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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 36m

A young Spanish EU lawmaker with a huge social media following officially launched his anti-immigration party on Sunday in a further fragmentation and rightward shift in European politics

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 1h

Israel declared victory on Sunday in its war with Hamas as the militant group prepared to release its surviving hostages, a key step in Donald Trump's Gaza plan hours before he hosts a peace summit in Egypt.

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 3h

"Tron: Ares," the latest installment in the Disney sci-fi franchise, debuted atop the North American box office, industry estimates showed Sunday, but analysts said its $33.5 million haul was disappointing given its huge budget.

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 4h

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky lobbied his allies for more air defenses on Sunday, warning that Russia was "taking advantage" of attention shifting away from the Ukraine war to intensify its bombardment of the country.

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 5h

#UPDATE Madagascar's armed forces minister on Sunday recognised as the new head of the army an officer chosen by a military contingent siding with protesters demanding the departure of President Andry Rajoelina ➡️ u.afp.com/SmRx

General Demosthene Pikulas (C), declared the new head of the Malagasy Army by members of Madagascar’s CAPSAT unit, attends a ceremony in honour of a soldier killed during clashes the previous day at their base in Antananarivo, on October 12, 2025

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 5h

#BREAKING Madagascar army minister accepts officer chosen by mutinied unit as head of armed forces

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 6h

#UPDATE Israel will begin releasing Palestinian prisoners once it has confirmation that all hostages held in Gaza and set to be released on Monday have arrived in the country, a spokeswoman for the prime minister said ➡️ u.afp.com/SmRS

Palestinians make their way past destroyed buildings in Gaza City on October 12, 2025

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 6h

#UPDATE Afghanistan and Pakistan said on Sunday that they killed dozens of each other's troops during a night of heavy border clashes between the two countries ➡️ u.afp.com/SmRo

Taliban security personnel patrol in Humvees in the Mazal area of Shorabak district near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border on October 12, 2025

Taliban government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid speaks during a press conference in Kabul on October 12, 2025

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 7h

#BREAKING Israel expects all hostages held in Gaza to be freed early Monday, all surviving captives to be released simultaneously: PM's office

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 7h

US President Donald Trump and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will on Monday chair a Gaza peace summit in Sharm el-Sheikh set to be attended by world leaders including the head of the UN ➡️ u.afp.com/Smat

File photo shows US President Donald Trump speaking at the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on October 10, 2025

File photo shows Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi speaking during a press conference in Athens on May 7, 2025

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 8h

World number 204 Valentin Vacherot on Sunday beat his cousin Arthur Rinderknech to win the Shanghai Masters 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 and become the lowest-ranked champion in the history of ATP 1000 events ➡️ u.afp.com/SmaV

Monaco's Valentin Vacherot celebrates his victory against France's Arthur Rinderknech in the Shanghai Masters men's singles final in Shanghai on October 12, 2025

Runner-up France's Arthur Rinderknech (R) and winner Monaco's Valentin Vacherot after the presentation ceremony of the Shanghai Masters men's singles final in Shanghai on October 12, 2025

Monaco's Valentin Vacherot kisses the trophy after his victory against France's Arthur Rinderknech in the Shanghai Masters men’s singles final in Shanghai on October 12, 2025

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 8h

Voting began in Cameroon on Sunday as it held presidential elections which 92-year-old Paul Biya, the world's oldest serving head of state, is expected to win, extending his already 43-year grip on power ➡️ u.afp.com/SmaK

Paul Biya, Cameroon's president and presidential candidate for the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (CPDM), casts his presidential election ballot at a polling station in Yaounde on October 12, 2025

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 9h

#BREAKING Pakistan military says 23 of its troops, more than 200 on Afghan side killed in border clashes

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 9h

Hamas will begin releasing Israeli hostages held in Gaza on Monday morning, a top official from the Palestinian militant group told AFP, before US President Donald Trump chairs an international summit in Egypt on his peace plan for the region ➡️ u.afp.com/SmaL

Relatives of Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip take part in a gathering in front of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, known as the 'Hostages' Square' in Tel Aviv, on October 11, 2025

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 9h

VIDEO: 🇺🇦 'Even Hamas' is ready to stop fighting — but not the Kremlin, Zelensky says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accuses Moscow of being unwilling to halt its war, saying that "even Hamas... is ready at some point to stop the fighting," but not "the Kremlin and Putin"

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 10h

#UPDATE A mutinied army unit declared on Sunday that it was taking control of all of Madagascar's military forces as President Andry Rajoelina said an "attempt to seize power illegally" was under way ➡️ u.afp.com/Sma8

File photo shows Madagascar's president Andry Rajoelina at the opening session of the 19th Summit of the Francophonie at the Grand Palais in Paris, on October 5, 2024

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 10h

VIDEO: 🇹🇳 Southern Tunisia residents demand dismantling of phosphate plant

Hundreds marched in the city of Gabes to demand the dismantling of a phosphate processing plant after reports of respiratory distress among residents

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 11h

The Taliban government in Afghanistan said on Sunday its forces killed "58 Pakistani troops" in border clashes that erupted between the neighbouring countries overnight, while nine Taliban troops were also killed ➡️ u.afp.com/Sma7

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 11h

#BREAKING Madagascar mutinied army unit says all military forces under its command

Members of a section of the Malagasy army ride an armoured vehicle surrounded by protesters celebrating their arrival as they head to City Hall following clashes between demonstrators and security forces during protests calling for the resignation of President Andry Rajoelina in Antananarivo, on October 11, 2025

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 12h

Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina on Sunday said an "attempt to seize power illegally and by force" was underway in the country, a day after a contingent of soldiers joined thousands of anti-government protesters in the capital ➡️ u.afp.com/Sman

Members of the Malagasy army surrounded by protesters celebrating their arrival at City Hall during protests calling for the resignation of President Andry Rajoelina in Antananarivo, on October 11, 2025

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 21h

One minute, Maria was selling tamales from her food cart in Chicago's West Side.

The next, her son told AFP, she was bundled into a van -- the latest victim of President Donald Trump's aggressive crackdown on immigrants.

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 22h

Actress Diane Keaton, known for her Oscar-winning performance in 1977's "Annie Hall" and her role in "The Godfather" films, has died at age 79, People magazine reported Saturday.

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 23h

Eighteen people are presumed dead after a huge blast at an explosives factory in Tennessee, officials said Saturday.

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 1d

EU leaders blame Russia for the growing phenomenon of drones flying over airports, commercial sites and other sensitive infrastructure in Europe, and preventing the disruption they cause will be a tough technical challenge, observers say.

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 1d

Claude Monet did not want to travel to Venice in 1908 -- but his time spent there became one of his most prolific, resulting in 37 paintings, many of which are on display at an exhibit opening Saturday at the Brooklyn Museum in New York.

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