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More than 1,300 firefighters supported by a dozen helicopters are being deployed to battle the forest fires near Otsuchi

3,200 people urged to evacuate

Hundreds of firefighters battle Japan forest blazes

By the time the NHL playoffs started, the ornate Cathedral of St John the Evangelist in Quebec was ready to host

'Hockey is religion': Montreal fans pack church for playoff push

Elon Musk (l) and OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman are both on the witness list for the trial in a case filed against the startup by the Tesla tycoon

High-profile battle

Billionaire Elon Musk enters courtroom showdown with OpenAI

Trump suggested the Iranian leadership was 'seriously fractured'

'The Press was extraordinarily bad to me'

Awkward debut for Trump at correspondents' dinner

Indonesia is one of the world's biggest internet users

Wikipedia owner

Under blackout threat, Wikimedia reaches compromise with Indonesia

Half a century later

'Going to the moon': Irish footballers return to China 50 years after historic tour

Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodriguez (R) and Colombian President Gustavo Petro deliver statements after a bilateral meeting at the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas on April 24, 2026

Bilateral meeting

Venezuela, Colombia pledge military cooperation on first post-Maduro visit

Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda (L) and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky review the military honour guard in Vilnius

'This year I wouldn't want to go'

Pragmatism, not patriotism, pushes young Lithuanians to military service

Police have raided the home of Peru's former election body head, following a chaotic presidential vote

Amid political uncertainty

Peru confirms election runoff date, court says no to Lima re-vote

Public sentiment in the United States is turning against massive data centers ravenous for power and water

'This decision is simply wrong'

Maine governor nixes data center moratorium in state

A vigil after a mass shooter killed eight people in Tumbler Ridge, Canada, in February

'I am deeply sorry'

OpenAI CEO apologizes to Canada town for not reporting mass shooter

EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic signed a memorandum of understanding on critical minerals with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio

'Dependencies could be expensive'

EU, US sign critical minerals plan to counter China reliance

An operator from Ukraine's Skyfall tests a P1-Sun model

Defence remains priority

The 'housewives' did well -- Ukraine takes drone know-how abroad

US business magnate John Textor was removed from managing the Botafogo football club

'I am at peace tonight'

Court removes US businessman from managing his Brazilian football team

As "natural" contraception methods become more popular, experts warn they carry a risk of unwanted pregnancy

'It's not an exact science'

'Natural' birth control risks unwanted pregnancy, experts warn

The European Union is seeking to align approaches with the United States towards third countries when it comes to steel trade, EU Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic says

'I'm glad that we reengage'

EU trade chief seeks 'positive traction' on US steel tariffs

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has visited the White House as the startup stands its ground regarding safe use of its artificial intelligence

Ongoing alliance

Anthropic says Google to pump $40 bn into AI startup

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli is the leading scorer in this season's IPL

Kohli makes Gujarat pay as Bengaluru cruise to IPL win

Colombian firefighters and soldiers deployed after a bomb explosion next to a military base in Cali

Ahead of elections

One injured in bomb attack on Colombia military base

The ILO celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2019

'The US remains in arrears'

ILO names US official as number two amid grumbling over unpaid dues

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (R) is travelling to Pakistan -- but it was unclear if that signified any resumption of talks with the US

Trump says 'clock is ticking' for Iran

War in the Middle East: latest developments

US President Donald Trump seeks to oust Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell if the central banker does not leave his position 'on time'

Outgoing chairman

Justice Dept ends criminal probe into US Fed chair Powell

Nick Reiner faces two counts of first-degree murder over the double killing that sent shockwaves through Hollywood days before Christmas

'Almost too impossible to process'

Son of director Rob Reiner pays tribute to slain parents

As OpenAI chief Sam Altman and tech tycoon Elon Musk battle in court, artificial intelligence rivals continue racing ahead with the technology

Face off at court

AI united Altman and Musk, then drove them apart

Property prices are rising in Havana's most desirable neighborhoods

'Changes are coming'

Havana property market stirs as investors bet on political change

Sania Nishtar says cuts are hitting its malaria programme hardest

Malaria programme

Children's lives at risk from US funding cuts to vaccine alliance: CEO

AFP journalists at the scene of the swap saw dozens of exchanged Ukrainians pour off busses

Second exchange this month

Russia, Ukraine swap 193 POWs

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva plans to run for a fourth term in October elections

Before presidential elections

Brazil's Lula has surgery to remove skin lesion from scalp

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