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Olympic triathlon champ Beaugrand to sit out European athletics
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Philippines' Marcos says 'perhaps time to revisit nuclear energy'
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France forest fire wanes ahead of new heatwave
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Infantino slams World Cup critics for 'spreading hate'
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Far-right Australian politician loses appeal in racism case
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Japan's 'King Kazu', 59, scores his first goal for four years
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Indonesia central bank chief steps down early: govt
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Film recounting bloody Punjab crackdown caught in India's crosshairs
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Hamas said Saturday it was studying Israel's latest counterproposal for a Gaza ceasefire, a day after media reports said a delegation from mediator Egypt was in Israel trying to jump-start stalled negotiations.
Hamas releases video of two hostages calling for Gaza deal
Hamas's armed wing released video Saturday of two men held hostage in Gaza who are seen alive and urging Israeli authorities to strike a deal for the release of all the remaining captives.
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French President Emmanuel Macron is ready to "open the debate" about the role of nuclear weapons in a common European defence, he said in an interview published Saturday.
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US intelligence agencies believe that while the Russian president was ultimately responsible for the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, he didn't order it to take place when it did, the Wall Street Journal reported Saturday.
UK ship sets sail to help building of Gaza aid jetty
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Russia hits Ukrainian energy sites in 'massive' attack
Russia launched a "massive" missile strike at Ukraine overnight, damaging four power plants in the latest barrage targeting the country's energy supply, officials in Kyiv said on Saturday.
Spanish PM's supporters turn out and beg him to stay
Thousands of supporters of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez rallied at the headquarters of his Socialist party imploring him not to step down over a graft investigation against his wife.
Influential Iraqi cleric backs US campus protests
Iraqi religious leader Moqtada Sadr on Saturday expressed his support for pro-Palestinian encampments at universities in the United States and called for an end to police action against them.
Russia hits Ukrainian energy sites in 'massive' overnight attack
Russia launched a "massive" missile strike at Ukraine overnight, damaging four power plants in the latest barrage targeting the country's energy supply, officials in Kyiv said on Saturday.
Migrants eyeing Europe bide their time in Tunisia
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Rating agencies doubt France's target to cut massive debt
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'Catch and kill' tabloid chief winds up testimony in Trump trial
Donald Trump's historic criminal trial wrapped up for the week on Friday following four days of testimony by a colorful ex-tabloid publisher who said he suppressed potentially damaging stories about the former president.
UN ends, suspends probes into 5 UNRWA staffers accused by Israel
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US announces $6 bn in security aid for Ukraine
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Jewish students conflicted over US campus protests
Israel's war against Hamas has sparked anger and division around the world, including on US campuses, where some Jewish students feel targeted and abused while others have taken leading roles in pro-Palestinian demonstrations.
Erdogan's White House talks with Biden postponed: Turkish official
A rare meeting between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his US counterpart Joe Biden at the White House has been postponed, a Turkish official said Friday, amid tensions over the Gaza war.
France, Germany sign deal on 'tank of the future'
France and Germany on Friday firmed up plans to jointly develop a next-generation battle tank equipped with artificial intelligence and laser technology, billed as a game changer in modern warfare.
Junta-led Burkina Faso suspends BBC, Voice of America for two weeks
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Tabloid head returning to witness stand in Trump hush money trial
A former tabloid publisher who squashed potentially embarrassing stories about Donald Trump was to take the witness stand again on Friday for grilling by lawyers of the former US president.
Portable missiles proliferating in Mideast, N.Africa: report
Armed groups in the Middle East and North Africa have little difficulty getting their hands on portable surface-to-air missiles despite a campaign to prevent their proliferation, according to a report published Friday.
'We will shed blood': Armenians vow to fight land transfer to Azerbaijan
Angry at their government agreeing to cede territory to arch-foe Azerbaijan, dozens of Armenian protesters have blocked major highways and vowed to fight the transfer of land they say is rightfully theirs.
Iran ally Syria strives to stay out of Gaza war: experts
Syria has avoided getting embroiled in the Gaza war, experts said, despite a strike on Iran's Damascus consulate, blamed on Israel, that threatened to ignite a regional conflagration.
Israeli army says missile fire kills civilian near Lebanon
The Israeli army said Friday a civilian was killed near the country's northern border with Lebanon, as near-daily exchanges of fire with Hezbollah rage.
Qataris 'strike back' at Gaza mediation critics
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