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Cambodia welcomes back dozens of artefacts looted by UK trafficker

Cambodia welcomes back dozens of artefacts looted by UK trafficker

Cambodian monks chanted blessings and scattered flowers Friday over 74 cultural artefacts returned to the country after being plundered by a notorious British antiques smuggler. Scholar Douglas Latchford -- once regarded as a key authority on Cambodian antiquities -- was charged by prosecutors in New York in 2019 with smuggling looted Cambodian

'Without ports, Ukraine will be destroyed': Odesa buckles under Russian bombs

'Without ports, Ukraine will be destroyed': Odesa buckles under Russian bombs

Looking out at the blue and yellow cranes towering over the Black Sea horizon, Viktor Berestenko worries about the relentless Russian bombardment of Odesa, Ukraine's southern port city. "It's war, every night," the head of the Inter Trans logistics company told AFP. The main

Belarus opposition leader fears her country could become Putin's 'consolation prize'

Belarus opposition leader fears her country could become Putin's 'consolation prize'

Exiled Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya told AFP in an interview that her country must not become a "consolation prize" for Russian President Vladimir Putin amid intense efforts to end the Ukraine war. Tikhanovskaya said it was crucial for Ukraine to win its battle but that Belarus, a

French prosecutors probe Al-Fayeds over sex trafficking

French prosecutors probe Al-Fayeds over sex trafficking

He traded on the glamour of owning Harrods, the Paris Ritz and luxury yachts, but Mohamed Al-Fayed was at the centre of a dark web of alleged abuse, say French lawyers for women who liken him to US sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein. French authorities began investigating the late Egyptian

Balkan 'forbidden' love comedy smashes stereotypes and records

Balkan 'forbidden' love comedy smashes stereotypes and records

When two students in London tell their families they are going to get married, it should be one of the happiest moments of their lives. But there's a catch -- she is Croatian and he is Serbian. The rivalry between the two Balkan neighbours becomes comedy gold in the

'Fearless' Tracey Emin gets major London retrospective

'Fearless' Tracey Emin gets major London retrospective

The biggest exhibition ever devoted to the decades-spanning career of provocative British artist Tracey Emin opens Friday at London's Tate Modern, celebrating her ability to transform "life's trauma" into visceral art. One of the best-known contemporary artists in the world, Emin, 62,

Japan PM opposes changing male-only imperial succession

Japan PM opposes changing male-only imperial succession

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Friday she opposes changing the imperial family's male-only succession rules, as pressure mounts on lawmakers to address the issue of the monarchy's survival. Only the male offspring of the male side of the family can currently ascend the