Despite sustaining heavy bombardments since US-Israeli forces launched a war against Iran on February 28, Tehran has defied Trump's assertion that its military capability has been "100%" destroyed. Iran's attacks and threats have nearly halted ship...

The vote on changing around 80 percent of the country's basic law is pushed by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, who seeks to balance the resource-rich former Soviet republic's ties between the European Union, Russia and China. After the 2022 prote...

AFP interviewed experts about the environmental cost of war that often goes under the radar: Bombers and warships US and Israeli aircraft use a considerable amount of fuel reaching the Gulf and flying sorties over Iran, said Benjamin Neimark at the ...

But concerns over safety and rubbish collection could usher in a return of the right in local polls starting on Sunday. Rachida Dati, a right-winger who until recently was the culture minister, wants to become the capital's second woman mayor in a ...

"I called him two or three more times and he didn't answer. After that -- may God have mercy on him -- that was it," she told AFP, her lips trembling as she looked at a framed picture of her son, Thaer. A little while later Thaer was dead, shot an...

For decades, the Gulf was seen as an oasis of safety in a tumultuous Middle East, with the United Arab Emirates branding itself the safest country in the world and boasting of its very low crime rates. But that image has now been shattered. Iran h...

Russia's Medvedev, a former world number one now back on the rise and ranked 11th, beat Alcaraz 6-3, 7-6 (7/3), handed the Spaniard his first defeat of the season after 16 wins. But the 22-year-old, who followed up his Australian Open triumph with ...

The Fed will start its two-day meeting on Tuesday, with an announcement of the benchmark lending rate in the world's largest economy a day later. The central bank cut rates three consecutive times last year before holding them steady at its January...

Medvedev avenged losses to Alcaraz in back-to-back Indian Wells finals in 2023 and 2024, using an impressive service display and aggressive play from the baseline to keep the Spanish star on the back foot throughout. "Super happy to beat someone as...

Vampire period horror film "Sinners" shattered the all-time record for nominations with 16, followed by "One Battle After Another" with 13. "Frankenstein," "Marty Supreme" and "Sentimental Value" tied with nine nominations each. Best picture "Bugo...

Ahead of the star-packed gala, pundits say the Leonardo DiCaprio-starring political thriller "One Battle" is neck-and-neck with Michael B. Jordan's bluesy vampire horror "Sinners," while several acting prizes are similarly impossible to call. Eithe...

With the midterm election season approaching, big tech's promise of a windfall of jobs and tax revenue has given way to talk of polluting gas turbines, strained power grids and a growing sense that the AI revolution is being built on the backs of re...

"The whole intent of using advanced AI is to substantially replace human assistance and oversight in decisions," said Phil Dawson, head of AI policy and partnerships at the specialist insurer Armilla. The trend of "agentic AI" has taken off, with b...

The Middle East war has unleashed an avalanche of AI-generated visuals, dwarfing anything seen in previous conflicts and often leaving social media users unable to distinguish fabrication from reality, researchers say. In a bid to protect "authenti...

The defending champions meet Sam Kerr's Matildas at the 60,000-capacity Perth Stadium on Tuesday after needing extra-time to edge Taiwan 2-0 in their last eight clash on Saturday despite being raging favourites. Australia booked their spot in the f...