Lancet study estimates Gaza death toll 40% higher than recorded
Paris (AFP) – Research published in The Lancet medical journal on Friday estimates that the death toll in Gaza during the first nine months of the Israel-Hamas war was around…
Italian FM tours landmark mosque in first Syria visit
Damascus (AFP) – Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani began his first official visit to post-Assad Syria on Friday with a tour of the landmark Umayyad mosque in Damascus. Issued on:…
'Apocalyptic': ghastly remains of Malibu come into focus
Pacific Palisades (United States) (AFP) – Flying south through smoky skies down the famous Malibu coast, at first the burnt-out mansions are the exception -- solitary wrecks, smoldering away between…
Pakistan flight departs for Paris after EU ban lifted
Islamabad (AFP) – Pakistan's state-owned airline, plagued by a history of deadly crashes and a pilot licence scandal, resumed flights to Europe on Friday after a four-year ban was lifted…
Nicolas Maduro: Venezuela's iron
Caracas (AFP) – Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, due to be sworn in Friday for a third six-year term after elections he is widely accused of stealing, has been written off…
Ukraine's French
Undisclosed (Ukraine) (AFP) – With its soldiers trained in France and high-profile endorsements from the French and Ukrainian presidents, the "Anne of Kyiv" brigade was supposed to be a flagship…
Bungling arsonist in Australia sets pants on fire
Sydney (AFP) – Australian police have released CCTV video of a bungling arsonist who set their own pants alight and had to hot-foot it from the scene without them. Issued…
Zverev says he has mindset to finally win Grand Slam in Melbourne
Melbourne (AFP) – World number two Alexander Zverev insisted Friday he has the mindset to win a first Grand Slam -- but admitted Jannik Sinner was red-hot favourite to defend…