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German leader outraged at Schroeder birthday visit to Putin

Chancellor Friedrich Merz is outraged that former German leader Gerhard Schroeder visited Vladimir Putin in Moscow on the Russian president's birthday, Berlin said Friday.

Stocks up, oil retreats as Trump rules out pre-vote Iran attack

Stock markets climbed Friday as oil prices dropped after President Donald Trump ruled out a strike on Iran before next month's US midterm elections.

South African judge Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize

The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to South Africa's Navi Pillay, the judge who headed the Rwanda genocide tribunal and who last year presided over a UN commission which accused Israel of genocide in Gaza.

Navi Pillay, South African rights champion, wins Nobel Peace Prize

The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to South Africa's Navi Pillay, the judge who headed the Rwanda genocide tribunal and who last year presided over a UN commission which accused Israel of genocide in Gaza.

Saudi Arabia says three killed at airport as Yemen war expands

Saudi Arabia said on Friday that three people were killed including a pilot were killed in attacks on Riyadh's international airport, after Yemen's Houthis claimed a series of attacks targeting the facility.

Ukraine takes Russia fight to 'scorching sands' of Sahel

Ukraine has vowed to counter Russia wherever it can, even "in the scorching sands" of the Sahelian desert, as evidence mounts that Kyiv is backing Tuareg separatists battling Mali's army and its Russian allies.

US activists deploy poll volunteers over Trump intimidation fears

US civil rights and pro-democracy groups have begun sending out trained volunteers to counter the possible deployment of armed federal agents to polling locations ahead of next month's midterm elections.

Okinawa resolution calls for revision of US forces pact after murder

Lawmakers in Okinawa adopted a resolution on Friday calling for revisions to a pact seen as giving the United States military preferential treatment in Japan, following a murder allegedly committed by an American Marine.

Fuel, fertilizer costs strain US farmers' support for Republicans in midterms

As soybean farmer David Schacht begins his fall harvest, surging diesel and fertilizer costs are fast outpacing his earnings. He maintains this has not changed his support for President Donald Trump's Republican Party.

Fiji demands US provide evidence Chinese official paid bribes for Beijing

Fiji's government demanded Friday that the United States hand over evidence showing a Chinese state agency employee living in the country paid bribes on behalf of Beijing.

Will Nobel Peace Prize pick make waves at the White House?

The winner of the Nobel Peace Prize will be announced Friday in Oslo, with much of the attention this year centred on how US President Donald Trump, eager to win it himself, will react.

Trump rules out new Iran attack before US midterm elections

President Donald Trump on Thursday ruled out attacking Iran before the US midterm elections on November 3, saying Washington was holding "productive discussions" with Tehran.

Far-right influencer shows Israel's coarse political turn

Sporting a baseball cap and brandishing his smartphone like a weapon, Mordechai David dedicates his time to filming people against their will.

EU trade chief seeks 'tangible outcomes' in China talks

The European Union's top commerce official said that it was crucial to achieve "tangible outcomes" in talks set to wrap up in China on Friday.

CNN, MS Now, Politico urge judge to extend White House access

CNN, MS NOW and Politico urged a federal judge on Thursday to extend White House access to the three media outlets which President Donald Trump is seeking to ban.

Joy as USS Lincoln back home after troubled Gulf deployment

Thousands of emotional reunions unfolded Thursday as the USS Abraham Lincoln, whose lengthy deployment in the Gulf supporting President Donald Trump's war on Iran sparked fears for its crew's welfare, arrived back in its home port.

Trump administration to launch new vaccine research center

The vaccine skeptic US Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. announced Thursday a series of initiatives to study the rare adverse effects of vaccines.

US military to livestream firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter

The execution by firing squad of convicted military base shooter Nidal Hasan will be livestreamed, a Pentagon official said Thursday, after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said it would be carried out in "public."

Oil surges, stocks sink on jitters over US plans in Iran war

Oil prices soared Thursday following reports that the United States could launch fresh attacks on Iran before next month's midterm elections, risking further supply disruptions.

Madrid mourns evicted retiree, 'icon' of Spain housing protests

Tens of thousands of mourners marched through Madrid on Thursday in tribute to a Spanish pensioner whose eviction sparked national housing protests that culminated in the calling of early elections.

US, Ukrainians, Europeans to discuss 'new ideas' to end war

President Donald Trump's envoys will meet Ukrainian and European officials in Miami on Friday to discuss "new ideas" and seek a unified proposal to end the war with Russia, two US sources told AFP.

France pledges more teachers after school students vow no let-up

France's education minister on Thursday promised 3,000 substitute teachers for the country's worst-off high schools, after tens of thousands took to the streets nationwide to demand better education and less police brutality.

Two Latvians arrested inside UK military base: police

UK police said Thursday they had arrested two Latvians inside a military base in southeast England housing US and NATO intelligence hubs after the perimeter fence was breached.

Russian data centre hit by drone in first for Ukraine war

A drone attack caused a fire at a data centre belonging to Russian technology giant Yandex, the company told AFP Thursday, in the first strike of its kind on Russia.

'Fighting for our future': France high school students vow no let-up

Tens of thousands of people thronged a Paris square on Thursday demanding better education and less police brutality, as students protested nationwide despite government attempts to ease a crisis that has rocked the country for more than a week.

Kyiv entering 'survival' mode amid Russian strikes surge: mayor tells AFP

Mounting Russian strikes that have pummelled the Ukrainian capital, hitting bridges and key infrastructure, have plunged Kyiv into survival mode ahead of the winter, the city's mayor told AFP on Thursday.

Russia forcing Kyiv into 'survival' mode before winter, mayor tells AFP

The wave of Russian strikes that have pummelled the Ukrainian capital, hitting bridges and key infrastructure in recent weeks have pushed Kyiv into survival mode ahead of the winter, the city's mayor told AFP on Thursday.

High school students turn out for new protests across France

High school pupils across France launched a fresh day of protests on Thursday, despite government attempts to ease a crisis that has rocked the country for days.

Oil surges, stocks sink as US reportedly eyes new Iran strikes

Oil prices soared more than five percent Thursday following reports that the United States could launch fresh attacks on Iran before next month's midterm elections, risking further supply disruptions.

EU top diplomat says bloc in favour of UN Lebanon peacekeepers' extension

Visiting EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas told AFP on Thursday that the bloc favoured avoiding a security vacuum and extending a UN peacekeeping mandate in south Lebanon, where Israel invaded while fighting Hezbollah.

WTO hikes 2026 trade growth forecast on AI boom

The WTO on Thursday sharply raised its global trade growth forecast for 2026, with merchandise trade riding the AI boom and proving more resilient than expected amid the Middle East crisis.

G.Bissau moves towards postponement of December general election

Guinea-Bissau's electoral commission announced Thursday that conditions had not been met to organise its December 6 presidential and legislative vote, which was meant to restore civilian rule after a coup last November.

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