US producer-musician Sean \’Diddy\’ Combs was found guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, but acquitted of a major racketeering charge and two sex trafficking charges – Copyright AFP Richard BROOKS, Richard A. BrooksMusic mogul Sean Diddy Combs, who is to be sentenced in Oc
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer co-chairs a \’Coalition of the Willing\’ video conference call with European leaders on Ukraine – Copyright POOL/AFP Jack TaylorBritish Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday said there was now a viable chance for a Ukraine ceasefire, ahead of talks between US Pre
Hun Sen (left) speaks to his son Hun Manet during a ceremony marking the 74th founding anniversary of the Cambodian People’s Party in Phnom Penh in June – Copyright AFP TANG CHHIN SothyCambodian lawmakers amended the constitution Friday paving the way for people charged with foreign collusion to be
The \”Japanese first\” Sanseito party increased its seats from just two to 15 in Sunday\’s upper house elections – Copyright JIJI Press/AFP STRKyoko HASEGAWAPopulist ideals are gaining traction in Japan, spurred by right-wing politicians running rampant elsewhere railing against elitism, globalism and
UNESCO will have to find new sources of funding. — © AFPJurgen HECKER and Simon VALMARY, with Sebastian SMITH in WashingtonThe United States said Tuesday it would quit UNESCO, saying the UN cultural and education agency, best known for establishing world heritage sites, is biased against Israel and
People gather near a damaged vehicle and debris after flash flooding wiped out a road in monsoon-hit northern Pakistan – Copyright AFP Mehboob UL HAQLehaz AliThousands of Pakistani rescuers battled rain and knee-deep mud Sunday, digging homes out from under massive boulders in a desperate search for
Museums Victoria Researcher Ruairidh Duncan (L) and Palaeontologist Erich Fitzgerald with the partial fossil skull and teeth of Janjucetus dullardi in Melbourne – Copyright Satellite image ©2025 Maxar Technologies/AFP/File -Australian scientists have discovered a razor-toothed whale that prowled the
Since the beginning of the year, more than 1.6 million Afghans have returned from Iran – Copyright AFP Philip FONGMohsen KarimiAt the border with Iran, Fatima Rezaei distributes food and hygiene products to Afghans forced to return, unable to passively stand by as the deportation crisis grows.The 22
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Mali\’s junta chief General Assimi Goita last month granted himself a five-year presidential mandate, renewable without election – Copyright POOL/AFP Pavel BednyakovMali has arrested dozens of soldiers suspected of plotting to overthrow the junta, which itself took power in the west African country i
