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George Floyd's aunt Angela Harrelson (R) said people should still be pushing for reform despite facing a backlash

George Floyd's Uncertain Legacy Marked In US Five Years On

Americans on Sunday marked five years since George Floyd was killed by a US police officer, as President Donald Trump backtracks on reforms designed to tackle racism.

Man City, Chelsea, Newcastle Secure Champions League, Liverpool Lift Premier League Trophy

Chelsea beat Nottingham Forest to finish fourth

Manchester City, Chelsea and Newcastle secured places in next season's Champions League as Liverpool lifted the Premier League trophy after a 1-1 draw against Crystal Palace on a dramatic final day of the season on Sunday.

France's Macron Arrives In Vietnam For Southeast Asia Tour

France's President Emmanuel Macron (C) and his wife Brigitte Macron (in red) are greeted by Vietnamese officials upon their arrival at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi

French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Vietnam on Sunday for the first leg of a tour of Southeast Asia, where he will pitch his country as a reliable alternative partner to the United States and China.

BIWC Group: Unveiling the Shadows of corporate deception

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Billionaire Elon Musk remains a close advisor to US President Donald Trump, to whose campaign he contributed more than $235 million

After Brief X Outage, Musk Says Refocusing On Businesses

Social media platform X was hit by a two-hour outage Saturday, prompting owner Elon Musk to say he needs to spend more time focusing on his companies.

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) is one of the few world leaders to recognize Nicolas Maduro's (L) claim to have won a third term in Venezuela's July 2024 presidential election

Opposition Vows Boycott As Venezuela Holds Divisive New Vote

Can Venezuelans be persuaded to return to the polls on Sunday, 10 months after President Nicolas Maduro claimed a third term in elections marred by violence and allegations of fraud?

Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus says he has a duty to implement democratic reforms before elections he has vowed will take place by June 2026 at the latest

Bangladesh's Yunus Seeks Unity With Fresh Political Talks

Bangladesh's interim leader will meet multiple parties on Sunday in marathon talks as he seeks to build unity and calm intense political power struggles, party leaders and officials said.

The quick commerce sector could also face challenges from thousands of small, family-run shops

In India's Congested Cities, Delivery Apps Cash In

In India's sprawling financial hub of Mumbai armies of "dabbawalas" have for decades crisscrossed the city by foot and bicycle, delivering home-cooked food to office workers who are keen to avoid the searing heat and traffic-snarled streets.

At the screening of Wes Anderson's "The Phoenician Scheme" on May 18, 2025.

Highlights From Cannes As Film Festival Wraps Up

As the Cannes film festival hands out its prizes, AFP looks back at some of the highlights of a politically charged fortnight of screenings and celebrity sightings.

Bangladesh Govt Calls For Unity To Stop 'Return Of Authoritarianism'

Bangladesh's interim government, which took over after a mass uprising last year, warned on Saturday that unity was needed to "prevent the return of authoritarianism".

A freed Ukrainian prisoner embraces his wife in the Chernygiv region on Friday

'Seventh Heaven': Tears And Laughter As Ukrainian POWs Return

Waxy and emaciated, Konstantin Steblev spoke to his mother for the first time in three years after being released as part of the biggest ever prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine.

Iranian director Jafar Panahi's 'It Was Just An Accident' is among the best-reviewed contenders

Cannes Closes With Iranian, Ukrainian Films Tipped For Glory

The Cannes Festival draws to a close on Saturday, with a wry Iranian film about political prisoners and a Ukrainian-directed drama about despotism among the frontrunners to pick up the Palme d'Or top prize.

Opposition politician Juan Pablo Guanipa, seen here in a screen grab from state TV, was arrested on charges of plotting to sabotage parliamentary and regional elections that the opposition has vowed to boycott

Venezuela Opposition Leader Arrested Ahead Of Tense Election

Leading Venezuelan opposition politician Juan Pablo Guanipa was arrested Friday on charges of conspiring to sabotage upcoming parliamentary and regional elections that the opposition has vowed to boycott.

Some family members of victims of the Boeing 737 MAX crashes slammed a proposed accord between Boeing and the Department of Justice

US, Boeing Reach Deal To Resolve MAX Criminal Case

The Justice Department said Friday it reached a preliminary agreement with Boeing to settle a long-running criminal probe into deadly 737 MAX crashes, drawing condemnation from some crash victim families.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei (l) says people are going to eventually have to cope with AI systems being able to handle just about any task a human can handle

Anthropic's Claude AI Gets Smarter -- And Mischievious

Anthropic launched its latest Claude generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) models on Thursday, claiming to set new standards for reasoning but also building in safeguards against rogue behavior.

A view of the US Steel Edgar Thomson Works on January 21, 2020, in North Braddock, Pennsylvania

Trump Greenlights Nippon Steel 'Partnership' With US Steel

US President Donald Trump on Friday threw his support behind a new "partnership" between US Steel and Japan's Nippon Steel, sending the American firm's share price skyrocketing on hopes of an end to the long-running saga over foreign ownership of a key national asset.