Macron names new foreign, defence ministers in cabinet shake-up
(AFP) French President Emmanuel Macron named new foreign and defence ministers on Friday as part...
Nobel laureate sworn in as East Timor leader on independence anniversary
(AFP) Nobel laureate Jose Ramos-Horta was inaugurated as East Timor’s president on Friday, pledging to break a longstanding political deadlock...
Bush gaffe on 'unjustified' war draws Iraqi ire
(AFP) An embarrassing slip of the tongue by former US president George W. Bush may have drawn laughter from his...
Chinese chess checks in with hushed SEA Games debut
(AFP) When Sim Yip How first came across xiangqi as a little boy he looked on mesmerised as grandmasters puzzled...
Russian ballet star 'followed conscience' to leave Bolshoi
(AFP) Russian superstar ballerina Olga Smirnova quit the Bolshoi Ballet over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, but says the famed dance...
How Italy's car-bombed judges shaped fight against mafia
(AFP) “It was war and we all felt called up. No-one could afford to look away any longer,” says Marzia...
'Historic’ equal pay deal for US men and women soccer teams
(AFP) The US men’s and women’s national soccer teams will receive equal pay under a “historic” agreement announced by the...
'Top Gun' and Russian dissident fire up Cannes
(AFP) Tom Cruise was set to jet into Cannes on Wednesday with “Top Gun: Maverick” as a Russian dissident in...
Burning fields betray Russia's creeping Ukraine advance
(AFP) Ukrainian biology professor Oleksiy Polyakov is reading a book on the stoop of his cellar, trying to ignore the...
Kosovo veterans jailed for war crimes witness intimidation
(AFP) A war crimes court in The Hague jailed two Kosovo former separatist fighters to four-and-a-half years on Wednesday for...
Biden visits site of racist mass shooting
(AFP) President Joe Biden flew Tuesday to mourn at the site of America’s latest deadly mass shooting, warning that the...
Ukrainian town of New York comes under Russian assault
(AFP) The four-year-old recognised the low whistle of the Russian artillery shell hurtling toward the Ukrainian town of New York...
Patriots and arias: Italian opera seeks UNESCO recognition
(AFP) Opera originated in Italy, it was sung by Italian patriots and some of the world’s greatest arias came from...
Cannes film fest launches with veterans and zombies
(AFP) The red carpet is ready for the opening of the 75th Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday, with Oscar winner...
Major US baby formula producer agrees with regulators on restarting production
(AFP) Amid a US shortage of baby formula, officials announced Monday a previously closed manufacturer would re-open and encouraged foreign...
