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Hosts Canada offer heartbroken Italians jersey swap for World Cup

Hosts Canada offer heartbroken Italians jersey swap for World Cup

Swap the Azzurri kit and slip into something maple-flavoured: the Canadian Soccer Association spent Saturday tempting Toronto's Italian diaspora to trade blue for red and rally behind the home team at the 2026 World Cup. Italy suffered the agony of missing out on a third straight World

Bushehr: Iran's only nuclear power plant

Bushehr: Iran's only nuclear power plant

Bushehr nuclear power plant, Iran's only operational civilian nuclear facility, was built by Russia and officially handed over in September 2013, after decades of twists, turns and delays linked to Iran's turbulent history. The facility, located in the south of the country and equipped with a

Mideast war presents 'serious risk' for Africa: report

Mideast war presents 'serious risk' for Africa: report

The Middle East war "presents a serious risk to Africa", the African Union and the African Development Bank (AfDB) said in a report seen by AFP Saturday. The conflict threatens to increase the cost of living and curtail growth on the continent, the report warned. The Middle East

French boats set sail to join Gaza aid flotilla

French boats set sail to join Gaza aid flotilla

Some 20 French boats set sail from Marseille on Saturday to join up with an international flotilla making a renewed effort to break an Israeli blockade and deliver aid to Gaza, AFP reporters saw. "Gaza, Marseille is with you" shouted around a thousand people who had come to

Erdogan, Zelensky discuss energy security, peace efforts

Erdogan, Zelensky discuss energy security, peace efforts

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan received Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in Istanbul Saturday for talks on energy and navigation security, and efforts to end the war with Russia, the Turkish presidency said. The visit came a day after Erdogan spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who accused Kyiv of attempting

Thousands rally against racism in Paris suburb to defend mayor

Thousands rally against racism in Paris suburb to defend mayor

Several thousand people marched through the streets of Paris' largest suburb on Saturday to denounce racism after the town's newly elected black mayor was subject to disparaging comments on social media and national television shows. Bally Bagayoko, 52, of the hard-left France Unbowed (LFI) party, was

Police arrest suspect in Jewish ambulance arson case in court

Police arrest suspect in Jewish ambulance arson case in court

London police announced Saturday they had arrested another man over an arson attack on ambulances run by a Jewish charity in London -- after officers recognised him at a court hearing over the incident. Two men and a boy charged over the March 23 attack appeared at a court in Westminster