Year: 2025

Istanbul (AFP) – Turkey threatened Tuesday to launch a military operation against Kurdish forces in Syria unless they accepted Ankara’s conditions for a “bloodless” transition after the fall of strongman president Bashar al-Assad.

Buenos Aires (AFP) – The second of two men accused of supplying drugs to British singer Liam Payne, who plunged to his death from a third-floor hotel room in Buenos Aires last year, has turned himself in, Argentine police said Tuesday.

Washington (AFP) – Tech giant Meta’s shock announcement that it is ending its US fact-checking program triggered scathing criticism Tuesday from disinformation researchers who warned it risked opening the floodgates for false narratives.

Ottawa (AFP) – There is not a “snowball’s chance in hell” that Canada will merge with the United States, outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday, while his foreign minister added the country will “never back down” from threats by Donald Trump.

Beirut (Lebanon) (AFP) – Lebanese lawmakers are due to meet on Thursday to elect a president, but analysts say that even with key political player Hezbollah weakened by war, white smoke is not guaranteed.

Las Vegas (AFP) – Dazzling televisions that routinely star at the Consumer Electronics Show opening here Tuesday are getting ever smarter with an eye toward being at the heart of AI-centered lifestyles.

Paris (AFP) – France hooker Camille Chat has left Racing 92 by mutual consent after reportedly turning up to training drunk, the French Top 14 club announced on Tuesday.

New York (AFP) – Peter Yarrow — one third of the beloved folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, whose anthems epitomized the 1960s protest movement — died Tuesday in New York. He was 86 years old.

London (AFP) – Everton manager Sean Dyche said Tuesday he understands the Toffees’ new owners may be considering his position as he battles to preserve the club’s Premier League status.

Paris (AFP) – The first human death from bird flu in the United States has intensified calls for the government to ramp up efforts to stave off the threat of another pandemic — particularly ahead of Donald Trump’s return to the White House.