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Gene Hackman, intense, 'uncommon' everyman actor

Hackman is perhaps best known for his portrayal of the tough and vulgar New York cop Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle in the 1971 crime thriller "The French Connection."  
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WORLD

'We will save them': The quest to rescue nearly extinct rhin...

Najin and her daughter Fatu are the only northern white rhinos left on Earth. The clock is ticking before they become the latest in a long line of animals that humans have poached to extinction.  
46 minutes ago
WORLD

Israel frees hundreds of Palestinian prisoners after body ha...

In Gaza and the occupied West Bank, AFP journalists saw hundreds of Palestinian prisoners freed by Israel arrive on buses accompanied by Red Cross vehicles.  
1 hour ago
WORLD

Sri Lanka reports massive tolls in human-elephant conflicts

Between 2015 and 2024, 1,195 people and 3,484 wild elephants were killed in Sri Lanka.
1 hour ago
WORLD

Musk to loom large at Trump's first cabinet meeting

Musk is not part of the cabinet and did not have to go through Senate confirmation.
18 hours ago
WORLD

Atletico hold Barca in 'crazy' eight-goal Copa del Rey semi...

Teenage winger Lamine Yamal created it with a brilliant dribble, blazing past Reinildo Mandava and squaring for substitute Lewandowski to tap home.
19 hours ago
WORLD

Los Angeles wildfires costliest in history: Munich Re

Munich Re, which acts as an insurer for insurers, said it expected some 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion) in loss claims from the fires.  
22 hours ago
Sports, WORLD

India slammed for one-venue 'farce' in Champions Trophy

"The erosion of multilateralism presents a threat to global growth and stability," Ramaphosa said in his opening address.  
23 hours ago
WORLD

Thailand jails 43 Vietnamese Montagnards

The group were arrested on Sunday at a religious meeting in Nonthaburi and were all given six-month prison sentences after pleading guilty to the charges, the Cross Cultural Foundation, a legal rights group working with them, told AFP.  
23 hours ago
WORLD

46 killed in Sudan plane crash in residential area

The Antonov aircraft went down on Tuesday night near Wadi Seidna air base, one of the army's largest military hubs in Omdurman, northwest of the capital.  
23 hours ago