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Cities in the state of Minas Gerais are on high alert as fresh rain falls, and thousands were forced to flee their homes, leaving behind their beloved pets

Flooding and landslides

Dogs, birds and a calf rescued after deadly rains in Brazil

High prices for rare Pokemon cards has attracted criminals keen to cash in

More than $100,000 in trading cards stolen

Thieves target high-value Pokemon cards as franchise turns 30

CJNG gang members blocked roads with burning vehicles after the killing of their leader

Challenge to contain fighting

Will the fight to succeed 'El Mencho' spark a new wave of Mexico violence?

Alice Weidel, the party's co-leader, hailed the ruling as 'a major victory'

Far-right party

German court rules spy service may not label AfD 'extremist' for now

European Commission vice-president Roxana Minzatu said member states can 'voluntarily' draw from EU social funds to support access to abortion

'My Voice, My Choice' campaign

EU says member states can use bloc's funds for 'safe' abortion access

Zimbabwe's Brian Bennett (R) congratulates India's captain Suryakumar Yadav after their win

Super fifties in the Super Eights

India thrash Zimbabwe in T20 World Cup, S.Africa into semi-finals

Under the Danish system, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (C) had to call an election by November

Danish PM calls March 24 election amid US, Russia tensions

Residents evacuate and remove belongings after fresh flooding and landslides in Juiz de Fora

At least 14 still missing

More rain lashes southeast Brazil as death toll hits 54

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney greets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a G7 meeting last year in western Canada

Three-country tour

Carney on route to Asia to promote Canada trade as US ties falter

Iranian national Mahdieh Esfandiari was arrested in France in 2025 on charges of promoting 'terrorism' on social media

Unjustly detained?

Iranian in possible France prisoner swap jailed for a year

The Drancy internment camp served as the main departure point for Jewish deportees from France to Nazi death camps

Swastikas tagged at former Nazi transit camp near Paris

A disconsulate Sri Lankan fan looks on after a loss to New Zealand ended their T20 World Cup hopes

Unprecedented booing

Calls for heads to roll after feeble Sri Lanka T20 World Cup exit

A Syrian troop looks out over the Al-Hol camp, where thousands of family members of suspected IS jihadists left last month

After evacuation

Chaos as jihadist relatives left Syrian camp, witnesses say

'Everywhere we go we have ended up running into brick walls,' Karystianou told AFP

Forming new party

Mother of Greek train tragedy victim takes on politicians in bid for 'justice'

Duterte is not attending the hearing

Potential trial for crimes against humanity

No proven link between Duterte speeches and drug deaths, defence tells ICC

Greek investigative journalist Thanassis Koukakis, one of those targetted by the spyware, welcomed the verdicts

Israeli and Greek executives

Athens court convicts four over Greece spyware saga

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEx) Chief Executive Officer Bonnie Chan said HKEx "reinforced its role as a global superconnector" and "regained its position as the world's leading venue for IPOs"

Booming markets propel Hong Kong exchange's profits to record high

Abdallah Al-Khatib kicked off a controversy during the events closing ceremony

Freedom of speech

Filmmakers defend Berlin festival chief in Gaza row

Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy supporter Jimmy Lai won an appeal over a 2022 fraud conviction, days after a court jailed him on separate national security charges

Pro-democracy supporter

Hong Kong mogul Jimmy Lai wins appeal in fraud case

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visits the Forbidden City in Beijing on February 26, 2026.

Merz says Germany, China must overcome trade gaps 'together'

The snake-like robot arm measures 22 metres and weighs about 4.6 tonnes

Dangerous radiatation levels

Snake-like robot unveiled for Fukushima debris removal

Cannes film festival has praised South Korean director Park Chan-wook's 'narrative', 'moral' cinema

Historic appointment

S.Korea's Park Chan-wook to head Cannes festival jury

The repression of LGBTQ+ people is politically advantageous in Senegal, where it is widely regarded as deviant

From arrests to online attacks

'Public lynching': Senegal cracks down on LGBTQ+ community

Kwok Yin-sang (left) leaving the High Court after a hearing in May 2025

'Alarming act of collective punishment'

Hong Kong sentences father of wanted activist to 8 months in jail

'I was in shock, I cried so much,' Anila Bisha said of her AI's appearance in parliament

Living in avatar's shadow

The woman fighting to reclaim her face from Albania's 'AI minister'

A Thai political party that came second in this month's vote filed a criminal complaint against the nation's election commissioners, accusing them of violating election laws

Thai runner-up party seeks criminal case against election officials

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaking at a military parade marking a rare congress of the nation's ruling Workers' Party.

Mounting speculation

North Korea's Kim shuns South but could 'get along' with US

Morning Roundup

Teenager stabbed at a Luxembourg City school, Clintons testify in Epstein investigation, and new bike lanes in the capital

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