Top Stories
Typhoon flooding kills 5, strands thousands in central Philippines
AFP - 41m ago
At least five people have been killed and hundreds of thousands displaced as rains driven by Typhoon Kalmaegi flooded …
Full Story »
Jamie Melham on Half Yours only second woman to win Melbourne Cup
AFP - 2h ago
Jamie Melham became only the second woman jockey to win the Aus$10 million (US$6.5 million) Melbourne Cup on Tuesday, …
Full Story »
Myanmar scam hub sweep triggers fraudster recruitment rush
AFP - 3h ago
Recent raids on one of Myanmar's most notorious internet scam hubs sparked a recruitment rush as fleeing workers …
Full Story »
Shein bans sex dolls after France outrage over 'childlike' ones
AFP - 5h ago
Asian e-commerce giant Shein said Monday it was banning sex dolls from sale on its sites globally after French …
Full Story »
Late queen's fashion to go on show at Buckingham Palace
AFP - 5h ago
Buckingham Palace will next year host an unprecedented exhibition highlighting the fashion legacy left by the late queen …
Full Story »
Trees, targets and trillions: what's on the agenda at COP30?
AFP - 5h ago
This year's United Nations climate summit promises to be symbolic, marking a decade since the Paris Agreement and taking …
Full Story »
In Morocco, exiled Afghan women footballers find hope on the pitch
AFP - 5h ago
Manoozh Noori said she "wanted to die" when the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021. That meant she could …
Full Story »
Worker dies after medieval tower partly collapses in Rome
AFP - 5h ago
A worker who was pulled from the rubble of a medieval tower that partly collapsed in Rome died on Tuesday, Italian media …
Full Story »
Cement maker Lafarge on trial in France on charges of funding jihadists
AFP - 5h ago
Cement group Lafarge goes on trial in France Tuesday, accused of paying the Islamic State group and other jihadists …
Full Story »
Why an Amazon chef said no to a vegan dinner for Prince William event
AFP - 5h ago
Saulo Jennings, a chef from Brazil's Amazon region, is so passionate about the rainforest's flavors -- like the massive …
Full Story »
New Yorkers expected to pick leftist Mamdani in stunning election
AFP - 5h ago
New Yorkers are projected to elect leftist Zohran Mamdani as mayor Tuesday, opening a new front in opposition to Donald …
Full Story »
Tanzania president sworn in as opposition says hundreds killed in protests
Nov 03 2025
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan played down days of bloody protest as she was inaugurated on Monday, despite the …
Full Story »
Mamdani extends olive branch to anxious NY business community
Nov 03 2025
New York's leftist mayoral candidate and political phenomenon Zohran Mamdani has a message to business leaders looking …
Full Story »
'Heroic' worker praised as man charged over UK train stabbings
Nov 03 2025
A man has been charged with 10 counts of attempted murder following a mass stabbing on a London-bound train, as a …
Full Story »
Violence in Sudan's El-Fasher could be war crimes, says top court
Nov 03 2025
The International Criminal Court warned on Monday that atrocities committed in Sudan's El-Fasher could amount to crimes …
Full Story »
Afghan govt says quake kills 20, injures over 500
Nov 03 2025
A strong earthquake killed at least 20 people in northern Afghanistan, authorities said Monday, just months after …
Full Story »
Spain regional leader resigns, a year after deadly floods
Nov 03 2025
The heavily criticised leader of Spain's Valencia region said on Monday he was stepping down, a year after the area was …
Full Story »
Tanzania president inaugurated as opposition says hundreds dead
Nov 03 2025
Tanzania's Samia Suluhu Hassan was inaugurated as president on Monday, with an internet blackout still in place after …
Full Story »
Afghanistan quake kills 20, injures over 300: health ministry
Nov 03 2025
A strong earthquake killed at least 20 people in northern Afghanistan, authorities said Monday, just months after …
Full Story »
Tanzania president to be inaugurated as opposition says hundreds dead
Nov 03 2025
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan was to be inaugurated Monday with the internet still blocked after election …
Full Story »
Andrew to lose his last military rank: defence minister
Nov 03 2025
The UK government said Sunday it would move to strip the former prince Andrew of his honorary title of vice-admiral, his …
Full Story »
Tehran toy museum brings old childhood memories to life
Nov 03 2025
Inside a restored house in central Tehran, toys from every era, from ancient Persia to Soviet Russia and the United …
Full Story »
Trent's return with Real Madrid reminds Liverpool of what they are missing
Nov 03 2025
Trent Alexander-Arnold returns to Liverpool on Tuesday with both player and his boyhood club struggling to adapt after …
Full Story »
Trump the Great? President steps up power moves
Nov 03 2025
Driving in a golf buggy with Donald Trump recently, his 18-year-old granddaughter Kai asked him if there was a dream he …
Full Story »
Two Louvre heist suspects a couple with children: prosecutor
Nov 03 2025
Small-time criminals are believed to be behind the spectacular jewel heist at the Louvre, the top Paris prosecutor said …
Full Story »
Ready for it? Swifties swarm German museum to see Ophelia painting
Nov 03 2025
Taylor Swift fans sang and danced Sunday to her new hit "The Fate of Ophelia" at a German museum exhibiting a painting …
Full Story »
Fire ravages French monastery dubbed 'Notre-Dame of the Ardennes'
Nov 03 2025
A fire on Sunday tore through the ancient monastery of Mont-Dieu, destroying the centuries-old French heritage site's …
Full Story »
Sinner returns to world number one with Paris Masters win
Nov 03 2025
Jannik Sinner won the Paris Masters for the first time by defeating Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-4, 7-6 (7/4) on Sunday as …
Full Story »
'Just the beginning' as India lift first Women's World Cup
Nov 02 2025
India captain Harmanpreet Kaur said her team's breakthrough Women's World Cup triumph on Sunday was "just the beginning" …
Full Story »
Jamaica deaths at 28 as Caribbean reels from colossal hurricane
Nov 02 2025
Storm-ravaged communities in western Jamaica were facing dire straits Sunday, days after record-setting Hurricane …
Full Story »
What we know about the UK train stabbings
Nov 02 2025
UK police were Sunday investigating a mass stabbing on a London-bound train that injured several passengers, with a …
Full Story »
UK police probe mass train stabbing that wounded 10
Nov 02 2025
British police were Sunday investigating a mass stabbing on a London-bound train that left at least 10 people wounded, …
Full Story »
Dodgers clinch back-to-back World Series as Blue Jays downed in thriller
Nov 02 2025
The Los Angeles Dodgers conjured a stunning come-from-behind victory in extra innings to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays …
Full Story »
UK train stabbing wounds 10, two suspects arrested
Nov 02 2025
UK police arrested two suspects after a mass stabbing on a London-bound train late Saturday that left 10 people in …
Full Story »
UK police arrest two after 'multiple people' stabbed on train
Nov 02 2025
UK police arrested two suspects after a multiple stabbing on a London-bound train late Saturday, with "a number of …
Full Story »
Egypt officially opens grand museum near pyramids
Nov 01 2025
Egypt officially opened on Saturday the Grand Egyptian Museum, a long-awaited, billion-dollar showcase of pharaonic …
Full Story »
Egypt opens grand museum in lavish, pharaonic ceremony
Nov 01 2025
Egypt at last opened the $1 billion Grand Egyptian Museum on Saturday as performers dressed in white tunics embroidered …
Full Story »
Five things to know about the Grand Egyptian Museum
Nov 01 2025
Near the ancient Pyramids of Giza just outside Cairo, the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) is gearing up for its lavish …
Full Story »
Dead quiet: Paris Catacombs close for renovations
Nov 01 2025
One of Paris's top tourist attractions -- and certainly its most morbid -- closes to visitors from Monday for six months …
Full Story »
Two more suspects including woman charged over Louvre heist
Nov 01 2025
Two more suspects, a man and a woman arrested this week over the jewel heist at the Louvre, were on Saturday charged and …
Full Story »
Families separated, children killed as survivors flee Sudan's 'apocalyptic' El-Fasher
Nov 01 2025
Survivors fleeing the Sudanese city of El-Fasher told AFP on Saturday that paramilitary fighters separated families and …
Full Story »
Serbia marks first anniversary of deadly train station collapse
Nov 01 2025
Tens of thousands of Serbians marked on Saturday the first anniversary of a deadly railway station roof collapse in Novi …
Full Story »
Arsenal cruise against Burnley as Man Utd held
Nov 01 2025
Arsenal brushed Burnley aside 2-0 on Saturday to open up a seven-point lead at the top of the Premier League as …
Full Story »
Tens of thousands of Serbians mark first anniversary of deadly train station collapse
Nov 01 2025
Tens of thousands of Serbians on Saturday marked the first anniversary of a deadly railway station roof collapse in Novi …
Full Story »
Tanzania president wins 98% in election as opposition says hundreds killed
Nov 01 2025
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan condemned protests around the election in which she was declared winner on …
Full Story »
Tanzania president wins 98% of votes after violence-marred polls
Nov 01 2025
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has won a landslide election victory, results showed Saturday, after key …
Full Story »
Tanzania president wins election landslide after deadly protests
Nov 01 2025
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has won a landslide election victory, official results showed Saturday, after …
Full Story »
Trump keeps world guessing with shock nuclear test order
Oct 31 2025
President Donald Trump reiterated Friday that he wants testing of US nuclear weapons, but again failed to clarify …
Full Story »
'Populists can be beaten': Dutch centrist Jetten claims election win
Oct 31 2025
Dutch centrist leader Rob Jetten on Friday claimed victory in a knife-edge election over far-right head Geert Wilders, …
Full Story »
World's most expensive coffee goes on sale in Dubai at $1,000 a cup
Oct 31 2025
Selling for nearly $1,000 a cup, a cafe in Dubai is offering the world's most expensive coffee, brewed from Panamanian …
Full Story »
Trump stirs global tensions, confusion with nuclear test order
Oct 31 2025
President Donald Trump reiterated Friday that he wants testing of US nuclear weapons but again failed to clarify whether …
Full Story »
Trump stirs global tensions with surprise nuclear test order
Oct 31 2025
US President Donald Trump's surprise directive to begin nuclear weapons testing provoked global criticism Friday amid …
Full Story »
Pakistan, Afghanistan extend ceasefire, to hold another round of peace talks
Oct 31 2025
Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to extend a temporary ceasefire and will hold another round of peace talks in …
Full Story »
UK welcomes king's move to strip Andrew of royal titles
Oct 31 2025
King Charles III's historic decision to strip his brother Andrew of his royal titles and effectively exile him won …
Full Story »
Xi invites Canada PM to China in first meet in 8 years
Oct 31 2025
President Xi Jinping on Friday invited Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to China, in the first formal talks between …
Full Story »
China, Canada leaders hold first formal talks since 2017
Oct 31 2025
China and Canada's leaders opened on Friday their first formal talks since 2017, with Xi Jinping meeting Prime Minister …
Full Story »
Pillaged I.Coast nature reserve on the mend after crisis decade
Oct 31 2025
Forest ranger Daouda Bamba is in no doubt about who the apex predator is in Ivory Coast's Comoe National Park, ravaged …
Full Story »
In the black: the business of mourning Thailand's queen mother
Oct 31 2025
In a bustling Bangkok market, hundreds of wholesale vendors have been selling black clothing since dawn -- several with …
Full Story »
Trump stirs tensions with surprise nuclear test order
Oct 31 2025
US President Donald Trump landed back in Washington on Thursday after a surprise directive to begin nuclear weapons …
Full Story »
Xi primed to meet Japan, Canada leaders after Trump summit
Oct 31 2025
Chinese leader Xi Jinping was expected to meet Canada and Japan's new prime ministers for the first time on Friday, a …
Full Story »
Liverpool feel pressure to end 'crisis' run, Man City test Bournemouth limits
Oct 31 2025
Liverpool face an in-form Aston Villa as the Premier League champions look to arrest their remarkable collapse on …
Full Story »
After delays, Egypt set for lavish opening of grand museum
Oct 31 2025
With much pomp and circumstance, Cairo is due to inaugurate on Saturday the long-awaited Grand Egyptian Museum, widely …
Full Story »
King Charles strips Andrew of royal titles, Windsor home
Oct 31 2025
King Charles III is stripping his younger brother Andrew of his royal titles and ousting him from his long-term …
Full Story »
'Better to go to prison': Israeli ultra-Orthodox rally against army service
Oct 31 2025
Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men rallied in Jerusalem on Thursday to protest against military conscription …
Full Story »
100 US local leaders will attend COP30 in 'show of force'
Oct 31 2025
More than a hundred American state and local leaders will attend next month's COP30 climate talks in Brazil, including …
Full Story »
Record-breaking India upset Australia to reach World Cup final
Oct 31 2025
Jemimah Rodrigues hit an unbeaten 127 as India pulled off a record chase of 339 against Australia on Thursday to set up …
Full Story »
Russians marking Stalin's repression warn against return to past
Oct 31 2025
Russians marking an annual day of remembrance for victims of Joseph Stalin's repression warned Thursday that history …
Full Story »
What we know about the downfall of Andrew, born a UK prince
Oct 31 2025
The downfall of Andrew, formerly known as prince and born into a life of royal privilege as the son of the late Queen …
Full Story »
Beyond words: '67' crowned 'Word of the Year'
Oct 30 2025
A double-digit combination set the social media sphere ablaze among teens in 2025, leaving parents and teachers …
Full Story »
Turkey says Pakistan-Afghanistan talks to resume
Oct 30 2025
Pakistan and Afghanistan will hold another round of peace talks in Istanbul next week and will maintain a ceasefire …
Full Story »
King Charles to strip Andrew of royal titles, residence: palace
Oct 30 2025
King Charles will strip his younger brother Andrew of his royal titles and long-term residence on the Windsor estate, …
Full Story »
Russia batters Ukraine energy sites with deadly aerial strikes
Oct 30 2025
Russia battered Ukrainian energy facilities with hundreds of drones and missiles, Kyiv said Thursday, killing at least …
Full Story »
Trump stirs tensions with surprise order to test nuclear weapons
Oct 30 2025
President Donald Trump landed back in the United States Thursday after a surprise directive to begin nuclear weapons …
Full Story »
Netherlands nailbiter as far-right, centrists in election dead-heat
Oct 30 2025
The Dutch election climaxed in an unprecedented cliffhanger Thursday, with only a few thousand votes separating the …
Full Story »
No GDP data released as US shutdown bites
Oct 30 2025
A US federal data blackout deepened Thursday as a government shutdown halted the release of third quarter GDP figures, …
Full Story »
Dutch election a photo finish between far-right, centrists
Oct 30 2025
The Dutch election climaxed in an unprecedented cliffhanger Thursday, with only a few thousand votes separating the …
Full Story »
France arrests five new suspects over Louvre heist: prosecutor
Oct 30 2025
French police have arrested five more people, including a prime suspect, over this month's daring Louvre museum robbery, …
Full Story »
Trump orders US to start nuclear weapons testing
Oct 30 2025
US President Donald Trump said Thursday he had ordered the Pentagon to start nuclear weapons testing "on an equal basis" …
Full Story »
Russia batters Ukraine energy sites, killing two
Oct 30 2025
Russia battered Ukrainian energy facilities with hundreds of drones and missiles, Kyiv said Thursday, killing two …
Full Story »
Trump, Xi ease fight on tariffs, rare earths
Oct 30 2025
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping agreed on Thursday to calm the trade war between China and the United States that has roiled …
Full Story »
Irish octogenarian enjoys new lease on life making harps
Oct 30 2025
"It's never too late to start a new hobby," says 89-year-old Irish harp-maker Noel Anderson, one of only a few making …
Full Story »
Tanzania blackout after election chaos, deaths feared
Oct 30 2025
Tanzania was on lockdown with a communications blackout Thursday, a day after elections turned into violent chaos with …
Full Story »
Trump hails tariff, rare earth deal with Xi
Oct 30 2025
US President Donald Trump called the meeting Thursday with China's Xi Jinping a "great success", after the world's top …
Full Story »
Impoverished Filipinos forge a life among the tombstones
Oct 30 2025
In teeming Manila, where poverty runs deep and millions lack adequate shelter, some of the living have found refuge …
Full Story »
As Russia advances on Kupiansk, Ukrainians fear second occupation
Oct 30 2025
Devastated by years of Russian attacks, the nine-storey buildings that dot the skyline of Kupiansk in northeast Ukraine …
Full Story »
Trump, Xi talks wrap up with outcome unclear
Oct 30 2025
Crunch talks between US President Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping focused on their trade war wrapped up in under two …
Full Story »
US economy in the dark as government shutdown cuts off crucial data
Oct 30 2025
US policymakers, financial institutions and business owners have been flying blind for almost a month as a government …
Full Story »
UN calls for end to Sudan siege after mass hospital killings
Oct 30 2025
UN chief Antonio Guterres called for an immediate end to military escalation in Sudan on Thursday after reports that …
Full Story »
Trade truce in balance as Trump meets 'tough negotiator' Xi
Oct 30 2025
US President Donald Trump and China's leader Xi Jinping opened on Thursday their first face-to-face meeting in six …
Full Story »
Far-right and centrists neck-and-neck in Dutch election: estimates
Oct 30 2025
The far-right party of Dutch firebrand Geert Wilders was running neck-and-neck with a pro-European centrist party in a …
Full Story »
Personal tipping points: Four people share their climate journeys
Oct 30 2025
From US President Donald Trump's all-out push for fossil fuels to political squabbles in Europe, governments are …
Full Story »
Trump orders nuclear testing resumption ahead of Xi talks
Oct 30 2025
President Donald Trump announced Thursday the resumption of US nuclear weapons testing, minutes ahead of his first …
Full Story »
South Sudan's blind football team dreams of Paralympic glory
Oct 30 2025
Yona Sabri Ellon cannot see the ball at his feet, but he can hear it. A faint rattle guides him past a defender and he …
Full Story »
Over 100 killed in Rio police crackdown on powerful narco gang
Oct 30 2025
Residents of a Rio de Janeiro community lined up their dead in harrowing scenes Wednesday after Brazil's bloodiest …
Full Story »
Trump, Xi to meet seeking truce in damaging trade war
Oct 30 2025
Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will seek a truce in their bruising trade war on Thursday, with the US …
Full Story »
Exit poll suggests centrists win Dutch vote, beating far right
Oct 30 2025
Dutch voters appeared to have rejected far-right leader Geert Wilders in favour of a centrist party, an exit poll …
Full Story »
'They slit my son's throat' says mother of teen killed in Rio police raid
Oct 29 2025
The head, its hair dyed red, was severed from the body and found in dense vegetation near a Rio favela, some 24 hours …
Full Story »
Caribbean reels from 'unprecedented' hurricane destruction
Oct 29 2025
Hurricane Melissa bore down on the Bahamas Wednesday after cutting a path of destruction through the Caribbean, leaving …
Full Story »
Rob Jetten: ex-athlete setting the pace in Dutch politics
Oct 29 2025
As a talented junior athlete, Rob Jetten once ran as a pace-setter for future Olympic champion Sifan Hassan.
Full Story »
'Never been this bad': Jamaica surveys ruins in hurricane's wake
Oct 29 2025
A demolished church, roofs blown off homes, shattered windows and debris-strewn, impassable roads: Hurricane Melissa …
Full Story »
Paramilitary chief vows united Sudan as his forces are accused of mass killings
Oct 29 2025
The head of the Rapid Support Forces paramilitaries vowed on Wednesday Sudan would be unified by "peace or through war" …
Full Story »
Israel hits another Gaza target after deadliest night since truce
Oct 29 2025
Israel said it struck an arms dump in Gaza on Wednesday, hours after the deadliest night of bombing since the start of a …
Full Story »