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Ramsay-Peaty beaten again as Australia reign supreme in Commonwealth pool
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Sudan RSF leader 'unleashes' fighters after army gains in Kordofan
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HIV progress in 'real danger' as global funding plummets
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Commonwealth Games as 'training day', says Olympic champion McClenaghan
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'Thrilled' 76ers sign James with eyes on NBA title run
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Trump says 'good chance' of progress in Iran talks as foes hold fire
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Brazil's Amazonia theaters earn UNESCO World Heritage status
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Renault to face criminal trial in France over dieselgate
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Fury of fire-ravaged French village at being 'sacrificed' for millionaires' peninsula
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Trump sees 'good chance' for Iran deal, warns strikes could resume
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Border crossings shut as heavy snow coats Argentine Andes
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India activists demand release of detained 'cockroach' protesters
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Singer Carly Simon diagnosed with Parkinson's: statement
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LVMH says growth accelerates in second quarter
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Burnham meets Zelensky, pledges new 'Stone Cloak' for Ukrainian drones
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France and Spain race to contain fires before new heatwave
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Newcastle winger Barnes signs long-term contract extension
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Wildlife face 'catastrophic' losses as France's forests burn
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Iran, US hold fire as Saudi Arabia intercepts drones
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UN lists South Sudan antelope route as heritage in danger
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Chad says will withdraw from the International Criminal Court
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German govt vows to toughen laws after jihadist attack on Pride event
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UK funeral director faces jail over bodies left 'on racks'
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German authorities criticised after Pride attack
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'Fresh' Evenepoel answers Tour de France questions
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Flooding forces residents to flee homes by boat in Pakistan
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Paris police arrest man who wounded three women with knives
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Polish village puts faith in Europe's tallest Virgin Mary statue
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German sports carmaker Porsche to cut 5,000 jobs by 2035
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Farmers help battle French forest inferno before new heatwave
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Oil prices slump as US and Iran pause strikes
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Heat, overcrowding, pushes Italian prison guard union to sue
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South Africa's Ramaphosa calls for African action on migration
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UK TV comedy star and naturalist Bill Oddie dies at 85
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German creator of 'Body Worlds' anatomy exhibits dead at 81
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Explosions, red flags: Chinese tourists reenact communist victory
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Olympic triathlon champ Beaugrand to sit out European athletics
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Oil prices sink as US and Iran pause strikes
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Spain races to contain blazes before temperatures rise
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Philippines' Marcos says 'perhaps time to revisit nuclear energy'
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Pirlo bitter over debate that cost him Italy coaching job
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France forest fire wanes ahead of new heatwave
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Biden urges Congress to pass 'pivotal' Ukraine, Israel war aid
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Russian missile barrage on Ukraine city kills 17
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Russian missile barrage on Ukraine city kills 16
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Swiss parliament wants ban on extremist symbols
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IMF says global debt levels face 'Great Election Year' risk
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Biden pushes to triple tariffs on Chinese steel, aluminum
US President Joe Biden is urging a tripling of tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum as he visits Pittsburgh Wednesday, citing "unfair competition" while seeking to win blue-collar votes in November's election.
Russian strike on Ukraine city kills 14
A Russian strike on the historic city of Chernigiv in northern Ukraine killed 14 people and wounded dozens more on Wednesday, as Kyiv pleaded for allies to bolster its over-stretched air defence systems.
Georgian MPs proceed with controversial 'foreign influence' law
Georgian lawmakers gave a first green light Wednesday to a controversial "foreign influence" law that has sparked mass street protests over concerns it would undermine Tbilisi's European aspirations.
European stock markets rebound after heavy losses
European stock markets rebounded Wednesday after heavy losses the previous session, as traders tracked fallout from Iran's attack on Israel and assessed the outlook for interest rates.
Russian strike on Ukraine city kills 13
A Russian strike on the northern Ukrainian city of Chernigiv killed 13 people and wounded dozens more on Wednesday, as Kyiv sounded the alarm over shortages in its air defence capabilities.
Israel under pressure to refrain from striking Iran after attack
Israel faced pressure from its allies on Wednesday to refrain from striking back at Iran for its unprecedented missile and drone attack as Washington and Brussels vowed to ramp up sanctions against the Islamic republic.
11 killed in Russian strike on Ukraine city
A Russian strike on the northern Ukrainian city of Chernigiv Wednesday killed 11 people and 20 wounded more, as Kyiv again sounded the alarm over shortages in its air defence capabilities.
Brussels right-wing meet resumes after court scraps ban
A Brussels gathering of hard-right European politicians resumed Wednesday for a second day headlined by Hungarian leader Viktor Orban, after a top court scrapped a local ban widely denounced as an assault on free speech.
Nine killed in Russian strike on Ukraine city
A Russian strike Wednesday on the northern Ukrainian city of Chernigiv killed nine people and wounded about 20, as Kyiv sounds the alarm over shortages in its air defence capabilities.
Australia unveils new defence strategy, with eye on 'coercive' China
Australia unveiled its first National Defence Strategy on Wednesday, signalling a new focus on deterring China's "coercive tactics" in a region seen as lurching towards conflict.
EU must act quickly to catch up to US, warns report author
The EU risks lagging further behind the United States unless Brussels makes significant changes to the single market to give it "teeth", warned the author of a report that will be submitted to leaders Thursday.
Jailed Myanmar leader Suu Kyi moved to house arrest
Jailed Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest, a military official said Wednesday, as the junta announced a heatwave had prompted measures to protect inmates.
French far right gets youthful vibe with 28-year-old leader
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Croatia votes after bitter PM-president fight
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Middle East on edge as Israel and Iran trade threats
Israel and Iran traded threats after Tehran's first-ever direct attack on its arch-foe sharply heightened tensions in a region already on edge after six months of war in Gaza.
US envoy says sanctions 'effective tool' to pressure North Korea
The US ambassador to the United Nations said Wednesday she believed sanctions were still an "effective tool" to discourage North Korea and its nuclear development, even as global enforcement of UN sanctions stumbles.
Jailed Myanmar leader Suu Kyi moved to house arrest: source
Myanmar's junta has moved jailed democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi from prison to house arrest, a source told AFP on Wednesday.
Security Council to vote Thursday on Palestinian state UN membership
The United Nations Security Council will vote Thursday on the Palestinians' application to become a full UN member state, several diplomatic sources have told AFP.
Stocks swing after latest selloff as Fed, Middle East dampen sentiment
Asian markets fluctuated Wednesday as Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell's indication that interest rates could stay higher for longer offset a rebound following the latest bout of Middle East-fuelled selling.
Jobs and rights on young voters' minds for India polls
Around 130 million young adults aged 18 to 22 will be newly eligible to vote in India's national elections when polls open Friday -- more people than the entire population of Mexico.
In Scranton, aging US factory makes shells for Ukraine
In brick buildings that are more than a century old in Joe Biden's Rust Belt hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania, dated machinery continues to churn out machinery for modern conflicts -- especially the war in Ukraine.
Gandhi to Stalin: India's disparate opposition
India's opposition faces huge challenges as their loose coalition of more than two dozen parties take on the juggernaut of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling party.