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New multilateral force for gang-plagued Haiti to deploy soon, UN told
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Canada not as reliant on US economy as some think: Carney
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Carrick not chasing answer on Man Utd future
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More than 4 million tickets bought for 2028 LA Olympics
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Queiroz aims to raise bar for Ghana ahead of World Cup
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Patriots coach Vrabel taking break over photo scandal
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Vafaei hails Crucible as 'snooker's Wimbledon' after previous criticism
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Stocks waver, oil up as US-Iran peace talks stall
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Iran's Vafaei shines at World Snooker Championship
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Sabalenka fights rust to reach third round of Madrid Open
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'Free Timmy!': Beached whale grips and divides Germany
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Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders back sale to Paramount Skydance
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US eases access to marijuana for medical use
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Trump orders Iran mine-layers sunk, as Iran tolls tankers
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Shanto, Mustafizur star as Bangladesh down New Zealand to clinch ODI series
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Kanye West to perform on Prague racecourse in July
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Africa faces 86 mn tonne fuel shortfall by 2040: report
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Stocks retreat as US-Iran peace talks stall
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Amsterdam airport offers airline discounts over fuel costs
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UK, France sign three-year deal to stop migrant crossings
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Photos, clothes, ashes: Hongkongers pick through fire-ravaged homes
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LVMH's Arnault says to talk of retirement in '7-8 years'
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US says forces boarded tanker carrying Iranian oil
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Pope Leo ends Africa visit with open-air mass in Equatorial Guinea
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Romania headed for fresh turmoil as largest party quits coalition
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More than 500 killed in Tanzania poll violence: govt
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Spain's Lamine Yamal injured, but expected to be fit for World Cup
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Portugal picks Air France-KLM and Lufthansa to make offers for TAP
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Maggie Gyllenhaal to lead Venice Film Festival jury
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Nestle sales slump under strong franc but volumes recover
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Oil prices jump, stocks retreat as US-Iran peace talks stall
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18 injured, five critically, in head-on train crash in Denmark
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Africa faces 86 mn tonne fuel shortfall by 2040: AFC
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Reggae icon Meta to headline Stereo Africa Festival in Dakar
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Iran defies US blockade to claim tolls from Hormuz shipping
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Pentagon denies clearing Hormuz Strait mines will take six months
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17 injured, five critically, in head-on train crash in Denmark
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Iran economy looks set to withstand US naval blockade
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EssilorLuxottica sales slide as investors turn wary of AI glasses
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Lufthansa loses fight over bailout at EU top court
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Eurozone business activity falls on Mideast war
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Leipzig and Union's Bundesliga clash shows changing face of football
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Trump envoy wants Italy to replace Iran at World Cup: report
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Electric vehicles supercharge EU car sales
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Starc cleared to play in IPL by Cricket Australia
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South Korea e-commerce probe opens rift in US ties
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Clearing Hormuz Strait mines could take six months: report
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South Korea's Samsung workers rally in thousands as strike looms
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US firms voice 'concern' over China's new supply chain rules
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Iran says won't reopen Hormuz if US upholds naval blockade
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A Vietnamese BBC journalist has been blocked by authorities from leaving the country for "several months", the broadcaster said, heightening concerns about press freedoms in the nation.
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When the United States suddenly moved to dismantle its foreign aid system earlier this year, the UN's landmine safety and removal project in Nigeria braced for impact.
Low turnout as Tanzania votes without an opposition
There were few voters at polling stations in Tanzania's biggest city on Wednesday as the main challengers to President Samia Suluhu Hassan were either jailed or barred from running.
Dutch vote in test for Europe's far right
The Dutch headed to the polls Wednesday for a snap election seen as a litmus test for the strength of the far right, which has made powerful gains across Europe.
Fugitive ex-PM says Bangladesh vote risks deepening divide
Bangladesh's fugitive ex-leader Sheikh Hasina warned Wednesday that holding elections without her party -- the first since her overthrow -- was "sowing the seeds" of further division in her country.
On board the Cold War-style sealed train from Moscow to Kaliningrad
As the Moscow-Kaliningrad train approached Lithuania, the car attendant beckoned to passengers in Russian: "I'm closing the entire carriage, the toilets are out of action."
Gaza's civil defence says at least 50 killed in Israeli strikes
Gaza's civil defence agency told AFP Wednesday dozens of Israeli strikes overnight killed at least 50 people in the Palestinian territory, hours after US President Donald Trump said "nothing" would jeopardise the ceasefire agreement he helped broker.
Trump said 'not allowed' to run for third term, 'too bad'
President Donald Trump said Wednesday he is "not allowed" to run for a third term, acknowledging the limits laid out in the US Constitution.
Trump expects 'great meeting' with Xi
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he expected a "lot of problems" to be solved with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in their talks on dialling down their hugely damaging trade war.
Trump expects 'great meeting' with Xi in South Korea
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he expected a "lot of problems" to be solved with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in their talks on dialling down their hugely damaging trade war.
Trump says 'nothing' will jeopardise Gaza ceasefire after Israeli strikes
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday "nothing" would jeopardise the ceasefire in Gaza, after Israel carried out air strikes on the Palestinian territory accusing Hamas of violating the truce, which the militant group denied.
Pakistan says peace talks with Afghanistan 'failed'
Pakistan said Wednesday that negotiations for a lasting truce with Afghanistan had "failed to bring about a workable solution", warning it would take steps to protect its people.
As US blows up drug boats, Venezuelan oil sets sail
While the American military blows up boats it claims are transporting drugs from Venezuela, observers say tankers shipping Venezuelan oil in violation of a US embargo continue to navigate the very same Caribbean waters undisturbed.
US Fed on track to cut rates again in penultimate decision of 2025
The US Federal Reserve is almost certain to cut interest rates for a second straight meeting on Wednesday, and could also shed light on what it will do next.
North Korea announces missile test hours before Trump due in South
North Korea test-fired cruise missiles off its western coast in a message to Pyongyang "enemies", state media announced Wednesday just hours before US President Donald Trump begins a visit to South Korea.
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Israel launches air strikes on Gaza, says Hamas attacked troops
Gaza's civil defence agency said Israel carried out air strikes Tuesday despite an ongoing ceasefire, after the Israeli military accused Hamas of attacking its troops and violating the US-brokered truce.
Cameroon blames post-vote deaths on opposition leader
Cameroon's government on Tuesday acknowledged that people died during protests against the disputed re-election of 92-year-old President Paul Biya, the world's oldest head of state, but blamed the opposition leader for the deaths.
Trump heads to South Korea with all eyes on Xi meeting
US President Donald Trump heads Wednesday for South Korea, where a key meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping could produce a truce in the blistering trade war between the world's two largest economies.
Fears of mass atrocities after Sudan's El-Fasher falls to paramilitaries
Fears mounted in Sudan on Tuesday, three days after paramilitaries seized the key city of El-Fasher, amid reports of mass atrocities and the killing of five Red Crescent volunteers in Kordofan.
US kills 14 in strikes on alleged Pacific drug boats
US forces killed 14 people in strikes that destroyed four alleged drug-smuggling boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday, bringing the death toll from Washington's anti-narcotics campaign to at least 57.
Swiss town hands three artefacts back to South Africa
The Swiss town of Neuchatel on Tuesday handed over to South Africa three artefacts that had spent more than a century in one of its museums.
Cyberbullying has affected Brigitte Macron's health, says daughter
The daughter of Brigitte Macron told a French court on Tuesday that unsubstantiated claims about her mother's gender had adversely affected the French first lady's health.
Warnings grow of executions, ethnic cleansing in Sudan's El-Fasher
Reports were mounting on Tuesday of ethnically motivated atrocities in the western Sudanese city of El-Fasher since its capture by paramilitaries, with allies of the army accusing fighters of executing "more than 2,000" civilians.
Gunman pleads guilty to Japan ex-PM's murder
The gunman accused of killing Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe pled guilty Tuesday, three years after the assassination in broad daylight shocked the world.
Campaigning begins in Myanmar's junta-run election
Parties approved to participate in Myanmar's junta-organised elections are set to start campaigning Tuesday, two months ahead of a poll being shunned at home and abroad as a ploy to legitimise military rule.
Sudan army admits loss of key city as reports of atrocities emerge
Sudan's army admitted on Monday it had withdrawn from the strategic hub of El-Fasher, while the United Nations issued a stark warning over reports of "atrocities" by the paramilitary group now in control of the city.
Trump to meet Japan PM as hopes grow for China deal
US President Donald Trump is set to meet Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday, sitting down with the newly elected conservative leader ahead of high-stakes trade talks with China on a tour of Asia.
Argentine markets cheer Milei mid-terms triumph
Argentine stocks and the peso surged Monday after a decisive victory for President Javier Milei in midterm elections seen as an endorsement of his radical free-market agenda.
US B-1B bombers fly off coast of Venezuela: flight tracking data
A pair of B-1B bombers flew over the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Venezuela on Monday, flight tracking data showed, in the third such show of force by US military aircraft in recent weeks.
UK, Turkey sign $11-bn Eurofighter deal as Starmer visits
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed an agreement to sell Eurofighter jets to NATO member Turkey in a 10-year deal worth nearly $11 billion after talks Monday with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Rallies in Cameroon after rival rejects 92-year-old Biya's win
Hundreds of Cameroonians took to the streets in protest on Monday after the world's oldest head of state, Paul Biya, was proclaimed to have won an eighth term extending his more than four-decade rule.