Funny old world: the week's offbeat news AFP AFP Nov 14, 2025 0 2 min to read HENRY NICHOLLS Artist David Shrigley and his team gathered discarded pieces of ropes from fishermen, climbing centres and ...

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Mobile networks and internet services returned to seveal provinces across Afghanistan, including the capital Kabul, 48 hours after services were cut by Taliban ...

As Moscow threatens to launch nuclear warheads against NATO states helping Ukraine fend off the Russian invaders, the world ...

ACROSS the world, there is a resurgence of far-right politics in the wake of economic uncertainties and geopolitical conflicts. From Argentina and El Salvador to Germany, France and the United States, ...

Ukraine-born actor Zachary Shadrin, second from left, gets a final makeup check before a bedroom scene in the vertical drama 'Love Through All Seasons' A Frenchman has been allowed to keep the gold ...

From a coffee that claims to be worth its weight in gold to Hollywood's new upright trend... Your weekly roundup of offbeat stories from around the world. A Frenchman has upended the adage that a ...

From a kitty being treated like a criminal to why it is no good trying to reason with seagulls... Your weekly roundup of offbeat stories from around the world. A French cat has been put under house ...