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Kyiv said Russia attacked eastern and southern Ukraine with more than 100 drones overnight

Rejecting efforts to halt fighting

Russia warns diplomats in Kyiv to evacuate in case of strike

Australian Socceroos fans have been accused of unruly behaviour at previous watch parties in Melbourne's Federation Square

Following outcry

Australian state overturns Melbourne ban on World Cup watch party

South Korea has hired hundreds of staff to track and counter manipulated content ahead of local elections

Fighting an uphill battle

AI disinfo tests South Korean laws ahead of local elections

Former fishermen have opted to revive Colombia's coral reefs instead of destroying them

'For me, a coral is life now'

Colombian ex-fisherman swaps trade for saving Caribbean coral

The Lobito Corridor is meant to move minerals vital to the energy transition

Global race for critical minerals

Lobito Corridor: Africa's mega-project facing delivery test

Lobito Atlantic Railway CEO Nicholas Fournier says business takes precedence over geopolitics

Focus on copper trade

Africa's Lobito Corridor chief tells AFP business, not geopolitics, drives strategy

In this handout picture released by Mexico's presidencial press office, some 50,000 fans of South Korea's K-pop band BTS came to see the band at the Palacio Nacional in Mexico City

Over 135,000 tickets snapped up in minutes

K-pop stars BTS draw 50,000-strong crowd in Mexico

ASEAN leaders are set to discuss economic issues tied to the Middle East war in its summit in Cebu

Focus on economic issues tied to Middle East war

Wars in Middle East, backyard loom over ASEAN summit

Epstein was found dead in his cell in August 2019 as he awaited trial for new sex trafficking charges

Letter sealed for years

US court releases purported Epstein suicide note

Brazilian national Thiago Avila were among dozens of activists aboard a flotilla intercepted in international waters off the coast of Greece

'Unlawful and unreasonable'

Israeli court rejects flotilla activists' appeal challenging detention

International women's movement FEMEN and Pussy Riot activists stage a protest against the participation of Russia in the Venice Biennale art show, in front of Russian pavilion on May 6, 2026 in Venice.

Following jury resignation

Protests as Venice Biennale opens in turmoil over Russian presence

The MV Hondius cruise ship anchored off Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, following a hantavirus outbreak on board

'One doctor wasn't enough'

Hantavirus ship passenger: 'They didn't take it seriously enough'

A lawsuit against Boeing alleges the aviation giant was negligent and its aircraft were unsafe, leading to the 2019 crash of an Ethiopian Airlines flight that killed 157 people

Claimed 157 lives

Victim's lawyer alleges Boeing was 'negligent' in 2019 Ethiopian crash

Paris Saint-Germain are through to their second straight Champions League final, where they will face Arsenal

Holders PSG edge Bayern Munich to reach Champions League final

A public listing would open SpaceX to a broader and more diverse pool of investors, including individual buyers, while giving existing shareholders an easier path to cash out and realize substantial capital gains

Massive AI expansion

Musk's SpaceX strikes data center deal with Anthropic

A convoy of ambulances believed to be carrying passengers evacuated from the cruise ship is escorted by Dutch police on motorcycles as it arrives at Leiden University Medical Center

Two confirmed cases

Virus-hit cruise ship heads for Spain as evacuees land in Europe

Paris Saint-Germain are through to their second straight Champions League final, where they will face Arsenal

6-5 aggregate victory

Holders PSG edge Bayern Munich to reach Champions League final

The MV Hondius cruise ship anchored off Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, following a hantavirus outbreak on board

WHO team on board

First hantavirus infection could not have been during cruise: WHO expert

The Charles de Gaulle and its escorts were on Wednesday transiting through the Suez Canal

To restore navigation

French aircraft carrier pre-positions for possible Hormuz mission

Military prosecutors made accusations against Malian military personnel

Security crisis

Wave of arrests, abductions after attacks on Mali junta

The cruise ship MV Hondius is anchored off the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde

'Oh, gosh': Inside the race to test for cruise ship hantavirus

Robotaxis have been plying the streets of Croatia for the last month

Chinese-powered

Europe's first commercial robotaxi service rolls out in Croatia

Nigerian singer Tiwa Savage has set up a music foundation to nurture future talent

Promoting young artists

Afrobeats' Tiwa Savage nurtures Africa's future talent

The G7 trade ministers prepared for a summit in France next month

Seven leading industrialised nations

G7 decries 'economic coercion' in swipe at China

Ted Turner -- seen here in Washington in 2013 -- founded CNN and went on to become one of the most philanthropists of his era

Passed away at 87

CNN founder Ted Turner: 20th century media giant

Malian singer Rokia Traore -- seen here in 2018 -- had appealed her conviction in Belgium in a long-running custody case and demanded a retrial

Long-running dispute

Malian singer Rokia Traore gets suspended jail in Belgian custody case

Newly-insetalled Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro, shown here with Anne Hathaway and Stanley Tucci at the world premiere of The Devil Wears Prada 2 in New York, described consumer demand as solid but said the company is aware of concerns about geopolitics

Pre-market trading

Disney shares jump after results top expectations

Michael O'Leary said he could not understand why airport bars would serve alcohol in the early hours with boozy behaviour becoming a "real challenge"

Unruly passengers

Ryanair's O'Leary urges pre-flight morning booze ban

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