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Nearly half of Afghanistan's population lives in poverty, and a quarter of people aged 15 to 29 are unemployed

Thousands Of Afghans Scramble For Chance To Work In Qatar

When Mohammad Hanif heard Qatar was opening jobs to Afghans, he joined thousands of others to put his name down for a shot to make a living in the gas-rich emirate, his own country wracked by unemployment.

Jul 31, 2025

Russian strikes on Kyiv killed seven people, according to Ukrainian authorities

Zelensky Urges Allies To Push For 'Regime Change' In Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday urged his allies to bring about "regime change" in Russia, hours after a Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv killed eight people including a six-year-old boy.

Jul 31, 2025

Trump said it would be hard to make a trade deal with Canada after Prime Minister Mark Carney said Ottawa intends to recognize a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly in September

Trump Announces New Tariffs As Deadline Nears

US President Donald Trump imposed new tariffs to punish or favor major trading partners Wednesday, as governments raced to strike deals with Washington less than 24 hours before an August 1 deadline.

Jul 31, 2025

Bertha Gonzalez, a member of CLEAN Carwash Worker Center is one of a number of volunteers visiting people too scared to leave their homes

Terrified By Trump Raids, LA's Undocument Migrants Hide At Home

For over a month, Alberto has hardly dared to leave the small room he rents in someone's backyard for fear of encountering the masked police who have been rounding up immigrants in Los Angeles.

Jul 31, 2025

Laos is set to graduate from 'Least Developed Country' status next year, meaning will lose duty-free access to the European Union, dealing another blow

Laos Braced For Blow Of Trump Tariff Threat

Hawking clothes outside the garment factory where her daughter toils inside, a Laos vendor weighs US President Donald Trump's threat of trade tariffs that may soon snarl both their livelihoods.

Jul 31, 2025

Climate change is making heatwaves stronger and longer, putting lives at greater risk during summertime

'Silent Killer': The Science Of Tracing Climate Deaths In Heatwaves

A heatwave scorching Europe had barely subsided in early July when scientists published estimates that 2,300 people may have died across a dozen major cities during the extreme, climate-fuelled episode.

Jul 31, 2025

Men gathered around the body of a victim injured by gunfire while waiting for aid trucks in Gaza on July 27

Gaza Civil Defence Says 30 Killed In Food Queue By Israeli Fire

Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli forces killed at least 30 people when they opened fire Wednesday on a crowd waiting for humanitarian aid in the north of the Palestinian territory.

Jul 31, 2025

The Manitou Mkwa Signers perform a song along the banks of Don River in Toronto's Port Lands Flood Protection Project

Canada Project Reclaims 'Foul' Industrial Area To Contain Floods

The spur to build Toronto's billion-dollar-plus flood prevention project dates back to a devastating hurricane in 1954, but planners say its urgency was reinforced by the recent tragic flooding in Texas.

Jul 30, 2025

While high-flying businesswomen used to be the main clientele, girls "with no place to be" are increasingly seeking refuge, according to non-profit Rescue Hub

Intimate No More? Japan Clamps Down On 'Host Clubs'

Japan is waging war on "host clubs" -- where men entertain women willing to pay for romance, but authorities and industry insiders say customers have long been scammed and saddled with debt.

Jul 30, 2025

Beachgoers cross the street in Oahu, Hawaii after being told to evacuate following the tsunami warning

Huge Quake Off Russia Sparks Pacific Tsunami Warnings

One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia's sparsely populated Far East early Wednesday, causing tsunamis of up to four metres (12 feet) across the Pacific and sparking evacuations from Hawaii to Japan.

Jul 30, 2025

The comparative low cost of Chinese technology -- software but also hardware, for example through firms like Huawei -- will be a big factor

'Marathon At F1 Speed': China Bids To Lap US In AI Leadership

Beyond dancing robots and eager-to-help digital avatars, Shanghai's World AI Conference saw China stake its claim to global artificial intelligence leadership and frame itself as a clear alternative to the United States.

Jul 30, 2025

People who fled the border return to their homes in Oddar Meanchey province, Cambodia, following the ceasefire

Cambodia-Thailand Truce Broadly Holds Despite Shaky Start

An uneasy ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia appeared to hold on Tuesday, as military commanders met despite Bangkok's allegations the truce had been breached with sporadic skirmishes.

Jul 30, 2025

England's Lionesses defended their European Women's Championship crown in Switzerland

Lionesses Party With Thousands Of Fans After Euro 2025 Triumph

England's victorious Lionesses celebrated their dramatic Women's Euro 2025 triumph along with tens of thousands of ecstatic fans outside Buckingham Palace on Tuesday.

Jul 30, 2025

Ukrainian air defence has come under strain

Russia Strikes Kill 25 In Ukraine As Kremlin Notes New Trump Deadline

Russia said on Tuesday that it wanted peace in Ukraine, hours after mounting attacks that killed at least 25 people, including a 23-year-old pregnant woman and more than a dozen prison inmates.

Jul 30, 2025

Israel has rejected calls for a ceasefire in its war against Hamas despite international warnings that a famine is imminent in Gaza

Gaza Famine Warning As Israel Resists Ceasefire Calls

Gaza is slipping into famine, UN-backed experts warned Tuesday, as the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory said the death toll in the nearly 22-month war had surpassed 60,000.

Jul 29, 2025

A judicial source told AFP social media provides teens with a flow of violent videos

Violent Videos Draw More French Teens Into 'Terror' Plots, Say Prosecutors

One 14-year-old was allegedly planning to blow up an Israeli embassy, while a 16-year-old was convicted of having plotted to attack far-right bars incensed by "injustice".

Jul 29, 2025

Non-binary performance artist Holok Chen (L) holds a banner reading: "If the love is meant to endure, why should it be confined to portals and digital boundaries"

Hong Kong Activists Face Tough Compromise Over LGBTQ Rights Blueprint

Hong Kong's LGBTQ community has reluctantly rallied behind a government plan to expand rights for some same-sex couples, with activists ditching their idealism in hope of a rare legislative win.

Jul 29, 2025

On the night in July that AFP embedded with an air defence unit, Russia launched 344 drones

Ill-equipped And Tired: A Night With A Ukrainian Air Defence Unit

A menacing buzz reverberates through the night sky in eastern Ukraine.

Jul 29, 2025

Big cat ownership has been banned in the United States and United Arab Emirates in recent years, and Thailand's wildlife rules are soon up for review

'Absolute Madness': Thailand's Pet Lion Problem

Behind a car repair business on a nondescript Thai street are the cherished pets of a rising TikTok animal influencer: two lions and a 200-kilogram lion-tiger hybrid called "Big George."

Jul 29, 2025

A worker removing copper wiring from a discarded air conditioning component in Manila

'Food On Table' Outweighs Health Risks For Philippine E-waste Dismantlers

Dexter Barsigan has spent the past 13 years making a living with his bare hands and a pair of pliers, stripping scrapped laptops and air conditioners for metal he can sell to junk shops in the Philippines.

Jul 29, 2025

Villagers came together to save the Radnor Arms, but many other beloved locals across the UK face serious headwinds

Villagers Win Race To Save UK Pub, As Thousands Close

A nearly 200-year-old pub, the Radnor Arms in rural Wales stood abandoned a few years ago.

Jul 29, 2025

Palantir co-founder and CEO Alex Karp believes the United States should be the 'strongest, most important country in the world'

Palantir, The AI Giant That Preaches US Dominance

Palantir, an American data analysis and artificial intelligence company, has emerged as Silicon Valley's latest tech darling -- one that makes no secret of its macho, America-first ethos now ascendant in Trump-era tech culture.

Jul 29, 2025

The capital Khartoum and the central Al-Jazirah state hvae both been restored to army control

Hundreds Of Sudanese Refugees In Cairo Take Up Chance To Return Home For Free

On a sweltering Monday morning at Cairo's main railway station, hundreds of Sudanese families stood waiting, with bags piled at their feet and children in tow, to board a train bound for a homeland shattered by two years of war.

Jul 29, 2025

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen clinched a deal with US President Donald Trump on Sunday after dashing to Scotland

EU Defends Trump Trade Deal In Face Of Backlash

The European Union on Monday defended its trade deal with President Donald Trump, with EU capitals and businesses sharply divided on an outcome some branded a "capitulation".

Jul 29, 2025

Wildfires across Turkey over the past week have led to at least 14 deaths

Turkey Battles Wildfires As Heatwave Grips Med

Firefighters battled blazes across Turkey on Monday as the country sweltered in a summer heatwave across much of the Mediterranean, with wildfires leading to at least 14 deaths in the country in the past week.

Jul 29, 2025

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced an EU-US trade deal with Donald Trump at his Scottish golf resort on Sunday

Dollar Rises On EU-US Trade Deal But European Stocks Turn Sour

The dollar jumped Monday on the back of the US-EU trade deal struck on the weekend, but European stock markets dipped, reflecting unease at terms viewed as lopsided.

Jul 29, 2025

In Stockholm, Chinese and American flags were raised in front of Rosenbad, the seat of the Swedish government

China Hopes For 'Reciprocity' At Trade Talks With US In Stockholm

Chinese and US economic officials met for talks in Stockholm on Monday, with Beijing saying it wanted to see "reciprocity" in its trade with the United States.

Jul 28, 2025

Both Thailand and Cambodia have agreed in principle to a truce

Thailand And Cambodia Agree Truce After Five Days Of Fighting

Thailand and Cambodia's leaders agreed to an "unconditional" ceasefire Monday, after five days of combat along their jungle-clad frontier that has killed at least 36 people.

Jul 28, 2025

Trucks have begun to arrive at Israel's border crossings into Gaza but aid agencies complain of delays to authorisations and Israel accuses the UN of failing to move quickly enough to distribute the deliveries

Food Arrives In Gaza After Israel Pauses Some Fighting

Truckloads of food reached hungry Gazans on Monday after Israel promised to open secure aid routes, but humanitarian agencies warned vast amounts more were needed to stave off starvation.

Jul 28, 2025

Starmer and Trump are due to discuss Gaza and trade

Starmer To Press Trump On Gaza, Trade In Scotland Talks

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will press Donald Trump on ending "the unspeakable suffering" in Gaza, and also talk trade, when they meet Monday at the US president's golf resort in Scotland, Downing Street said.

Jul 28, 2025