In Syria frontline town, residents ‘stuck’ between rivals | AFP
Khalil Ibrahim lives a few blocks away from his north Syria home, but a border separating regime and rebel-held territory makes it impossible for him to reach his front door.…
Sudanese protesters rally in Atbara, northeastern Sudan | AFP
Sudanese protesters rally in the northeast Sudanese region of Atbara, as demonstrations against the military coup enter a third day. Interested in licensing this video ? Get in touch 👉 :…
Slums rise in cities as Bangladesh climate refugees soar in number | AFP
Experts say that Bangladesh, an impoverished delta nation of 170 million people is set for the biggest displacement in human history -- due to climate change. Global sea level has…
Sinkholes emerge with the ‘unstoppable’ receding of the Dead Sea | AFP
In the heyday of the Ein Gedi spa in the 1960s, holidaymakers could marinate in heated pools and then slip into the Dead Sea. Now the same beach is punctured…
Emmanuel Macron meets with Poland’s Duda at the Elysee | AFP
French President Emmanuel Macron hosts his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda for lunch at the Elysee palace. Relations between the European Union and Poland are currently tense, particularly around the issues…
Belgian town residents have alarming levels of toxic chemical in their blood | AFP
Almost 60 percent of residents tested in Zwijndrecht, Belgium, have alarmingly high levels of a toxic chemical called PFOS in their blood. The chemical was produced by a nearby 3M…
Sudanese anti-coup protesters block Khartoum streets | AFP
Sudanese pro-civilian rule protesters pile up bricks and rocks to block streets in the capital Khartoum as demonstrations against the military coup enter their third day. Interested in licensing this…
Threatened with extinction, the flat oyster could return to the table | AFP
The only flat oyster native to Europe, millions of years old but threatened with extinction, is a passion of scientists and shellfish growers on the Brittany peninsula, who seek to…
Assange supporters march in London ahead of extradition appeal | AFP
Supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange march to London's High Court ahead of his appeal in his extradition case. The United States government will on October 27th begin an appeal…
Trapped in ‘cruel’ forest, migrants express regrets at the Belarus border | AFP
Hundreds of migrants from the Middle East try to cross the Polish-Belarusian border illegally through the forest every day to seek asylum in the EU. Nearly 6,000 Polish soldiers and…
Mexican farmers cut cempasuchil flowers ahead of Day of the Dead | AFP
Farmers from the Atlixco region in central Mexico cut cempasuchil flowers, which are used to adorn altars and tombs on the “Day of the Dead” celebrations on 1 and 2…
Saudi Crown Prince says country aiming for zero carbon emissions by 2060 | AFP
Saudi Arabia, the world's top oil exporter, aims to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2060, says Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, days before the COP26 global climate summit. In…
Cartoon dreams: Netflix’s Japan anime school targets booming demand | AFP
A Netflix-funded anime academy in Tokyo trains the next generation of cartoon artists as global demand for the genre soars. Japan is facing a shortage of skilled animators, in part…
Merkel ‘concerned’ about EU’s future as she says goodbye | AFP
At her last European Union leader's summit, outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she is leaving power "at a time when there is cause for concern" for the European Union,…
No change in US policy toward Taiwan, White House press secretary says | AFP
There has been no change in US policy toward Taiwan, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki says during a news briefing in Washington after US President Joe Biden promised to…
Paris’s Crazy Horse reopens after 18-month absence | AFP
A year and a half after closing its doors because of Covid-19 restrictions, the famous Parisian cabaret Crazy Horse is reopening with its "Totally Crazy" show and its dancers are…
Africa Weekly: Rival Sudan camps gear up for protests as tensions rise | AFP
This week in Africa, supporters of Sudan's transitional government take to the streets of the capital as rival demonstrators stage a sit-in demanding a return to military rule; Nigerian youths…
Images of Melbourne residents in a café after long Covid lockdown | AFP
People visit a Melbourne café after enduring one of the world's most prolonged series of lockdowns. The city's five million people have spent more than 260 days under lockdown since…
US lawmakers vote to hold Trump ally Steve Bannon in criminal contempt | AFP
US lawmakers have voted to hold Steven Bannon, a key ally of ex-president Donald Trump, in criminal contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena to testify before a panel investigating…
WHO chief denounces vaccine disparity among health workers | AFP
On average, 40% of health professionals in the world are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 but this figure hides huge disparities between regions, regrets Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the…