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Geneva (AFP) – Switzerland signed a controversial contract on Monday to buy 36 US F-35 stealth fighter jets at a cost of more than six billion francs ($6.2 billion).  “National Armaments Director Martin Sonderegger and the Swiss F-35A Program Manager D…

Kabul (AFP) – An American navy veteran detained in Afghanistan since 2020 was released in exchange for a Taliban ally imprisoned in the US for heroin smuggling, US and Afghan officials announced Monday. The Taliban government freed Mark Frerichs, a nav…

Los Angeles (AFP) – “The Woman King,” an epic about an all-female army of African warriors, easily topped the North American box office this weekend with an estimated take of $19 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday. The new So…

Anchorage (AFP) – Residents in towns and villages on Alaska’s western coast were beginning Sunday to assess the damage from one of the most powerful storms to hit the region in decades. The vast remains of Typhoon Merbok battered coastal towns as it ru…

Nagua (Dominican Republic) (AFP) – Hurricane Fiona slammed into the Dominican Republic on Monday after knocking out power and causing widespread flooding in Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico Governor Pedro Pierluisi said the storm had caused “catastrophic” dama…

London (AFP) – Britain’s King Charles III said Sunday he had been “moved beyond measure” by the outpouring of public sympathy following the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II in a message of thanks on the eve of her grand state funeral. King Charle…

Los Angeles (AFP) – Steven Spielberg’s deeply personal new movie “The Fabelmans” secured its position as an early Oscars frontrunner Sunday by winning the top prize at the Toronto International Film festival. “The Fabelmans,” out in theaters in Novembe…

Kupiansk (Ukraine) (AFP) – The EU presidency on Saturday called for the establishment of an international tribunal for war crimes after new mass graves were found in Ukraine. “In the 21st century, such attacks against the civilian population are unthin…

Washington (AFP) – US President Joe Biden on Saturday headed to London to attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. The state funeral, the first in Britain since the death of Winston Churchill in 1965, will take place Monday at Westminster Abbey in Lon…

Toronto (Canada) (AFP) – Smash hits like “Squid Game” and “Parasite” may make it look easy, but Emmy-winner Lee Jung-jae says South Korean cinema spent years learning how to reach unprecedented global audiences through stories about the competitiveness…