AFP fact-checkers have debunked dozens of posts about student-led demonstrations this summer on platforms such as Instagram and TikTok, including old footage of huge crowds and burning buildings shared alongside false claims that local media are ign...

What can an 11th-century comic strip about the Norman Conquest of England tell us about the spectre of sea change in 2026 Europe? France’s president is on hand for the hottest ticket in London, the first-ever cross-Channel visit of the Bayeux Tape...

About 3,000 junior and senior high school students at Carlos F. Gonzales High School north of Manila barricaded their classroom doors with tables and chairs, drew curtains and switched off the lights before crouching under tables to protect themselv...

"Cassandra Wilson transitioned peacefully at home, surrounded by family, close friends, and her manager," Robert Torre wrote in a statement, hailing her as a "legendary jazz artist." The statement did not disclose a cause of death. Wilson's family ...

His coffin was built in the shape of an enormous guitar. The coffin stood out at his funeral on Saturday in Adjen Kotoku Amoama, on the outskirts of Accra, among bright red flowers, a portrait of the 40-year-old and the mourners gathered under cano...

AFP fact-checkers have debunked dozens of posts about student-led demonstrations this summer on platforms such as Instagram and TikTok, including old footage of huge crowds and burning buildings shared alongside false claims that local media are ign...

His coffin was built in the shape of an enormous guitar. The coffin stood out at his funeral on Saturday in Adjen Kotoku Amoama, on the outskirts of Accra, among bright red flowers, a portrait of the 40-year-old and the mourners gathered under cano...

AFP Sport looks at five new signings set to have a significant impact on the upcoming campaign: Tommaso Menoncello (Toulouse) The Italy centre joins the champions, who are eyeing a record fifth-straight French title. The 24-year-old reportedly...

"Li Yueru's passport was accidentally lost while being mailed in the United States," the Chinese Basketball Association said. The document could not be found before the tournament's registration deadline so Li was unable to travel to Germany, the a...

Outside Kathmandu's tourist police headquarters, Sanjeev Rai was trapped in agonising uncertainty. The 53-year-old American flew to Nepal after learning that his wife, Jiwan Jyoti, was untraceable while returning from a pilgrimage to Mount Kailash,...