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22 arrests, Italian villas seized in vast EU fraud swoop

BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 4, 2024 (AFP) - A coordinated police swoop across Europe on Thursday netted 22 arrests and saw…

Biden, Netanyahu to speak by phone following Gaza aid deaths

By Adel Zaanoun with Joshua Melvin in Jerusalem GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories, April 4, 2024 (AFP) - US President Joe…

From Cold War to the Ukraine war: NATO at 75

The NATO military alliance on Thursday marks the 75th anniversary of the signing of its founding treaty in Washington. Here…

Magnitude-6.0 quake shakes northeast Japan, no tsunami alert

TOKYO, April 4, 2024 (AFP) - A magnitude-6.0 earthquake struck off northeastern Japan's Fukushima region on Thursday, the Japan Meteorological…

Colombia guerrillas lure youth on TikTok

By Valentín DÌAZ BOGOTÁ, April 3, 2024 (AFP) - With promises of wealth and images glorifying fighters among vast fields…

Earthquake in Taiwan ‘strongest in 25 years’: Taipei seismology official

TAIPEI, April 3, 2024 (AFP) - The earthquake that hit Taiwan's east on Wednesday morning was "the strongest in 25…

Israeli army chief says strike killing aid workers was ‘grave mistake’

By Adel Zaanoun with Fiachra Gibbons in Jerusalem GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories, April 3, 2024 (AFP) - Israel's defence chief…

Main airport in Japan’s Okinawa suspends flights after tsunami alert: official

TOKYO, April 3, 2024 (AFP) - - Flights were suspended at the main airport in Japan's southern region of Okinawa…

Philippines warns of tsunami, orders evacuation of coastal areas after 7.4-magnitude quake in Taiwan

MANILA, April 3, 2024 (AFP) - The Philippines warned of "high tsunami waves" and called for the evacuation of coastal…

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