France moves homeless people out of Paris as city prepares for next summer's Olympics
It's 6.30 a.m. on a late summer morning in Paris. Amid the rumbling coming from the Stalingrad Métro station, in the northeast of the French capital, hundreds of migrants, mostly men, sleep crammed under an overpass. Some rest on pieces of cardboard and old mattresses behind a urine-doused fence, others lie awake by the side of the street.
2023-09-26 19:21
Burkina Faso junta suspends French magazine over 'untruthful' articles
Burkina Faso's military junta on Monday suspended the French news magazine Jeune Afrique for publishing "untruthful" articles that reported tension and discontent within the country's armed forces, it said in a statement.
2023-09-26 18:26
South Korea showcases missiles, drones and tanks in rare military parade
South Korea showcased an arsenal of advanced weaponry in a military parade on Tuesday, rolling tanks and missiles down the streets of its rain-soaked capital during the first event of its kind in a decade.
2023-09-26 16:55
Chinese dissident 'stranded' in Taiwan airport pleads for asylum in US or Canada
A Chinese dissident who has been living in a Taiwanese airport since Friday has pleaded for the United States or Canada to grant him asylum after he fled Thailand saying he feared being deported back to China.
2023-09-26 14:24
Ukraine says Russian ships still launching strikes after alleged death of commander as US Abrams tanks arrive
Russian warships were still launching attacks on Ukraine following the claim from Kyiv that the commander of Moscow's Black Sea Fleet was killed Friday, as President Volodymyr Zelensky praised the arrival of US Abrams tanks to the country.
2023-09-26 14:16
Filipino diver with a knife helps remove floating barrier installed by China in South China Sea
A floating barrier installed by China to prevent Filipino boats from fishing in a disputed area of the South China Sea has been removed, Philippine authorities said Monday, the latest flashpoint between Manila and Beijing over their competing maritime claims.
2023-09-26 13:46
Ukraine claims commander of Russia's Black Sea Fleet was killed in Sevastopol attack
Ukraine has claimed that the commander of Russia's Black Sea Feet, Adm. Viktor Sokolov, was killed in its attack on Sevastopol on Friday.
2023-09-25 21:15
Mafia boss 'Diabolik' dies in custody after nearly 30 years on the run, Italian reports say
A Mafia boss who spent nearly three decades evading law enforcement before he was arrested in January has died while receiving medical treatment, according to Italian media reports.
2023-09-25 12:49
Western intelligence led to Canada accusing India of Sikh activist's assassination, US Ambassador says
Intelligence gained by the "Five Eyes" network led to Canada's public accusation that the Indian government may have played a role in the assassination of a Sikh separatist activist on Canadian soil, the US Ambassador to Canada said Sunday.
2023-09-25 10:57
US Women's National Team victorious in Megan Rapinoe's final match
The United States Women's National Team (USWNT) defeated South Africa 2-0 in a friendly at Soldier Field in Chicago on Sunday as Megan Rapinoe played her final match with the team.
2023-09-25 09:18
France will end its military presence in Niger by the end of 2023, Macron says
France will end its military presence in Niger by the end of 2023, French President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday.
2023-09-25 03:51
Shootout breaks out in Kosovo hours after death of police officer
A shootout between police and heavily armed persons in northern Kosovo was underway on Sunday, just hours after an ambush incident left one police officer dead and another injured.
2023-09-25 00:51