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Japan coastguard hunts for ‘sinking’ tourist boat

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Rescuers in Japan were searching Saturday for a sightseeing boat carrying around 30 people that sent…

Florida governor signs law revoking Disney’s special status

  MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Florida governor Ron DeSantis on Friday signed a law that eliminates a statute that…

Developing story: Upscale Washington neighborhood on lockdown as three shot

Three people were wounded on Friday after a gunman opened fire with an automatic weapon in an upscale neighborhood of…

Japan says disputed islands ‘illegally occupied’ by Russia

  TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan described four disputed islands as "illegally occupied" by Russia for the first time in…

French prosecutors issue international arrest warrant for Ghosn

  by Clara WRIGHT Agence France Presse Nanterre, France (AFP) -- French authorities have issued an international arrest warrant for…

Mariupol ‘continues to resist’, Ukrainian president says

  by Joris Fioriti, with Joshua Melvin in Kyiv Agence France Presse ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AFP) -- The devastated city of…

Ukraine says Russia planning sham independence vote in occupied regions

KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of planning to "falsify" an independence referendum in the…

Bodyguards a status symbol amid Venezuela’s crime and poverty

  by Javier Tovar © Agence France-Presse CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- In a rich neighborhood east of Caracas, a bodyguard…

Russia slaps travel ban on Kamala Harris, Zuckerberg

  MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia on Thursday slapped travel bans on US Vice President Kamala Harris, Facebook chief Mark…

Korean leaders exchange friendly letters despite rising tensions

  SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un thanked outgoing South Korean president Moon Jae-in for…

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