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Tropical Storm Champi nears China after battering Taiwan, Japan
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White says Fiji can have 'massive' World Cup after beating Japan
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'Weeks, not days' in Kompany recovery, say Bayern
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England thrash France 82-0 to keep Rugby League World Cup hopes alive
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Unfair to compare us to Barca: Real Madrid's Mourinho
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Security high as France braces for new protests
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North Korea's Kim makes unannounced visit to Chinese border city
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White makes winning start as Fiji edge Eddie Jones's Japan
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Fire breaks out at Hitler's mountain retreat, suspect arrested
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Lula, Bolsonaro strike calmer tone in final Brazil election debate
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Marc Marquez wins Australian sprint as Martin crashes out
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'How is it possible?': Students protest Indonesian haze
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North Korea's Kim calls for training world's 'strongest' military
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Israel launches major West Bank operation after soldiers killed
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Brewers edge Rays to capture World Series opener
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Typhoon Champi knocks out power to thousands in Taiwan
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France to deploy 70,000 police for fresh weekend protests
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As Israeli election nears, campaign turns ugly
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Tatum delivers as Celtics down winless Knicks
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Oscar hopeful 'La Bola Negra' offers lessons about communicating, directors say
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Romantasy fans ready for sleepless night as 'Court of Thorns and Roses' returns
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Trapped: Soaring fuel costs hurt Maine lobster industry before midterms
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De Goede hat-trick as Canada defeat England again
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Marc Marquez beats brother Alex to Australian MotoGP pole
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Rubio urges Cubans to work with CIA, but warns: be discreet
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Ebola vaccine trial begins in DR Congo
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Leclerc tops times for Ferrari in practice for US Grand Prix
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Travelling man Wade equals Prem try record
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Lula, Bolsonaro lock horns in final debate before Brazil vote
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Poulter and Hatton leave LIV Golf
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Sacha Baron Cohen revives the 'problematic dinosaur' Ali G in new film
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New race in Barcelona tops 17-event '27 IndyCar season
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Neymar backs Flavio Bolsonaro in Brazil election
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Trump orders lawsuit to block Alaska Senate result if Republicans lose
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Melania Trump says she brokered truce in war-torn Ukrainian city
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Ebola patient in Nigeria is Swiss, had not visited DR Congo: Bern
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Messi receives top Spanish award from heir to throne
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Bayern Munich coach Kompany in hospital after collapsing
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Macron condemns 'racist terrorist attack' after deadly shooting near Paris
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Signs point to renewed major US military ops against Iran
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Shiffrin sidesteps slalom in 'exploration' season
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European, Mideast foreign ministers push peace and diplomacy at Istanbul talks
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Bayern Munich coach Kompany in hospital after collapsing: club
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Italy deploys frigate after drone 'attack' on Gaza aid flotilla
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Gaza civil defence says dozens killed in Israeli strikes
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Russia vows to press on in Ukraine, rejects Trump jibe
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Russia-linked disinfo campaign targets Moldovan election
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Japan PM says Palestine state recognition 'when not if'
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Race for rare minerals brings boom to Tajikistan's mines
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France to host DR Congo emergency conference as Kinshasa calls for aid
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China steps into spotlight at UN climate talks
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Guineans approve new constitution by wide margin, pave way for elections
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'Guess what!': Macron phones Trump after blocked by presidential convoy
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Chile puts forward ex-president Bachelet for UN top job
Chile on Tuesday put forward its former president Michelle Bachelet as a candidate to replace UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, whose term ends next year.
'We're gonna help': Trump to the rescue of struggling Argentina
US President Donald Trump promised financial "help" for struggling Argentina in a meeting with close ally Javier Milei, who is seeking a US loan to calm markets ahead of crucial mid-terms elections.
France's Macron warns against 'survival of the fittest' in world affairs
French President Emmanuel Macron warned Tuesday against allowing an approach of "survival of the fittest" to take hold in international relations as he addressed the UN General Assembly.
Trump says Ukraine can win back all territory, in sudden shift
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Ukraine could win back all of its territory from Russia, in an astonishing turnaround on the war after meeting President Volodymyr Zelensky.
US stocks retreat from records as tech giants fall
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Escalatorgate: White House urges probe into Trump UN malfunctions
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Zelensky says China could force Russia to stop Ukraine war
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Iran meets Europeans but no breakthrough as Tehran pushes back
European powers seeking to soon reimpose tough sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program met Tuesday with Tehran's top diplomat, but there were no signs of compromise.