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China-North Korea bridge to open Thursday, 12 years late
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Zelensky accuses Putin of disrespecting Trump after latest attacks
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Japan PM says housework makes her busier than male predecessors
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AI boom drives record sales at Dutch tech giant ASML
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Top Indian 'cockroach' leaders sent to jail after protest
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Trump says 'massive' oil, gas, mineral exploration to begin in Greenland
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Ukraine ex-military officer to stand trial over Nord Stream sabotage
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China heads for record trade surplus as exports surge
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IMF chief says Saudi attacks could have negative spillover 'everywhere'
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Vietnam mourns 700 war dead in major push to identify missing
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Premier League move a Sage decision for new Palace boss
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Relentless Swiatek wins all-Polish battle to launch Wuhan campaign
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South Korean FA condemns 'personal attacks' as rift rumours grow
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Seeing pivotal election, Israelis fly from around world to vote
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Japan urges 'impartial treatment' of journalist arrested in Russia
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South Korea's Eom 'racially abused' in England's Championship: club
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What we know about Pope Leo XIV's lung cancer operation
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Advanced economies must 'act now' to lower debt as bond yields spike: IMF
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India shuts down iconic Delhi protest site after three decades
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Deluge by design: Thai villages flooded to protect capital
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Japan urges Russia for 'impartial treatment' of arrested journalist
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Ivan Deforge, the French 'bison tamer' in Moscow
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Lula, Bolsonaro ordered to call off attempts at online censorship
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EU takes a page from Ireland's AI playbook
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Trump, White House post video of UK man killed by tiger
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Saudi employee arrested for allegedly bugging OpenAI office
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The Panama Canal will reduce shipping volumes from next month because of a drought fueled by the El Nino phenomenon, the operator of the strategic waterway linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans said Thursday.
US bond selloff resumes despite Treasury intervention
Yields on longterm US Treasury bonds rose Thursday despite a fresh pledge from US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to potentially intervene further in a bid to lower borrowing costs.
US charges woman with IS-inspired plot to blow up New York State Capitol
US authorities charged a woman who allegedly supported the Islamic State group with a terrorism offense Thursday after she told an FBI informant she "wanted to destroy" the New York State Capitol buildings, court filings showed.
US pushes allies, China to back Trump's economic war on Iran
The United States on Thursday warned allies and China to join President Donald Trump's new campaign to isolate the Iranian economy, vowing that Washington would "collapse this regime" in Tehran.
First US deportees land in Liberia
Twenty migrants deported from the United States arrived in Liberia Thursday, AFP journalists saw, the first of up to 1,200 foreign nationals the west African country has agreed to accept.
President Paul Biya back in Cameroon after 73 days away
President Paul Biya returned to Cameroon on Thursday after a 73-day absence that fuelled speculation about the 93-year-old's health and who is really running the country.
US warns allies, China to back economic war on Iran
The United States on Thursday warned allies and China alike to join President Donald Trump's new campaign to isolate the Iranian economy and "collapse" the government in Tehran.
Manifesto defends Germany's iconic Bauhaus against 'populist attacks'
Germany's culture minister and a group of art and design institutions voiced support Thursday for the iconic Bauhaus art school, whose modernist legacy has come under attack from the far-right AfD.
Nord Stream bomb suspect arrested while working on movie about attack: media
A Ukrainian man arrested in the Nord Stream bombing was detained while working on a Hollywood movie about the gas pipeline attack starring Adrien Brody and Sean Penn, a report said Thursday.
Stocks retreat as bond yield fears persist, oil rises
Stock markets fell Thursday on doubts about a US move to rein in soaring government bond yields, which could hike borrowing costs for major economies worldwide.
Vatican says 'serious concerns' over Israel-Lebanon deal implementation
The Vatican expressed "serious concerns" Thursday about problems implementing a US-brokered deal between Israel and Lebanon, following a meeting between Pope Leo XIV and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun.
What's behind the UAE's decision to cut Iran trade ties?
The UAE this week announced suspending trade with Iran, heaping pressure on its major trading partner at the same time that the US declared "economic warfare" on Tehran.
North Korea launches missiles, Seoul says, after Trump floats Kim meet
North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles Thursday, Seoul's military said, hours after US President Donald Trump said he would meet Pyongyang's Kim Jong Un this year.
Russian strikes kill 16 in Kyiv, surrounding region
Russian bombardments killed at least 16 people in Ukraine's capital and surrounding areas overnight, authorities said Thursday, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urging a global response to Moscow's "escalation" of the four-year war.
Trump pledges 'economic warfare' on Iran, prompting Tehran derision
US President Donald Trump pledged "economic warfare" against Iran and threatened any country that trades with it, prompting Iran to dismiss the plan on Thursday as a continuation of failed policies.
Seoul detects North Korean missile launches after Trump says to meet Kim
North Korea has fired several short-range ballistic missiles, Seoul's military said on Thursday, hours after US President Donald Trump said he would meet Pyongyang's Kim Jong Un this year.
Thai, Myanmar military chiefs meet as post-coup thaw progresses
Myanmar's military chief met Thursday with Thailand's top general in Bangkok in his first foreign trip since assuming the role, as his coup-staging armed forces shake off their pariah status.
Russian strikes kill 13 in Kyiv, surrounding region
Russian bombardments killed at least 13 people in Ukraine's capital and its surrounding region overnight, authorities said on Thursday, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urging a global response to Moscow's "escalation" of the four-year war.
Russian strikes kill 12 in Kyiv, surrounding region
Russian bombardments killed at least 12 peopleand wounded dozens in Ukraine's capital and its surrounding region overnight, authorities said on Thursday.
US India ambassador's Kashmir remarks rile Pakistan; envoy summoned
Pakistan summoned Washington's top envoy in Islamabad and "strongly condemned" remarks by the US ambassador to New Delhi calling disputed Kashmir "an important part of India".
Russian strikes kill 9 in Kyiv, surrounding region
Russian bombardments killed at least nine peopleand wounded dozens in Ukraine's capital and its surrounding region overnight, authorities said on Thursday.
Australia says relations with Israel 'difficult' after aid worker death
Australia's top diplomat Penny Wong on Thursday said relations with Israel were "difficult" after it dropped a probe into the killing of aid worker Lalzawmi "Zomi" Frankcom and her colleagues in Gaza.
'People, not robots': Ukraine's soldiers justify human role amid drone revolution
As the first ray of sun hit on an unexpectedly frosty August morning, a few hundred just-graduated Ukrainian paratroopers were traipsing across a corn and rapeseed field, preparing for their first jump.
Kyiv's desperate vendors persevere outside obliterated flea market
On the scorching asphalt besides what was once a bustling Kyiv flea market, vendors were trying to sell the remains of their stock, ravaged by a Russian missile strike.
'Ray of hope': Gaza seed bank rebuilds after wartime destruction
From a small makeshift tent in the central Gaza Strip, a dedicated team works to carefully store and document some of the war-shattered territory's most precious commodities: local seeds.
'More confrontational': Iran's new hardline security leadership
Earlier this month Iranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei reshuffled Tehran's top security team, putting his own personal stamp on the appointments and readying the Islamic republic for a long-term confrontation with the United States.
UK summons Israeli envoy over West Bank settlement project
Britain said on Wednesday it had summoned Israel's charge d'affaires and demanded a halt to a major West Bank settlement project after Israeli authorities opened bidding for more than 1,200 homes in the area.
Trump vows 'tremendous' economic costs on Iran partners
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was launching a major new campaign to target Iran's economy, threatening "tremendous" punishment on any country that helps or does business with the Islamic republic.
Trump's devoted 'human printer' in media glare
She is a near-constant presence at US President Donald Trump's side, but until recently his ultra-loyal aide Natalie Harp had managed to stay out of the spotlight.
Germany, France, UN condemn far-right Israeli minister's 'inhumane' Gaza remarks
Germany, France and the UN on Wednesday condemned remarks by Israel's far-right national security minister, who declared that Israel should kill "30 or 40" people every night in the Palestinian territory of Gaza.
As election looms, Netanyahu puts Turkey in Israel's crosshairs
After more than two years of ordering on Israel's enemies across the Middle East, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, facing a tough re-election fight, is zeroing in on another perceived villain -- Turkey.
Kyiv's ex-defence chief makes risky bet by venturing into electoral grounds
Even supporters of Ukraine's former defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov, gathered outside the parliament in Kyiv on Wednesday, felt uneasy about his risky bet: entering the political fray with a call for wartime elections.