Top news and features from AFP's reporters around the world. u.afp.com/socialshttps://bsky.app/profile/en.afp.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/en.afp.com/post/3mnoocppdws2dGermany's beleaguered carmakers are desperately seeking solutions for their under-used factories, with speculation swirling that Chinese manufacturers or weapons makers could move in. u.afp.com/SDRr07 Jun 2026 07:44 +0000at://did:plc:r4ve5hjtfjubdwrvlxcad62e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnoocppdws2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/en.afp.com/post/3mnokm2lxmc2dLos Angeles is undergoing a major drive to reduce homelessness, hoping to rid sidewalks of squalid tent encampments as America's second biggest city prepares to host eight games in the World Cup this summer u.afp.com/SDRa07 Jun 2026 06:38 +0000at://did:plc:r4ve5hjtfjubdwrvlxcad62e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnokm2lxmc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/en.afp.com/post/3mnnudxdjit2dThe New York Knicks, who held off San Antonio in another instant NBA Finals classic to take a 2-0 lead in the championship basketball series, are expecting the Spurs' best shot in game three on Monday. u.afp.com/SDRu07 Jun 2026 00:00 +0000at://did:plc:r4ve5hjtfjubdwrvlxcad62e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnnudxdjit2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/en.afp.com/post/3mnnrtbumlh2qTens of thousands of fans flocked to see US rapper Kanye West perform in the Netherlands, despite controversy over his antisemitic tirades that have prompted the cancellation of several European concerts. u.afp.com/SDRQ https://u.afp.com/SDRQ06 Jun 2026 23:15 +0000at://did:plc:r4ve5hjtfjubdwrvlxcad62e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnnrtbumlh2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/en.afp.com/post/3mnnpd4i73r2d06 Jun 2026 22:30 +0000at://did:plc:r4ve5hjtfjubdwrvlxcad62e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnnpd4i73r2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/en.afp.com/post/3mnnmscqoyc2iKai Havertz and Leroy Sane powered Germany to a 2-1 win over World Cup co-hosts the United States in Chicago, in both teams' final warm-up game before the tournament kicks off next week. u.afp.com/SDRe06 Jun 2026 21:45 +0000at://did:plc:r4ve5hjtfjubdwrvlxcad62e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnnmscqoyc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/en.afp.com/post/3mnnkc5ndnz2kGermany's unpopular conservative Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned of a potential 'big bang' breakthrough by the far right in two regional elections in September. ‘There is more at stake than just the future of a government,’ he said. u.afp.com/SDRf06 Jun 2026 21:00 +0000at://did:plc:r4ve5hjtfjubdwrvlxcad62e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnnkc5ndnz2khttps://bsky.app/profile/en.afp.com/post/3mnni2ug6ac2kIran's World Cup squad has been notified they must enter and leave US soil on the same day of their matches played in the United States, the country's ambassador to Mexico said. Due to the ongoing US-Israeli conflict with Tehran, Iran's team is now based in Mexico.06 Jun 2026 20:20 +0000at://did:plc:r4ve5hjtfjubdwrvlxcad62e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnni2ug6ac2khttps://bsky.app/profile/en.afp.com/post/3mnngt57k2s2sMirra Andreeva won her first Grand Slam title on Saturday by downing Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska 6-3, 6-2 in the French Open final. The 19-year-old Russian is the youngest Roland Garros women's singles champion since Monica Seles in 1992. u.afp.com/SDRc https://u.afp.com/SDRc06 Jun 2026 19:58 +0000at://did:plc:r4ve5hjtfjubdwrvlxcad62e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnngt57k2s2shttps://bsky.app/profile/en.afp.com/post/3mnnfdvi5it2aFormer Cuban President Raul Castro attends an event for the 65th anniversary of the creation of the Ministry of the Interior in Havana, in his first public appearance since being indicted by the United States on murder charges in May.06 Jun 2026 19:31 +0000at://did:plc:r4ve5hjtfjubdwrvlxcad62e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnnfdvi5it2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/en.afp.com/post/3mnncqhgrha2aUS Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth urged Europe to counter what he termed an ‘invasion’ of its coastline by migration, as he marked the 82nd anniversary of the World War II D-Day landings in France when more than 4,000 Allied troops died. u.afp.com/SDRN06 Jun 2026 18:45 +0000at://did:plc:r4ve5hjtfjubdwrvlxcad62e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnncqhgrha2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/en.afp.com/post/3mnnaa3zist2xAFP INTERVIEW: Meg Lay has swapped harvesting peas in New Zealand for tending the hallowed turf at Lord's as one of the few women in the groundskeeping industry. England are currently playing a test match against New Zealand at the home of cricket. u.afp.com/SDRG06 Jun 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:r4ve5hjtfjubdwrvlxcad62e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnnaa3zist2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/en.afp.com/post/3mnn5pkawtz22Bernadette Chirac, widow of former French president Jacques Chirac and known as the loyal companion of one of France's key postwar politicians, has died at the age of 93. u.afp.com/SDRp https://u.afp.com/SDRp06 Jun 2026 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:r4ve5hjtfjubdwrvlxcad62e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnn5pkawtz22https://bsky.app/profile/en.afp.com/post/3mnlzoam3362yPope Leo XIV head to Spain for a visit focused on immigration and social justice at a politically turbulent time for Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. ➡️ u.afp.com/SDab06 Jun 2026 06:30 +0000at://did:plc:r4ve5hjtfjubdwrvlxcad62e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnlzoam3362yhttps://bsky.app/profile/en.afp.com/post/3mnlwcwhng72dNot everyone in New York finds standing in line to be a chore. The power of social media trends means that for some, waiting for hours is an attraction in itself. ➡️ u.afp.com/SDa606 Jun 2026 05:30 +0000at://did:plc:r4ve5hjtfjubdwrvlxcad62e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnlwcwhng72dhttps://bsky.app/profile/en.afp.com/post/3mnls32zh662dNearly three years after a catastrophic storm tore through eastern Libya's port city of Derna killing almost 4,000 people the city is getting back on its feet, but the trauma persists. ➡️ u.afp.com/SDa206 Jun 2026 04:14 +0000at://did:plc:r4ve5hjtfjubdwrvlxcad62e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnls32zh662dhttps://bsky.app/profile/en.afp.com/post/3mnlepopuwv2qMourners accompany the casket of Iraqi Shia Muslim cleric and Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Ishaq al-Fayyad in Iraq's central holy city of Karbala06 Jun 2026 00:15 +0000at://did:plc:r4ve5hjtfjubdwrvlxcad62e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnlepopuwv2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/en.afp.com/post/3mnlczxsjww2uA co-owner of the Swiss bar where 41 people died in a New Year fire has been accused of forgery, adding to numerous charges she and her husband already face over the disaster u.afp.com/SDae05 Jun 2026 23:45 +0000at://did:plc:r4ve5hjtfjubdwrvlxcad62e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnlczxsjww2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/en.afp.com/post/3mnlajrhfku2hResidents of Guadalajara Zoo make their World Cup picks. The elephants predict Mexico beating South Africa while gorillas like Uruguay over Spain. Giraffes are confident of DR Congo's chances against Colombia and pumas choose South Korea over Czech Republic05 Jun 2026 23:00 +0000at://did:plc:r4ve5hjtfjubdwrvlxcad62e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnlajrhfku2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/en.afp.com/post/3mnl626fcae2qEngland's coach says scorching heat will be an issue at the World Cup, as the Three Lions prepare for a pre-tournament friendly against New Zealand in hot and humid Florida u.afp.com/SDam05 Jun 2026 22:15 +0000at://did:plc:r4ve5hjtfjubdwrvlxcad62e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnl626fcae2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/en.afp.com/post/3mnl3mgsl3t2sUS President Donald Trump says he wants his incoming acting spy chief -- a loyalist with no previous intelligence experience -- to start firing employees u.afp.com/SDaf05 Jun 2026 21:32 +0000at://did:plc:r4ve5hjtfjubdwrvlxcad62e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnl3mgsl3t2shttps://bsky.app/profile/en.afp.com/post/3mnkxxflmm622SpaceX's massive AI deal with Google will bolster its finances ahead of its IPO on June 12 u.afp.com/SDag05 Jun 2026 20:26 +0000at://did:plc:r4ve5hjtfjubdwrvlxcad62e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnkxxflmm622https://bsky.app/profile/en.afp.com/post/3mnkvqwvzhi2w#BREAKING Elon Musk's SpaceX says it has inked a deal to provide AI computing to Google, at a price of $920 million per month05 Jun 2026 19:47 +0000at://did:plc:r4ve5hjtfjubdwrvlxcad62e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnkvqwvzhi2whttps://bsky.app/profile/en.afp.com/post/3mnktx7ovrw2wItaly's Flavio Cobolli will meet Alexander Zverev in Sunday's French Open final. The 24-year-old advanced after illness forced his last-four opponent Matteo Arnaldi to withdraw u.afp.com/SDac05 Jun 2026 19:15 +0000at://did:plc:r4ve5hjtfjubdwrvlxcad62e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnktx7ovrw2whttps://bsky.app/profile/en.afp.com/post/3mnkrgy24hn2wViewership for this year's Eurovision Song Contest was down 35 million, after five countries boycotted over Israel's participation u.afp.com/SDaS05 Jun 2026 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:r4ve5hjtfjubdwrvlxcad62e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnkrgy24hn2whttps://bsky.app/profile/en.afp.com/post/3mnkowb4gqc2bAstronauts on the International Space Station took shelter in their spacecraft "lifeboat" after a leak in the transfer chamber u.afp.com/SDa305 Jun 2026 17:45 +0000at://did:plc:r4ve5hjtfjubdwrvlxcad62e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnkowb4gqc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/en.afp.com/post/3mnkmakktkd2hThe head of South Korea's election commission has resigned over a ballot paper shortage during local elections after angry protesters blockaded a Seoul polling station u.afp.com/SDEV05 Jun 2026 16:57 +0000at://did:plc:r4ve5hjtfjubdwrvlxcad62e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnkmakktkd2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/en.afp.com/post/3mnkj2zncto2e🎾 🇫🇷 Germany's Alexander Zverev moved to the verge of a long-awaited first Grand Slam title as the second seed saw off Czech youngster Jakub Mensik in four sets on Friday to reach his second French Open final ➡️ u.afp.com/SDE605 Jun 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:r4ve5hjtfjubdwrvlxcad62e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnkj2zncto2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/en.afp.com/post/3mnkiliswsu2f🇳🇬 🇿🇦 Nigeria said on Friday it planned to repatriate more than 1,000 of its nationals from South Africa as anti-immigrant tensions rise in the country, long a destination for documented and undocumented African workers ➡️ u.afp.com/SDEX05 Jun 2026 15:51 +0000at://did:plc:r4ve5hjtfjubdwrvlxcad62e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnkiliswsu2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/en.afp.com/post/3mnkgepaygf2j🇷🇴 🇺🇦 A Ukrainian sea drone exploded on Friday in Romania's Black Sea port of Constanta without causing injury, officials said, and the Ukrainian navy blamed Russian jamming for knocking the device off course ➡️ u.afp.com/SDEm05 Jun 2026 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:r4ve5hjtfjubdwrvlxcad62e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnkgepaygf2j