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Migration and crime fears loom over Chile's presidential runoff

Crime and immigration are the issues dominating Chile's presidential election runoff -- nowhere more so than in the northern border city of Arica, where residents say fear has replaced the calm they once knew.

$French officer charged after police fracture woman's skull$

French officer charged after police fracture woman's skull

A policeman has been charged with aggravated assault seven years after a young woman was beaten by more than a dozen officers at a demonstration in southern France, prosecutors said on Friday.

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Hong Kong collects black boxes after deadly plane crash

The black box flight recorders from an aircraft involved in a crash that killed two people at Hong Kong airport earlier this week have been recovered, authorities said Saturday.

Major champions help Philippines chase golf tourist billions

The Philippines is laying out the red carpet this week to some of golf's biggest names, part of a grand government plan to diversify tourism with sport at the forefront.

More than 60 UN members sign cybercrime treaty opposed by rights groups

Countries signed their first UN treaty targeting cybercrime in Hanoi on Saturday, despite opposition from an unlikely band of tech companies and rights groups warning of expanded state surveillance.

'Deeply disturbed' - NBA chief Silver grapples with illegal betting scandal

NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Friday he was "deeply disturbed" after Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups were among those arrested in a far-ranging FBI probe into illegal gambling.

North Korea using crypto, IT workers to dodge UN sanctions: report

North Korea is circumventing UN sanctions by using cryptocurrency to trade raw materials and military weaponry, and by deploying large numbers of IT workers abroad to launder funds and generate income for Pyongyang, an international sanctions monitoring group reported.

UN members to sign cybercrime treaty opposed by rights groups

Countries sign their first UN treaty targeting cybercrime in Hanoi on Saturday, despite opposition from an unlikely band of tech companies and rights groups warning of expanded state surveillance.

Heat back Rozier as NBA grapples with gambling scandal fallout

Miami Heat captain Bam Adebayo said teammate Terry Rozier, arrested in a sweeping federal gambling probe, has the team's "full support" as the NBA grappled with the burgeoning scandal on Friday.

Pope beatifies 11 priests killed by Nazi, Communist regimes

Pope Leo XIV on Friday approved the beatification of 11 "martyr" priests killed by the Nazi or Communist regimes in Europe in the 1940s and 1950s, putting them close to sainthood.

Rescued baby gorilla to stay in Istanbul after DNA test

A baby gorilla who was rescued from trafficking at Istanbul airport just before Christmas will remain in Turkey rather than be repatriated to Nigeria, Turkish officials said Friday.

NY attorney general pleads not guilty, says Trump seeking 'revenge'

The New York attorney general who successfully prosecuted Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Friday to bank fraud charges and accused the president of using the justice system as a "tool of revenge."

Palestinian prisoners freed in hostage swap go from jail to exile

They were freed in exchange for Israeli hostages held in Gaza, but instead of going home, 154 Palestinian ex-prisoners were exiled to Egypt, where they are confined to a hotel and kept under tight surveillance.

Pope Leo offers olive branch in allowing traditional mass

Pope Leo XIV has authorised a traditional mass to take place this weekend at the Vatican, lifting restrictions that angered conservatives in his latest attempt to heal splits within the Catholic Church.

French prosecutor demands maximum sentence for schoolgirl's murder

A French prosecutor Friday urged the maximum sentence for an Algerian woman accused of raping, torturing and murdering a schoolgirl in Paris in 2022.

Families search Mexican forest for remains of over 100 missing

Families of dozens of Mexicans feared killed and buried in the woods south of the capital on Thursday joined a colossal search operation for their loved ones alongside activists, authorities and forensic experts.

Women sue over sexual abuse in Australian military

Women in Australia's defence forces launched a class action lawsuit Friday alleging widespread and systematic sexual violence, harassment and discrimination.

Over 1,000 enter Thailand from Myanmar after scam hub raid

More than 1,000 people, mostly Chinese, have fled from Myanmar into Thailand this week, Thai authorities said on Friday, after the Myanmar military raided one of the country's largest scam centres.

Are US strikes hurting Latin America's drug trade?

US military strikes that Washington claims have targeted "narco-terrorists" ferrying drugs to American soil are having little to no impact on Latin America's bustling narcotics trade, experts say.

$Aid to Gaza still a fraction of promised amounts: UN data$

Aid to Gaza still a fraction of promised amounts: UN data

Fewer than a hundred aid trucks operated by the UN and its partners have entered Gaza each day since a ceasefire earlier this month, a fraction of the total 600 trucks a day promised under the plan brokered by US President Donald Trump, data analysed by AFP shows.

King Charles meets Pope Leo ahead of historic prayer

King Charles III met on Thursday with Pope Leo XIV during a state visit to the Vatican, where he will make history as the first head of the Church of England to pray publicly with a pontiff.

Cambodian police arrest 57 South Koreans accused of cyberscams

Cambodian authorities arrested 57 South Koreans for alleged involvement in transnational cyberscams, a government commission said Thursday, days after dozens accused of working in the illicit networks were repatriated.

Myanmar scam centre raid sends hundreds fleeing to Thailand

More than 600 people fled one of Myanmar's most notorious scam centres and crossed into Thailand, a Thai provincial official told AFP on Thursday, after a military raid on the compound.

Flush with cash, US immigration agency expands weaponry and surveillance

The agency overseeing Donald Trump's aggressive immigration crackdown is spending tens of millions of dollars on guns, ammunition, body armor and surveillance technology, according to procurement records reviewed by AFP.

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Charles to be first UK king to pray with pope in 500 years

King Charles III landed in Rome Wednesday for a state visit to the Vatican, where he will meet Pope Leo XIV and make history as the first British monarch to pray publicly with the pontiff since the Church of England broke away from Catholicism 500 years ago.

US troops train in Panama jungle, as tensions simmer with Venezuela

The US military carried out small-scale survival and jungle combat drills on Panama's Caribbean coast Wednesday, as Washington amassed a vast naval presence off Venezuela.

Grandchildren of last woman executed in UK seek her pardon

The grandchildren of the last woman to be executed in Britain have called for Ruth Ellis to be pardoned, 70 years after she was sent to the gallows for murdering her "abusive" lover, their lawyers said Wednesday.

Top UN court: Israel must ease aid into Gaza, provide 'basic needs'

The International Court of Justice said Wednesday that Israel was obliged to ease the passage of aid into Gaza, stressing it had to provide Palestinians with "basic needs" essential to survival.

SpaceX cuts off 2,500 Starlink devices at Myanmar scam centres

SpaceX has cut service to more than 2,500 Starlink internet devices at Myanmar scam centres, a company executive said Wednesday, after AFP revealed that their use had exploded in the illicit industry.

Top UN court to rule on Israel's Gaza aid obligations

The top United Nations court will rule Wednesday on Israel's obligations towards agencies providing humanitarian assistance to Palestinians in Gaza, as aid groups scramble to scale up assistance following a ceasefire.

State of emergency in Peru's capital after wave of violence

Peru's interim president Jose Jeri announced a state of emergency in Lima and the neighboring port of Callao on Tuesday, after weeks of anti-government protests over corruption and organized crime.

Pakistan's trans people struggle to get safe surgery

In Pakistan, where gender affirmation surgery was recently legalised, Bunty is one of the few trans women who could afford to get it done safely.

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