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At least 48 people were killed in the collapse of an illegally operated gold mine in western Mali Saturday, authorities and local sources told AFP. Mali is one of Africa's leading gold producers, and mining sites are regularly the scene of deadly landslides and accidents. Authorities have struggled to control unregulated mining of the precious…

Argentina's President Javier Milei admitted making a mistake on Saturday after promoting a cryptocurrency whose value soared and then crashed, with his office announcing an "urgent investigation". According to news outlets, Milei posted a message on social media platform X Friday evening, praising a "private project" aimed at "stimulating the growth of the Argentine economy,…

An intense snowstorm in eastern Sweden on Saturday sparked two massive road accidents involving dozens of vehicles and leaving more than 100 people needing hospital treatment, officials said. Local media outlets carried footage showing dozens of cars and trucks rammed into each other, many of them largely destroyed, all of them covered in snow. The…

Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched through central London to the United States embassy on Saturday to protest against President Donald Trump's proposal that the US "take over" Gaza. Waving Palestinian flags and placards saying "Hands off Gaza," several thousand people walked from Whitehall in Westminster over the River Thames to the embassy in Nine Elms.…

Iran said Saturday that it had received messages from the new government in Damascus following the ouster of its longtime Syrian ally, former president Bashar al-Assad. "The Islamic Republic of Iran is indirectly in contact with Damascus," Tehran's special envoy for Syrian affairs Mohammad Reza Raouf Sheibani was quoted as saying by the state-run IRNA…

Russia on Saturday published images of a US man that its customs officers arrested a day earlier at a Moscow airport for allegedly travelling with gummy candy laced with cannabis derivatives. Russian media said a day earlier that a 28-year-old American was detained at Vnukovo airport after flying in from Istanbul. The arrest came after…

Nostalgia, escapism and bold reinventions defined Paris Couture Week as 29 fashion houses unveiled collections that paid homage to past eras while reflecting today’s global challenges. With dramatic shows and major shifts in creative leadership, the event celebrated both heritage and the promise of a transformative future. Nostalgia-tinged evening wear, fantasy-fuelled escapism and messages about…

  The Geneva regional government voted Friday to provide over $11 million in emergency aid to NGOs based in the Swiss city that have been hit by US foreign aid cuts. The Geneva Grand Council passed with 60 votes in favour and 33 opposed a proposal made Wednesday by the cantonal parliament to unlock 10…

The late Namibian president Sam Nujoma, who died last week aged 95, will be laid to rest in a state funeral in March, the government said on Friday. Nujoma, a guerrilla leader, was the country's first president after it won independence from South Africa in 1990. He will be buried on Saturday March 1 at…

Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. have decided to terminate discussions on a potential merger, ending the restructuring attempt to create one of the world’s largest automotive groups. Both companies held board meetings on Thursday, where they agreed to withdraw the basic agreement signed in December 2024 and officially end merger discussions, according to…

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing the Justice Department to halt the prosecution of Americans accused of bribing foreign countries to win business. According to the order, the US Attorney General, Pam Bondi, will pause prosecutions under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977. The pause will remain until Bondi issues…

U.S politician and representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district, Ilhan Omar, has rubbished an allegation of having a net worth of $83 million acquired in eight years. The claim was made on X by one Mila Joy with the handle, @MilaLovesJoe, who wondered how Omar arrived at the net worth from earning a $175,000 annual…