
AFP
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Agence France-Presse is an international news agency with headquarters in Paris, France. It is the world's oldest news agency, having been founded in 1835.
Eurovision week’s opening parade set to start the party
The Eurovision Song Contest comes shimmering into Basel on Sunday with a glitzy parade - what else should you expect?
May 9, 2025
Church donation box goes digital in Greece
Devout regulars attending Athens's main Roman Catholic church that honours a first-century saint have discovered a 21st-century update
May 8, 2025
Move over Met Ball. For fashion wow head to the Vatican
If bold and brash colour is your thing, look no further than the conclave
May 7, 2025
Stars showcase Black dandyism at Met Gala
Celebrities come out in force for annual fundraiser
May 6, 2025
Cassocks competition: whose outfit will new pope wear?
For decades, one Rome tailor has been making the white cassock new popes don immediately after election - but this conclave it has competition.
May 6, 2025
Croatia hotel toasts dizzying century of stars and champagne
Most glamorous and storied hotel in the Balkans is 100 years old this month
May 5, 2025
‘Poor’ local fare the cardinals’ favourites around Vatican
Catholic cardinals chose local fare such as pasta carbonara or veal cutlets wrapped in ham before the Conclave begins
May 5, 2025
Mozart chocolate row leaves bitter taste in Austria
Chocolate balls beloved by tourists and locals alike are often no longer produced in the country
May 4, 2025
Offbeat: Tokyo’s newest art star, one-year-old Thumbelina
The one-year old lives in Tokyo with her mother, an evacuee from Ukraine
April 30, 2025
Kim Kardashian: From sex tape to Oval Office via TV and Instagram
Kardashian, 44, is expected to testify at a French trial beginning today
April 28, 2025