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BMW profits slump on China woes, US tariffs
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Russia strikes kill six in Kyiv, Moscow says captured key town
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Firms in Vietnam walk tightrope as Trump's transshipping rule looms
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China summons chip giant Nvidia over alleged security risks
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Veteran White gets fairytale sendoff for 'deflated' Wallabies
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Trump gets his way on tariffs, but global trade system intact for now
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Myanmar junta ends state of emergency in election run-up
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Lions make two changes for final Wallabies Test
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Puppet ban in Indonesian capital threatens buskers
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White and Tupou to start for Wallabies in third Lions Test
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Fritz beats rain, Carballes Baena, to advance in Toronto
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Laos braced for blow of Trump tariff threat
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United cruise over Bournemouth in Premier League US friendly
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Most markets down as Fed holds and Trump announces fresh tariffs
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McLaughlin-Levrone, Lyles headline US championships
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Too much too young?: Swimming's dilemma over 12-year-old schoolgirl
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Swiatek cruises, Osaka battles, Bouchard says goodbye in Montreal
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China manufacturing sinks again in July as US trade talks stall
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Vatican embraces social media 'digital missionaries'
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'Silent killer': the science of tracing climate deaths in heatwaves
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Seoul breaks century-long record with 22 'tropical nights' in July
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Wallabies scrum-half Nic White calls time on career
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Terrified by Trump raids, LA's undocument migrants hide at home
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Tale of love, passion behind Mexico's 'boundary-pushing' Quintonil
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Clock ticks on US tariff hikes as Trump broadens blitz
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England and India set for final push in gripping Test series
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Canada intends to recognize Palestinian state at UN General Assembly: Carney
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Trump says US to impose 15% tariff on South Korean goods
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Brazil Central Bank holds interest rate as tariffs loom
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Ex-NBA star Arenas arrested on charges of hosting illegal poker games
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Brazil Central Bank holds interest rate after seven straight hikes
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Shelton ends Mannarino jinx in Toronto
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Swiatek cruises, Osaka battles through in Montreal
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Meta beats expectations sending share price soaring
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Gaza civil defence says 30 killed in food queue by Israeli fire
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Microsoft quarterly profits soar on AI and cloud growth
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Airbus first-half profit climbs 85% to $1.7 bn
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TikTok launches crowd-sourced debunking tool in US
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'Ours forever': would-be Israeli settlers march on Gaza
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Trump punishes Brazil with tariffs, sanctions over trial of ally Bolsonaro
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US sprinter Kerley out of US trials
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Ukraine will fix anti-graft law, minister tells AFP ahead of crucial vote
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Tata Motors to buy Italy's Iveco for $4.4 bn
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From skies over Gaza, Jordanian crew drops lifeline to civilians
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US Fed holds firm against Trump pressure as divisions emerge
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Michael Jackson's dirty sock sells for over $8,000 in France
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Turkish city calls for help after heat tops 50C
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ICJ begins handing down landmark climate opinion
The world's top court on Wednesday began delivering a much-anticipated ruling laying out what legal obligations countries have to prevent climate change and whether polluters should pay up for the consequences.

ICJ begins handing down watershed climate opinion
The world's top court on Wednesday began delivering a landmark ruling laying out what legal obligations countries have to prevent climate change and whether polluters should pay up for the consequences.

Vanuatu: ICJ ruling a 'game-changer' for climate justice
The island nation of Vanuatu has been the driving force behind efforts to get the International Court of Justice to deliver its first-ever legal opinion on climate change.

ICJ climate ruling: five things to watch for
The International Court of Justice is preparing to hand down its first-ever opinion on climate change, seen by many as a historic moment in international law.

ICJ to hand down watershed climate opinion
The world's top court will Wednesday deliver a seminal ruling laying out what legal obligations countries have to prevent climate change and whether polluters should pay up for the consequences.

Ukraine curbs anti-corruption agencies, sparking rare protests
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a bill on Tuesday revoking the autonomy of two anti-corruption agencies, a proposal that has sparked rare street protests in Kyiv and alarm among the country's international backers.

Trump claims Obama 'coup' as Epstein questions mount
President Donald Trump sought Tuesday to distract from the growing furor over his administration's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein sex scandal by pushing extraordinary claims that Barack Obama tried to mount a coup.

UK court awards £700 mn to HP in late tycoon's fraud case
A UK court Tuesday awarded £700 million ($946 million) compensation to IT firm Hewlett Packard in a fraud case involving late British tech tycoon Mike Lynch, killed last year when his superyacht sank off Sicily.

France's culture minister to be tried on corruption charges
France's Culture Minister Rachida Dati is to go on trial accused of corruption and abuse of power while she was a member of European Parliament, a judicial source told AFP Tuesday.

Heat forces new Acropolis closure amid fiery temperatures
Greek authorities ordered the partial closure of the ancient Acropolis temple for the second time in less than two weeks on Tuesday as blistering heat hit much of the eastern Mediterranean.

Pakistan landslide after heavy rain kills 5, with 15 missing
A landslide triggered by torrential monsoon rains swept away cars in mountainous northern Pakistan, killing at least five people, with more vehicles buried under the debris, officials said Tuesday.

Bangladesh seethes as toll from jet crash at school hits 31
Grief gave way to anger in Bangladesh on Tuesday, a day after a fighter jet crashed into a school, killing 31 people, mostly children, in the country's deadliest aviation accident in decades.

Philippines flooding displaces thousands as new storm threatens
Heavy flooding inundated the Philippines' capital on Tuesday, forcing tens of thousands of people to flee and schools and government offices to shut, while a fresh storm brewed off the coast.

Bangladesh mourns as toll from jet crash at school hits 27
Families and teachers gathered Tuesday at a Bangladeshi school where a training fighter jet crashed, killing 25 children and two others in the country's deadliest aviation accident in decades.

Philippines flooding displaces thousands, two missing
Floodwaters driven by torrential rains ground life in the Philippine capital to a halt on Tuesday with tens of thousands evacuated from their homes and at least two people believed missing.

'Cosby Show' actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner dies in drowning in Costa Rica
US actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who played the son in the smash-hit sitcom "The Cosby Show," has drowned in Costa Rica, authorities in the country said Monday. He was 54.

Anguish at Bangladesh hospital after jet hits school
Sirens wailed as ambulances delivered charred bodies of children to a Dhaka hospital on Monday, victims of a military jet crash that killed at least 19 people, most of them young students.

At least 19 killed as Bangladesh fighter jet crashes into school
A Bangladeshi training fighter jet crashed into a school in the capital Dhaka on Monday, killing at least 19 people and injuring dozens more in the country's deadliest aviation accident in decades.

Kenya drops terror charge against prominent activist
Kenya dropped terror charges against prominent Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi on Monday, following widespread condemnation, hitting him with a lesser charge of unlawful possession of ammunition.

Sri Lanka Catholics seek prosecution of sacked spy chief
Sri Lanka's Catholic Church on Monday demanded the criminal prosecution of the intelligence chief who was sacked for failing to prevent the 2019 Easter bombings that killed 279 people, including 45 foreigners.

World's major courts take growing role in climate fight
The world's top court is poised to tell governments what their legal obligations are to tackle global warming, and possibly outline consequences for polluters that cause climate harm to vulnerable countries.

Trump and Epstein: What was their relationship?
Donald Trump's past ties with Jeffrey Epstein are under scrutiny after the US president slammed a Wall Street Journal report that he sent a lewd letter to the infamous sex offender as "fake news."

Pope calls Buzz Aldrin to mark 1969 moon landing
Pope Leo XIV on Sunday called astronaut Buzz Aldrin and visited the Vatican's astronomical observatory in Castel Gandolfo to mark the 56th anniversary of man's first moon landing.

Arrested Kenyan activist faces terror charges
Renowned Kenyan rights activist Boniface Mwangi is accused of "facilitation of terrorist acts" during protests that rocked the country last month, investigators said on Sunday, a day after he was arrested.

Lesotho's jockeys saddle up for mountain horse racing
Swathed in vibrant woollen blankets against the biting winter chill, jockeys -- some no more than boys -- thundered down a dusty track carved between the undulating hills of the tiny kingdom of Lesotho.

Texas flood missing toll revised sharply down to three
Authorities in Texas have sharply lowered the number of people still believed missing after catastrophic flooding earlier this month, saying the search continued for three individuals in the worst-hit area of the US state.

South Korea rain death toll hits 17, with 11 missing
Heavy rain in South Korea has killed at least 17 people in recent days, government records showed Sunday, while 11 remain unaccounted for in the intense downpours.

South Korea rain death toll rises to 14: government
At least two people were killed during heavy downpours in South Korea Sunday, the interior ministry said, bringing the death toll to 14 from torrential rains this week.

Tearful relatives await news from Vietnam wreck rescue
Relatives anxiously sat beside ambulances on the wharf of one of Vietnam's most popular tourist sites on Sunday, waiting for news of loved ones who were on a tourist boat that capsized killing dozens.

Driver charged after plowing into Los Angeles nightclub crowd, injuring 30
A driver was charged with assault after plowing into a crowd outside a Hollywood nightclub early Saturday, police said, injuring 30 people, with bystanders attacking and shooting the driver before he was detained by authorities.

Sunbears to elephants: life at a Thai wildlife hospital
The patient lay prone on the operating table. An IV line snaking from his left leg, near the wound from the tranquilliser dart that sedated him.

Bid to bring back pesticide in France sparks unprecedented petition
A new law in France allowing the reintroduction of a banned pesticide has sparked a record-breaking petition opposing it, which on Saturday had gathered more than 500,000 signatures.