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AI content proliferates in Hungary ahead of next year's elections
A video of Hungarian soldiers going off to fight in Ukraine and returning home in caskets is just one of many AI-generated posts that have appeared on Prime Minister Viktor Orban's social media accounts ahead of elections next year.
Trump tariffs on timber, furniture take effect
US President Donald Trump's fresh tariffs on imported wood, furniture and kitchen cabinets took effect Tuesday, a development likely to fuel building costs and pile pressure on homebuyers in an already challenging market.
US threats cast doubt on shipping emissions deal
An ambitious plan by the UN's shipping agency to cut maritime emissions could be scuttled at the last minute after the United States threatened to impose sanctions on those supporting it.
North Korean refugees long for family behind impenetrable border
After taking a bow and making an offering of fruit and a dried fish, Ryh Jae-hong tosses a cup of alcohol towards the thick barbed-wire fence that protects South Korea's Gyodong Island from North Korea.
Venezuelan Nobel winner says Maduro will leave power 'with or without' talks
Nicolas Maduro's time is up but he can still leave power peacefully, Venezuelan Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado told AFP in an interview from hiding on Monday.
Myanmar scam cities booming despite crackdown -- using Musk's Starlink
They said they had smashed them. But fraud factories in Myanmar blamed for scamming Chinese and American victims out of billions of dollars are still in business and bigger than ever, an AFP investigation can reveal.
Embattled French PM faces clutch day in parliament
Embattled French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu will give a high-stakes speech Tuesday to a deeply divided parliament, a day after President Emmanuel Macron blamed opponents for plunging the country into "chaos".
Trump takes victory lap in the Middle East
Donald Trump took a victory lap in the Middle East on Monday -- though the ceasefire deal he was there to celebrate could be just the start of a long road towards lasting peace.
Madagascar on edge as embattled president's address delayed
A keenly awaited national address by Madagascar's cornered President Andry Rajoelina, who went missing as calls grew for his resignation, was delayed twice Monday as a group of armed forces tried to take control of the state-owned media.
Trump calls Italian PM 'beautiful' at Gaza summit
US President Donald Trump had some choice words for Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, the only female leader on stage at a Gaza summit in Egypt on Monday: "She's beautiful."
Embattled Madagascar president delays national address, again
Madagascar's besieged President Andry Rajoelina on Monday twice pushed back his long-awaited national address, deepening uncertainty over his whereabouts after days of protests calling for his resignation.
Trump hails 'tremendous day for Middle East' as leaders sign Gaza declaration
US President Donald Trump hailed a "tremendous day for the Middle East" as he and regional leaders signed a declaration Monday meant to cement a ceasefire in Gaza, hours after Israel and Hamas exchanged hostages and prisoners.
Eurovision organisers push back Israel decision to December
The Eurovision Song Contest's organisers said Monday they had put back taking a decision on Israel's participation in next year's event, given the Gaza ceasefire.
Macron slams French opposition for fuelling political 'chaos'
President Emmanuel Macron on Monday blamed opponents for political "chaos" as his embattled prime minister, Sebastien Lecornu, urged his new cabinet ministers to put their egos aside for the sake of France.
Celebrations in Madagascar streets ahead of embattled president's address
Soldiers and security forces joined hundreds celebrating in Madagascar's capital Monday, hours before President Andry Rajoelina was due to address the nation following weeks of protests and growing calls for his resignation.
Freed Israeli hostages hug loved ones in tears of joy
Freed Israeli hostages and their family and friends bounded into one another’s arms Monday, beaming and crying with joy at the end of the captives’ two-year ordeal in Gaza.
'Historic dawn': Trump takes victory lap in Israel
As Donald Trump savoured the cheers of Israeli lawmakers it was a moment of triumph for the US president -- and as usual he made the most of it.
'New birth': Palestinians freed from Israeli jails return to loved ones
With huge crowds waiting to welcome them home, Palestinian prisoners released by Israel on Monday under a Gaza ceasefire deal were overwhelmed with joy as they returned to their loved ones.
Trump says 'nightmare' for Israelis, Palestinians over
Donald Trump hailed an end to a "painful nightmare" in a speech to Israel's parliament Monday, as the last surviving hostages returned home from Gaza and a group of Palestinian prisoners were freed under a ceasefire deal he helped broker.
Trump urges pardon for Netanyahu over 'cigars and champagne'
US President Donald Trump on Monday told the Israeli parliament that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is on trial in three separate corruption cases, should be pardoned.
Five killed as Pakistan police clear anti-Israel protest site
Pakistani police said Monday they launched a clearance operation against a hardline Islamist party after failed negotiations to call off an anti-Israel protest, with five killed in the violence, including one policeman.
Israel welcomes last 20 surviving hostages
Israel said the last 20 surviving hostages returned home on Monday after two years in captivity in Gaza, as US President Donald Trump received a standing ovation from Israeli lawmakers after brokering a ceasefire with Hamas.
Hundreds celebrate in Madagascar as president due to address nation
Soldiers and security forces joined hundreds celebrating in Madagascar's capital on Monday, hours before President Andry Rajoelina was due to address the nation following weeks of protests and growing calls for his resignation.
Hamas hands over surviving Israeli hostages
Hamas handed over the 20 surviving Israeli hostages on Monday under a ceasefire agreement, as US President Donald Trump and other world leaders geared up for a summit on Gaza.
China detains prominent 'underground' pastor in crackdown
The founder of a prominent Chinese underground church has been detained along with more than 20 of its members in a sweeping national crackdown, according to his daughter and one of its pastors.
Tears, joy in Israel as Hamas hands over first hostages
Hundreds of people gathered on Tel Aviv's Hostages Square erupted in joy, tears and song as news broke that Hamas had handed over the first hostages to be released on Monday after two years of captivity in Gaza.
Hamas begins handing over Israeli hostages
Hamas handed over the first seven of 20 surviving Israeli hostages to Red Cross representatives in Gaza on Monday, sparking cheers of joy in Tel Aviv where a huge crowd was gathered to support hostage families.
From waste to runway: Kenyan designers transform used clothes into art
In a dusty alley in the heart of Kenya's largest open-air market, fashion models strut down a makeshift runway in bold, upcycled outfits made from waste collected at dumpsites and market cast-offs -- proof that even trash can dazzle.
Latest developments in the Gaza ceasefire
A Red Cross convoy was on its way to pick up a first group of Israeli hostages to be freed by Hamas as part of a Gaza ceasefire deal, the Israeli military said Monday.
Brazil hopes COP30 in Amazon can unite world for climate action
Brazil is betting its much-hyped climate summit in the Amazon next month can deliver something increasingly rare in a fractured world: proof that nations can still unite to confront a global crisis.
US soybean farmers battered by trade row with China
The US soybean harvest is underway and in rural Maryland, farmer Travis Hutchison cracks open a pod to show how a field is nearly dry enough for reaping.
Hamas and Israel set for hostage and prisoner exchanges
Hamas was set to release all surviving hostages on Monday in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel, as US President Donald Trump headed to the region for a peace summit having declared the war "over".