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Myanmar-Thailand quake toll passes 700 as rescuers dig for survivors
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The death toll from a huge earthquake that hit Myanmar and Thailand passed 700 on Saturday, as rescuers dug through the …
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Rescuers dig for survivors after huge quake hits Myanmar, Thailand
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Rescuers dug through the rubble of collapsed buildings on Saturday in a desperate search for survivors after a huge …
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More arrests as Turkey escalates crackdown over protests
Mar 28 2025
Turkey intensified its crackdown on anti-government protests on Friday, arresting the lawyer of the jailed Istanbul …
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Trump, Canada PM strike positive note after call
Mar 28 2025
US President Donald Trump said he had an "extremely productive" first call Friday with Canada's new Prime Minister Mark …
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Dorival Junior sacked as Brazil coach after Argentina humiliation
Mar 28 2025
Dorival Junior was on Friday sacked as Brazil coach, three days after a humiliating 4-1 World Cup qualifying defeat by …
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Vance says Denmark has 'under-invested' in Greenland
Mar 28 2025
US Vice President JD Vance accused Denmark on Friday of not having done enough to protect Greenland, when he visited the …
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Israel warns of attacks 'everywhere' in Lebanon after rocket fire
Mar 28 2025
Israel said on Friday it will strike anywhere in Lebanon it sees a threat, after rocket fire prompted it to bomb Beirut …
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Musk's DOGE team emerges from the shadows
Mar 28 2025
It has worked in the shadows for months, but Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has now offered the …
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Vance lands in Greenland as anger mounts over Trump takeover bid
Mar 28 2025
US Vice President JD Vance landed in Greenland on Friday for a visit to a military base viewed by Copenhagen and Nuuk as …
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S.Sudan govt says Vice President Machar 'under house arrest'
Mar 28 2025
The South Sudan government said on Friday that First Vice President Riek Machar was "under house arrest," two days after …
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Trump, Canada PM ease tensions with 'productive' call
Mar 28 2025
US President Donald Trump said he had an "extremely productive" first call Friday with Canada's new Prime Minister Mark …
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Ex-Barcelona star Dani Alves has rape conviction overturned
Mar 28 2025
A Spanish appeals court overturned Friday former Brazil international footballer Dani Alves' rape conviction, citing …
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Massive quake kills more than 150 in Myanmar, Thailand
Mar 28 2025
A huge earthquake hit Myanmar and Thailand on Friday, killing more than 150 people and injuring hundreds, with dozens …
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Putin calls to remove Zelensky, 'finish off' Ukrainian troops
Mar 28 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin called Friday for a "transitional administration" to be put in place in Ukraine and …
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Italy tries to fill its Albanian migrant centres after legal woes
Mar 28 2025
Italy's hard-right government said Friday it would use its Albanian migrant centres for people awaiting deportation, the …
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Massive quake kills nearly 150 in Myanmar, Thailand
Mar 28 2025
A huge earthquake hit Myanmar and Thailand on Friday, killing nearly 150 people and injuring hundreds, with dozens …
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Israel hits Beirut after rockets fired from south Lebanon
Mar 28 2025
Israel made good on its threat Friday to strike Beirut after rockets were fired towards its territory, rattling an …
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First deaths confirmed as 'mass casualty' quake hits Myanmar, Thailand
Mar 28 2025
A powerful earthquake killed more than 20 people across Myanmar and Thailand on Friday, toppling buildings and bridges …
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Panic on the streets of Bangkok as quake collapses skyscraper
Mar 28 2025
A mushroom cloud of dust and debris swept through the streets of northern Bangkok on Friday as panicked residents ran …
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Lines of wounded at Myanmar hospital after powerful quake
Mar 28 2025
Rows of wounded lay outside the emergency department of the 1,000-bed hospital in Myanmar's capital Naypyidaw on Friday, …
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'Mass casualty' quake rocks Myanmar, Thailand
Mar 28 2025
A powerful earthquake hit Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand on Friday, turning a major hospital in the Myanmar capital …
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Powerful earthquake rocks Myanmar, Thailand
Mar 28 2025
A powerful earthquake rattled Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand on Friday, trapping dozens of workers in a collapsed …
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US defence chief visits Philippines dogged by scandal at home
Mar 28 2025
The United States is "doubling down" on its alliance with the Philippines, defence chief Pete Hegseth said Friday in …
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South Korea's 'heartbreaking' wildfires expose super-aged society
Mar 28 2025
Walking with a cane, 84-year-old apple farmer Kim Mi-ja surveys the wreckage of her village, which was reduced to rubble …
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The UK car loan scandal that could cost banks billions
Mar 28 2025
Banks may have to pay out tens of billions of pounds if the British Supreme Court upholds a judgment ruling …
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Time to stop changing clocks? Not so fast, say EU states
Mar 28 2025
The saying goes that time is money but in the European Union, time is political too.
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Trump order targets 'improper ideology' at famed US museums
Mar 28 2025
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to remove "improper ideology" from the famed Smithsonian …
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Man City eye FA Cup success to save troubled season
Mar 28 2025
Manchester City face Bournemouth in the FA Cup quarter-finals aiming to keep alive their last chance of silverware in a …
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Australian PM calls general election for May 3
Mar 28 2025
Australia will hold a general election on May 3, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Friday, locking in a showdown over …
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Copyright questions loom as ChatGPT's Ghibli-style images go viral
Mar 28 2025
The release of the latest image generator on OpenAI's ChatGPT has triggered an online flood of memes featuring images …
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Journalism under threat in Turkey, says AFP photographer
Mar 28 2025
Yasin Akgul, a photojournalist for Agence France-Presse who was arrested this week after covering the huge protests …
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Thousands protest against new Israel law expanding control over judicial appointments
Mar 28 2025
Thousands protested Thursday after Israel's parliament passed a law expanding the power of politicians over the …
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Chelsea to face Barcelona in Women's Champions League semis after Man City fightback
Mar 28 2025
Chelsea's women overturned a two-goal first leg deficit to beat Manchester City 3-0 and set up a Champions League …
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UK's King Charles cancels appointments after cancer treatment 'side effects'
Mar 28 2025
Britain's King Charles III on Thursday was forced to cancel his appointments for the rest of the day and Friday after …
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Trump's auto tariffs spark global outcry as price hikes loom
Mar 27 2025
World powers on Thursday blasted US President Donald Trump's steep tariffs on imported vehicles and parts, urging …
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US judge orders Trump admin to save 'Signalgate' chat
Mar 27 2025
A US judge ordered Donald Trump's administration on Thursday to preserve messages from a chat group used by top national …
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Sudan paramilitaries vow 'no surrender' after Khartoum setback
Mar 27 2025
Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces vowed on Thursday there would be "no retreat and no surrender" after rival …
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Era of close ties with US 'is over': Canada PM Carney
Mar 27 2025
The era of deep economic, security and military ties between Canada and the United States "is over," Prime Minister Mark …
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Turkey escalates media crackdown over protest coverage
Mar 27 2025
Turkey stepped up its crackdown on both student protesters and press coverage of the mass demonstrations gripping the …
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Paris summit rejects Russia sanctions relief, mulls Ukraine force
Mar 27 2025
European countries agreed at a summit in Paris Thursday to ramp up rather than lift sanctions on Russia over its war …
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Top US senators demand probe into chat scandal
Mar 27 2025
Senior Republican and Democratic US senators issued a bipartisan call Thursday for a probe into a scandal over an …
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Global outcry as Trump heaps tariffs on foreign autos and parts
Mar 27 2025
World powers on Thursday blasted US President Donald Trump's steep tariffs on imported vehicles and parts, vowing …
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Paris summit rejects Russia sanctions relief, sketches Ukraine force
Mar 27 2025
European countries agreed at a summit in Paris Thursday to ramp up rather than lift sanctions on Russia over its war …
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Three years on, families still mourn relatives drowned in Channel
Mar 27 2025
Mohammed Hussein Mohammedie was just 19 when he left Iraq and attempted the perilous English Channel crossing in …
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S.Sudan peace deal unravelling after vice president arrest
Mar 27 2025
A fragile peace deal in South Sudan was collapsing on Thursday after the arrest of First Vice President Riek Machar, …
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South Korea wildfires 'largest on record': disaster chief
Mar 27 2025
Wildfires in South Korea are now the largest and deadliest on record, having burned more forest and killed more people …
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Sudan's booming wartime gold trade flows through the UAE
Mar 27 2025
Sudan's gold industry has become the lifeblood of its war, with nearly all of the trade channelled through the United …
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Hundreds of fungi species threatened with extinction: IUCN
Mar 27 2025
Deforestation, farming and climate-fuelled fires are driving increasing threats to fungi, the lifeblood of most plants …
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S.Sudan opposition says vice president's arrest ends peace deal
Mar 27 2025
South Sudan's opposition said on Thursday the arrest overnight of First Vice President Riek Machar, long-time rival to …
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Macron hosts Europe's 'coalition of willing' to protect Ukraine
Mar 27 2025
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday was hosting European leaders and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday …
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Global outcry as Trump heaps 25% tariffs on foreign-built vehicles
Mar 27 2025
World powers on Thursday blasted US President Donald Trump's steep tariffs on imports of vehicles and car parts, vowing …
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Macron hosts European leaders for Ukraine security summit
Mar 27 2025
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday was hosting European leaders including President Volodymyr Zelensky for a …
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Trump announces 25% tariffs on foreign-built vehicles
Mar 27 2025
US President Donald Trump has announced steep tariffs on auto imports and parts, provoking threats of retaliation from …
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Republicans who back Trump get an earful at raucous town halls
Mar 27 2025
Booing crowds, a man jabbing his finger and swearing -- it is not easy these days for some Republican members of …
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Brazil's Lula hopes 'justice is served' in Bolsonaro trial
Mar 27 2025
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Thursday he hopes "justice is served" to far-right former leader Jair …
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Party time, flyby as raucous Hong Kong Sevens settles into new home
Mar 27 2025
The famously raucous Hong Kong Sevens take place from Friday in a big test for the shiny new stadium at the heart of a …
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Macron to host Europe leaders for Ukraine security summit
Mar 27 2025
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday is to host European leaders including President Volodymyr Zelensky for a …
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At El Salvador mega-jail, Trump official tells migrants 'do not come'
Mar 27 2025
US President Donald Trump's homeland security chief on Wednesday visited the mega-prison in El Salvador where hundreds …
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Brazil's Bolsonaro to stand trial for attempted coup
Mar 27 2025
Brazil's Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro to stand trial on charges of …
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AI's impact on jobs, tech's touchy topic
Mar 27 2025
"Stop Hiring Humans" read a provocative sign at an AI conference in Las Vegas, where the impact of new artificial …
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Arsenal stun Madrid, Lyon thrash Bayern in women's Champions League quarters
Mar 27 2025
Arsenal's women produced a thrilling fightback from a 2-0 first leg defeat to beat Real Madrid 3-0 on Wednesday and set …
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Arrest of vice president puts S.Sudan on brink of war
Mar 26 2025
South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar, the long-time rival to President Salva Kiir, was arrested on Wednesday …
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Trump blasts 'witch hunt' as Yemen chat scandal mounts
Mar 26 2025
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday dismissed a scandal over leaked plans for Yemen air strikes as a "witch hunt" and …
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Macron warns of Russia 'desire for war' ahead of Ukraine security summit
Mar 26 2025
French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday warned Russia was still showing a "desire for war" despite efforts to …
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'Unprecedented' mass bleaching drains life from Australian reef
Mar 26 2025
An "unprecedented" mass bleaching event has been recorded off Australia's western coast, scientists said Wednesday, …
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Israel PM threatens to seize parts of Gaza over fate of hostages
Mar 26 2025
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened Wednesday to seize parts of Gaza if Hamas did not release hostages, while …
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Trump reiterates US need to 'have' Greenland ahead of Vance visit
Mar 26 2025
US President Donald Trump ramped up his claims to Greenland on Wednesday, saying ahead of a visit by Vice President JD …
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Trump set to announce tariffs on auto imports
Mar 26 2025
US President Donald Trump will announce tariffs on auto imports Wednesday, the White House said, in a move set to fuel …
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Fresh Yemen war chat revelations heap pressure on White House
Mar 26 2025
A US magazine published Wednesday the transcript of accidentally leaked messages laying out plans for an attack on …
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Brazil's Bolsonaro ordered to stand trial for attempted coup
Mar 26 2025
Brazil's Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro to stand trial on charges of plotting …
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Moscow, Kyiv trade blame for strikes endangering truce efforts
Mar 26 2025
Russia and Ukraine accused each other Wednesday of derailing a US-brokered deal that could see the warring countries …
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White House says Trump to announce auto tariffs Wednesday
Mar 26 2025
US President Donald Trump will announce tariffs on auto imports to the country Wednesday, the White House said in a move …
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After a week on the streets, Turkey protesters remain defiant
Mar 26 2025
Student protesters were back on the streets on Wednesday as they marked a week since the start of Turkey's biggest …
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Magazine publishes full US attack plan shared in Signal chat
Mar 26 2025
US magazine The Atlantic on Wednesday published the full exchange of leaked messages between officials laying out plans …
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Trump says 'we have to have' Greenland, ahead of Vance trip
Mar 26 2025
US President Donald Trump ramped up his claims to Greenland on Wednesday, saying ahead of a visit by Vice President JD …
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Prince Harry resigns from Africa charity after 'devastating' row
Mar 26 2025
Prince Harry said he had quit as patron of a charity he founded in southern Africa almost 20 years ago with a "heavy …
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Magazine publishes entire US attack plan mistakenly shared in chat group
Mar 26 2025
The Atlantic magazine on Wednesday published what it said was the entire text of a chat group mistakenly shared with a …
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Magazine publishes US attack plan mistakenly shared in chat group
Mar 26 2025
The Atlantic magazine on Wednesday published what it said was the entire text of a chat group mistakenly shared with a …
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Turkey protesters defiant despite mass arrests
Mar 26 2025
Protesters were defiant Wednesday despite a growing crackdown and nearly 1,500 arrests as they marked a week since the …
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Denmark welcomes US limiting Greenland visit to military base
Mar 26 2025
Denmark welcomed on Wednesday Washington's decision to limit a US delegation's visit to Greenland to a US military base, …
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Israel threatens to seize parts of Gaza over fate of hostages
Mar 26 2025
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened Wednesday to seize parts of Gaza if Hamas does not release hostages, while …
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'We are not in crisis': chair of IPCC climate body to AFP
Mar 26 2025
Jim Skea insists the IPCC, the UN climate panel he chairs, is not in crisis and remains relevant despite criticism it is …
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Hundreds arrested as Turkey protesters defy crackdown
Mar 26 2025
Almost 1,500 people have been detained -- including an AFP photographer -- as tens of thousands continued protests in …
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South Korea's wildfires kill 24, wreak 'unprecedented damage'
Mar 26 2025
One of South Korea's worst-ever wildfire outbreaks has killed at least 24 people, officials said Wednesday, with …
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China poses biggest military threat to US: intel report
Mar 26 2025
China poses the top threat to American interests and security globally and is making "steady" progress towards having …
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South Korea says 19 dead in raging wildfires
Mar 26 2025
At least 19 people have been killed in one of South Korea's worst wildfire outbreaks, with multiple raging blazes …
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South Korea says 18 dead in raging wildfires
Mar 26 2025
At least 18 people have been killed in one of South Korea's worst wildfire outbreaks, with multiple raging blazes …
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Bangladesh monastery a beacon of harmony after unrest
Mar 26 2025
A Buddhist monastery in Bangladesh has found renown for opening its doors to the needy during Ramadan -- a beacon of …
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Argentina rout Brazil to cap World Cup qualification party
Mar 26 2025
Argentina celebrated their 2026 World Cup qualification with a dazzling 4-1 thrashing of arch-rivals Brazil in Buenos …
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Trump downplays firestorm over leaked Yemen air strike chat
Mar 26 2025
US President Donald Trump downplayed a growing scandal Tuesday after a journalist was accidentally added to a group chat …
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Israel releases Palestinian Oscar winner after West Bank detention
Mar 26 2025
Israeli police released Oscar-winning Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal on Tuesday, after detaining him a day earlier …
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Vacation buzzkill: Canadians cancel summer trips to Trump's America
Mar 26 2025
Rosalie Cote and her parents vacationed in the US state of Maine every summer for 25 years -- but this year they are …
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Three survive mid-air crash of French air force acrobatics team
Mar 26 2025
Three people were "found conscious" after two jets from the French air force's acrobatics team apparently collided near …
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World Athletics approves swab test to determine female gender
Mar 26 2025
World Athletics said on Tuesday it had approved the introduction of a cheek swab test to determine if an athlete is …
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US VP to visit Greenland as Trump ups pressure
Mar 25 2025
Vice President JD Vance will visit a US military base in Greenland on Friday, adding to pressure on the autonomous …
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Political football as Iran reach World Cup while Australia, Saudis stay alive
Mar 25 2025
Iran became the second Asian side to secure their place at the 2026 World Cup after twice coming from behind to draw 2-2 …
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What is Signal and is it secure?
Mar 25 2025
Signal is an end-to-end encrypted messaging app that is considered one of the most secure in the world by security …
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Turkey protesters fill streets, defying crackdown
Mar 25 2025
Thousands of protesters returned to the streets of Istanbul on Tuesday after a week of the biggest protests to hit …
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US says Russia, Ukraine agree to end Black Sea military action
Mar 25 2025
Russia and Ukraine agreed Tuesday to halt military strikes in the Black Sea and on energy sites during talks brokered by …
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Istanbul court jails 7 journalists as protesters fill streets
Mar 25 2025
Thousands of students chanting angry slogans hit the streets of Istanbul on Tuesday as a court jailed an AFP journalist …
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Iran book World Cup spot as Australia, Saudis keep hopes alive
Mar 25 2025
Perennial World Cup participants Iran became the second Asian side to secure their place at next year's global showpiece …
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Trump, intel chiefs dismiss chat breach
Mar 25 2025
President Donald Trump and top US intelligence officials raced Tuesday to stem a growing scandal after a journalist was …
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