival draws to a close on Saturday, with a wry Iranian film about political prisoners and a Ukrainian-directed drama about despotism among the frontrunners to pick up...
Growing Arctic Military Presence Worries Finland’s Reindeer Herders
A fighter jet roaring through the grey sky breaks the tranquillity of a boreal forest in northern Finland, one more sign of a growing military presence that is challenging...
Thousands Remain Isolated As Floods Ease In Eastern Australia
Tens of thousands of Australians remained isolated and thousands were without power on Saturday, authorities said as conditions in New South Wales eased after days of heavy rain that...
