Pope Leo XIV had a cancerous tumor surgically removed from his right lung on Tuesday in a 90-minute operation described as “successful” by the Vatican. Here are what several medical experts told AFP about the surgery and diagnosis.- What is pulmonary adenocarcinoma? -Pulmonary adenocarcinoma, the type of tumor removed from the Pope, generally comes from […]
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Japan urges Russia for ‘impartial treatment’ of arrested journalist
Tokyo said Wednesday it had urged Moscow to ensure “fair and impartial treatment” for a Japanese journalist who was arrested by Russia on suspicion of espionage. Russia’s foreign ministry identified the reporter Tuesday as Yuki Imai from the Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper, with a spokeswoman saying he was accused of “conducting espionage activities on Russian territory”. […]
Ivan Deforge, the French ‘bison tamer’ in Moscow
“Go!” shouted Ivan Deforge, and without hesitation his 300-kilo hairy sidekicks Karym and Ural leapt through a ring of fire under the dome of the Great Moscow Circus. The 56-year-old Frenchman has taken on the unusual challenge of training European bison to perform things they would not naturally do in the wild. Circuses using wild […]
US fines Bank of America $1.2 bn for anti-money laundering violations
The US Treasury Department said Tuesday that it is imposing penalties of more than $1.2 billion on Bank of America, citing “violations of anti-money laundering and sanctions laws.”The second biggest US bank failed to properly report more than $5 billion in “suspicious transactions,” the department said. Some of these involved risks related to national security […]
Global deforestation slowed in 2025 but surged in Congo basin: study
Deforestation slowed worldwide last year, but the improvement is unlikely to last as the situation deteriorates in Central Africa and an exceptionally strong El Nino weather pattern intensifies, a new study said on Wednesday. Seven million hectares of forest — roughly the size of the Republic of Ireland — were permanently destroyed in 2025, a […]
Saudi employee arrested for allegedly bugging OpenAI office
A Saudi employee of OpenAI was arrested after allegedly planting a recording device in one of the company’s San Francisco offices, the AI firm and federal prosecutors said Tuesday.”We discovered a sophisticated recording device that was hidden inside one of our offices” and “referred the matter to the FBI,” OpenAI told AFP in a statement. […]
Saudi says Houthi attacks sparked Aramco fire, wounded 4 in Riyadh
Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday that an attack on an Aramco building in the kingdom’s east sparked a “limited fire” and that debris from intercepted Houthi missiles wounded four people in the capital Riyadh. It came hours after the Saudi-led coalition battling Yemen’s Houthis said it had intercepted several missiles on Tuesday evening, including over […]
Trump ousts Greece ambassador over ethics scandal
US President Donald Trump forced his ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle out of the administration on Tuesday, amid allegations that she sought money from one of his supporters and accepted lavish hospitality from wealthy Greek businessmen.”We have asked Ambassador Guilfoyle to resign,” Trump’s new press secretary Katie Zacharia told reporters at her first White House […]
Microsoft’s Brad Smith calls for ‘real and effective’ AI safety standards
Microsoft president Brad Smith warned Tuesday that industry and governments must “act with urgency” to create “real and effective safety standards” to contain the risks linked to artificial intelligence.”We’re going to need for AI what we have for everything else in life… we need real and effective safety standards, and we need the public to […]