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AP PHOTOS: A herd of wild horses with origins in the 14th century still roams the German countryside
DUELMEN, Germany (AP) — A herd of wild horses that traces its origins to the 14th century still roams the countryside in western Germany.The herd is known as the...
ANC U-turn over tax that threatened South Africa’s government
The party of South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has reversed a controversial proposed value-added-tax (VAT) rise that had threatened the country's coalition government.The hike was proposed by the African...
Benin admits that 54 soldiers killed in attack by al-Qaeda group
Benin's government has admitted that 54 soldiers were killed by suspected jihadists in the country's north last week near the borders with Burkina Faso and Niger.The authorities had previously...
Nissan unveils all-new plug-in hybrid pickup at Auto Shanghai
Nissan Motor Corporation unveiled its all-new Frontier Pro plug-in hybrid (PHEV) pickup truck at the Auto Shanghai 2025 show this week, which the company said is one of nine...
Bangladesh clip falsely depicted as protest in India over controversial bill
India's West Bengal state saw deadly protests in April over a controversial Muslim land bill but footage purportedly showing Muslims looting Hindu properties amid the violence is from neighbouring...
DR Congo and M23 rebels reach ceasefire deal in Qatar talks
The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have agreed to halt fighting in the east of the country until peace talks mediated by Qatar reach their "conclusion".It...
Old video misrepresented as Indonesian legislature ‘rejecting asset seizure bill against graft convicts’
After several executives from subsidiaries of Indonesia's state-owned energy firm were arrested for alleged corruption, calls for the confiscation of their assets grew. Social media users shared an old...
‘Morally repugnant’: Brazilian workers sue coffee supplier to Starbucks over ‘slavery-like conditions’
“John” was just days from turning 16 when he was allegedly recruited to work on a Brazilian coffee farm that supplies the global coffeehouse chain Starbucks.Soon after his birthday,...
New Views Of China’s Next Generation Fighters
Flight testing of China’s two new next-generation fighter designs is continuing apace and offering new insights into both aircraft. The latest imagery of the larger of the two designs,...
Could this be the end of the road for Tanzania’s great survivor?
Shot 16 times in an assassination attempt in 2017, Tindu Lissu is the great survivor of Tanzanian politics - and one of its most persecuted politicians.But some are asking...
Watch endangered marsupials return to Australian bushland after 62 years
The University of Sydney and conservation organization Aussie Ark recently released 15 endangered eastern quolls (Dasyurus viverrinus) into a controlled bushland environment. The medium-sized, bushy-tailed, white-spotted nocturnal marsupials were...
Germany, France and UK demand access to Gaza Strip for aid deliveries
Germany, France and the United Kingdom have called on Israel to lift its blockade on humanitarian aid to Gaza, which has been in place for more than 50 days.In...