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Agence France-Presse

US strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat kills two

The US military said it killed two alleged drug traffickers in a strike on a boat in the eastern Pacific while the Coast Guard was searching for a third person who survived.

World • 24 Jan

General view of the overturned Iryo train on the railroad tracks in Adamuz

Spain train disaster probe suggests track was cracked

An investigation into last weekend's high-speed train collision in Spain that killed 45 people suggests the track was cracked before the catastrophe, according to a preliminary report published today.

World • 23 Jan

Starmer and Prince Harry slam Trump's Afghanistan claim

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has denounced as "insulting" Donald Trump's claim that British troops avoided the front line in Afghanistan, amid widespread anger at the US president's remarks.

UK • 23 Jan

Owners of "Le Constellation" bar Jacques Moretti and Jessica Moretti

Swiss fire bar owner freed on bail

The co-owner of the Swiss bar hit by a deadly fire during New Year celebrations was allowed to walk free from custody after bail was paid on his behalf.

World • 23 Jan

Canadian one-time Olympian Ryan Wedding, who has been arrested in Mexico on cocaine trafficking and murder charges

Canadian Olympian turned alleged drug lord arrested

A Canadian former Olympic snowboarder turned alleged drug kingpin, has been arrested in Mexico and is being brought to the United States to face cocaine trafficking and murder charges, FBI Director Kash Patel has said.

US • 23 Jan

A pedestrian with an umbrella walks in snow in the Queens borough of New York City

Winter storm threatens catastrophic conditions across US

A massive winter storm is set to drop a hazardous mix of freezing rain and heavy snow on some 160 million Americans today and into the weekend, threatening "catastrophic" icy conditions.

US • 23 Jan

A strong cold front brings heavy snow and wave action along the southern shore of Lake Ontario in Rochester, New York

Arctic blast to hit America - is climate change to blame?

An unusually brutal winter storm is set to pummel more than 160 million Americans, as a stretched "polar vortex" sends a devastating blast of Arctic air, bringing heavy snows and freezing rains.

Climate Change • 23 Jan

Rescuers dig for six missing in New Zealand landslide

Rescuers are continuing to dig into deep mud searching for at least six missing people after a landslide from an extinct volcano crashed into a popular campsite in northern New Zealand.

World • 23 Jan

Cluster of cooling towers of a nuclear power plant emitting smoke under blue sky

Denmark considering building small nuclear reactors

Denmark is considering building small modular nuclear reactors to meet its energy needs, the climate and energy ministry said, which would bring an end to its 1985 ban on nuclear power.

World • 22 Jan

Trump accused of 'criminal scheme' to overturn election

Former special counsel Jack Smith defended his prosecution of US President Donald Trump, accusing him of engaging in a "criminal scheme" to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election he lost to Democrat Joe Biden.

World • 22 Jan

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AFP

US strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat kills two

Spain train disaster probe suggests track was cracked

Starmer and Prince Harry slam Trump's Afghanistan claim

Swiss fire bar owner freed on bail

Canadian Olympian turned alleged drug lord arrested

Winter storm threatens catastrophic conditions across US

Arctic blast to hit America - is climate change to blame?

Rescuers dig for six missing in New Zealand landslide

Denmark considering building small nuclear reactors

Trump accused of 'criminal scheme' to overturn election