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Ukraine Authorities Report Missile Attack On Kyiv
Ukrainian authorities issued an alert for an "enemy missile" attack on Kyiv early Thursday and AFP journalists heard explosions across the capital.
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US To Withdraw Some 1,000 Troops From Syria
The United States will roughly halve the number of troops it has deployed in Syria to less than 1,000 in the coming months, the Pentagon said Friday.
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Trump Says Set To Visit UK's King Charles In September
US President Donald Trump said Thursday he expected to meet King Charles III in Britain in September, on an unprecedented second state visit that London hopes will boost transatlantic ties.
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Finland Developing Device To Counter Russian GPS Jamming
Finnish researchers are working on a device to counter jamming of satellite positioning systems, which has spiked in the country since 2022, the project leader told AFP on Tuesday.
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Taliban Publicly Executes 4 For Murder: Afghan Supreme Court
Afghanistan's Supreme Court said four convicted murderers were executed by order of Taliban authorities on Friday, bringing to ten the number of men publicly put to death since their return to power, according to an AFP tally.
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South Korea Seize 2 Tonnes Of Cocaine In Largest-Ever Drug Bust
South Korea discovered and seized two tonnes of cocaine hidden aboard a Norwegian-flagged vessel, authorities told AFP on Friday, marking the country's largest drug bust to date.
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"Jail Or Death": An Uncertain Future For Migrants Expelled By Donald Trump
AFP spoke to several migrants from a group of about 200, including around 80 children, who are detained at a facility near Costa Rica's jungle-clad border with Panama.
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French Prosecutors Demand Volkswagen Face Fresh Dieselgate Trial
Prosecutors in Paris have called for German carmaker Volkswagen to face justice in France to compensate French consumers over the Dieselgate emissions fraud scandal, according to a court filing seen by AFP on Tuesday.
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Swedish Journalist Arrested In Turkey For Covering Anti-Erdogan Protests
Swedish journalist Joakim Medin, who was detained on his arrival in Turkey on Thursday to cover street protests, has been jailed, his newspaper's editor-in-chief told AFP on Friday.
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1,000-Bed Myanmar Hospital Is "Mass Casualty Area" After 7.7 Earthquake
A 1000-bed hospital in Myanmar capital Naypyidaw is a likely "mass casualty area", news agency AFP said Friday afternoon after a 7.7 earthquake struck near the city of Sagaing.
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Turkey Protesters Fill Streets, Defying Erdogan's Crackdown
Thousands of protesters returned to the streets of Istanbul on Tuesday after a week of the biggest protests to hit Turkey in over a decade, defying a crackdown that has seen almost 1,500 arrested including an AFP journalist.
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Canada PM Carney Invites Zelensky To G7 Summit In June
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney has invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the G7 summit in June in the western province of Alberta, a government official told AFP on Monday.
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Amid Tensions With Trump, Canada Reviewing Purchase Of F-35 Jets: Report
Canada is reviewing a major purchase of US-made F-35 combat planes amid serious tensions with the Trump administration, a spokesperson for the Canadian defence ministry told AFP on Saturday.
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Obamas In Talks To Produce Tiger Woods Film
Barack and Michelle Obama are in talks to produce a new biopic about golf superstar Tiger Woods, a source familiar with the negotiations told AFP Wednesday.
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All Hostages Freed, 27 Soldiers Killed In Pakistan Train Siege
More than 340 train passengers taken hostage by a rebel group were freed Wednesday by security forces after a 30-hour siege, an army official told AFP, confirming that 27 off-duty soldiers were shot by rebels.
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Ukraine Authorities Report Missile Attack On Kyiv
Ukrainian authorities issued an alert for an "enemy missile" attack on Kyiv early Thursday and AFP journalists heard explosions across the capital.
-
US To Withdraw Some 1,000 Troops From Syria
The United States will roughly halve the number of troops it has deployed in Syria to less than 1,000 in the coming months, the Pentagon said Friday.
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Trump Says Set To Visit UK's King Charles In September
US President Donald Trump said Thursday he expected to meet King Charles III in Britain in September, on an unprecedented second state visit that London hopes will boost transatlantic ties.
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Finland Developing Device To Counter Russian GPS Jamming
Finnish researchers are working on a device to counter jamming of satellite positioning systems, which has spiked in the country since 2022, the project leader told AFP on Tuesday.
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Taliban Publicly Executes 4 For Murder: Afghan Supreme Court
Afghanistan's Supreme Court said four convicted murderers were executed by order of Taliban authorities on Friday, bringing to ten the number of men publicly put to death since their return to power, according to an AFP tally.
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South Korea Seize 2 Tonnes Of Cocaine In Largest-Ever Drug Bust
South Korea discovered and seized two tonnes of cocaine hidden aboard a Norwegian-flagged vessel, authorities told AFP on Friday, marking the country's largest drug bust to date.
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"Jail Or Death": An Uncertain Future For Migrants Expelled By Donald Trump
AFP spoke to several migrants from a group of about 200, including around 80 children, who are detained at a facility near Costa Rica's jungle-clad border with Panama.
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French Prosecutors Demand Volkswagen Face Fresh Dieselgate Trial
Prosecutors in Paris have called for German carmaker Volkswagen to face justice in France to compensate French consumers over the Dieselgate emissions fraud scandal, according to a court filing seen by AFP on Tuesday.
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Swedish Journalist Arrested In Turkey For Covering Anti-Erdogan Protests
Swedish journalist Joakim Medin, who was detained on his arrival in Turkey on Thursday to cover street protests, has been jailed, his newspaper's editor-in-chief told AFP on Friday.
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1,000-Bed Myanmar Hospital Is "Mass Casualty Area" After 7.7 Earthquake
A 1000-bed hospital in Myanmar capital Naypyidaw is a likely "mass casualty area", news agency AFP said Friday afternoon after a 7.7 earthquake struck near the city of Sagaing.
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Turkey Protesters Fill Streets, Defying Erdogan's Crackdown
Thousands of protesters returned to the streets of Istanbul on Tuesday after a week of the biggest protests to hit Turkey in over a decade, defying a crackdown that has seen almost 1,500 arrested including an AFP journalist.
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Canada PM Carney Invites Zelensky To G7 Summit In June
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney has invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the G7 summit in June in the western province of Alberta, a government official told AFP on Monday.
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Amid Tensions With Trump, Canada Reviewing Purchase Of F-35 Jets: Report
Canada is reviewing a major purchase of US-made F-35 combat planes amid serious tensions with the Trump administration, a spokesperson for the Canadian defence ministry told AFP on Saturday.
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Obamas In Talks To Produce Tiger Woods Film
Barack and Michelle Obama are in talks to produce a new biopic about golf superstar Tiger Woods, a source familiar with the negotiations told AFP Wednesday.
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All Hostages Freed, 27 Soldiers Killed In Pakistan Train Siege
More than 340 train passengers taken hostage by a rebel group were freed Wednesday by security forces after a 30-hour siege, an army official told AFP, confirming that 27 off-duty soldiers were shot by rebels.
