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Russia, Ukraine accuse each other of delaying prisoner swap

By Agence France-Presse A large-scale prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine—the only concrete outcome of peace talks—was thrown into doubt on Saturday, June 7, after Moscow and Kyiv accused each other of...

Gaza rescuers say Israeli fire kills 36, six near aid center

By Agence France-Presse In a statement on Saturday, June 7, Gaza's civil defense agency said that Israeli forces had killed at least 36 Palestinians, six of them in a shooting near a...

India’s Modi opens strategic railway in contested ‘crown jewel’ Kashmir

By Agence France-Presse Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his first visit to Kashmir on June 6 since a conflict with archrival Pakistan, opening a strategic railway line to the contested region he...

Myanmar arrests 6-year-old girl over killing of general

By Agence France-Presse Myanmar authorities arrested 16 people including a young girl over the assassination of a retired general in Yangon last month, state media said. Cho Tun Aung, a former ambassador to...

U.S. slaps sanctions on four ICC judges

By Agence France-Presse The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on four judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) including over an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as it...

AI-generated Pope sermons flood video-sharing platforms

By Agence France-Presse Artificial Intelligence (AI)-generated videos and audios of Pope Leo XIV are populating rapidly online, racking up views as platforms struggle to police them. An investigation from Agence France-Presse (AFP)  identified...

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