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Civilian death toll in Sudan war more than doubled in 2025, UN says

Civilian death toll in Sudan war more than doubled in 2025, UN says

Killings of civilians in Sudan's war more than doubled in 2025 compared with the previous year, the United Nations rights chief said Thursday, warning that thousands more dead are unidentified or remain missing. Since April 2023, Sudan has been engulfed in a conflict between the army and the

Zelensky says next Russia meeting soon as Geneva talks end

Zelensky says next Russia meeting soon as Geneva talks end

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday that he expected the next round of talks to end the war with Russia in early March in Abu Dhabi, after his officials concluded a meeting with US envoys in Geneva. Previous rounds of US-led negotiations between Russian and Ukrainian officials in

Man shot by Cuban coast guard wanted to spark uprising: ally

Man shot by Cuban coast guard wanted to spark uprising: ally

A US-based man identified by Cuba as one of those killed by its coast guard in a shootout had often spoken of wanting to liberate the communist island, a political ally told AFP on Thursday. Cuba has vowed to defend itself against "terrorist and mercenary" attacks after

Iranian in possible France prisoner swap jailed for a year

Iranian in possible France prisoner swap jailed for a year

A French court on Thursday sentenced Iranian national Mahdieh Esfandiari to one year in prison for justifying terrorism in a case linked to a possible prisoner swap with two French citizens held in Iran. The court also handed Esfandiari, 39, was also handed a permanent ban from French territory. Her

Chaos as jihadist relatives left Syrian camp, witnesses say

Chaos as jihadist relatives left Syrian camp, witnesses say

There were scenes of "utter chaos" when thousands of women and children related to suspected Islamic State jihadists escaped a camp in Syria last month following the sudden withdrawal of Kurdish forces, witnesses have told AFP. An AFP journalist who entered the huge Al-Hol camp on Wednesday

Cuba coastguard kills 4 on Florida-registered boat

Cuba's coastguard shot dead four people and injured six others travelling in a US-registered speedboat in an exchange of fire off the Cuban coast on Wednesday, the interior ministry in Havana said. The "illegal" Florida-registered boat was detected one nautical mile from Falcones Cay

Antonio Tejero, leader of Spain's failed 1981 coup, dies at 93

Antonio Tejero, leader of Spain's failed 1981 coup, dies at 93

Antonio Tejero Molina, the Spanish Civil Guard officer who led a failed 1981 coup that ended up strengthening Spain's fledging democracy, has died aged 93, his family's lawyer said Wednesday. "Lieutenant Colonel Don Antonio Tejero Molina has passed away. A man of honour, unwavering faith,