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Bedbugs force closure of prestigious Paris cinema

Advantage Ogier as Evans' title hopes punctured at Rally Saudi Arabia

'Tormenting': Relatives search through images of the dead after Hong Kong blaze

No complacency for Springboks against Wales, vows Kolisi

Stocks rise in thin Thanksgiving trading

Zelensky removes top aide after anti-graft raids

France charges fourth suspected member of Louvre heist gang

Cunha still out as Man Utd seek to rebound at Palace

Arsenal boss Arteta says Chelsea 'deserve' to be considered title rivals

Papal travels reflect changing Catholic diplomacy

Piastri edges Norris as McLaren dominate Qatar practice

Guardiola accuses Man City of 'playing safe' in Leverkusen defeat

Pep Guardiola accused his much-changed Manchester City team of "playing safe" in their surprise Champions League loss to Bayer Leverkusen in midweek.

Belgian PM digs in against EU push to use Russian assets for Ukraine

Belgium's Prime Minister Bart De Wever has called an EU plan to use frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine "fundamentally wrong", throwing further doubt on a push to agree the move next month.

Hong Kong's bamboo scaffolding under scrutiny after fatal fire

Dozens of deaths in an inferno at a Hong Kong residential estate have ignited debate over the role the city's quintessential bamboo scaffolding played in the fire's spread, as the government promised to phase it out.

Driven by TikTok trends, new beauty brands target children

Should children be using beauty face masks? Dermatologists say no, but a growing number of companies are targeting a new generation of kids who have grown up with TikTok skincare and make-up routines.

Chelsea's Palmer fit to face Arsenal after injury layoff

Cole Palmer is fit to start Chelsea's summit meeting with Premier League leaders Arsenal this weekend after more than two months on the sidelines, manager Enzo Maresca said Friday.

UN fears mass-electronic surveillance during Myanmar vote

Elections scheduled in military-ruled Myanmar next month could never be free or fair, the United Nations insisted Friday, warning that the junta could unleash mass-electronic surveillance on polling stations.

Pope, Orthodox leader celebrate early Christian milestone in Iznik

Pope Leo XIV called for unity among Christians on Friday at an ecumenical gathering on the shores of Lake Iznik to celebrate 1,700 years since one of the early Church's most important gatherings.

Big dreams for Palestinian teens at Singapore robot fest

Palestinian student Razan Shawar has travelled for 24 hours to showcase her team's AI-powered invention at World Robot Olympiad in Singapore, telling AFP innovation -- not war -- should be why people hear about her country.

Sri Lanka deploys troops as floodwaters rise, death toll hits 69

Sri Lankan troops were racing to rescue hundreds of people marooned by rising floodwaters on Friday as weather-related deaths rose to 69, with another 34 people declared missing.