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The strange case of Evgeniya Mayboroda, Russia's rebel retiree
The elegant 72-year-old Russian put her hand on her heart as the verdict fell. Five and a half years in prison for posts opposing the war in Ukraine. Then, according to a witness who saw her in the ...
Demining Ukraine: from drones to risking it with a rake
There were so many mines on Larisa Sysenko's small farm in Kamyanka in eastern Ukraine after the Russians were pushed out that she and her husband Viktor started demining it themselves -- with rakes.
France wildfire shuts down Marseille airport, halts trains
A wildfire in southern France on Tuesday that forced Marseille airport to close and interrupted train traffic has not been fully contained, the country's interior minister said. Several forest fires ...
Sean 'Diddy' Combs to be sentenced October 3
Sean "Diddy" Combs will be sentenced on October 3 for his conviction on prostitution-related charges, following a split verdict that saw him acquitted for crimes that carried more serious punishment.
3 dead in north Lebanon strike that Israel says hit Hamas militant
Lebanon said three people were killed Tuesday in a strike near Tripoli that the Israeli military said targeted a Hamas militant, the first on the north since a November ceasefire with Hezbollah. The ...
Global trade grew in first half of 2025: UN
Global trade grew by around $300 billion in the first half of the year due to US imports and EU exports, the United Nations said on Tuesday. Despite the commercial war ignited by US President Donald ...
City of London sees 'new era' of post-Brexit ties with Paris
Brexit, Lord Mayor of the City of London Alastair King told AFP on Tuesday ahead of a dinner hosted for French President Emmanuel Macron. "It's wonderful that there's... new opportunities to discuss ...
Russia detains media manager and activist accused of treason
Russia detained media activist Pavel Andreev on accusations of treason for receiving money from foreign intelligence services, state media reported Tuesday, the latest in a string of arrests to ...
Faste royal et "entente amicale" au premier jour de la visite d'Etat de Macron au Royaume-Uni
Le roi Charles III et Emmanuel Macron ont célébré mardi "l'entente amicale" liant leurs deux pays, lors d'un dîner à Windsor ...
Agenda France 7 jours
Retrouvez les agendas de l'AFP en ligne : https://agenda.afp.com --------------------------------------------------- Agenda France 7 jours du mercredi 9 au mardi 15 juillet 2025 MERCREDI 9 JUILLET 202 ...
Inondations au Texas: une centaine de morts, 161 personnes manquent à l'appel
Le bilan des inondations dévastatrices au Texas, qui ont fait une centaine de morts, pourrait considérablement augmenter après l'annonce qu'au moins 161 personnes manquent toujours à l'appel mardi. "R ...