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At least 80 separatists killed in Yemen fighting

At least 80 separatists in Yemen have been killed in battles with Saudi-led forces since Friday, a representative of the separatist movement, the STC, told AFP.

Russia conquered just under 1 percent of Ukraine in 2025

The Russian army occupied 5,600 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory in 2025, according to an AFP analysis. That is almost half the size of Skåne, but only 0.94 percent of Ukraine's territory.

Saudi airstrikes hit separatists in Yemen's Hadramawt province

Saudi Arabia has carried out new airstrikes against separatist forces in Yemen. Meanwhile, an operation is underway to retake military facilities from the separatists in Hadramawt province.

Ukraine says it attacks only military targets after Russia accuses it of terrorist attack on civilians

Ukraine is only attacking military targets, a spokesman for the Ukrainian military says, following Russian accusations of a terrorist attack against civilians.

Several injured in attacks in Russia and Ukraine

An oil refinery in Krasnodar Krai was damaged in a Ukrainian drone attack late Tuesday local time, Russia says. Reports from Ukraine say there were several Russian attacks.

Robbers made over 300 million kronor - like Ocean's Eleven

A gang of robbers in Germany has found loot worth just over 300 million kronor after drilling into an underground bank vault.

Trump and Netanyahu meet to discuss Gaza ceasefire

U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are set to meet on Monday to discuss Gaza, as White House officials fear both Israel and Hamas are delaying the second phase of the ceasefire.

Bolsonaro's coup accomplice Silvinei Vasques arrested on the run in Paraguay

Former Brazilian traffic police chief Silvinei Vasques has been arrested while on the run in Paraguay. He was recently convicted of helping former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in the 2022 coup attempt.

New Israeli attacks on Lebanon target Hezbollah weapons depots and training facility

130 kidnapped schoolchildren handed over to authorities in Nigeria

The 130 kidnapped schoolchildren have been handed over to authorities in Nigeria, a month after they were abducted from a school in the town of Papiri.

Deep contradictions ahead for Gaza's future peace

A continued ceasefire in Gaza – and a path to peace – hinges on an agreement on phase two of negotiations between Israel and the terrorist group Hamas. But the warring parties are far apart ahead of talks in the United States.

New attack on ship – four dead

Ukraine: US pressures EU over Russian assets

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is in Brussels on Thursday to convince EU leaders to use frozen Russian assets to support the country.

Lula: Now or never for Mercosur agreement

Italy joins France in calling for a delay in the EU's major trade deal with the Mercosur countries in Latin America. Brazilian President Lula da Silva responds with a warning – it's now or never.

Pussy Riot banned in Russia

The Russian activist collective Pussy Riot is labeled an "extremist organization" and banned from operating in Russia.

Record number of executions in Saudi Arabia

A record number of executions have been carried out in Saudi Arabia over the past year, according to a compilation by the AFP news agency.

Named Bondi shooter: "Terrified"

A man who was wrongly identified as one of the shooters in the Sydney terror attack has received a series of death threats, Australian media reports. "I'm terrified," he says.

Tens of thousands of protesters demand Orbán's resignation

Tens of thousands of people gathered in the Hungarian capital Budapest on Saturday to protest against Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, calling for his resignation after the latest in a series of scandals in state-run institutional care for young people.

Six UN soldiers killed in attack in Sudan

At least six UN soldiers have been killed in an attack on a UN facility in the Kordofan region of central Sudan, the peacekeeping force UNISFA said in a statement.

Settlements in the West Bank are growing at a record pace

Israel's illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank continue to expand at the fastest pace since at least 2017, when the United Nations began collecting such data, according to a new UN report seen by AFP.

Several dead in heavy rain in Gaza

At least 16 people, including three children, have died in Gaza in the past 24 hours as a result of a severe winter storm, according to the Hamas-controlled Civil Defense in the area.

Zelenskyy visited the frontline near the occupied city

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited soldiers on the front line on the outskirts of the city of Kupyansk, which Moscow claims to occupy, on Friday.

Ukraine: Attack on Russian “shadow tanker”

Ukraine has attacked another oil tanker in the Black Sea that is linked to the Russian shadow fleet, Ukrainian intelligence sources told AFP and several other media outlets.

Yes after debate chaos over reduced sentence for Bolsonaro

Chaos erupted as Brazil's lower house was set to vote on a bill to reduce sentences for a range of serious crimes, which would benefit convicted former president Jair Bolsonaro. But when the session resumed, the chamber voted in favor, Brazilian media reported.