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Sazan (AFP) - Once a Cold War base that would have been the pride of James Bond villains, an Albanian island is set for an overhaul after Jared Kushner and...

Caracas (AFP) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro suspended access to the social media site X on Thursday, as he faced renewed pressure from a trio of friendly Latin American nations...

Copenhagen (AFP) - US-Canadian environmental activist Paul Watson considers his detention in Greenland and Japan's extradition request to be political, his campaigning group Sea Shepherd said Thursday. Lamya Essemlali, president of...

New York (AFP) - Failed cryptocurrency platform FTX Trading and affiliate Alameda Research must pay $12. 7 billion to compensate customers and fraud victims under a consent order, US regulators...

Washington (AFP) - A Tennessee man was arrested on Thursday for allegedly helping North Koreans obtain remote IT work with US and British companies to raise funds for the country's...

Paris (AFP) - Anti-cult activists have condemned the likely appearance of Hollywood actor and well-known Scientologist Tom Cruise at the Paris Olympics closing ceremony on Sunday. While his attendance has...

Moscow (AFP) - After the landmark prisoner exchange last week, Russia still has a number of Western and dual nationals in its jails. Here are the most high-profile cases

Houston (AFP) - A Utah man was executed on Thursday for the 1998 murder and sexual assault of his ex-girlfriend's mother, the second execution this week in the United States....

Paris (AFP) - It is "increasingly likely" 2024 will be the hottest year on record, despite July ending a 13-month streak of monthly temperature records, the EU's climate monitor said...

Washington (AFP) - A US judge on Wednesday dismissed a $10 billion lawsuit brought by the Mexican government against six gun manufacturers based in the United States that sought to...