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French authorities are responding to an incident involving a civilian aircraft. - AFP

Venezuela earthquakes: 589 confirmed dead, 50,000 unaccounted for. - AFP

Pope exited his plane on the Canary Islands after a technical issue forced an unscheduled stop. - AFP

AFP: Iran FM says there has been “no tangible progress” in talks with the U.S. to end the war.

NEW: Hezbollah rejects a partial ceasefire with Israel, AFP reports.

Militia attack kills at least 69 people in Ituri province in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local and security sources tell AFP.

Elon Musk plans to invest $55 billion in a SpaceX AI chip manufacturing facility dubbed "Terafab."

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Israel's army chief: 2026 "likely to be a year of fighting" on all fronts. - AFP

AFP's correspondent in Tehran reports significant aircraft activity over the Iranian capital.

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Iran's military warns no Gulf ports will be safe if its own are threatened.

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Iran executed at least 1,639 people in 2025, the highest figure since 1989, according to AFP.

European, Arab and Gulf states are pressing Israel to halt strikes on Beirut, a Western diplomat told AFP, following deadly attacks earlier in the week.

“There is ongoing diplomatic pressure from European states, Gulf states and Egypt on Israel to prevent renewed Israeli airstrikes on Beirut after ‘Black Wednesday’,” the diplomat said.

Hezbollah said it fired rockets toward Israel in response to what it described as a “violation” of the U.S.-Iran truce, AFP reports.

Ukraine’s President Zelensky arrives in Damascus for talks with Syrian officials, a senior source tells AFP.

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Austria rejects all U.S. overflight requests, AFP reports.

AFP reports heavy blasts in Tehran.

At least 10 blasts were heard over Jerusalem, an AFP journalist reported, as Israel’s military said its air defenses were responding to Iranian missiles and sirens sounded across the city.

Ukraine says it has apologized to Finland after two Ukrainian drones crashed in the country over the weekend, according to AFP.

AFP reports an Iranian diplomatic source saying Tehran’s ambassador to Beirut will remain in Lebanon despite the Lebanese Foreign Minister’s deadline, which expires today.

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AFP: UN Human Rights Council condemns Iranian strikes in the Gulf, calls for reparations

Rothschild Bank in Paris was raided Friday in connection with the Epstein investigation, AFP reports.

Eight overnight attacks have targeted a U.S. diplomatic and logistics center at Baghdad's International Airport, AFP reported citing an Iraqi security official.

According to AFP, Saudi Arabia is ordering all Iranian military personnel to leave the country

European gas prices jumped over 30% after Iran struck Qatar’s Ras Laffan LNG hub, AFP reports.

A drone attack targeted the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, with a source telling AFP that one drone directly hit the compound but it was not immediately clear whether there was any damage.

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