Ukraine's French
Undisclosed (Ukraine) (AFP) – With its soldiers trained in France and high-profile endorsements from the French and Ukrainian presidents, the “Anne of Kyiv” brigade was supposed to be a flagship unit for Ukraine’s army.
Bungling arsonist in Australia sets pants on fire
Sydney (AFP) – Australian police have released CCTV video of a bungling arsonist who set their own pants alight and had to hot-foot it from the scene without them.
Red
Melbourne (AFP) – Red-hot Coco Gauff said Friday that keeping cool in tough moments was behind a scintillating run of form that has made her a major threat to Aryna Sabalenka at the Australian Open.
On China's doorstep, Macau weaves an identity as integration looms
Macau (AFP) – Seated in the audience at Macau’s Dom Pedro V Theatre in the 1970s, 16-year-old Miguel de Senna Fernandes understood not a word of the “strange language” spoken on stage — but right away he was mesmerised.
International rescuers join search for Vanuatu quake survivors
Port Vila (Vanuatu) (AFP) – Overseas rescuers joined a hunt for survivors in the rubble of shattered buildings in earthquake-struck Vanuatu on Thursday, with officials saying the toll of nine dead is set to rise.
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Hanoi karaoke bar fire kills 11, arson suspected
Hanoi (AFP) – A fire ripped through a karaoke bar in the Vietnamese capital, killing 11 people and injuring two others in a case of suspected arson, police said Thursday.
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Gisele Pelicot: France rape survivor who became a feminist hero
Avignon (France) (AFP) – Her husband orchestrating her sexual abuse by strangers could have broken her. But by standing up to her abusers in court and demanding they be ashamed, France’s Gisele Pelicot has become a feminist champion.
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Sudanese women filmmakers defy war with stories of resilience
Port Sudan (Sudan) (AFP) –
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Putin to hold yearly presser in third winter of Ukraine offensive
Moscow (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold his annual end-of-year press conference Thursday, almost three years into his Ukraine offensive and two days after a Kyiv-orchestrated killing of a general on the streets of Moscow.
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Blinken says Syria's HTS should learn from Taliban isolation
New York (AFP) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Wednesday on Syria’s triumphant HTS rebels to follow through on promises of inclusion, saying it can learn a lesson from the isolation of Afghanistan’s Taliban.
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Postecoglou says football harder than being Prime Minister
London (AFP) – Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou believes the job of a Premier League manager is harder than being Prime Minister, claiming coaches face “an election every weekend and either get voted in or out”.
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Jesus 'back at his best' with Arsenal treble in League Cup
London (AFP) – Mikel Arteta claimed Gabriel Jesus was “back at his best” after the Brazilian fired Arsenal into the League Cup semi-finals with a hat-trick in the 3-2 win against Crystal Palace on Wednesday.
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TikTok's rise from fun app to US security concern
San Francisco (AFP) – As the US Supreme Court considers whether to uphold a law that could get TikTok banned in the United States, here is a look at the rise of the video-snippet social app.
