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Child confirmed dead as Japan boat accident toll rises to 11

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japanese rescuers on Monday confirmed the death of a child in a weekend sightseeing boat accident,…

Crowds join Anzac Day services for Australia, NZ forces

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Crowds of Australians and New Zealanders joined Anzac Day services at dawn on Monday to honor…

Six soldiers killed, 20 injured in Mali ‘terror’ attacks

  BAMAKO, Mali (AFP) -- Six soldiers were killed and 20 injured in simultaneous attacks targeting three army bases in…

Relief, not joy, at low-key Macron election party

by Adam Plowright © Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- At Emmanuel Macron's election party Sunday in the shadow of…

Paris officers shoot and kill two in car: police

  PARIS, France (AFP) -- Police in central Paris opened fire on a car that was hurtling towards them, killing…

Ukraine proposes talks with Russia near besieged Mariupol plant

  KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) -- Ukraine has invited Russia to talks near the Azovstal plant in Mariupol, where Ukrainian fighters…

World leaders welcome Macron’s French election win

  PARIS, France (AFP) -- Western leaders rushed to congratulate France's centrist President Emmanuel Macron on his re-election and defeat…

France’s Macron wins new term after far-right battle

  by Stuart WILLIAMS and Adam PLOWRIGHT Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- French President Emmanuel Macron won re-election…

China Covid death toll rises as Beijing warns of ‘grim’ situation

  SHANGHAI, China (AFP) -- Shanghai reported 39 Covid deaths Sunday, its highest daily toll despite weeks of lockdowns, while…

Nigerian oil blast kills at least 80

by Joel Olatunde AGOI Agence France Presse LAGOS, Nigeria (AFP) -- An explosion at an illegal oil refinery in southern…

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