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Funny old world: the week's offbeat news

Funny old world: the week's offbeat news

From toe-curling behaviour at the Winter Olympics to tech bros who can't bear to hold hands... Your weekly roundup of offbeat stories from around the world. - Dunkirk spirit - In a rare alignment of the planets, Chinese Lunar New Year, Ramadan, Christian Lent and carnival season all came

Colombia's Medellin builds mega-prison inspired by El Salvador's CECOT

Colombia's Medellin builds mega-prison inspired by El Salvador's CECOT

The mayor of Medellin on Friday touted the construction of a mega-prison in his city, Colombia's second-largest, becoming the latest Latin American leader to mimic the iron-fisted approach to gang violence of El Salvador's Nayib Bukele. The high-security prison will hold more

German broadcaster recalls correspondent over AI-generated images

German broadcaster recalls correspondent over AI-generated images

German public broadcaster ZDF on Friday recalled a New York correspondent after AI-generated images were screened during a news report on ICE immigration raids in the United States. ZDF said its journalist Nicola Albrecht, 50, used video taken from the internet in a report on children terrified by US

Trump says weighing strike on Iran as Tehran says draft deal coming soon

Trump says weighing strike on Iran as Tehran says draft deal coming soon

US President Donald Trump said he was considering a limited strike on Iran after ordering a major naval buildup in the Middle East aimed at heaping pressure on Tehran to cut a deal to curb its nuclear programme. The latest threat came after Iran's foreign minister said a

Arrested and released: What now for UK's ex-prince Andrew?

Arrested and released: What now for UK's ex-prince Andrew?

Britain's former prince Andrew was arrested and released under investigation in a day of drama. What is he being probed for? Could he be jailed? And what next? - What is the probe? - British police are investigating Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor -- who was stripped of his royal titles last year

From Malinin's collapse to Liu's triumph: Top Olympic figure skating moments

From Malinin's collapse to Liu's triumph: Top Olympic figure skating moments

Alysa Liu's stunning triumph rounded off a captivating figure skating competition at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, restoring US pride after Ilia Malinin's astonishing meltdown. AFP Sport picks out five highlights from two weeks of action at the Milano Ice Skating Arena: - 'Quad God'

US GDP growth misses expectations as Trump blames shutdown

US GDP growth misses expectations as Trump blames shutdown

US economic growth cooled much more than expected in the final months of 2025, government estimates showed Friday, capping the first year of Donald Trump's return to the presidency. The Republican leader was quick to blame a lengthy government shutdown last year for the deceleration, pinning responsibility on