NBA: Cavaliers win streak halted after Magic comeback

Agence France Presse 03/17/2025

LOS ANGELES, United States — Paolo Banchero scored 24 points as the Orlando Magic overturned a 13-point deficit to end the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 16-game NBA unbeaten streak with a gutsy 108-103 road victory on Sunday. Cleveland, the…

North Macedonia nightclub fire kills 59

Agence France Presse 03/17/2025

KOČANI, Republic of North Macedonia — A fire tore through an  overcrowded nightclub packed with mostly young people in North Macedonia early Sunday, killing 59 people, apparently after on-stage fireworks at a hip-hop concert set the venue…

Pope Francis seen celebrating mass in first photo since hospitalization

Agence France Presse 03/17/2025

VATICAN CITY, Holy See — The Vatican released the first photograph of Pope Francis on Sunday since his hospitalisation over a month ago, showing the pontiff celebrating mass earlier in the day from the chapel in his…

Indonesia court jails transgender woman for remark about Jesus’ hair

Agence France Presse 03/16/2025

MEDAN, Indonesia — An Indonesian court sentenced a transgender woman to more than two years in prison last week for a remark online about Jesus’ hair, a local official said, in a case condemned by rights groups…

Rodrigo Duterte follows ICC hearing over drug war case via videolink

Agence France Presse 03/15/2025

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte failed to attend in person at the International Criminal Court on Friday at the opening of the crimes against humanity hearing over his deadly crackdown on narcotics. The…

‘Blood Moon’: Stargazers marvel at it, rare total lunar eclipse

Agence France Presse 03/14/2025

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil — Stargazers across a swathe of the world marvelled at a dramatic red “Blood Moon” during a rare total lunar eclipse in the early hours of Friday morning. The celestial spectacle was visible in…

China calls for ‘dialogue’ to resolve US trade tensions

Agence France Presse 03/14/2025

BEIJING, China — China on Thursday called for “dialogue” with Washington to resolve spiraling trade tensions that have seen the world’s two largest economies impose a slew of tariffs on each other’s imports. “China has always advocated…

Rodrigo Duterte, ICC appearance, his first one set for Friday – court

Agence France Presse 03/14/2025

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Rodrigo Duterte’s first appearance at the International Criminal Court has been set for Friday, the court said, as the former Philippines president faces crimes against humanity charges over his deadly war on drugs. “The…

Rodrigo Duterte says he is ‘responsible’ as ICC takes him into custody

Agence France Presse 03/13/2025

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands — Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said he was “responsible” as the International Criminal Court took him into custody Wednesday to face charges of crimes against humanity over his war on drugs. The ICC, based…

Rodrigo Duterte lands in the Netherlands to face ICC charges

Agence France Presse 03/13/2025

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands — A spokesman for the International Criminal Court confirmed that former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte had arrived Wednesday in the Netherlands to face charges of crimes against humanity over his war on drugs. “I confirm…

Honeymoon ends for Trump on US financial markets

Agence France Presse 03/12/2025

WASHINGTON, United States — The euphoria that Donald Trump’s election triggered for financial markets seems to be a thing of the past as investors now fret over the prospect of the president’s trade wars sparking a US…

Rodrigo Duterte’s lawyers file petition at SC: ‘Bring him back to Manila’

Agence France Presse 03/12/2025

MANILA, Philippines — Lawyers for former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, who is bound for The Hague following his arrest on an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant tied to his deadly crackdown on drugs, filed a petition Wednesday…

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