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Kenya, Tanzania shut down protest anniversaries
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France's Le Pen arrives in court for key ruling in race for president
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Women pushed back to Afghanistan pin hopes on rare private sector jobs
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Stocks mixed tracking AI concerns, as oil rises on tanker attack
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Bomb attacks wound 18 in Damascus as Macron visits
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Paris FC confirm Rosenior taking over as coach
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Cuba slowly gets power back after third nationwide blackout in six months
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Thousands without power in US Pacific islands after super typhoon
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NATO summit showcases arms deals in push to win over Trump
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Prince Harry to discover outcome of UK tabloids case
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Seoul dives on tough day for Asia as Samsung fails to ease tech woes
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Messi v Salah in World Cup last-16 showdown
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Democrats push key US Senate candidate to quit over sex assault claim
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Death toll from China storms rises to 15, hundreds injured
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As South Korean Buddhism woos Gen Z, how hip is too hip?
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Belgium boosted by Balogun furore: Tielemans
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'Disappointed' Pochettino says Balogun row no excuse for US World Cup exit
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Samsung expects 1,800% operating profit leap on AI boom
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Seoul dives on mixed day in Asia as Samsung fails to ease tech woes
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Belgium thrash USA to end World Cup dream and set up Spain showdown
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Belgium dump US out of World Cup after Balogun row
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France's Le Pen faces pivotal ruling in race for president
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How US is using cash and threats to dump migrants in Africa
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NATO allies seek to win over Trump after Iran ire
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Democrat in key US Senate race denies sex assault claim
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US leads international concern after China test-fires missile into Pacific
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Samsung expects 1,800% leap in quarterly operating profit on AI boom
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Close to tears and on his own as Ronaldo's World Cup dream ends
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Russian strikes kill at least 26 in Kyiv region on eve of NATO summit
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Argentina's gruelling World Cup schedule a concern for Scaloni
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Ronaldo 'won't make rash decisions' following last World Cup game
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Race to recover bodies ahead of Venezuela quake cleanup
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Paraguay govt slams lawmaker for racially abusing France's Mbappe
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Egypt coach Hassan says Palestinian suffering 'a shame on the world'
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US embraces Balogun World Cup reprieve as world seethes
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NBA Kings waive six-time All-Star forward DeRozan
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Spain win it late to give Ronaldo bitter end to World Cup career
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Greaves and Hope centuries usher West Indies towards safety
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Spain edge Portugal to end Ronaldo World Cup dream, US eye quarters
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'I celebrated in bed' -- Norway's Solbakken stays grounded after beating Brazil
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Spain win it late to bid farewell to Ronaldo at World Cup
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Canada chooses Germany's TKMS to build new fleet of submarines
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Trump's fireworks made Washington world's most polluted city
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Mbappe condemns racist abuse by Paraguayan senator after World Cup clash
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Stock markets meander as US tech stocks climb
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FIFA chief forced to defend Balogun World Cup reprieve
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Britain's Fery stuns Dimitrov, Paolini into Wimbledon quarters
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Russian strikes kill 24 in Kyiv region on eve of NATO summit
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Israel issues evacuation warning for parts of Gaza
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EU parliament backs Russian fertiliser tax opposed by farmers
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UK court reviews Chagos Islands deal after last-minute legal block
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Merz warns of Russia threat in visit to NATO's eastern flank
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EU ready to tax Russian fertilisers from July
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'Hurt': Leningrad Siege survivor, 84, charged over peace placard
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