By AFP/Robin MILLARDA United Nations investigation concluded Thursday that Israel carried out "genocidal acts" in Gaza through the destruction of its main IVF clinic, maternity facilities and other reproductive healthcare facilities.The UN Commission...

By AFP/Richard CARTERFormer Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte failed to attend in person an initial hearing at the International Criminal Court on Friday, as he faces crimes against humanity charges over his deadly crackdown on narcotics.The 79-ye...

By AFP/Marie-Morgane LE MOELTariffs imposed by the Trump administration will not eject fast-fashion juggernaut Shein from the US market, its executive chairman Donald Tang has told AFP.The head of the online platform, which has come in for scrutiny o...

By AFP/Maher AL MOUNESSyrians gathered on Saturday to commemorate the 14th anniversary of their uprising with a public demonstration in Damascus for the first time since president Bashar al-Assad was toppled.The rally in Damascus's Umayyad Square was...

By AFP/Anton LOMOVMekhri feels "a sense of freedom and self-confidence" when she's behind the wheel of a car -- despite being forced to drive illegally because of an unwritten rule preventing women getting a licence.In Turkmenistan, the reclusive Cen...

By AFP/Sara HUSSEINThe leader of climate-vulnerable Palau wants US President Donald Trump to come snorkelling with him to understand the "slow death" caused by climate change, he told AFP in an interview on Wednesday."I think it's good if we go snork...

By AFP/Lucero Mendez and Ana EspinosaTwo women from Mexico and Ecuador who spent years fighting to be recognized as victims of online sexual violence have inspired an artificial intelligence chatbot that helps others facing abuse.OlimpIA, which was d...

By AFP/Caroline GARDINIt's late morning and steam is rising from water tanks atop the colourful but opaque-windowed "soapland" sex parlours in a historic Tokyo red-light district.Walking through the narrow streets, camera in hand, is Beniko -- a form...

By AFPGlobal sea levels rose more than expected in 2024, Earth's hottest year on record, according to an analysis released Thursday by the US space agency NASA.On its website, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration explained that last year...

By AFPSpain, which is nearing the end of a years-long drought, can expect such dry spells to become increasingly "frequent and severe" due to global warming, according to a scientific report published Thursday.The Mediterranean country has long faced...

By AFP/Danny KEMPUS President Donald Trump launched a bitter attack against the "illegal" media and his political enemies Friday, as a speech at the Department of Justice turned into a grievance-filled diatribe.Trump -- the first convicted felon to s...

By AFP/Alice ChancellorDozens of Syrian Druze clerics crossed the armistice line on the Golan Heights into Israel on Friday for their community's first pilgrimage to a revered shrine in decades.On board three buses escorted by Israeli military vehicl...