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Since September, jihadists affiliated with Al-Qaeda have imposed a fuel blockade on Mali, wreaking havoc on the military-ruled west African nation. Here what we know—https://u.afp.com/SnGd
November 11, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Since September, jihadists affiliated with Al-Qaeda have imposed a fuel blockade on Mali, wreaking havoc on the military-ruled west African nation. Here what we know—https://u.afp.com/SnGd
California Governor Gavin Newsom takes center stage at UN climate conference in Brazil, slams pro-fossil fuel policies of absent US President Donald Trump
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November 11, 2025 at 8:16 PM
California Governor Gavin Newsom takes center stage at UN climate conference in Brazil, slams pro-fossil fuel policies of absent US President Donald Trump
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Chinese woman who masterminded a multibillion-dollar bitcoin scam and evaded authorities for years sentenced by UK court to over 11 years in prison
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November 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Chinese woman who masterminded a multibillion-dollar bitcoin scam and evaded authorities for years sentenced by UK court to over 11 years in prison
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Russia denies it has conducted secret underground nuclear tests as alleged by Trump, says willing to discuss matter but US has yet to provide explanation
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November 11, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Russia denies it has conducted secret underground nuclear tests as alleged by Trump, says willing to discuss matter but US has yet to provide explanation
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US military buildup continues as world's largest aircraft carrier arrives in Latin America, while Venezuela announces major deployment to counter 'imperial threats' — u.afp.com/Snpj
November 11, 2025 at 5:49 PM
US military buildup continues as world's largest aircraft carrier arrives in Latin America, while Venezuela announces major deployment to counter 'imperial threats' — u.afp.com/Snpj
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI infringed copyright law by using song lyrics to feed its chat models in a case that could have wide implications for European artists ➡️ u.afp.com/Snp6
November 11, 2025 at 4:54 PM
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI infringed copyright law by using song lyrics to feed its chat models in a case that could have wide implications for European artists ➡️ u.afp.com/Snp6
#UPDATE The Pakistani Taliban claimed a suicide bombing that killed at least 12 people in Islamabad on Tuesday, a rare attack by the militant group on the country's capital ➡️ u.afp.com/Snp8
November 11, 2025 at 4:33 PM
#UPDATE The Pakistani Taliban claimed a suicide bombing that killed at least 12 people in Islamabad on Tuesday, a rare attack by the militant group on the country's capital ➡️ u.afp.com/Snp8
Venezuela on Tuesday announced what it called a major, nationwide military deployment to counter the US naval presence off its coast ➡️ u.afp.com/SnpM
November 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Venezuela on Tuesday announced what it called a major, nationwide military deployment to counter the US naval presence off its coast ➡️ u.afp.com/SnpM
VIDEO: 🇫🇷 2015 Paris attacks: Ten years on, survivors and families still rebuilding
On the night of 13 November 2015, jihadists killed 130 people in coordinated attacks in and around Paris, including around 90 at the Bataclan concert hall. Victims and their loved ones talk about their lives today
On the night of 13 November 2015, jihadists killed 130 people in coordinated attacks in and around Paris, including around 90 at the Bataclan concert hall. Victims and their loved ones talk about their lives today
November 11, 2025 at 3:46 PM
VIDEO: 🇫🇷 2015 Paris attacks: Ten years on, survivors and families still rebuilding
On the night of 13 November 2015, jihadists killed 130 people in coordinated attacks in and around Paris, including around 90 at the Bataclan concert hall. Victims and their loved ones talk about their lives today
On the night of 13 November 2015, jihadists killed 130 people in coordinated attacks in and around Paris, including around 90 at the Bataclan concert hall. Victims and their loved ones talk about their lives today
VIDEO: 🇵🇭 Devastation after second typhoon in a week hits Philippines
Residents are wrestling with the devastation left by Typhoon Fung-wong, the second major storm to hit the archipelago in a week. At least 25 people have been killed and 1.4 million displaced
Residents are wrestling with the devastation left by Typhoon Fung-wong, the second major storm to hit the archipelago in a week. At least 25 people have been killed and 1.4 million displaced
November 11, 2025 at 3:21 PM
VIDEO: 🇵🇭 Devastation after second typhoon in a week hits Philippines
Residents are wrestling with the devastation left by Typhoon Fung-wong, the second major storm to hit the archipelago in a week. At least 25 people have been killed and 1.4 million displaced
Residents are wrestling with the devastation left by Typhoon Fung-wong, the second major storm to hit the archipelago in a week. At least 25 people have been killed and 1.4 million displaced
VIDEO: 🇵🇪 Peru police 'seize more than six tons' of shark fins
Police in Lima said the fins were to be illegally exported to Asia, according to the National Criminal Investigation Directorate, where they are a highly sought-after ingredient for soups and aphrodisiac concoctions
Police in Lima said the fins were to be illegally exported to Asia, according to the National Criminal Investigation Directorate, where they are a highly sought-after ingredient for soups and aphrodisiac concoctions
November 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
VIDEO: 🇵🇪 Peru police 'seize more than six tons' of shark fins
Police in Lima said the fins were to be illegally exported to Asia, according to the National Criminal Investigation Directorate, where they are a highly sought-after ingredient for soups and aphrodisiac concoctions
Police in Lima said the fins were to be illegally exported to Asia, according to the National Criminal Investigation Directorate, where they are a highly sought-after ingredient for soups and aphrodisiac concoctions
Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday charged Istanbul's jailed mayor Ekrem Imamoglu with 142 offences that could carry a penalty of hundreds of year in prison, court documents showed ➡️ u.afp.com/SncF
November 11, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday charged Istanbul's jailed mayor Ekrem Imamoglu with 142 offences that could carry a penalty of hundreds of year in prison, court documents showed ➡️ u.afp.com/SncF
British-Hungarian writer David Szalay has won the Booker Prize for his novel "Flesh", a tortured story of a Hungarian emigre who makes and loses a fortune ➡️ u.afp.com/Sncz
November 11, 2025 at 1:15 PM
British-Hungarian writer David Szalay has won the Booker Prize for his novel "Flesh", a tortured story of a Hungarian emigre who makes and loses a fortune ➡️ u.afp.com/Sncz
Lamine Yamal has been released from the Spain squad for their upcoming 2026 World Cup qualifying matches after the federation's medical team said the 18-year-old had undergone "an invasive radiofrequency procedure" without their knowledge ➡️ u.afp.com/SncB
November 11, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Lamine Yamal has been released from the Spain squad for their upcoming 2026 World Cup qualifying matches after the federation's medical team said the 18-year-old had undergone "an invasive radiofrequency procedure" without their knowledge ➡️ u.afp.com/SncB
Iraqis began voting for a new parliament on Tuesday at a pivotal time for the country and the wider region, in an election that both Iran and the United States will be watching closely ➡️ u.afp.com/Snc7
November 11, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Iraqis began voting for a new parliament on Tuesday at a pivotal time for the country and the wider region, in an election that both Iran and the United States will be watching closely ➡️ u.afp.com/Snc7
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called a deadly car explosion in the heart of the capital that killed at least eight people a "conspiracy", vowing those responsible will face justice ➡️ u.afp.com/Snce
November 11, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called a deadly car explosion in the heart of the capital that killed at least eight people a "conspiracy", vowing those responsible will face justice ➡️ u.afp.com/Snce
VIDEO: 🇻🇳 Typhoon exposes centuries-old shipwreck off Vietnam port
Severe coastal erosion caused by Typhoon Kalmaegi has exposed a centuries-old shipwreck in Vietnam, providing a narrow window to salvage what experts say could be a historically significant find
Severe coastal erosion caused by Typhoon Kalmaegi has exposed a centuries-old shipwreck in Vietnam, providing a narrow window to salvage what experts say could be a historically significant find
November 11, 2025 at 10:50 AM
VIDEO: 🇻🇳 Typhoon exposes centuries-old shipwreck off Vietnam port
Severe coastal erosion caused by Typhoon Kalmaegi has exposed a centuries-old shipwreck in Vietnam, providing a narrow window to salvage what experts say could be a historically significant find
Severe coastal erosion caused by Typhoon Kalmaegi has exposed a centuries-old shipwreck in Vietnam, providing a narrow window to salvage what experts say could be a historically significant find
#UPDATE A suicide bombing outside district court buildings in a residential area of the Pakistani capital Islamabad killed 12 people and wounded 27 on Tuesday, the interior minister said ➡️ u.afp.com/SncT
November 11, 2025 at 10:26 AM
#UPDATE A suicide bombing outside district court buildings in a residential area of the Pakistani capital Islamabad killed 12 people and wounded 27 on Tuesday, the interior minister said ➡️ u.afp.com/SncT
In view of China's skyscraper-studded coastline, Taiwanese coastguard captain Huang Heng-chun steers his patrol boat around islands controlled by Taipei.
Huang is on alert for China Coast Guard ships, which have been entering sensitive waters around Kinmen with greater frequency
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Huang is on alert for China Coast Guard ships, which have been entering sensitive waters around Kinmen with greater frequency
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November 11, 2025 at 8:59 AM
In view of China's skyscraper-studded coastline, Taiwanese coastguard captain Huang Heng-chun steers his patrol boat around islands controlled by Taipei.
Huang is on alert for China Coast Guard ships, which have been entering sensitive waters around Kinmen with greater frequency
u.afp.com/Snqx
Huang is on alert for China Coast Guard ships, which have been entering sensitive waters around Kinmen with greater frequency
u.afp.com/Snqx
November 11, 2025 at 8:46 AM
The Americans are coming.
President Donald Trump's administration may have steered clear of this year's UN climate summit in the Brazilian Amazon, but the conference's second day on Tuesday is nonetheless set to be dominated by the governors of California and New Mexico
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President Donald Trump's administration may have steered clear of this year's UN climate summit in the Brazilian Amazon, but the conference's second day on Tuesday is nonetheless set to be dominated by the governors of California and New Mexico
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November 11, 2025 at 8:27 AM
The Americans are coming.
President Donald Trump's administration may have steered clear of this year's UN climate summit in the Brazilian Amazon, but the conference's second day on Tuesday is nonetheless set to be dominated by the governors of California and New Mexico
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President Donald Trump's administration may have steered clear of this year's UN climate summit in the Brazilian Amazon, but the conference's second day on Tuesday is nonetheless set to be dominated by the governors of California and New Mexico
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Darkness of war.
AFP’s Ivan Samoilov photographs a school bus driving down a street without lighting in Kharkiv on November 10, 2025, following recent Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine
AFP’s Ivan Samoilov photographs a school bus driving down a street without lighting in Kharkiv on November 10, 2025, following recent Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine
November 11, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Darkness of war.
AFP’s Ivan Samoilov photographs a school bus driving down a street without lighting in Kharkiv on November 10, 2025, following recent Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine
AFP’s Ivan Samoilov photographs a school bus driving down a street without lighting in Kharkiv on November 10, 2025, following recent Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Iraqi political figures vote as polls open in an election both Iran and the US will be closely watching.
Iraq has been unusually stable in recent years, as the nation tries to move past decades of war and repression under slain dictator Saddam Hussein and since the US-led invasion that toppled him
Iraq has been unusually stable in recent years, as the nation tries to move past decades of war and repression under slain dictator Saddam Hussein and since the US-led invasion that toppled him
November 11, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Iraqi political figures vote as polls open in an election both Iran and the US will be closely watching.
Iraq has been unusually stable in recent years, as the nation tries to move past decades of war and repression under slain dictator Saddam Hussein and since the US-led invasion that toppled him
Iraq has been unusually stable in recent years, as the nation tries to move past decades of war and repression under slain dictator Saddam Hussein and since the US-led invasion that toppled him
November 11, 2025 at 7:00 AM