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France and the UK are to lead the mission

30-leader video meeting on Friday

France, UK to lead 'defensive' force for Hormuz

US rapper and producer Kanye West is due to perform in Marseille on June 11

Following antisemitic remarks

Polish stadium cancels Kanye West concert

Lille midfielder Nabil Bentaleb Bentaleb made a remarkable return to football last year after suffering a heart attack

Lille's Bentaleb out after 'minor surgery' for infection

The UK and France would lead the mission

'Strictly peaceful and defensive'

France, UK to lead multinational Hormuz mission

Ship were blocked in the Gulf by the US-Iran war

Stranded seafarers endure costly path home from Gulf

Pope Leo, the world's first US pontiff, has clashed with the Trump administration over the Iran war.

'Found his voice'

Pope Leo comes into his own with Trump spat

The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is sort of a conveyor belt of currents that plays a crucial role in climate regulation

Key Atlantic current could weaken more than expected: study

The International Court of Justice is celebrating its 80th birthday

ICJ 80th anniversary

International law 'matters more than ever' in chaotic world: UN head

The US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency has drawn criticism for its hardline methods as it carries out the immigration crackdown promised by the Trump administration

Rekindling an old flame

Frenchwoman who married GI sweetheart returns home after ICE ordeal

E Freideg de 17. Abrëll 2026 huet de Bockewal Timmy op Daucher reagéiert. D'Déier huet mat senger Schwanzfloss geschloen a sech bal ëm 90 grad gedréint.

Chance of survival

Rescue for whale stranded off German coast in 'decisive phase'

Cargo ships and tankers ply the Strait of Hormuz

First loaded Iranian oil tankers exit Gulf since US blockade: Kpler

Pope Leo XIV held a giant mass in Douala, Cameroon's main economic city

Following disputed re-election

Jubilant crowds throng giant papal mass in Cameroon

Displaced residents returning to their homes in southern Lebanon on April 17, 2026

War in the Middle East: latest developments

Myanmar's former president Win Myint (L) and Aung San Suu Kyi (R) in Naypyidaw on February 12, 2019

4,300 set for release

Myanmar ex-president freed from post-coup detention, Suu Kyi's sentence cut

A fan of Korean boy band BTS poses for a photo in front of a poster at Tokyo Dome

Tens of thousands

Japanese fans gather to welcome BTS on world tour

Saviano had said Salvini ignored mafia wars and instead cracked down on migrants

'Freedom to criticise those in power'

'Gomorrah' author cleared of defaming far-right Italian minister

Troy Baker says he prepared in 'a completely wrong way' for the hero's voice in 'Indiana Jones and the Great Circle'

Amid fears of AI

Video game voice star Troy Baker says 'only humans' can make art

Your Weekly Recap

Luxembourg to hit one million people by 2070, Findel's expansion outlined, and Israel and Lebanon agree to ceasefire

France and Germany run on to the pitch on the fist day of the 2026 Rugby Sevens Hong Kong tournament, the 50th staging of the event

'Pinnacle event in global sports'

Raucous partying and some rugby as Hong Kong Sevens turns 50

French actor Gerard Depardieu's film and television career includes 1990 comedy 'Green Card' and Netflix series 'Marseille'

#MeToo movement

Depardieu drops lawsuit over report that sped up downfall

Elena Poniatowska won the 2013 Cervantes Prize -- the most prestigious award in Spanish-language literature -- and is still active at the age of 93

Award-winning writer

Mexican writer Elena Poniatowska's typewriter, photographs go on display

Canada captain Dilpreet Bajwa batting against New Zealand during their ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup match in Chennai in February. The match is now under scrutiny for alleged corruption

International Cricket Council

Canada T20 World Cup game under ICC scrutiny after corruption claim

Blistering temperatures rising to 40C and above will now be branded "cruelly hot" or "kokusho-bi" in Japan

'Cruelly hot': Japan devises new term for heatwave days

Man uses AI chatbot to defend himself in court – and wins

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched the war

'Historic peace agreement'

10-day Israel-Lebanon truce begins as Lebanese army warns of 'violations'

Indonesia is one of the world's biggest internet users

Disregarding human rights norms

Under blackout threat, Wikimedia to hold talks with Indonesia

The drive to instil young Russians with Kremlin-approved values comes from the very top

Content creation camps

Russia trains teenage influencers to churn out pro-war content

Recognition of the Rodriguez government grants legitimacy and potentially unlocks new financial support, both from official sources and potentially from the private sector, an expert told AFP

Opening new doors

Venezuela, IMF, World Bank restore relations, paving way for investment

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