Transgender religious order gets rare approval at India Hindu festival
Stuck in eternal drought, UAE turns to AI to make it rain
Trump's chip tariff threats raise stakes for Taiwan
Galatasaray accuse Mourinho of 'racist statements' after derby
Fears of US public health crises grow amid falling vaccination rates
Latin American classics get the streaming treatment
Fires, strikes, pandemic and AI: Hollywood workers can't catch a break
Their dreams dashed by Trump, migrants make return journey home
Judge declines to immediately grant AP access to White House events
Confusion reigns as US federal workers face Musk job deadline
Colombia moves to arrest guerrilla leaders behind wave of violence
Ocaña (Colombia) (AFP) – Colombia on Wednesday reinstated arrest warrants for dozens of guerrilla commanders blamed for armed attacks that displaced 32,000 people and sparked the country’s most serious security crisis in years.
New explosive wildfire erupts near Los Angeles
Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) – A new wildfire erupted north of Los Angeles on Wednesday, exploding in size and sparking thousands of evacuation orders in a region already staggering from the effects of huge blazes.
Valladolid say Man City tapped up young star
Barcelona (AFP) – Spanish side Real Valladolid said Wednesday Premier League team Manchester City had tapped up defender Abdulai Juma Bah and accused the 18-year-old of breaching his contract.
Fear abounds as M23 fighters close in on DR Congo's Goma
Goma (DR Congo) (AFP) – Luggage on their backs, they trudged all Wednesday morning along the road leading to downtown Goma, fleeing the advancing fighters in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Sabalenka, Swiatek eye final showdown at Australian Open
Melbourne (AFP) – Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek are clear favourites to win their respective semi-finals on Thursday and set up a blockbuster Australian Open title decider.
Musk bashes Trump
Washington (AFP) – Tech titan Elon Musk cast doubt Wednesday on a $500 billion AI project announced by US President Donald Trump, saying the money promised for the investment actually wasn’t there.
Hundreds to wed as Thai same
Bangkok (AFP) – A high-profile gay couple married in Thailand on Thursday as the kingdom’s same-sex marriage law went into effect, an AFP journalist saw, among the first of hundreds expected to do so.
Musk seeks Trump pardon for 'Bitcoin Jesus,' charged with fraud
Washington (AFP) – Elon Musk said Tuesday he was exploring a presidential pardon for “Bitcoin Jesus,” who was arrested last year on fraud and tax evasion charges, after applauding Donald Trump for exonerating the founder of a dark web drug marketplace.
Shakhtar deal blow to Brest's Champions League last
Gelsenkirchen (Germany) (AFP) – Shakhtar Donetsk eased to a 2-0 win against Brest in the Champions League on Wednesday, denting the high-flying French side’s hopes of earning an automatic spot in the last-16.
What would Trump tariffs mean for key trade partner Mexico?
Mexico City (AFP) – US President Donald Trump has threatened to slap a 25-percent tariff on Mexican goods on February 1, a move that analysts say would deal a heavy blow to Latin America’s second-largest economy.
