Macron names defence minister Lecornu new PM: presidency
Paris (AFP) Sept 9, 2025
French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday named defence minister Sebastien Lecornu as the new prime minister to replace Francois Bayrou and resolve a deepening political crisis as protests loom in the next days. ... more
Baghdad clashes kill six, including four police: ministry; Two killed after bridge collapses in Iraq: rescuers
Baghdad (AFP) Sept 7, 2025
Clashes between members of two local tribes in Iraq's capital Baghdad have killed at least six people, including four policemen who intervened in the violence, the interior ministry said on Sunday. ... more
Killing Hong Kong's Lai would strengthen democracy message, son says
Washington (AFP) Sept 9, 2025
Locked up for more than four years and ailing, Hong Kong's pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai would only become a greater symbol if he died in prison, his son said. ... more