14 avril 2026
ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard dead at 77
19 août 2026
The musician, whose beats carried hits like 'La Grange' and 'Sharp Dressed Man,' had stepped back from touring last year after suffering unspecified health issues.
UAE halts all trade and financial dealings with Iran after missile incident
19 août 2026
The United Arab Emirates accused Iran of firing two ballistic missiles at shipping in the Gulf on Tuesday, marking the first time in months the defense ministry warned of a missile threat to its territory. Iran denied the claim.
Ukraine’s ousted defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov urges path to elections
19 août 2026
The popular former minister said on Tuesday that Kyiv must find a 'legal, safe and realistic' way to restore the democratic process even amid the prolonged war. Ukraine imposed martial law when Russian forces invaded in February 2022, and military rule prohibits holding elections.
France to expel two Iranian diplomats
18 août 2026
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said the move was a consequence of the 'intolerable' treatment of French diplomats who were briefly detained last month in Tehran.
US imposes sanctions on ICC president
18 août 2026
The sanctioning of International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane of Japan is the United States' latest salvo against the Hague-based court. Washington also slapped sanctions on ICC Senior Trial Lawyer Abdoulaye Seye of Senegal.
'Afghan women fight and invent strategies to survive': A women's radio station and underground schools offer glimmers of hope
18 août 2026
'Voices of Afghan Women' (3/6). Radio Begum, 'a radio station made by women for women,' is the only connection to the outside world for many Afghan women. It is one of several projects to help young girls access education under the Taliban regime.
UN atomic watchdog says nuclear material found in Syria
18 août 2026
Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, announced that several tons of nuclear material were found at an undisclosed site, which dates back to Bashar al-Assad's rule. Damascus reported the site to the agency last month.
Quebec's separatist party rules out an independence vote while Trump in power
18 août 2026
Parti Québécois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, whose party is out of power but is favored to win Quebec's October elections, said 'this would be the worst possible time to reflect on our future because of Trump.'
ABC sues Trump's media regulator over threat to broadcast licenses
18 août 2026
Walt Disney-owned ABC sued the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday, saying the agency's demand for early review of broadcast licenses posed an 'existential threat' to its operations.
France's 1998 World Cup winner Patrick Vieira appointed Senegal head coach
18 août 2026
Vieira's main mission will be to revitalize the team after Senegal's bruising loss to Belgium in the last 32 of the World Cup.
Explosion at school in Afghanistan kills at least 42 children
18 août 2026
The victims of Monday's blast in Kabul were aged 9 to 14, according to the UN mission, UNAMA, which cited 'conflicting reports of either an attack or unexploded ordnance.'
Likud primary sheds light on Netanyahu's strategy to stay in power
18 août 2026
Likud party members headed to polls to select candidates for the October 27 elections on Monday, in a vote marked by the right-wing party's increasing radicalization and the prime minister's tightening grip.
Russia rebukes Japanese ambassador in Kuril Islands row
18 août 2026
Officials at Russia's foreign ministry warned Tokyo's emissary over the status of the Kuril Islands on Tuesday, after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi affirmed sovereignty in response to Russian leader Vladimir Putin's visit to the disputed territory.
Pakistan Supreme Court orders transfer of jailed former PM Khan to hospital
18 août 2026
Judges of Pakistan's top court ordered former prime minister Imran Khan, who is serving a prison sentence for corruption, to be moved to hospital for medical checks on Tuesday, after lawyers launched a petition claiming poor health.
Philippine student killed in livestreamed school shooting
18 août 2026
A video livestreamed on social media shows children fleeing from a gun at a high school in the Philippines. The suspected shooter, a student and son of a customs agent, allegedly used his father's guns to shoot a schoolmate and kill himself.
Trump turns back on ally South Korea and signals renewed openness to Kim Jong Un
18 août 2026
The American president, touting his 'very good relationship' with the North Korean dictator, instructed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to 'substantially reduce' joint military exercises with Seoul.
Belgian firefighters push to 'encircle' fire in nature reserve
18 août 2026
Hundreds of firefighters, backed by water-bombing aircraft from several countries, have been deployed to try to contain and douse a historic forest fire that struck the High Fens nature reserve, located near the German border.
Iran detains two artists who met with French diplomats
18 août 2026
The two Iranian artists, Aria Kasaei and Elly Naghilou were arrested while meeting with French diplomats to discuss a cultural project on July 19. The case and treatment of the diplomats has sparked tensions between Tehran and Paris.
Historian Vincent Lemire: 'In the West Bank, the inaction of Western governments allows violence to be unleashed'
18 août 2026
In the occupied territories, scenes of looting and murder have multiplied over the past two months. As elections in Israel and Palestine approach, the historian calls for France to impose sanctions.
Far-right rhetoric escalates in Italy as former general Roberto Vannacci gains ground
18 août 2026
The rise in the polls of the leader of National Future, a party with an identitarian and masculinist vision founded by the former member of the League, has prompted the parties in Giorgia Meloni's coalition to take a tougher stance.
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