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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (C), is flanked by EU chiefs Antonio Costa and Ursula von der Leyen during a Kyiv news conference

No immediate end in sight

Zelensky says Ukraine unbroken after 4 years, but Russia vows to fight on

One of the satellite images released by Maxar Technologies on in 2022 which helped rebut Russian assertions that dead bodies in civilian clothing found in Bucha had appeared there after Russian forces retreated from the devastated Ukrainian town

Supporting on-the-ground reporting

How AFP has used data analysis to cover the Ukraine war

Abnormal levels of groundwater and soil pollution were detected near a 3M site in Zwijndrecht, outside the port city of Antwerp, in 2021

Residents demand $35 million in damages

Post-it maker 3M on trial in Belgium over 'forever' chemicals

The organisations say that they collectively support or implement more than half of all food assistance in Gaza

Cultural remains

Gazans salvage ancient books in mosque library damaged by war

Protesters have demonstrated in Senegal against same-sex relations

Up to 10 years in prison

Senegal PM vows to double penalty for same-sex relations

Rodrigo Duterte faces multiple charges of crimes against humanity at the ICC

Charges of crimes against humanity

Duterte drew up 'death lists', boasted about murders: ICC prosecutor

Sri Lanka's Dunith Wellalage took three wickets against England including England captain Harry Brook

Co-hosts aim for two wins

Welllage says Sri Lanka can rescue T20 World Cup campaign

Paris Saint Germain star Achraf Hakimi is to stand trial accused of rape

Player contests accusation

PSG star Hakimi faces trial for alleged rape

The former prince Andrew pictured with his accuser, Virginia Giuffre, who has since taken her own life

Despite potential repercussions

UK's royal protection officers urged to speak up in Epstein probe

A hotel guest carries his suitcase as he wades through the water on an inundated street amid floods following heavy rain at Legian Kuta near Denpasar

Disrupting island

Bali flooding prompts tourist evacuation: official

British authorities are stepping up regulation of streaming sites because of audiences' 'fundamentally changed' watching habits

To protect children and the vulnerable

Netflix, Prime and Disney+ face UK broadcasting regulation

Greece's tourism arrivals in 2025 set a new record, with the number of non-EU visitors rising 10 percent

Upward trend for third straight year

Greece set new tourism record in 2025

Nivelles jail, where convicted serial rapist and killer Marc Dutroux is being held, pictured in 2013.

Confirmed by Belgian prosecutors

Child sexual abuse material discovered in cell of notorious serial killer Marc Dutroux

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky inside the warren of tunnels under central where he started marshalling Ukraine's response to Russia's invasion

Symbol of resistance

Inside the bunker where Zelensky led response to Russian invasion

Baby macaque Punch was abandoned by his mother shortly after his birth at Japan's Ichikawa City Zoo on July 26

Internet sensation

Rights group slams treatment of viral Japanese monkey

Beijing and Tokyo have been locked in a spat over comments by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi who said Japan could intervene militarily in any attack on Taiwan

Escalated a months-long row

China tightens Japanese trade restrictions as spat worsens

Ukrainesch Zaldoten attackéieren den 21. Januar 2026 Positioune vu russeschen Truppen.

Millions of people displaced

Sanctions, stalemate, and drone warfare mark four years of war in Ukraine

Russian drones on display at a new exhibition on the Ukraine war at the "Berlin Story Bunker"

To encourage continued support for Kyiv

Ukraine war exhibition opens at Berlin Nazi bunker museum

Infographic with a map of Mali and neighbouring countries showing the areas where Al-Qaeda, the Islamic State group, or jihadist groups affiliated with them operate, and the locations of attacks carried out by these groups according to data by NGO ACLED

Assaults inch closer to the border

Jihadist threat puts eastern Senegal on edge

Little is known about Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un

Promoted to key position

Kim Yo Jong: the powerful sister behind North Korea's supreme leader

Kim Yo Jong was in her brother's entourage during his historic Beijing visit to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II

Once-in-five-years summit

North Korea ruling party promotes Kim Jong Un's younger sister

US Ambassador to France Charles Kushner failed to show up to explain comments about a slain far-right activist

Escalating tensions

France to revoke US envoy's govt access after summons no-show

The Panama Canal's Port of Balboa, managed for years by Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison Holdings, is now under the operational control of Panamanian maritime authorities 2026, took control of two ports on the Panama Canal from Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison after its concession was annulled following pressure from the United States.

Following US pressure

Panama wrests control of canal ports from Hong Kong group

Real Madrid's Brazilian forward Vinicius Junior talks with Benfica's coach Jose Mourinho in the aftermath of the alleged first-leg racial abuse

Investigation into the incident

Mourinho's Bernabeu homecoming upended by suspension, racism row

Dozens of political prisoners have been released from Venezuelan prisons since the passage of a landmark amnesty law

Authorities slowly release prisoners

Venezuela says exiles welcome to return following mass amnesty

Prime Minister Mark Carney is looking to reduce Canada's reliance on the United States

Seeks to reduce reliance on the US

Canada PM to push trade, rebuild fractured ties in India trip

A pamphlet urging people to vote for Green Party MP Hannah Spencer is pictured in Gorton, a traditional Labour stronghold where a fiercely contested UK by-election is being held this week

Crunch poll this week

Votes may 'melt like snow': Reform, Greens eye Labour UK bastion

In a new, deception-filled internet, rapid advancements in generative AI distort shared realities and empower anonymous scammers to target professionals with public-facing profiles.

Landmark social media addiction trial

YouTube exec says goal was viewer value not addiction

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