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Griezmann soaking up last Atletico moments before 'joy' of Copa final

Griezmann soaking up last Atletico moments before 'joy' of Copa final

Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann said he is soaking up all the small moments he can during his last weeks at the club, ahead of the Copa del Rey final on Saturday. The 35-year-old French star, Atletico's all-time top goalscorer, is leaving at the end

Pope slams AI abuse after Trump's Jesus post

Pope slams AI abuse after Trump's Jesus post

Pope Leo XIV on Friday warned that the AI boom could fuel "conflict, fear and violence" while on a trip to Cameroon marked by his ongoing spat with US President Donald Trump. While Leo has called for caution on artificial intelligence several times since his election in May

Frenchwoman who married GI sweetheart returns home after ICE ordeal

Frenchwoman who married GI sweetheart returns home after ICE ordeal

A Frenchwoman who moved to the United States to marry a Vietnam war veteran she met six decades ago returned to France on Friday after she was detained by US immigration authorities, the French foreign minister said. The 85-year-old woman, who was not being named at the family&

Genital mutilation: the silent suffering of Colombia's Indigenous girls

Genital mutilation: the silent suffering of Colombia's Indigenous girls

Alejandrina Guasorna did not discover until adulthood that she had been subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM) the day she was born in a remote Indigenous community in Colombia's coffee-growing region. In the mountains of Risaralda, home to the Embera people, dozens of babies have their clitoris

Trump tells AFP Iran deal close, 'no sticking points' left

Trump tells AFP Iran deal close, 'no sticking points' left

US President Donald Trump signaled Friday that an Iran peace deal was all but done, telling AFP there were "no sticking points" left between Washington and Tehran. Trump's comments came after a slew of social media posts in which he touted Iran's promise to

Shippers eye Iran Hormuz reopening with wariness

Shippers eye Iran Hormuz reopening with wariness

Shipping industry figures gave a cautious welcome Friday to Iran's announcement that it was reopening the crucial Strait of Hormuz trade route to commercial freight after nearly seven weeks closed. Iranian forces' closure of the strait has trapped hundreds of ships in the Gulf and driven up

France, UK to lead 'defensive' force for Hormuz

France, UK to lead 'defensive' force for Hormuz

France and Britain said Friday they will lead a multinational mission to ensure freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, while emphasising the force would be entirely defensive and only deployed once lasting peace in the region was agreed. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron