๐บ๐ธ Faith leaders pray over Trump in Oval Office
White House deputy chief of staff Dan Scavino shared a video on X showing US President Donald Trump sitting in the Oval Office of the White House as faith leaders prayed over him
A member of Lebanon's civil defence makes his way through debris at the site of overnight Israeli airstrikes in the southern suburbs of Beirut on March 6, 2026
๐ฑ๐ง ๐ธ๐พ ๐ฎ๐ฑ Around 50,000 Syrians living in Lebanon have fled back over the border into Syria in the past week, the United Nations' migration agency said on Friday โก๏ธ u.afp.com/SuEo
๐ฆ๐ฑ The women ensnared in Albaniaโs global sex trade
A growing number of women are being drawn by criminal networks into Albania from impoverished countries on the promise of lucrative sex work and a potential gateway to Europe. Instead many find themselves trapped in detention
File photo shows the Paralympic logo in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy which will host the Women's Alpine Skiing event during Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics Games, on January 17, 2025
โ๏ธ โท๏ธ โค๏ธ ๐ ๐ The Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics are set to start on Friday with an opening ceremony clouded by a boycott by several countries in protest at Russian athletes competing under their national flag for the first time since 2014 โก๏ธ u.afp.com/SubL
File photo shows US President Donald Trump speaking during a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on March 3, 2026
Smoke and fire rise from the site of airstrikes in a central area of the Iranian capital Tehran on March 6, 2026
๐บ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ท ๐ฎ๐ฑ US President Donald Trump on Friday demanded Iran's "unconditional surrender" as the only acceptable route to ending hostilities, while promising to help rebuild the country's economy if Tehran complied and installed new leadership โก๏ธ u.afp.com/Subu
๐ฉ๐ช ๐ช German school students rally against army recruitment drive
Thousands of teenagers skipped school to join protests across Germany against a stepped-up military recruitment drive that many fear may in future involve a form of conscription
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#BREAKING Around 50,000 Syrians living in Lebanon have fled back over border into Syria in past week: UN migration agency
๐ฆ๐ฑ The women ensnared in Albaniaโs global sex trade
A growing number of women are being drawn by criminal networks into Albania from impoverished countries on the promise of lucrative sex work and a potential gateway to Europe. Instead many find themselves trapped in detention
๐ฎ๐ท ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐บ๐ธ Damage in Tehran on sixth day of war
Six days of US-Israeli attacks on Iranโs capital Tehran have left buildings across the city in ruins. On 5 March, loud explosions and fighter jets could be heard over the city, AFP journalists said, after Israel said it had launched a new wave of strikes
๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐บ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ท Israel announces โnext phaseโ in Middle East war
Israel's military chief Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir says the joint US-Israeli campaign against Iran is entering its โnext phaseโ, with operations aimed at further dismantling the Islamic republic's military capabilities
The site of overnight Israeli airstrikes is pictured in the southern suburbs of Beirut on March 6, 2026
Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted an area in Beirutโs southern suburbs on March 6, 2026
Firefighters respond at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirutโs southern suburbs on March 6, 2026
Fire rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike in the southern suburbs of Beirut early on March 6, 2026
๐ฑ๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฑ Israeli air strikes left behind massive destruction in Beirut's southern suburbs on Friday morning, with the Israeli military saying it had destroyed Hezbollah targets โก๏ธ u.afp.com/Suuy
The world's biggest dog show Crufts opens in Britain
With plenty of barks, treats and tail-wagging, the world's biggest and most famous dog show gets underway in Britain, with a record number of overseas entries among those bidding for Crufts glory
Porn websites warned they must block under-18s in Australia from Monday under sweeping new restrictions to protect children
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In world first - Japan approves ground-breaking stem-cell treatments for Parkinson's and severe heart failure
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BREAKING Indonesia to ban social media access for under-16s, says minister
Ukraine accuses Hungary of taking "hostage" a group of Ukrainian bank employees who were reportedly transporting $40 million and nine kilograms of gold
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Drop in maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.
AFP Infographic of the Strait of Hormuz showing traffic before and after the announcement of a blockade by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard
Paralympics brace for tense opening as Russia comes in from the cold.
The opening ceremony will be clouded by a boycott by several countries in protest at Russian athletes competing under their national flag for the first time since 2014
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Middle East war traps 20,000 seafarers, 15,000 cruise passengers in Gulf
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Middle East war spirals with fresh strikes on Iran and Lebanon.
Israel has launched a fresh wave of strikes on Iran, which has stepped up its attacks on Gulf nations Qatar and Bahrain, as the Middle East war spreads throughout the region and beyond
Strikes on Tehran.
AFP Infographic with a Sentinel-2 satellite image (January 11, 2026) of Tehran in Iran, with close-ups of several strategic sites bombed between February 28 and March 3, using Vantor satellite images
Firefighters search for missing residents and staff of a collapsed nursing home in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
At least four people were killed when the home collapsed, with eight people still missing, according to the latest tally
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Children play around an unexploded missile that landed in an open field on the outskirts of Qamishli, eastern Syria
Rocket trails are seen next to the moon in the sky above Netanya, Israel
Smoke rises from the site of Israeli airstrikes that targeted areas in Beirutโs southern suburbs
Iraqi Shia clerics in Baghdad hold portraits of Iran's slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and chant slogans during a protest against the attacks by Israel and the US on Iran
Middle East war enters seventh day.
Israeli forces announce "next phase" in the conflict and bomb Beirut's southern suburbs
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Britney Spears is released from police custody after being arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated near Los Angeles
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Rights group says dozens of political prisoners behind bars in El Salvador, calling oppression under President Nayib Bukele, a close ally of Donald Trump, comparable to Nicaragua and Venezuela.
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Trump removes Kristi Noem as head of Department of Homeland Security -- the agency carrying out his sweeping immigration crackdown -- after mounting backlash following deadly Minnesota operation.
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'Enemy at home': War has emptied the usually traffic-jammed streets of Iran's capital, but Islamic republic authorities have filled them with checkpoints and security forces as they tighten their grip on the population.
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Opposed to the Church of England appointing a woman as its head for the first time, a group of conservative Anglican bishops announce creation of a new body to lead them.
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๐ฎ๐ณ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ๐ India clung on to beat England by seven runs in a thrilling T20 World Cup semi-final Thursday, despite Jacob Bethell's superb 105 that put Harry Brook's side within a whisker of pulling off a record chase.
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Iran's players sang the national anthem and saluted before their latest Women's Asia Cup match on Thursday. It was a stark contrast to their silence during their opening game, just two days after the United States and Israel launched their assault.
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