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Huge fire in Bangkok bar kills at least 27
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Oil prices spike on fresh US-Iran attacks, tech weighs on stocks again
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'Indispensable' Xiaohongshu app fuels Chinese tourism
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Spaniard's rare skin disorder ups danger of summer heat
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NFL seeks to break into Africa with Kenya competition
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Protected but deported anyway, as Trump goes after 'dreamers'
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Yamal aims to steal Mbappe's World Cup thunder in semi-final showdown
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Dodgers face Ohtani knee issues in MLB three-peat bid
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Fisk outlasts Pendrith in playoff to win PGA Tour Louisville title
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Warriors forward Green details LeBron recruiting pitch
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US strikes Iran as Gulf states targeted in flareup over Hormuz
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Massive fire in Bangkok bar kills at least 27
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'Final before final': France face Spain in World Cup blockbuster
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Zverev vows to chase down Wimbledon champion Sinner in trophy charge
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England's Ecclestone glad to get 'one-up' on brother with five-wicket Lord's haul
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Five classic France v Spain clashes before World Cup semi-final
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Major fire rages in Fontainebleau forest near Paris
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World Cup gets set for pair of blockbuster semi-finals
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Sinner enjoying 'very rare' Wimbledon triumph
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Venezuela quake death toll rises to 4,490
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England open door to Flower return after McCullum axed as Test coach
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McGregor says knee fine before first-kick injury, vows return
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South Korea's Tom Kim wins Scottish Open to end three-year title drought
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Hundred heroine Bhatia says its's 'unbelievable' to be on Lord's honours board
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'It's amazing': Sinner revels in Wimbledon glory after Zverev battle
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Irrepressible Sinner outlasts Zverev to win second straight Wimbledon title
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Fresh attacks hit Iran, Kuwait as Tehran and US square off over Hormuz
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Ryu defeats Henderson in play-off to win back-to-back majors in Evian
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Argentina football great Rattin dies at 89
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Spain ex-PM draws criticism with 'xenophobic' remark on French team
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Argentina great Rattin dies at 89
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Israel elections to be held on October 27: parliament
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Bellingham drags England into World Cup semis but Tuchel demands more
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Zelensky orders new PM in major government reshuffle
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Pogacar calls for cycling calendar overhaul due to heatwave
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Van der Poel stays calm in the heat to win Tour de France stage nine
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Van der Poel wins shortened Tour de France ninth stage
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Iran declares Hormuz strait closed, US military insists traffic flowing
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McCullum sacked as England Test coach but retains white-ball role
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Marc Marquez cruises to Germany MotoGP victory, enters title race
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Bhatia first woman to score Lord's Test century as India run riot
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Mladenovic and Guo win Wimbledon women's doubles title
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'Insane heat': Durbridge calls for earlier Tour de France starts
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McCullum stands down as England Test cricket coach
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McCullum stand downs as England Test cricket coach
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Marc Marquez cruises to Germany MotoGP Grand Prix victory
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India's Bhatia becomes first woman to score Lord's Test century
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Ukraine's Zelensky orders government reshuffle, new PM
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India's Bhatia in sight of becoming first woman to score Lord's Test century
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Iran, US trade more strikes as fighting escalates
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Red herring: Why Trump wrongly blames a fish for LA wildfires
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Alien hunting? Look under sea, says Republican congressman
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Trump says will demand interest rates drop 'immediately'
US President Donald Trump said Thursday he would seek to bring interest rates lower by unleashing energy production, and would speak to the Federal Reserve if needed.
Colombia asks Venezuela to help quell border violence
Colombia called on neighboring Venezuela Thursday to help tackle guerrillas blamed for a week of bloody violence that has displaced 40,000 people in the lawless border region.
Trump orders release of last JFK, RFK, King assassination files
US President Donald Trump ordered the declassification Thursday of the last secret files on the assassination of president John F. Kennedy, a case that still fuels conspiracy theories more than 60 years after his death.
Trump declassifies JFK, RFK, Martin Luther King Jr assassination files
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Gaza hostage families conflicted over those not on release list
The families of Israeli hostages held in Gaza are trapped in limbo, two days before the second prisoner exchange of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, with many having relatives both on the list to be freed and those who aren't.
Berlin gallery shows artworks evacuated from war-torn Ukraine
A Berlin gallery opened an exhibition Thursday of artworks from a museum in Ukraine that were evacuated to Germany in 2023 to spare them from Russian bombardment.
Saudi crown prince promises Trump $600 bn trade, investment boost
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman promised on Thursday to pile $600 billion into US trade and investments as he congratulated Donald Trump on his return to the White House.
Sudan's army, paramilitaries trade blame over oil refinery attack
The Sudanese army and rival paramilitaries traded blame on Thursday over targeting a major oil refinery north of the capital Khartoum, where clashes between the warring sides have intensified.
Calls for calm, Pope on AI, Milei on Musk: What happened at Davos Thursday
There is a buzzword at the annual meeting of the world's elites in the Swiss luxury resort of Davos: tariffs, although artificial intelligence has been another big theme.
Ukraine orders children to evacuate from northeastern towns
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West Africa juntas tighten screws on foreign mining firms
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UK to make case to Trump against whisky tariff: finance minister
Britain will make the case to US President Donald Trump that Scotch whisky and other goods should be spared from any tariffs by the new administration, UK finance minister Rachel Reeves said Thursday.
Saudi crown prince promises Trump $600bn trade, investment boost
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman promised on Thursday to pile $600 billion into US trade and investments as he congratulated Donald Trump on his return to the White House.
Palestinian official says hundreds leave Jenin as Israel presses raid
A Palestinian official said hundreds of people began leaving their homes in a flashpoint area of the West Bank on Thursday as Israeli forces pressed a deadly operation there.
Kremlin ready for 'mutually respectful' Trump talks
The Kremlin said Thursday it saw nothing new in US President Donald Trump's calls for Russia to end its military offensive in Ukraine, and that Moscow was ready for "mutually respectful" dialogue with him.
Chief US diplomat vows 'unwavering support' for Israel
The United States' new top diplomat Marco Rubio reaffirmed the country's "unwavering support" for Israel, days into a fragile ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and a large-scale raid in the occupied West Bank.
Trump to take virtual centre stage in Davos
Donald Trump on Thursday will star in an eagerly-anticipated online appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos, addressing global elites whose annual gabfest has been consumed by the US president's days-old second term.
Friedrich Merz: millionaire conservative on verge of German chancellery
Tucking into beer and pretzels, the frontrunner to become Germany's next chancellor, conservative millionaire Friedrich Merz, is showing off his folksy side.
Trump's return darkens mood as Germany heads to elections
Donald Trump's return to the White House has darkened the mood in Germany a month before elections, as multiple crises shake the foundations on which Europe's biggest economy built its post-war prosperity.
Musk, Wikipedia founder in row over how to describe 'Nazi salute'
The gesture was controversial enough, but now come the sub-controversies: Elon Musk is trolling Wikipedia and encouraging its defunding after a description of his recent flourish, seen by some as a Hitler salute, appeared on the encyclopedic website.
Trump toughens crackdown on immigration and diversity
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday deployment of an extra 1,500 US troops to the Mexican border, as he stepped up a crackdown against illegal immigration and diversity programs in a whirlwind start to his second term.
Trump's tariff threats are 'leverage,' says informal economic advisor
Donald Trump's recent threat to impose 25 percent tariffs on Canada and Mexico are a negotiating tactic, the president's long-time informal economic advisor argued Wednesday.
Trump halts refugee arrivals in crackdown
President Donald Trump has halted arrivals of refugees already cleared to enter the United States, according to a memo seen Wednesday, as he quickly pursues a sweeping crackdown on migration.
Gangs could overrun Haiti capital if aid falls short: UN chief
Haiti's capital could become overrun by criminal gangs if the international community does not step up aid to a UN-backed security mission there, United Nations chief Antonio Guterres warned in a report Wednesday.
Colombia moves to arrest guerrilla leaders behind wave of violence
Colombia on Wednesday reinstated arrest warrants for dozens of guerrilla commanders blamed for armed attacks that displaced 32,000 people and sparked the country's most serious security crisis in years.
Fear abounds as M23 fighters close in on DR Congo's Goma
Luggage on their backs, they trudged all Wednesday morning along the road leading to downtown Goma, fleeing the advancing fighters in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.