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US actor Vincent Pastore, seen in 2019, was best known for his role on 'The Sopranos'

Iconic gangster roles

Vincent Pastore, who played 'Big Pussy' on 'The Sopranos,' dead at 80

Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva grew up in deep poverty, the seventh of eight children born to a family of illiterate farmers in the arid northeastern state of Pernambuco

Dominant figure

Lula, Brazil's political titan, races against time

The head of Venezuela's National Assembly, Jorge Rodriguez (L), first met with opposition figure Dinorah Figuera in June 2026, but their formal political transition talks will soon begin

Economy in shambles

Venezuela transition talks to start in person next week: govt

Cosplayers gather in a hotel before taking part in the Osu Cosplay Parade, during the second day of the World Cosplay Summit 2026 in Nagoya on August 1, 2026

Three-day event

'Damn hot': Last summer for Japan cosplay extravaganza

At least 11 people were injured in the blast in the Colombian city of Cucuta, near the border with Venezuela

Near Venezuelan border

Colombia truck bomb wounds 14 ahead of presidential inauguration

Felix Auger-Aliassime recently split with his longtime coach of 10 years after losing a frustrating Wimbledon five-set quarter-final to Novak Djokovic

Auger-Aliassime playing for hometown pride at Montreal Masters

Firefighters in the Var region remained vigilant, as the prefect warned that strong winds made the situation unpredictable

Not seen since 1949

France's devastating fires now 'under control', says PM

Despite a ceasefire declared in October between Israel and Hamas, Israeli fire continues to regularly target Palestinians the military says are militants

Despite ceasefire

Gaza officials say Israeli strikes kill seven day after deal

The US embassy messages urged citizens to check flight details and to follow safety advice from local authorities

'Unforeseen escalation'

US embassies urge citizens to consider departing Middle East

AFP reporters saw smoke rising over the city

Near-nightly attacks

Deadly strikes rock Kyiv, as Ukraine sinks Russian cargo ship

This picture taken in July 2023, shows a view of Broad Peak, scene of the deadly avalanche

Struck on Thursday

Mountaineer Nirmal Purja, team killed in Pakistan avalanche

Migrants swam around the Ceuta border fence

Unaccompanied children

Hundreds of minors sleep rough in Ceuta migrant crisis

Some 60,000 migrants entered Ceuta over just a few days from neighbouring Morocco

Amid clashes between countries

Spain's N. Africa enclave returns to normal as migrants depart

Gale-force winds created 'extremely difficult conditions', officials said

Difficult conditions

Firefighters in Greece 'pushed to the limit' as winds rage

Most of the 60,000 migrants who entered Ceuta over the space of a few days from neighbouring Morocco have already returned

'Bad experiences'

Moroccans ejected from Spain's Ceuta lament 'broken dreams'

Despite a ceasefire declared in October between Israel and Hamas, Israeli fire continues to regularly target Palestinians the military says are militants

Despite agreement

Gaza's civil defence, medical sources say Israeli strikes kill two

The march took place in Hamburg in northern Germany

Pride march draws hundreds of thousands in Germany week after attack

Around 60,000 migrants arrived over the course of two or three days

'No future in Morocco'

In Spain's Ceuta, exhausted migrants end short trip with little hope

Bouchon sur l'autoroute A7 près de Mornas, dans le Vaucluse, le 4 juillet 2026

Holiday traffic

Over 1,000 kilometres of traffic jams in France on Saturday

Nirmal Purja (C) has told AFP he hoped to inspire the next generation of Nepali climbers to break his records

Smashed records

Nirmal Purja, who redefined climbing, confirmed dead in Pakistan

UEFA say FIFA President Gianni Infantino (C) has lost the confidence of them and other members of the football family

Amid global backlash

Infantino has lost UEFA's 'confidence' despite withdrawal of 'shabby deal'

Both sides have escalated long-range attacks as the war drags through its fifth year

Escalating attacks

Russia fired record number of missiles at Ukraine in July: AFP analysis

A member of Japan's Self-Defence Forces hands a water container to a man at a water distribution station

Seven employees dead

Search ended at mall wrecked by Japan quake blast

Iranian pilgrims brought portraits of Iran's slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei to Karbala in Iraq where they took part in the Arbaeen pilgrimage

Annual pilgrimage

Iranian pilgrims flood Iraq for first Arbaeen since war

Egypt's Mediterranean port of Damietta was struck by an unprecedented drone strike on two gas vessels

'A bomb waiting to explode'

Egypt captains recount scramble to stop disaster after drone strike

The drained Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and its surrounding walkways are seen empty and fenced in on the National Mall, amid the renovation woes

Olympian off the hook

US drops Reflecting Pool case, admits damage due to botched renovation

Disagreements over the Volyn massacres have long cast a shadow over ties between Warsaw and Kyiv.

Strained relations

Warsaw and Kyiv exhume Volyn victims at centre of diplomatic quarrel

A Cockroach Janta Party supporter holds a doctored picture of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a rally in New Delhi on July 25. Modi said he wanted to "forgive" protesters who abused him

'Mischievous youngsters'

India PM Modi says he forgives protesters who abused him

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