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Swiatek reaches US Open quarters ahead of Gauff-Osaka blockbuster
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Rashid sets T20I record as Afghanistan beat UAE in tri-series
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Betis sign Brazilian Antony from Manchester United
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Swiatek sinks Alexandrova to book US Open quarter-final spot
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Napoli sign Hojlund on loan from Manchester United
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PSG's Asensio joins Fenerbahce on permanent deal
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Olympic champion boxer Khelif challenges gender test at CAS
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Guyana votes amid oil boom, Venezuela tensions
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UK, Japan, South Korea endure hottest summer on record
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Villarreal snap up Lyon striker Mikautadze ahead of transfer deadline
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New Italy coach Gattuso 'not afraid' before first matches in charge
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European stocks steady after robust gains for Chinese equities
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UK fintech Revolut valued at $75 bn: source to AFP
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Olympic champion boxer Khelif challenges gender test at CAS: statement
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Bangladesh crush Netherlands to clinch T20 series
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'Partnership not pants': Motorsport boss candidate seeks culture change
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Former British heavyweight boxer Joe Bugner dies aged 75
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Venice heralds Hitchcock heroine Novak with lifetime achievement award
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French Top 14 chief calls R360 rebel league an 'abomination'
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'The Rock' finds new range in Venice debut 'The Smashing Machine'
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Europe's Ryder Cup skipper Donald opts for continuity in captain's picks
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Donnarumma set for move to Manchester City, Gattuso says
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France striker Kolo Muani set for Tottenham loan move
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Earthquake in Afghan village leaves no family untouched
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'The Rock' looks to stretch his range in 'The Smashing Machine'
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RFK Jr 'endangering' all Americans, health agency ex-chiefs warn
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Isak poised for Liverpool switch on frantic Premier League deadline day
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Bayern's Davies returns to training
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Spain PM says planning for deadly wildfires 'clearly insufficient'
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Mauritania's Tah takes over as Africa's 'super banker'
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Indonesia capital on edge as army appears after deadly protests
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Tunisian brutalist landmark faces wrecking ball, sparking outcry
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EU chief's plane hit by suspected Russian GPS jamming in Bulgaria
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Fierce winds force Gaza aid flotilla back to Barcelona
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European stocks climb after robust gains for Chinese equities
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Bosnian truckers block deliveries in protest over EU rules
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Leverkusen sack Erik Ten Hag after two league matches
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Australia police charge man over Russian consulate car ramming
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African players in Europe: Mbeumo hits first league goal for United
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International media protest over journalist deaths in Gaza
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Japan, South Korea endure hottest summer on record
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Donnarumma set for move to Manchester City
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Afghanistan earthquake kills more than 800
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Ukraine says Russia linked to lawmaker's killing
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Women's Cricket World Cup prize money to outstrip men: ICC
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Japan, South Korea had hottest summer on record in 2025
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Thousands protest in Indonesia as military deployed in capital
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Alibaba soars but Europe, Asia stocks mixed
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Chinese cluster now world's top innovation hotspot: UN
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Morocco set to be first African qualifiers for 2026 World Cup
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Southeast Asian leaders will express deep concern over US President Donald Trump's tariff blitz when they meet at a summit Monday, warning that the unilateral move posed huge challenges to economic growth and stability in the region, according to a draft statement seen by AFP.

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As American bombers flew overhead, pioneering professor Hoang Xuan Sinh completed her thesis by the light of a kerosene lamp in the Vietnamese jungle, with letters from French maths genius Alexandre Grothendieck as her only guidance.

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Asian equities stabilised Friday following the previous day's US bond-fuelled sell-off with traders tracking a slight pullback in Treasury yields as Donald Trump's signature tax-cutting budget passed a key congressional vote.

Did George Floyd protesters miss their moment for change?
Outrage over George Floyd's killing by police catapulted Black Lives Matter into one of the largest protest movements in US history, with angry crowds chanting the slogan at rallies from Los Angeles to Washington.

Melania Trump uses AI vocal replica to narrate audiobook
US First Lady Melania Trump warned recently of the danger of AI deepfakes. Now she is releasing an audiobook narrated by an artificial intelligence-generated version of her own voice.

DR Congo ex-leader Kabila loses immunity to 'treason' probe
The Democratic Republic of Congo's Senate on Thursday voted to lift the immunity of ex-president Joseph Kabila, whom the government accuses of supporting a Rwanda-backed militia in the mineral-rich east.

Trump hosts gala for memecoin buyers despite corruption concerns
US President Donald Trump on Thursday will host a private event for hundreds of top investors in his crypto memecoin, with leaders of the Democratic opposition blasting it as "an orgy of corruption."

State Dept says Chevron must leave Venezuela, even as American freed
The US State Department said Thursday that Chevron must wrap up operations in Venezuela next week as scheduled, contradicting an envoy who told a podcast differently after Caracas freed an American.

G7 finance chiefs say economic policy uncertainty is easing
G7 finance ministers said Thursday the economic policy uncertainty that has swept the globe was easing, promising further progress towards stability, as they wrapped up talks in western Canada.

Italy, other EU states urge rethink on European rights convention
Italy and eight other EU states, including Denmark and Poland, published an open letter Thursday urging a rethink of how the European Convention of Human Rights is interpreted, especially on migration.

Trump admin sows doubt over vaccines in 'Make America Healthy Again' report
A White House report detailing Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s priorities devotes sizable space to stoking fear about vaccines -- even as it tackles more grounded worries over chemicals and diet.

US govt revokes Harvard's right to enroll foreign students
Donald Trump's administration on Thursday revoked Harvard's right to enroll foreign students -- more than a quarter of its annual enrollment -- in a major escalation of the president's fight with one of the world's most storied universities.

California's electric car drive put on blocks by US Senate
US senators on Thursday blocked California's landmark mandate phasing out gas-powered cars, dealing a blow to the state's move towards electric vehicles in a pointed rebuke of Democratic climate change policies.

Italy court makes 'historic' ruling for same-sex mothers
Italy's highest court ruled Thursday that women in same-sex couples who become mothers through IVF have the right to be recognised on the birth certificate even if they are not the biological parent.

Stock markets sluggish as Trump tax cuts clear House
Stock markets were sluggish and US long-term borrowing costs surged Thursday as investors fretted over the US debt pile after President Donald Trump's sweeping spending and tax cut plan passed the House of Representatives.
Gaza rescuers say more than 50 killed as Israel orders evacuations
Plumes of smoke rose Thursday over the northern Gaza Strip where Israel's military urged civilians to evacuate, as rescuers said Israeli strikes across the territory killed more than 50 people.

Nicaraguan 'dictatorship' is doomed, says exiled author
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's "dictatorship" is doomed, exiled novelist Sergio Ramirez has told AFP, predicting the population will eventually rebel against the elderly ex-guerrilla.

Stock markets fall as Trump tax cuts clear House
Stock markets mostly fell and US long-term borrowing costs surged Thursday as investors fretted over the US debt pile after President Donald Trump's sweeping spending and tax cut plan passed the House of Representatives.

Dutch FM says supports "as free as possible" international trade
Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp said on Thursday that the Netherlands's agenda was to have "as free as possible" international trade, following the recent trade talks between China and the United States.

Vatican's diplomatic arm eyes return to fore with Ukraine talks
Whether or not Russia and Ukraine peace talks actually take place at the Vatican, the mere suggestion it could play host reflects a fresh diplomatic impetus under new pope Leo XIV.

Els and Goosen: Golfers dragged into Trump's ambush of S.Africa leader
Former world number one golfer, Ernie Els, declared himself a "proud South African" as he was dragged into the ambush of his country's leader Cyril Ramaphosa by US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office.

Merz warns of Russia threat, vows to defend NATO allies on Lithuania visit
Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned Thursday that Russia threatened security in Europe as he visited Lithuania to mark the official formation of Germany's first permanent overseas military unit since World War II, aimed at bolstering NATO's eastern flank.

UK court gives govt green light to reach Chagos Islands deal
A British court on Thursday paved the way for a government deal on returning the remote Chagos Islands to Mauritius, lifting a temporary ban which had forced an 11th-hour halt to an accord being signed.

UK net migration in 2024 fell by half to 431,000
Net migration to the UK dropped by half in 2024, the latest official figures showed on Thursday, in what will be a welcome boost for under-fire Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Israel issues evacuation warning for parts of Gaza
The Israeli army issued an evacuation warning on Thursday for 14 neighbourhoods of northern Gaza, as it pressed a renewed offensive that has drawn international condemnation.

EU parliament backs Russian fertiliser tax opposed by farmers
EU lawmakers greenlighted tariffs on Russian fertiliser imports on Thursday, a move the Kremlin derided as Europeans shooting themselves in the foot.

UK court reviews Chagos Islands deal after last-minute legal block
A British court on Thursday was reviewing the government's deal to return the remote Chagos Islands to Mauritius after imposing a last-minute block on the accord.

Merz warns of Russia threat in visit to NATO's eastern flank
Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned Thursday that Russia threatened security in Europe as he visited Lithuania to mark the official formation of Germany's first permanent overseas military unit since World War II, aimed at bolstering NATO's eastern flank.

EU ready to tax Russian fertilisers from July
EU lawmakers greenlighted tariffs on fertiliser imports from Russia on Thursday, despite European farmers' fears the move could send prices soaring.

'Hurt': Leningrad Siege survivor, 84, charged over peace placard
Lyudmila Vasilyeva, 84, survived the Siege of Leningrad in World War II as a child. Now, the Russian pensioner faces prosecution for calling for peace in Ukraine and says she feels "hurt" over what her country has become.

Sifting through the rubble of Pakistan-India conflict
Two weeks after Pakistan and India's most intense military clashes in decades, clearance teams along the border comb through fields for unexploded shells so residents can safely build back from the rubble of their homes.

UK court orders last-minute review of Chagos Islands deal
The High Court in London said it would examine Thursday the UK government's deal to return the remote Chagos Islands to Mauritius after imposing a last-minute block on the accord.