IS ‘caliphate’ in Syria dead within a month: commander

AFP | Military operations against the Islamic State group in Syria are wrapping up and the last pockets of the jihadists' self-proclaimed "caliphate" will be...

Trump faces unfamiliar jolt in US govt shutdown row: losing

AFP | Donald Trump loves to make the pistol gesture when pronouncing his "You're fired" catchphrase. But in the tussle with Democrats over the longest...

At Sundance, a fresh look at man’s first walk on the Moon

AFP | It's easy to think that 50 years on, we know everything there is to know about the Apollo 11 mission and man's legendary...

Holocaust museum stokes controversy among Hungary’s Jews

AFP | As the world prepares to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Sunday, Hungarian Jews find themselves divided in a bitter dispute over the...

US delays returning asylum seekers to Mexico

AFP | The United States has delayed its plan to send asylum seekers back to Mexico while their claims are processed, as the Mexican government...

Children of Nazis and their victims share family history to mark Holocaust

AFP | The moment may sound familiar to many; a family gathered around a kitchen table after the death of a parent, taking stock of...

Parade to mark wartime siege stirs anger in Saint Petersburg

AFP | Plans for a military parade in Saint Petersburg marking the 75th anniversary of the end of the siege of Leningrad have provoked an...

Remains found of explorer who put Australia on the map

AFP | The remains of the first British explorer to circumnavigate the Australian continent and popularise the country's name have been found near a busy...

DR Congo set for historic political transition

AFP | Felix Tshisekedi is to be sworn in on Thursday as president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, marking the country's first-ever peaceful handover...

Liberia wrestles with poverty and ecology in bid to protect sharks

AFP | George Toe reflects on the good old days, when catching a couple of sharks helped fill a fisherman's pocket and fed a hungry...

‘We don’t sell people’s data,’ says Facebook’s Zuckerberg

AFP | Facebook co-founder and chief Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday renewed his defense of the social network’s business, arguing that targeting ads based on interests...

Frustration and sadness as Italy migrant centre closed

AFP | "I found a family here, I worked with the parish priest, I helped with mass, I went to school," said Nigerian Anthony Ehikwe,...
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