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Cotonou, Benin (AFP) Dec 8, 2025 - Benin's president said the situation is completely under control in his country after the government thwarted an attempted coup thanks to loyalist soldiers with support from Nigerian forces.
Dec 8, 2025
Madrid (AFP) Dec 8, 2025 - Four people died in Tenerife over the weekend and one remained missing after a wave swept away bathers on the Spanish tourist island hotspot, according to the authorities.
Dec 8, 2025
Washington, United States (AFP) Dec 8, 2025 - US residents will be able to enter its national parks like the Grand Canyon and Yosemite for free on President Donald Trump's birthday in the latest move by his administration to elevate his profile.
Dec 8, 2025
Hong Kong (AFP) Dec 8, 2025 - Hong Kong's leader said Monday that the fresh crop of lawmakers who will take office after the patriots only legislative election will drive institutional reform, following the city's deadliest fire in decades.
Dec 8, 2025
Vienna (AFP) Dec 7, 2025 - The UN nuclear watchdog has said that the protective structure surrounding the exploded reactor at Chernobyl can no longer perform its main function of blocking radiation, after a Russian drone strike earlier this year.
Dec 7, 2025
Colombo (AFP) Dec 7, 2025 - Sri Lankan authorities issued fresh landslide warnings on Sunday with rains lashing areas already devastated by a powerful cyclone, as the death toll rose to 627.
Dec 7, 2025
Caracas (AFP) Dec 7, 2025 - Venezuela acknowledged Sunday an opposition figure died while in custody, as the Trump administration slammed Caracas as vile and the South American country's army swore in thousands of new soldiers amid mounting US military pressure.
Dec 7, 2025
Los Angeles, United States (AFP) Dec 6, 2025 - Fresh lava fountains spewed in spectacular fashion from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano on Saturday, US vulcanologists said, marking nearly a year since one of the world's most active volcanoes began erupting.
Dec 6, 2025
Sydney (AFP) Dec 6, 2025 - Dozens of bushfires burned along Australia's eastern seaboard on Saturday, destroying several houses as a blistering heatwave set in.
Dec 6, 2025
Washington, United States (AFP) Dec 6, 2025 - US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday refused to say whether the Pentagon would release video of the operation that targeted survivors of a strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean.
Dec 6, 2025
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 05, 2025 - A small Cretaceous bird fossil from northeastern China preserves more than 800 tiny stones jammed in its throat, giving researchers rare evidence that this individual likely died by choking. The ani
Dec 5, 2025
Athens (AFP) Dec 5, 2025 - Schools in Athens were shut on Friday as a storm front lashed the Greek capital and other parts of the country, flooding roads and disrupting transport.
Dec 5, 2025
London (AFP) Dec 5, 2025 - The number of sea-floor animals fell by 37 percent in a deep-sea mining exploration zone, according to a study published Friday probing the emerging industry's impact on biodiversity.
Dec 5, 2025
Rome (AFP) Dec 5, 2025 - The Mediterranean's first sanctuary for dolphins that have lived in captivity will open off Italy next year, as demand for re-homing rises with the closure of marine parks across Europe.
Dec 5, 2025
Doha (AFP) Dec 5, 2025 - The Colombian government and the country's largest drug-trafficking gang inked an agreement in Qatar on Friday committing to further talks aimed at the paramilitary group's eventual disarmament and peace in territories under its control.
Dec 5, 2025
Addis Ababa (AFP) Dec 5, 2025 - Tewolde has fought multiple times for Eritrea, one of the most closed societies on Earth, and is now praying another war is not about to break out with neighbouring Ethiopia.
Dec 5, 2025
