Trump climbs down in wall row, Congress passes bill ending shutdown

AFP | President Donald Trump on Friday brought a temporary end to the longest government shutdown in US history while dropping his previous insistence on...

China to arrest 19 over military veteran protests: state media

AFP | Chinese authorities on Friday ordered the arrest of 19 people for allegedly organising protests by military veterans in two cities last year, state...

India launches pint-sized satellite designed by students

AFP | A lightweight satellite designed by students that can be held in the palm of the hand has been launched by Indian scientists, burnishing...

DR Congo’s new president puts focus on rights on first day in office

AFP | Democratic Republic of Congo's new president, Felix Tshisekedi, turned the spotlight on human rights Friday, on his first full day in office after...

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...
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