Climate activists block holes on Spanish golf courses over water use
Climate activists said Sunday they had plugged the holes on 10 golf courses across Spain to protest at the sport's...
Ukraine says Russian troops advancing in ‘fierce fighting’
Ukraine said on Sunday that Russian troops were advancing in four areas in the east of the country amid "fierce...
Sonko urges Senegalese to ‘come out en masse’ ahead of president’s speech
Popular Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko called on the public to "come out en masse" on the eve of a...
‘Drive-throw’ recycling aims to ease Lebanon garbage crisis
Beirut motorists pull up to a drive-through counter -- not for fast-food, but to exchange empty bottles and cardboard for...
Mali’s Junta implements partial government reshuffle
Mali's junta has executed a partial reshuffle of the government. The reshuffling occurred on Saturday, just one day after the...
Moscow launches drone attacks on Kyiv, Ukrainian capital targeted
Russian forces have launched a series of drone attacks on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, in the early hours of Sunday, marking...
Making the Desired Impact with Your Words
Dear Destiny Friends, “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but...
Dozens killed in horrific Kenya road crash
At least 48 people were killed when a truck lost control and ploughed into other vehicles and pedestrians at a...
Police arrest 1,000 in French riots ahead of teen’s funeral
Violence and looting hit France in a fourth night of protests as massively deployed police made nearly 1,000 arrests and...
Dutch king expected to apologize for slavery
King Willem-Alexander is widely expected to make a royal apology for the Netherlands' involvement in slavery on Saturday at an...
Polluting shipping to face climate reckoning
The hefty carbon footprint of global shipping networks that crisscross our oceans and keep the world's economy afloat will come...
Hong Kong leader warns of ‘resistance’ on handover anniversary
Hong Kong's leader said the city must guard against "destructive forces engaging in soft resistance" as it marked the 26th...
Europe’s space telescope to target universe’s dark mysteries
Europe's Euclid space telescope is scheduled to blast off Saturday on the first-ever mission aiming to shed light on two...
Night of fires, looting in Lille as protests sweep France
A burned district office, another pelted with stones, "lots of looting": in Lille, in the north of France, a game...
DR Congo sets up scheme to save informal cobalt miners from swindlers
Scruffy depots packed with bags of ore line a road leading to the Democratic Republic of Congo's mining capital Kolwezi,...
‘Significant threat’: Around world, doctors battle impersonators
AFP's fact-checkers have exposed a slew of cases around the world in which fraudsters impersonated doctors, fabricating their comments or...
IMF, Pakistan reach $3 billion deal
Pakistan could get temporary relief for its ballooning foreign debt with a new deal worth $3 billion, the IMF has...
‘No future’: Egyptians risk lives at sea to reach Europe
Hoping to escape a dire economy and bleak prospects, Egyptians are increasingly attempting the perilous sea crossing to Europe that...
Indian court dismisses Twitter plea on takedown orders
An Indian court on Friday fined Twitter $61,000 after dismissing its plea challenging orders to remove tweets and accounts critical...
French President Macron calls for end to riots, urges parents, social media firms to act
French President Emmanuel Macron has made an appeal to parents to prevent their children from participating in the ongoing riots...
Protests erupt in Baghdad after Quran burning incident in Sweden
In response to a highly controversial incident involving the burning of a Quran outside a mosque in Stockholm, Sweden, hundreds...
US urges appeals court to uphold Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking conviction
The US government has urged an appeals court to uphold Ghislaine Maxwell’s conviction and 20-year prison sentence for helping the...
Astronomers reveal evidence of universe’s ‘background hum’
Astronomers across the world announced on Thursday that they have found the first evidence of a long-theorized form of gravitational...
Guard, gunman die in attack at US consulate in Jeddah: police
A security guard and a gunman were killed in an exchange of gunfire in front of the US consulate in...
‘Presumed human remains’ discovered in Titan sub wreckage
Experts have recovered presumed human remains from what is left of the Titan sub that imploded during a dive to...
‘Godfather of AI’ urges governments to stop machine takeover
Geoffrey Hinton, one of the so-called godfathers of artificial intelligence, urged governments on Wednesday to step in and make sure...
Rwandan ex-policeman gets life over genocide: Paris court
A Paris court on Wednesday found a former Rwandan military policeman guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity during the...
UN troops set to leave Mali, but how fast?
With the imminent end of the UN's Mali peacekeeping mission seemingly no longer in doubt, negotiations at the UN are...
After long wait, Virgin Galactic begins commercial spaceflights
Virgin Galactic is set Thursday to finally begin commercial spaceflights, a major milestone for the company founded in 2004 by...
Iraq’s prized modern art plagued by forgery, trafficking
Many masterpieces of Iraqi painting were looted or destroyed during the years of war, but now the country's artistic heritage...
‘Hostage situation’: Egypt’s decade-long rights crackdown
Ten years ago, Egypt's then-defense minister Abdel Fattah al-Sisi rallied citizens by promising to move the country out of the...
Gulf oil states on a Pacific charm offensive
Gulf oil states are using their vast wealth to build influence across the far-flung South Pacific, experts have told AFP,...
Sri Lanka unveils debt restructure plan to tackle economic crisis
Sri Lanka's central bank on Thursday unveiled a far-reaching domestic debt restructuring plan aimed at restoring stability after an economic...
EU presses Tunisia in bid to stem Med migrant flow
EU leaders meeting in Brussels on Thursday are to look at ways to press aid on Tunisia in a bid...
Fresh unrest in France as anger simmers over police shooting
Unrest erupted in France for a second night in a row as balaclava-clad protesters burning rubbish and shooting fireworks clashed...
Canada breaks record for annual wildfire smoke emissions
Wildfires raging across Canada, made more intense by global warming, have released more planet-warming carbon dioxide in the first six...
US targets Wagner Group over gold in Africa, days after mutiny
The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions aimed at disrupting gold mining activities that fund the Wagner Group in Africa,...
Over $200bn in Covid-19 small business loans stolen: US govt. watchdog
The United States lost more than $200 billion to fraud from two schemes designed to help small businesses through the...
Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka target World Cup with West Indies in danger
Hosts Zimbabwe and former champions Sri Lanka are in prime position to clinch the final two qualifying spots for this...
Alarm over new ‘war crimes’ in Sudan’s Darfur region
"They burned every house in the neighborhood and killed my brother in front of me," recounted one survivor, Inaam, who...
Editorial: Understanding the Significance of Eid-ul-Adha in the Muslim Community
Eid-ul-Adha, also known as the Festival of Sacrifice, holds immense importance for Muslims worldwide. This significant Islamic holiday is celebrated...
Lucky to come home: Growing up trans in Brazil can be deadly
Wearing a pink dress that matches the bow in her hair, eight-year-old Agatha flashes a smile that belies all she...
Urban upheaval in Cairo strands both living and dead
In the decade since President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi seized power, Egypt has built dozens of motorways that zigzag across Cairo...
South Koreans get younger as traditional age system dropped
Lee Jung-hee was set to turn 60 next year but South Korea dropped its traditional age counting system Wednesday, so...
Hong Kong exiles in UK say ‘living in fear’ of Beijing
When artists Lumli and Lumlong fled Hong Kong in 2021 they didn't tell a soul for fear of being reported...
Israel enlists drones, AI and big data to farm for the future
As climate change and global population growth pose ever greater challenges for agriculture, Israeli technology offers a wealth of inventions...
US media reports audio of Trump discussing classified Iran focument
Former President Donald Trump's discussion of a classified document regarding Iran has been revealed in an audio recording, according to...
Mayor Eric Adams’ Community Op Ed: Risky Business Kills. We Can Stop It
Last week, our city witnessed two tragedies that could have been prevented: A deadly fire at an e-bike shop and...
Gunmen kill five civilians in east Kenya: witness, police source
Al-Shabaab gunmen have killed five civilians, some by beheading, in eastern Kenya, a witness and a police source told AFP...
‘More than words’: the Japanese men joining Ukraine’s fight
Yuya Motomura, a mahjong parlor manager in Japan, had always wanted a way to prove himself to a society he...
Mitsotakis back as Greek premier after election landslide
Kyriakos Mitsotakis embarked Monday on his second term as Greece's prime minister with a vow to accelerate institutional and economic...
Could Wagner’s mutiny help Ukraine?by Daphné BENOIT
The Wagner mercenary group's mutiny has weakened President Vladimir Putin and could affect the course of the war in Ukraine,...
Take a day off after ‘tense’ weekend, Russia tells journalists
Knackered after covering a stunning march on Moscow by a small army of mercenaries? Take a day off after a...
Russia suffers legal setback in Australian embassy standoff
Russia's bid to build a new embassy near Australia's parliament suffered a legal blow on Monday, with a top court...
Greece votes again with conservatives eyeing majority
Greek voters headed to the polls again Sunday in an election where conservative front-runner Kyriakos Mitsotakis is seeking a second...
Human remains found near site where actor Julian Sands went missing
Hikers found human remains in California's Mount San Antonio area, local authorities said, around the same area where British actor...
‘God’s guests’: Saudis safeguard hajj hospitality tradition
Braving the scorching Saudi heat, Mecca resident Amer Abdullah distributed free tea and bread to worshippers performing the annual hajj...
Istanbul gay pride activists rally despite ban
Turkish activists on Sunday defied a ban to stage an annual gay pride march in Istanbul one month after Turkey's...
Russian strikes kill 13 in rebel-held Syria
Russian air strikes killed at least 13 people in rebel-held northwest Syria on Sunday, the deadliest attack on the war-torn...
One dead, seven hurt as rollercoaster derails in Sweden
A rollercoaster derailed at a Swedish theme park on Sunday, killing one person and injuring seven, police and the park...