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 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,...

Brought to the Gulf of Guinea archipelago nation more than 500 years ago by Portuguese colonialists, the UNESCO-listed tradition of open-air Tchiloli theatre continues to conquer the Sao Tome and Principe public to this day. "People love this cultu...

While it is far from assured that Alternative for Germany will win enough votes to rule the state alone, topping the polls in Saxony-Anhalt state would heap pressure on Chancellor Friedrich Merz and spell another boost for the anti-immigration party...

Trump said his military was prepared to attack Iran "any time we want" after extensive US bombardment of sites across the country left at least 19 Iranians dead. Tehran retaliated by hitting US military targets across the Middle East, including in ...

Gabriel Martinelli scored in the final moments in Houston to give Brazil a 2-1 win and knock out Hajime Moriyasu's side at the last 32 stage. Paraguay and Singapore will also compete in the "Mizuho Blue Challenge" from November 13 to 17 during the ...

Wary of China's unprecedented military build-up, US ally Australia has reshaped its defence force in recent years to focus on its missile strike capability and deterring would-be foes from its northern approaches. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ...

"The flood was one like I had never seen before," said the 57-year-old, rescued from his Himalayan village in Nepal's devastated Rasuwa district. "It destroyed everything, our homes, our village." The August 26 disaster, one of Nepal's worst climat...

Alcaraz, who has only just returned from a four-month layoff caused by a wrist injury, was speaking after he moved into the third round of the US Open with a four-set defeat of Portugal's Jaime Faria. The reigning US Open champion overcame a sluggi...