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England defender Spence leaves Spurs for Inter Milan
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South Korea president proposes talks with North to formally end Korean War
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Monica Bellucci and Florin Serban win at Locarno Film Festival
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Crystal Palace sign Israel winger Khalaili
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India's Padikkal hits unbeaten century in first Sri Lanka Test
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Liechtenstein places gender equality on its throne
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Taliban govt supporters dance, take selfies in Kabul celebrations
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Street rallies held as Taliban govt marks five years ruling Afghanistan
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UK PM urges 'reflection' after Cambridge professor's death
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World Cup winner Ferran Torres signs for PSG from Barcelona
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Rescuers search for survivors as Indonesian quake death toll rises to 40
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Monsoon rains submerge villages, fields in Myanmar
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Earthquake rocks Spain's tourist jewel Granada
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India's Padikkal, Rahul hit half-centuries in Sri Lanka Test
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World Cup winner Ferran Torres signs for Paris Saint-Germain
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Iran fires back at Trump's threat to declare Hormuz a US territory
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Australia run riot to crush Japan 56-17 in Townsville
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Steady India 101-1 at lunch in first Sri Lanka Test
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Germany's Scholz faces grilling over tax fraud scandal
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N Korea rejects Seoul's aid-for-denuclearisation offer
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday rejected Seoul's offer of economic assistance in return for denuclearisation steps, calling it the "height of absurdity".
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Erdogan warns of 'another Chernobyl' after talks in Ukraine
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Kenya's election commission in eye of vote storm
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Europe divided over banning Russian tourists
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Two rebel leaders return to Chad ahead of 'national dialogue'
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Congolese split over Burundi troops in troubled east
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Turkey stuns markets by cutting rate despite soaring inflation
Turkey's central bank on Thursday stunned the markets by lowering its main interest rate even as inflation soared to a 24-year high and looks set to climb further.
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Germany to lower tax on gas to help consumers
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Russia strikes Kharkiv ahead of Erdogan, UN chief meeting with Zelensky
Russian strikes battered the northeast Ukraine region of Kharkiv Thursday, killing at least five people, hours ahead of the first face-to-face meeting since the start of the war between the Turkish and Ukrainian leaders.
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka warns of record 8% economic contraction
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Death toll in Kabul mosque blast rises to 21: police
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US, Taiwan agree trade talks in face of 'growing China coercion'
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