Stories by AFP
Bill set to take effect on January 1; requires age verification and imposes harsh penalties if companies fail to comply.
Published 23 Oct, 2026 02:00pm
Netanyahu instructs military to “impose a cordon on the city of Hebron and to prepare for a full closure of the entire West Bank starting today”.
Published 23 Oct, 2026 01:14pm
The authors are taking part in a project by 'Writing in Motion', a French association that promotes literary exchanges.
Published 23 Oct, 2026 11:33am
President Zardari, PM Shehbaz reaffirm Pakistan's solidarity with China in separate statements.
Updated 23 Oct, 2026 01:15pm
Nearly 100 people took more than two years to make the film, which cost more than 10 million yuan ($1.5m).
Published 23 Oct, 2026 11:03am
Students are demanding action on soaring rents, more spending on education instead of defence and more job opportunities for young people.
Published 23 Oct, 2026 10:35am
FO says Dar and Turkish FM Fidan expressed concern over threats to regional stability and underscored the importance of dialogue, diplomacy.
Updated 23 Oct, 2026 06:47pm
Ukraine has intensified its drone attacks on Russia’s energy industry over the past 18 months, seeking to cut the Kremlin’s revenues.
Published 23 Oct, 2026 09:55am
CHRISTCHURCH: Belligerent batting by Sanju Samson helped India to a four-wicket win against New Zealand in...
Published 23 Oct, 2026 07:48am
KYOTO: Sixteen writers — half French-speaking and half Japanese — boarded a luxury train in Kyoto on Thursday,...
Published 23 Oct, 2026 07:06am
BERLIN: AI chip giant Nvidia’s boss Jensen Huang said on Thursday that warnings artificial intelligence could wipe...
Published 23 Oct, 2026 07:06am
PARIS: Iris, a monumental painting by Impressionist Claude Monet, sold for 50 million euros ($56 million) including...
Published 23 Oct, 2026 07:06am
The climate loss and damage fund’s board agreed to earmark the modest sum for the Himalayan country.
Published 23 Oct, 2026 07:06am
WASHINGTON: Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth ordered aides to fetch him a globe associated with legendary World War II...
Published 23 Oct, 2026 07:06am
The demonstrations came days after parliament passed two bills that would ease abortion restrictions in the Catholic country, which are likely to be vetoed by Poland’s conservative president.
Published 23 Oct, 2026 07:06am
The world authority on threatened wildlife classified 96 percent of the planet’s coral reef systems as “critically endangered” — its highest risk category.
Published 23 Oct, 2026 07:06am
The ICC thanked the European Parliament for giving it the Sakharov Prize “at a time when the Court and its officials face unprecedented challenges”
Updated 23 Oct, 2026 08:12am
Witkoff briefs Russian president on ‘new aspects in approaches of Europeans and Kyiv’ from Oslo meeting.
Updated 23 Oct, 2026 07:47am
• Diplomats from Pakistan, Turkiye, Saudi Arabia and Egypt to sit down with British, French and German counterparts
Published 23 Oct, 2026 07:05am
The manner of the heavy loss did not go down well in Australia, with headlines ranging from “horror show” to “shambolic Aussies”.
Published 23 Oct, 2026 03:59am
