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Paris, France (AFP) Feb 11, 2026 - A Paris appeals court said Wednesday it will rule on July 7 in a fraud case against far-right leader Marine Le Pen, in what is expected to be a pivotal moment for French politics.
Feb 11, 2026
Washington, United States (AFP) Feb 11, 2026 - The United States will deploy 200 troops to Nigeria to train its armed forces in their fight against jihadist groups, Nigerian and US officials said Tuesday, as Washington increases military cooperation with the West African country.
Feb 11, 2026
Johannesburg (AFP) Feb 11, 2026 - Sitting in the middle of a Johannesburg road as traffic snaked around her, Susan Jobson banged empty bottles to protest the water cuts that have upended her life for nearly three weeks.
Feb 11, 2026
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Feb 11, 2026 - NATO on Wednesday said it had launched a new mission to bolster security in the Arctic, in a move to assuage US President Donald Trump after he backed off claims on Greenland.
Feb 11, 2026
Whitchurch, United Kingdom (AFP) Feb 11, 2026 - On a misty winter's day in the English midlands, engineers struggled to drag stranded narrowboats from a waterless, mud-filled canal that collapsed weeks earlier, in a delicate, multi-million-pound rescue operation.
Feb 11, 2026
Paris, France (AFP) Feb 11, 2026 - The French government issued a long-awaited report Wednesday urging people to limit meat consumption for their health and also to fight climate change - and not everyone in the country of 'steak-frites' is thrilled.
Feb 11, 2026
Buenos Aires, Argentina (AFP) Feb 11, 2026 - Climate change made the hot, dry conditions that fueled recent devastating wildfires in southern Chile and Argentina up to three times as likely, according to an analysis published Wednesday by the World Weather Attribution network of scientists.
Feb 11, 2026
Paris, France (AFP) Feb 10, 2026 - A study published on Tuesday showed that more than half of the world's coral reefs were bleached between 2014-2017 - a record-setting episode now being eclipsed by another series of devastating heatwaves.
Feb 10, 2026
Bangkok (AFP) Feb 10, 2026 - Thai authorities arrested a man for allegedly smuggling more than 11 kilograms of rhino horns inside wrapped meat, in a case officials linked on Tuesday to an international wildlife trafficking network.
Feb 10, 2026
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 10, 2026 - Amino acids discovered in samples from the Bennu asteroid may have formed in an icy, radioactive environment in the early solar system, according to a new study led by Penn State researchers. The fi
Feb 10, 2026
Sisimiut, Denmark (AFP) Feb 10, 2026 - Standing in his boat with binoculars in hand, hunter Malik Kleist scans the horizon for seals. But this February, the sea ice in southwestern Greenland has yet to freeze, threatening traditional livelihoods like his.
Feb 10, 2026
Beijing (AFP) Feb 10, 2026 - Beijing said Tuesday it has lodged solemn representations with countries that condemned the 20-year prison sentence given to Hong Kong pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai for national security crimes.
Feb 10, 2026
Abidjan (AFP) Feb 10, 2026 - Junta-led Burkina Faso's parliament has dissolved all political parties, whose activities have been suspended since the military rulers seized power more than three years ago.
Feb 10, 2026
Paris, France (AFP) Feb 10, 2026 - The planet experienced its fifth-hottest January on record despite a cold snap that swept across the United States and Europe, the EU's climate monitor said Tuesday.
Feb 10, 2026
Aomori, Japan (AFP) Feb 10, 2026 - Almost three weeks of heavy snowfall has killed 46 people and injured 558 others in Japan, fresh data from the Fire and Disaster Management Agency showed Tuesday.
Feb 10, 2026
Tokyo (AFP) Feb 9, 2026 - Japanese shares rose to record highs Monday after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's conservatives won a historic election landslide with a projected two-thirds majority.
Feb 9, 2026
