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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 16m

#BREAKING Pakistan military says 23 of its troops, more than 200 on Afghan side killed in border clashes

AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 27m

Hamas will begin releasing Israeli hostages held in Gaza on Monday morning, a top official from the Palestinian militant group told AFP, before US President Donald Trump chairs an international summit in Egypt on his peace plan for the region ➡️ u.afp.com/SmaL

Palestinians make their way past destroyed buildings in Gaza City on October 12, 2025

Relatives of Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip take part in a gathering in front of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, known as the 'Hostages' Square' in Tel Aviv, on October 11, 2025

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 46m

VIDEO: 🇺🇦 'Even Hamas' is ready to stop fighting — but not the Kremlin, Zelensky says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accuses Moscow of being unwilling to halt its war, saying that "even Hamas... is ready at some point to stop the fighting," but not "the Kremlin and Putin"

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 1h

#UPDATE A mutinied army unit declared on Sunday that it was taking control of all of Madagascar's military forces as President Andry Rajoelina said an "attempt to seize power illegally" was under way ➡️ u.afp.com/Sma8

File photo shows Madagascar's president Andry Rajoelina at the opening session of the 19th Summit of the Francophonie at the Grand Palais in Paris, on October 5, 2024

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 1h

VIDEO: 🇹🇳 Southern Tunisia residents demand dismantling of phosphate plant

Hundreds marched in the city of Gabes to demand the dismantling of a phosphate processing plant after reports of respiratory distress among residents

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 2h

The Taliban government in Afghanistan said on Sunday its forces killed "58 Pakistani troops" in border clashes that erupted between the neighbouring countries overnight, while nine Taliban troops were also killed ➡️ u.afp.com/Sma7

Taliban security personnel patrol in Humvees in the Mazal area of Shorabak district near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border on October 12, 2025

Taliban government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid speaks during a press conference in Kabul on October 12, 2025

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 2h

#BREAKING Madagascar mutinied army unit says all military forces under its command

Members of a section of the Malagasy army ride an armoured vehicle surrounded by protesters celebrating their arrival as they head to City Hall following clashes between demonstrators and security forces during protests calling for the resignation of President Andry Rajoelina in Antananarivo, on October 11, 2025

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 2h

Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina on Sunday said an "attempt to seize power illegally and by force" was underway in the country, a day after a contingent of soldiers joined thousands of anti-government protesters in the capital ➡️ u.afp.com/Sman

Members of the Malagasy army surrounded by protesters celebrating their arrival at City Hall during protests calling for the resignation of President Andry Rajoelina in Antananarivo, on October 11, 2025

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 12h

One minute, Maria was selling tamales from her food cart in Chicago's West Side.

The next, her son told AFP, she was bundled into a van -- the latest victim of President Donald Trump's aggressive crackdown on immigrants.

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 13h

Actress Diane Keaton, known for her Oscar-winning performance in 1977's "Annie Hall" and her role in "The Godfather" films, has died at age 79, People magazine reported Saturday.

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 14h

Eighteen people are presumed dead after a huge blast at an explosives factory in Tennessee, officials said Saturday.

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 15h

EU leaders blame Russia for the growing phenomenon of drones flying over airports, commercial sites and other sensitive infrastructure in Europe, and preventing the disruption they cause will be a tough technical challenge, observers say.

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 16h

Claude Monet did not want to travel to Venice in 1908 -- but his time spent there became one of his most prolific, resulting in 37 paintings, many of which are on display at an exhibit opening Saturday at the Brooklyn Museum in New York.

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 17h

Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians returned to a devastated Gaza City on Saturday, as Hamas warned the next stage in US President Donald Trump's peace plan would be more difficult than the first.

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 18h

An ailing Novak Djokovic was knocked out of the Shanghai Masters semi-finals on Saturday by world number 204 Valentin Vacherot, who will face his cousin Arthur Rinderknech in a surprise all-family final.

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 19h

🇵🇸 🇮🇱 Gaza's civil defence agency on Saturday said more than 500,000 people have returned to Gaza City since a ceasefire took effect the previous day.
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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 19h

🇺🇦 🇺🇸 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged Donald Trump to broker peace in Ukraine like in "the Middle East" during a phone call Saturday, saying if Trump could stop one war, "others can be stopped as well".
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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 19h

🚵 Tadej Pogacar won the cycling Monument Il Lombardia for a fifth time in as many years on Saturday, equalling Fausto Coppi's record of victories in the season-ending race.
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