Iran sentences acclaimed director Jafar Panahi in absentia to a year in prison

2 décembre 2025 à 13:00

Iran has sentenced acclaimed director Jafar Panahi to a year in prison and imposed a two-year travel ban on charges of “propaganda activities against the system," according to his lawyer

Bulgaria's government withdraws controversial budget after major protests

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2 décembre 2025 à 10:58

Bulgaria’s government said Tuesday it is withdrawing a controversial budget proposal after protests against it drew tens of thousands of people and saw clashes between police and protesters

A third Russian tanker attacked in the Black Sea, Turkish authority says

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2 décembre 2025 à 08:21

The Turkish maritime authority reports a tanker carrying sunflower oil from Russia to Georgia was attacked in the Black Sea

Hong Kong to set up inquiry into deadly fire

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2 décembre 2025 à 06:04

Hong Kong has set up an independent commission to investigate a deadly fire that burned seven apartment buildings and killed at least 151 people

Luigi Mangione due in court as fight continues over evidence in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing case

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2 décembre 2025 à 06:04

Luigi Mangione is due back in court for the second day of a hearing in his bid to bar New York prosecutors from using evidence that they say links him to last year’s killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson

An anonymous $50M gift will cover some tuition for medical lab students at University of Washington

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2 décembre 2025 à 02:43

An anonymous donation expected to exceed $50 million is helping cover tuition costs for medical laboratory science students at the University of Washington for the next half-century

Starbucks agrees to pay $38.9M to NYC workers over labor violations

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1 décembre 2025 à 21:42

The agreement comes as Starbucks’ union continues a nationwide strike at dozens of locations that began last month

Move to strip former Israeli leader's name from a Dublin park sparks an outcry in Ireland

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1 décembre 2025 à 16:28

A proposal to rename a Dublin park named after a former Israeli president has sparked controversy

'Rage bait’ named Oxford University Press word of year as outrage fuels social media traffic in 2025

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1 décembre 2025 à 12:58

Oxford University Press has named “rage bait’’ as its word of the year, capturing the internet zeitgeist of 2025

Rubens’ painting of crucifixion fetches £2m at auction after it was lost for four centuries

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1 décembre 2025 à 12:48

The work by Baroque master Peter Paul Rubens was uncovered in a Paris townhouse

Airbus says most A320 jets now have software fix, with less than 100 planes still needing update

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1 décembre 2025 à 12:40

Airbus has updated most of its 6,000 A320 passenger jets to fix a software glitch that could affect flight controls

Flooding recovery efforts underway in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand as death tolls rise

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1 décembre 2025 à 07:27

Recovery and aid efforts are underway in parts of Southeast Asia and South Asia where the full number of dead and missing are not yet known after heavy rains and flooding left a devastating toll

Bangladesh's ex-leader Hasina and niece, British lawmaker Tulip Siddiq, found guilty of corruption

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1 décembre 2025 à 07:05

A court in Bangladesh’s capital sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to five years in prison and her niece, British Labour Party lawmaker Tulip Siddiq, to two years for corruption involving a government land project

PHOTO COLLECTION: A look at AP's top photos in November

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1 décembre 2025 à 03:01

This is a photo collection curated by AP photo editors.

Report says world's biggest arms producers increased revenue by 5.9% last year to record level

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1 décembre 2025 à 01:08

A new report says that the world’s biggest weapons-producing companies saw a 5.9% increase in revenue from sales of arms and military services last year as demand was fed by the wars in Ukraine and Gaza as well as countries’ rising military spending

Trump says he'll release MRI results; he doesn't know what part of his body was scanned

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1 décembre 2025 à 00:33

President Donald Trump says he'll release the results of his MRI test that he received in October

Verstappen wins Qatar GP as F1 title fight with Norris and Piastri goes to final race

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30 novembre 2025 à 19:02

Max Verstappen has won the Qatar Grand Prix to send a tense Formula 1 title fight into the season’s final race in Abu Dhabi next weekend

Long-lost Rubens painting depicting crucifixion sells for $2.7M

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30 novembre 2025 à 16:56

A long-lost painting by Baroque master Peter Paul Rubens has sold for $2.7 million at an auction on Sunday

Thousands protest far-right surge in Croatia following incidents

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30 novembre 2025 à 15:01

Thousands of people have joined protest marches in Croatia against a surging far right following a spate of incidents targeting ethnic minorities and liberals that have fueled both ethnic and political tensions in the European Union country

Turkey condemns Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil tankers off Black Sea coast

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30 novembre 2025 à 10:25

The Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman has condemned Ukrainian drone attacks on two Russian “shadow fleet” oil tankers in the Black Sea

Sumatra residents loot for food and water after deadly floods

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30 novembre 2025 à 07:33

Authorities report that some residents of flood-hit Sumatra have resorted to looting, seeking food and water

China's factory activity contracts for 8th month in November despite trade war truce

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30 novembre 2025 à 03:05

China’s factory activity contracted for the eighth straight month in November, according to an official survey on Sunday, underscoring challenges for the country’s economy despite the U.S.-China trade truce

Playwright Tom Stoppard who won Academy Award for screenplay for “Shakespeare In Love" has died

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29 novembre 2025 à 18:45

British playwright Tom Stoppard, who won an Academy Award for the screenplay for 1998’s “Shakespeare In Love” has died

Thai prime minister acknowledges flood response failures as death toll rises to 162

The Independent

Par :Via AP news wire

29 novembre 2025 à 11:09

Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has outlined recovery and compensation plans for the southern part of the country, where severe flooding has killed at least 162 people

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