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Russia claims new advances in east as Kyiv awaits Western support
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Russia said Tuesday that its troops had made gains in eastern Ukraine, building on recent advances against Ukrainian …
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Creeping ice clouding vision of Europe space telescope Euclid
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Scientists are trying to melt a thin layer of ice that is increasingly clouding the vision of the "dark universe …
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Gaza hunger warnings grow as hopes build for ceasefire
AFP - 32m ago
Efforts to hammer out a temporary truce in Gaza intensified Tuesday after months of war that have devastated the …
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Hong Kong legislature passes new national security law
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Hong Kong legislators unanimously passed a new national security law on Tuesday, introducing penalties such as life …
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Fashion designer Dries Van Noten to retire
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The feted Belgian designer Dries Van Noten will step down as creative director of his namesake fashion label this …
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US defence chief says Washington will not let Ukraine fail
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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin promised Tuesday that the United States will not let Ukraine fail, even as further aid …
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Blinken says US stands by 'ironclad' commitments to defend Philippines
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that the United States stands by its "ironclad" commitments to defend …
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Bank of Japan hikes rates for first time since 2007
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Japan's central bank pulled the plug Tuesday on its ultra-aggressive monetary stimulus programme, hiking rates for the …
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Bank of Japan hikes rates for first since 2007
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Japan's central bank pulled the plug Tuesday on its ultra-aggressive monetary stimulus programme, hiking rates for the …
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Australia scraps Afghanistan T20s, citing worsening women's rights
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Australia on Tuesday scrapped a T20 men's cricket series against Afghanistan later this year, saying the situation for …
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Ancient city that could bridge Turkey and Armenia's bitter divide
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Look at this stone bridge," said writer Vedat Akcayoz pointing to the crumbling stumps of a 10th-century span over the …
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Ukraine 'hacktivists' fighting Russia on digital front
AFP - 6h ago
When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Artem knew that he would not "sit idly by".
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Messi fans to get 50 percent refund for Hong Kong fiasco
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Fans who snapped up tickets to watch Lionel Messi in Hong Kong, only for him to sit out the friendly, will get a …
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Bank of Japan scraps negative interest rate
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Japan's central bank on Tuesday scrapped its negative interest rate as it finally began unwinding one of the world's …
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Trump unable to post $464mn bond in New York civil case: lawyers
AFP - 9h ago
Donald Trump faced having assets seized in a humiliating blow to his carefully cultivated image as a self-made tycoon as …
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What next for the Premier League's profit and sustainability rules?
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Nottingham Forest have been thrust into the Premier League relegation zone after being hit with a four-point deduction …
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Striking referees cry foul over MLS stand-ins
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Striking Major League Soccer referees on Monday accused substitute officials of making a litany of mistakes in last …
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Malaga Picasso Museum reorders works in new exhibition
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The Picasso Museum in Malaga, the southern Spanish city where the artist was born, will open a new exhibition on Tuesday …
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Michelin unveils 62 newly starred French restaurants
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The Michelin Guide unveiled its annual list of the best French restaurants Monday, praising the "cultural dynamism" of a …
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Elon Musk defends ketamine use, dismisses investor worries
AFP - 13h ago
Elon Musk suggested his use of drugs benefits Tesla investors in an interview released Monday, saying he takes …
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Famine imminent in north Gaza, an 'unprecedented' crisis: UN
Mar 18 2024
Half of Gazans are experiencing "catastrophic" hunger, with famine projected to hit the north of the territory by May …
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Bodies found in Haitian suburb as gang violence rages for third week
Mar 18 2024
Fourteen bodies were found in an affluent suburb of Haiti's capital Monday, as international efforts accelerated to fill …
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China, India hail Putin election win; West brands it 'undemocratic'
Mar 18 2024
Allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin, including China and India, on Monday congratulated him on winning a fifth …
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Putin addresses Red Square crowd after election win blasted by West
Mar 18 2024
President Vladimir Putin on Monday hailed the "return" to Russia of annexed Ukrainian territories, after winning an …
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Battle rages at Gaza hospital as UN reports 'catastrophic' hunger
Mar 18 2024
Fighting raged Monday in and around the besieged Gaza Strip's largest hospital complex where Israel said its forces …
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China, India hail Putin's election win; West brands it 'illegal'
Mar 18 2024
Allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin including China and India congratulated him Monday on winning a fifth term in …
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Famine imminent in north Gaza, 'unprecedented' crisis: UN
Mar 18 2024
Half of Gazans are experiencing "catastrophic" hunger, with famine projected to hit the north of the territory by May …
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Battle rages around Gaza hospital as truce talks to resume
Mar 18 2024
Heavy fighting raged Monday in and around Gaza's largest hospital complex where the Israeli army said it was battling …
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Kremlin hails 'exceptional' Putin win in vote blasted by West
Mar 18 2024
The Kremlin hailed President Vladimir Putin's election win as "exceptional" on Monday, after the ex-spy won over 87 …
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Western leaders dismiss Putin's 'illegal' poll victory
Mar 18 2024
Friends and allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin were quick to congratulate him on winning a fifth term in power …
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Ukraine digs in for drawn-out defensive fight
Mar 18 2024
Ukrainian forces facing a lack of munitions and manpower are digging in to resist Russian attack, mirroring the …
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Russia hails 'record' win for Putin in vote with no opposition
Mar 18 2024
Russia's election commission on Monday hailed what it said were "record" results for President Vladimir Putin, …
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Battle rages around Gaza's largest hospital in Israel-Hamas war
Mar 18 2024
Israeli forces launched an operation early Monday in and around Gaza's largest hospital, Al-Shifa, with witnesses …
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Daughter of North Korea's Kim might be heir apparent: Seoul
Mar 18 2024
Seoul's Unification Ministry on Monday added its voice to growing speculation around Kim Jong Un's succession plans, …
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Michelin to announce 62 newly starred French restaurants
Mar 18 2024
The Michelin Guide unveils its annual list of the best French restaurants on Monday, with its boss praising the …
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Putin vows Russia cannot be held back in victory speech
Mar 18 2024
Vladimir Putin said Russia would not be "intimidated" as he hailed an election victory that paves the way for the former …
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Cheap drones 'cannot match' artillery power in Ukraine: experts
Mar 18 2024
Ukraine is relying on the massive use of drones to compensate for an artillery shell shortage and undermine Russian …
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Israeli army launches operation at Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital
Mar 18 2024
The Israeli army launched Monday an operation around Gaza's largest hospital, Al-Shifa, with witnesses reporting air …
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N. Korea fires ballistic missiles as Blinken visits Seoul
Mar 18 2024
North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles on Monday in what analysts said was a calculated move to grab …
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New Zealand's 'coffin clubs' bury taboos about death
Mar 18 2024
It's a task of grave importance, but there's nothing to stop New Zealanders having a laugh as they work on DIY caskets …
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Sins of the fathers: Children of IS left to rot in Syria camp
Mar 18 2024
Ali is 12 and has survived things no child should see, spending half his life in what amounts to a prison camp for …
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Australian taxi drivers win $178 million payout from Uber
Mar 18 2024
Australian taxi drivers impacted by the rise of ridesharing giant Uber have won US$178 million in compensation, their …
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Controversial 'Civil War' movie prompts debate over US schism
Mar 18 2024
A major film that imagines a second civil war in the near-future United States has highlighted fears about the divided …
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Monsters, asteroids, vampires: AI conspiracies flood TikTok
Mar 18 2024
From vampires and wendigos to killer asteroids, TikTok users are pumping out outlandish end-of-the-world conspiracy …
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N. Korea fires ballistic missile as Blinken visits Seoul
Mar 18 2024
North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Monday, Seoul's military said, as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited …
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World No. 1 Swiatek sweeps past Sakkari for second Indian Wells title
Mar 18 2024
World number one Iga Swiatek powered past Greece's Maria Sakkari 6-4, 6-0 on Sunday to claim her second Indian Wells WTA …
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Mbappe bags hat-trick as PSG hit six, David continues scoring streak
Mar 18 2024
An unstoppable Kylian Mbappe hit a hat-trick as Paris Saint-Germain romped to a 6-2 win away to Montpellier on Sunday …
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'Not alone': Navalny supporters find solace in election gatherings
Mar 17 2024
The Russians who came to cast a protest ballot in Moscow on Sunday had little hope for political change, but took …
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Israeli PM says civilians can leave crowded Rafah before invasion
Mar 17 2024
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Sunday that civilians crammed into the southern Gaza Strip would be able …
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Putin: The autocrat eyeing a new world order
Mar 17 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has over the past two decades built up a system of domestic repression and …
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'Noon against Putin': large crowds gather to vote at Russian embassies
Mar 17 2024
Alexei Navalny's widow and close allies joined long lines of voters outside Russian embassies in foreign capitals on …
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Putin to cement hardline rule after set-piece vote: exit poll
Mar 17 2024
Vladimir Putin has secured another six-year term as Russian president, exit polls showed Sunday, paving the way for the …
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Exit polls show Putin to cement hardline rule after set-piece vote
Mar 17 2024
Vladimir Putin was headed for another six-year term as Russian president Sunday, exit polls showed, paving the way for …
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Vote to cement Putin's rule amid Ukraine attacks, Navalny protests
Mar 17 2024
Russians voted Sunday on the final day of an election to extend Vladimir Putin's rule to three decades, as Ukraine …
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Israeli PM vows to invade Gaza's Rafah despite world 'pressure'
Mar 17 2024
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Sunday to send ground forces into Gaza's southern Rafah city despite …
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Israel PM says army will enter Rafah despite 'international pressure'
Mar 17 2024
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israeli troops would pursue a planned ground offensive in southern …
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UN troops wounded as fighting flares in DR Congo
Mar 17 2024
Clashes have broken out between government forces and M23 rebels leaving eight UN peacekeepers injured after a brief …
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Moscow polling station protesters pay tribute to Navalny
Mar 17 2024
Queues formed outside Moscow polling stations on Sunday as some voters heeded a call by supporters of late opposition …
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Wave of drones target Russia on final day of voting
Mar 17 2024
Russia said it was targeted by a wave of Ukrainian drones on Sunday, as thousands headed to the polls for a final day of …
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Deadly strikes hit Gaza as Israel mulls truce talks position
Mar 17 2024
At least 61 Palestinians were killed in overnight Israeli bombardment, the health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said …
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Wave of drones target Russia as opposition calls for vote protest
Mar 17 2024
Russia said it was targeted by a wave of Ukrainian drones overnight Sunday, as Kremlin critics called for mass protests …
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UK brass band keeps miners' legacy burning, 40 years after strike
Mar 17 2024
Memories of the UK's once-mighty mining industry are fading but 40 years after an epoch-defining strike, Carlton Main …
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Rural clinic offers respite for priced out Zimbabwean patients
Mar 17 2024
Outside a hospital in rural Zimbabwe, scores of people wait patiently under trees or inside small tents for news of …
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Protest call as Russian vote to confirm Putin wraps up
Mar 17 2024
Kremlin critics called for massive protests at Russian polling stations on Sunday for the final day of a presidential …
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Senegal's Sonko takes election campaign to the south
Mar 17 2024
Senegal's charismatic opposition leader Ousmane Sonko and his coalition's presidential candidate flew to the south of …
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Gemini's flawed AI racial images seen as warning of tech titans' power
Mar 17 2024
For people at the trend-setting tech festival here, the scandal that erupted after Google's Gemini chatbot cranked out …
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Volcano erupts again on Iceland peninsula
Mar 17 2024
Icelandic police declared a state of emergency Saturday as lava spewed from a new volcanic fissure on the Reykjanes …
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Volcano erupts again on Iceland peninsula: Met office
Mar 16 2024
Icelandic police declared a state of emergency late Saturday as lava spewed from a new volcanic fissure on the Reykjanes …
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Deadly Ukrainian strikes rock Russia as vote cements Putin's grip
Mar 16 2024
Ukrainian bombardments killed two people and set an oil facility ablaze in Russia on Saturday, the second day of …
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Gaza truce efforts revived as first aid ship unloaded
Mar 16 2024
Efforts towards a truce in the Israel-Hamas war appeared to rekindle on Saturday after a new proposal from the …
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Venezuela's Maduro accepts party nomination, will seek third term
Mar 16 2024
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro will seek a third term in July 28 elections after 11 years in office marked by …
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Fatal Ukrainian strikes rock Russia as vote cements Putin's grip
Mar 16 2024
Ukrainian bombardments killed two people and set an oil facility ablaze in Russia on Saturday, the second day of …
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Nicaragua's 'Bodybuilding Grandfathers,' local (and TikTok) legends
Mar 16 2024
A half-century ago, two skinny brothers named Walter and Arturo Perez started lifting stones in their rural Nicaraguan …
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German train drivers union halts strikes to negotiate
Mar 16 2024
Germany's Deutsche Bahn railways and the GDL train drivers' union announced they had returned to the negotiating table …
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Gaza truce efforts revived as first sea aid unloaded
Mar 16 2024
Efforts towards a truce in the Israel-Hamas war appeared to rekindle on Saturday after a new proposal from the …
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Ukrainian strikes rock Russia as vote cements Putin's grip on power
Mar 16 2024
Ukrainian bombardments killed two people and set an oil facility ablaze in Russia on Saturday, officials said, on the …
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Rights advocates denounce 'systemic abuse' in Israeli prisons
Mar 16 2024
In the shadow of the war raging in Gaza, record numbers of Palestinian detainees are filling Israeli prisons, where they …
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Truce efforts ongoing as first sea aid unloaded for hungry Gazans
Mar 16 2024
Efforts towards a truce in the Israel-Hamas war continued Saturday after a new proposal from the Palestinian militant …
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Fatal Ukrainian strikes rock Russia with voting underway
Mar 16 2024
Ukrainian bombardments killed two people in a Russian border region on Saturday, its governor said, on the second day of …
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First aid boat unloads in Gaza as Hamas proposes new truce
Mar 16 2024
A first aid ship plying a new maritime corridor from Cyprus began unloading its cargo of desperately needed food in Gaza …
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Haitians voice skepticism at proposal for interim government
Mar 16 2024
Haitians were on edge Friday awaiting the naming of a transitional governing body meant to restore stability to the …
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UN says 5 million at risk of starvation in Sudan
Mar 15 2024
The United Nations appealed Friday for Sudan's battling factions to allow delivery of humanitarian relief to fend off …
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Three killed in Al-Shabaab siege at Mogadishu hotel: police
Mar 15 2024
Three people were killed in an hours-long siege by Al-Shabaab jihadists at a popular hotel near the presidential palace …
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Russian strikes kill 20, including rescuers, in 'vile' Odesa attack
Mar 15 2024
Russian missiles pounded Ukraine's Black Sea port city of Odesa on Friday, killing more than a dozen people including …
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As a tense Haiti awaits new leadership, fresh violence erupts
Mar 15 2024
Haitians waited nervously Friday for the naming of a transitional governing body that they hope will begin restoring …
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Freed Senegal politician predicts large first-round victory
Mar 15 2024
Leading Senegalese opposition figure Ousmane Sonko on Friday predicted a comfortable first-round win for his coalition's …
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UN demands unimpeded aid access to Sudan as famine looms
Mar 15 2024
The United Nations called Friday for Sudan's warring factions to provide unimpeded access for desperately needed aid as …
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EU chief outlines more concessions for bloc's farmers
Mar 15 2024
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen on Friday laid out a further series of concessions to EU farmers, …
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Released Senegal opponent makes first public appearance in months
Mar 15 2024
Ousmane Sonko, one of Senegal's leading opposition figures, on Friday made his first public appearance in months, just a …
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Putin will lead until 'end of his natural life': activist
Mar 15 2024
Vladimir Putin is likely to stay in power until "the end of his natural life" or until he is overthrown, an …
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Putin vows revenge for Ukrainian attacks as Russians vote
Mar 15 2024
President Vladimir Putin on Friday vowed a strong military response to a string of Ukrainian attacks on Russia's border …
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Scholz, Macron and Tusk affirm unity on Ukraine
Mar 15 2024
Germany, France and Poland made a show of solidarity behind Kyiv, as the leaders came together in Berlin on Friday to …
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Girls, rivalries, football in Pope Francis's first memoir
Mar 15 2024
From being "dazzled" by a beautiful girl to his role in Argentina's dictatorship, Pope Francis reviews his long life in …
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Russian ballot boxes vandalised as presidential vote starts
Mar 15 2024
The first day of voting in Russia's presidential election was marred by acts of vandalism at polling stations Friday, …
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Russian strikes kill 16, including rescuers, in Odesa
Mar 15 2024
Ukraine said Friday that Russian forces had pounded the Black Sea port city of Odesa with missiles, killing more than a …
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22 migrants including seven children dead in Aegean Sea: Turkey
Mar 15 2024
Twenty-two migrants including seven children have drowned after a boat capsized off the Turkish coast, local officials …
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First aid boat nears Gaza as war drags into Ramadan
Mar 15 2024
The first Gaza-bound food shipment along a new maritime corridor was visible off the besieged territory's coast, an AFP …
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Scholz and Macron meet in Berlin to mend Ukraine rift
Mar 15 2024
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hosted French President Emmanuel Macron in Berlin on Friday after tensions between the …
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Polls open in Russian vote to extend Putin's reign
Mar 15 2024
Russians started voting on Friday in a three-day presidential election set to hand hardline leader Vladimir Putin …
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Al-Shabaab overnight siege of Mogadishu hotel ends
Mar 15 2024
A siege by Al-Shabaab Islamist militants at a popular hotel near the presidential palace in the Somali capital Mogadishu …
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Baseball star Ohtani reveals identity of wife after intense speculation
Mar 15 2024
Shohei Ohtani's new wife was identified Friday as a former basketball player named Mamiko Tanaka after the Japanese …
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Al-Shabaab besieges hotel in Somali capital
Mar 15 2024
Sporadic explosions and gunfire rang out from a popular hotel in the Somali capital early Friday, an AFP correspondent …
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