#BREAKING African Union summit 'unequivocally' condemns coup 'wave'
#UPDATE The African Union has condemned a recent "wave" of coups that has seen an unprecedented number of member states suspended from the bloc, a senior official said Sunday
#BREAKING African Union suspends debate on Israel's status: diplomats
#UPDATE The African Union has suspended a debate on whether to withdraw Israel's accreditation, avoiding a vote that risked creating an unprecedented rift in the 55-member bloc, diplomats told @AFP
#UPDATE The African Union has condemned a recent "wave" of military coups that has seen an unprecedented number of member states suspended from the bloc, a senior official said Sunday, the last day of its annual summit u.afp.com/wYcm
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Zoi Sadowski Synnott gives New Zealand their first ever Winter Olympics gold medal after winning the women's snowboard slopestyle final at the Beijing Games u.afp.com/wYTg
VIDEO: 🇬🇧 Amateur British bakers are battling it out to create a #PlatinumJubilee pudding worthy of marking the 70 years of Queen Elizabeth II's reign #platinumpudding
#PlatinumJubilee#UPDATE
95-year-old Queen Elizabeth II made a rare public appearance Saturday, at a small reception in Norfolk, England
Sunday will be the 70th anniversary of the day her father, King George VI, died, and she became queen aged 25
Cyclone #Batsirai was expected to reach eastern Madagascar on Saturday, posing a "very serious threat" to millions with powerful winds and torrential rains set to batter the large Indian Ocean island u.afp.com/wYwR#CycloneBatsirai
VIDEO: 🇷🇪🇲🇺 A Mauritian oil tanker has run aground on the south coast of #ReunionIsland during heavy weather caused by the passage of #CycloneBatsirai. The 11 sailors on the Tresta Star, which was sailing empty of cargo, were rescued
#UPDATE As #CycloneBatsirai neared eastern #Madagascar on Saturday people sought shelter in more secure concrete buildings while others reinforced their roofs with sandbags. The Meteo-France weather service has warned of winds of up to 260 kph (162mph) u.afp.com/wYwR
#BREAKING Norway's Therese Johaug wins first gold of Beijing Winter Olympics
#UPDATE Norway's Therese Johaug won the first gold medal of the Beijing Winter Olympics Saturday, storming ahead of the competition in the women’s 7.5km-plus-7.5km skiathlon cross-country skiing.
The clear favourite ahead of the event, she finished the course in 44mins 13.7sec
#UPDATE Norway's Therese Johaug won the first gold medal of the Beijing #WinterOlympics2022 on Saturday, storming ahead of the competition in the women’s 7.5km-plus-7.5km skiathlon cross-country skiing u.afp.com/wYiZ#AFPSports
#BREAKING US waives sanctions on Iran's civil nuclear program
#UPDATE Ahead of upcoming negotiations in Vienna, a senior US official said the State Department is waiving sanctions on Iran's civilian nuclear program - a technical step necessary to return to the 2015 nuclear agreement
#UPDATE The resumption of the sanctions waivers, ended by the Trump administration in 2020, "would be essential to ensuring Iran's swift compliance" if a new nuclear deal can be reached in Vienna, a State Department official said Friday u.afp.com/wYUP
#UPDATE The opening ceremony of the Beijing #WinterOlympics2022 began on Friday as China attempted to turn the page on a troubled build-up overshadowed by human rights concerns and Covid
VIDEO: 🇨🇳 Beijing 2022: Fireworks mark start of the #WinterOlympics2022 opening ceremony in China's capital #AFPSports