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US government shutdown enters second week, no end in sight
AFP - 1h ago
The US government shutdown entered its second week on Monday, with no sign of a deal between President Donald Trump's …
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Madagascar president taps general for PM in bid to defuse protests
AFP - 1h ago
Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina on Monday appointed an army general as prime minister, hoping to quell surging …
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Macron gives outgoing French PM final chance to salvage government
AFP - 2h ago
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday gave Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu two days to salvage his administration, …
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Feminist icon Gisele Pelicot back in court as man appeals rape conviction
AFP - 2h ago
Frenchwoman Gisele Pelicot, whose ex-husband recruited dozens of strangers to rape and sexually assault her while …
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Illinois sues to block National Guard deployment in Chicago
AFP - 2h ago
The Democratic-led US state of Illinois filed suit on Monday to block President Donald Trump's deployment of National …
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Hamas and Israel open talks in Egypt under Trump's Gaza peace plan
AFP - 2h ago
Delegations from Hamas and Israel on Monday began indirect talks in Egypt's Sharm El-Sheikh on ending the nearly …
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Hundreds protest in Madagascar as president to announce new premier
AFP - 1h ago
Security forces dispersed hundreds of protesters with tear gas in Madagascar's capital Monday, injuring at least one, …
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US government shutdown enters second week
AFP - 3h ago
The US government shutdown entered its second week on Monday, with no sign of a deal between President Donald Trump's …
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Medicine Nobel to trio who identified immune system's 'security guards'
AFP - 5h ago
A US-Japanese trio on Monday won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for research into how the immune system is kept in check by …
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Trump administration brands US cities war zones
AFP - 5h ago
The Trump administration branded Chicago a "war zone" Sunday as a justification for deploying soldiers against the will …
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Indirect talks on ending Gaza war begin in Sharm El-Sheikh: Egypt media
AFP - 3h ago
Delegations from Hamas and Israel on Monday began indirect talks in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm El-Sheikh on …
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ICC finds Sudan militia chief guilty of crimes against humanity
AFP - 7h ago
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday convicted a feared Sudanese militia chief for war crimes and crimes …
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Israel, Hamas due in Egypt for ceasefire talks
AFP - 2h ago
Delegations from Hamas, Israel and the United States are due to convene in Egypt for talks on Monday, with President …
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UN rights council launches probe into violations in Afghanistan
AFP - 10h ago
The UN Human Rights Council decided on Monday to launch a probe into serious rights violations in Afghanistan, amid …
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US-Japanese trio win medicine Nobel for immune system research
AFP - 47m ago
Mary E. Brunkow and Fred Ramsdell of the United States and Japan's Shimon Sakaguchi won the Nobel Prize in Medicine on …
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Israel, Hamas due to start ceasefire talks in Egypt
AFP - 15h ago
Delegations from Hamas, Israel and the United States are due to convene in Egypt for talks on Monday, with President …
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US government shutdown may last weeks, analysts warn
AFP - 14h ago
The bitter tribalism that drove the United States into a government shutdown is putting compromise out of reach, …
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Gisele Pelicot back in French court for appeal trial 'ordeal'
AFP - 7h ago
Frenchwoman Gisele Pelicot, whose ex-husband recruited dozens of strangers online to sexually assault and rape her while …
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Gloves off, Red run, vested interests: Singapore GP talking points
AFP - 14h ago
McLaren clinched the Formula One constructors title, but their drivers' tempers frayed in the heat of a Singapore Grand …
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Indonesia sense World Cup chance as Asian qualifying reaches climax
AFP - 13h ago
World Cup qualifying in Asia reaches its climax over the next week with Patrick Kluivert's Indonesia among six countries …
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Appetite-regulating hormones in focus as first Nobel Prizes fall
AFP - 8h ago
Research into hormones that regulate appetite is seen leading the race for the Nobel Prize in Medicine, to be awarded …
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'My heart sank': Surging scams roil US job hunters
AFP - 9h ago
After a series of interviews, Nicole Becker was ecstatic to receive a job offer from a sportswear brand. But like many …
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Negotiators due in Egypt for Gaza talks as Trump urges quick action
AFP - 5h ago
Delegations from Hamas, Israel and the United States are due to convene in Egypt for talks on Monday, with US President …
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Republicans warn of pain ahead as US shutdown faces second week
AFP - 5h ago
Trump administration officials and top Republicans warned Sunday that Americans will increasingly feel the pain of an …
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UK police to get greater powers to restrict demos
AFP - 13h ago
UK police are to be given greater powers to restrict protests as a minister said repeated large-scale pro-Palestinian …
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India crush Pakistan by 88 runs amid handshake snub, umpiring drama
AFP - 4h ago
India thumped arch-rivals Pakistan by 88 runs in a Women's World Cup clash but the game was marred by controversy as …
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Vampires, blood and dance: Bollywood horror goes mainstream
AFP - 12h ago
Long written off as fringe, horror is back in India's Bollywood, reinvented with comedy, mythology and big stars …
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Hamas calls for swift hostage-prisoner swap as Trump urges quick talks
Oct 05 2025
Hamas on Sunday called for a swift start to a hostage-prisoner exchange with Israel, as negotiators from both sides …
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Greta Thunberg among Gaza flotilla detainees to leave Israel
Oct 05 2025
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg will be among more than 70 people of different nationalities to leave Israel on Monday …
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Hamas calls for swift hostage-prisoner swap as talks set to begin
Oct 05 2025
Hamas on Sunday called for a swift start to a hostage-prisoner exchange with Israel, as negotiators from both sides …
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France unveils new government amid political deadlock
Oct 05 2025
French President Emmanuel Macron named a new government on Sunday, putting together a team of largely familiar faces …
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Haaland fires Man City to win at Brentford, Everton end Palace's unbeaten run
Oct 05 2025
Erling Haaland carried Manchester City to within three points of Premier League leaders Arsenal with the only goal at …
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Russell wins Singapore GP as McLaren seal constructors' title
Oct 05 2025
Mercedes' George Russell won the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday ahead of Max Verstappen and Lando Norris, as McLaren …
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Trump administration declares US cities war zones
Oct 05 2025
The Trump administration branded Chicago a "war zone" Sunday as a justification for deploying soldiers against the will …
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Babis vows loyalty to Europe as Czech government talks begin
Oct 05 2025
Czech billionaire ex-premier Andrej Babis, whose party topped a national vote this weekend, vowed a pro-western course …
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Newcastle inflict more pain on Postecoglou, Everton end Palace's unbeaten run
Oct 05 2025
Newcastle beat Nottingham Forest 2-0 to extend Ange Postecoglou's wait for a win, while Crystal Palace's 19-game …
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Hamas calls for swift prisoner release as talks set to begin
Oct 05 2025
Hamas on Sunday called for a swift start to a hostage-prisoner exchange with Israel as negotiators from the two warring …
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Georgia PM announces sweeping crackdown on opposition after 'foiled coup'
Oct 05 2025
Georgia's Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze vowed opposition arrests Sunday after the ruling party won local elections …
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Babis pledges loyalty to Europe as Czech government talks begin
Oct 05 2025
Czech billionaire ex-premier Andrej Babis vowed loyalty to Europe as he met the president to start talks on a new …
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Negotiators due in Cairo for Gaza ceasefire, hostage release talks
Oct 05 2025
Israeli and Hamas negotiators were converging on Cairo Sunday for talks to end nearly two years of war in Gaza, with …
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Babis to meet Czech president after party tops parliamentary vote
Oct 05 2025
Billionaire Andrej Babis is due to hold talks with the Czech president and elected party chiefs on Sunday, after his …
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Trump authorizes troops to Chicago as judge blocks Portland deployment
Oct 05 2025
US President Donald Trump authorized deployment of troops to Chicago after a federal agent shot an allegedly armed …
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Hundreds of thousands turn out at pro-Palestinian marches in Europe
Oct 04 2025
Huge numbers turned out at pro-Palestinian rallies in Europe on Saturday, calling for an immediate end to the war in …
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US envoys head to Mideast as Trump warns Hamas against peace deal delay
Oct 04 2025
Donald Trump's son-in-law and a senior envoy were heading to Egypt Saturday to finalize hostage release details, as the …
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Netanyahu hopes to bring Gaza hostages home within days as negotiators head to Cairo
Oct 04 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that he hoped to bring home the hostages being held by Hamas in …
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Czech billionaire ex-PM's party tops parliamentary vote
Oct 04 2025
The party of billionaire ex-premier Andrej Babis topped the Czech general election on Saturday, according to near-final …
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Flights resume at Munich airport after second drone scare
Oct 04 2025
Flights resumed "progressively" on Saturday at Munich airport, but delays were expected after a drone scare caused a …
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Arsenal go top of Premier League as Man Utd ease pressure on Amorim
Oct 04 2025
Declan Rice came back to haunt former club West Ham as Arsenal moved top of the Premier League, while Manchester United …
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Trump envoys head to Egypt as Hamas agrees to free Gaza hostages
Oct 04 2025
Two envoys of US President Donald Trump headed to Egypt on Saturday to discuss the release of hostages in Gaza, after …
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'We were treated like animals', deported Gaza flotilla activists say
Oct 04 2025
International activists who arrived in Istanbul after being deported from Israel following the military's interception …
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Trump enovys head to Egypt as Hamas agrees to free hostages
Oct 04 2025
Two envoys of US President Donald Trump headed to Egypt on Saturday to discuss the release of hostages in Gaza, after …
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Rival rallies in Madagascar after deadly Gen Z protests
Oct 04 2025
Supporters and opponents of Madagascar's cornered government faced off at a distance in the capital Antananarivo on …
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Czech billionaire ex-PM's party leads in parliamentary vote
Oct 04 2025
The party of billionaire ex-premier Andrej Babis led in the Czech general election on Saturday with over 80 percent of …
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Gazans hail Trump ceasefire call as Hamas agrees to free hostages
Oct 04 2025
Smoke billowed over Gaza City on Saturday, yet for the first time in months, residents felt a ceasefire was within reach …
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Israel troops still operating in Gaza after Trump, hostage family appeals
Oct 04 2025
Israel said Saturday its troops were still operating in Gaza and warned residents not to return, despite calls from the …
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Conservative Takaichi set to be Japan's first woman PM
Oct 04 2025
Conservative Sanae Takaichi hailed a "new era" Saturday after becoming head of Japan's ruling party, putting her on …
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Hostage families urge immediate end to Gaza war
Oct 04 2025
The families of Israeli hostages held in Gaza on Saturday said it was "essential" to end the Gaza war immediately, as …
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China hawk Takaichi set to be Japan's first woman PM
Oct 04 2025
Conservative Sanae Takaichi hailed a "new era" Saturday after winning the leadership of Japan's ruling party, putting …
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Taylor Swift breaks streaming records with new 'Showgirl' album
Oct 04 2025
Taylor Swift quickly set on Friday several streaming records with "The Life of a Showgirl," her new album of bouncy pop …
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China hawk Takaichi, youthful Koizumi in Japan ruling party runoff
Oct 04 2025
China hawk Sanae Takaichi and the youthful Shinjiro Koizumi went into a runoff vote Saturday to become the head of …
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Japan's bruised ruling party to pick yet another leader
Oct 04 2025
Japan's ruling party began voting Saturday to choose its fifth leader in as many years, charged with reviving its …
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Sean Combs sentencing: Tears, pleas and cutting reminders of guilt
Oct 04 2025
Sean Combs, once a music world powerhouse, took a deep breath.
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Music mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs sentenced to more than four years in prison
Oct 04 2025
Sean "Diddy" Combs was sentenced to more than four years in prison Friday for prostitution-related crimes, capping a …
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Hamas says ready for peace talks, Trump urges Israel to halt Gaza bombing
Oct 04 2025
Hamas said on Friday it was ready to start immediate talks on freeing the Israeli hostages it holds and ending the Gaza …
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Munich airport shut again over drone scare
Oct 04 2025
Munich airport was forced to halt operations for the second day in a row on Friday over drone sightings, with dozens of …
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Hamas says ready for peace talks, Trump urges Israel to halt bombing
Oct 03 2025
Hamas said on Friday it was ready to start immediate talks on freeing the Israeli hostages it holds and the end of the …
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Trump says Hamas ready for peace, tells Israel to stop bombing Gaza
Oct 03 2025
US President Donald Trump said Friday he believed Hamas was ready for "lasting peace" and told Israel to stop bombing …
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Hamas says ready to free hostages, Trump urges Israel to halt bombing
Oct 03 2025
Hamas said Friday it was ready to discuss freeing the hostages it holds in Gaza under the framework of Donald Trump's …
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Trump says Hamas ready for peace, tells Israel to stop bombing
Oct 03 2025
US President Donald Trump said Friday he believed Hamas was ready for peace and told Israel to stop bombing Gaza, after …
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UK synagogue attacker: Briton of Syrian descent
Oct 03 2025
The attacker who targeted a British synagogue, Jihad al-Shamie, was a British citizen of Syrian descent who was on …
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UK police suspect radical Islam link to deadly synagogue attack
Oct 03 2025
A man who launched a car-ramming and stabbing attack on a British synagogue on Yom Kippur may have been inspired by …
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Taylor Swift breaks streaming record with new 'Showgirl' album
Oct 03 2025
Taylor Swift on Friday quickly set a streaming record with "The Life of a Showgirl," her new album of bouncy pop songs …
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US government shutdown to drag into next week
Oct 03 2025
The US government shutdown is set to stretch into next week after senators voted Friday for a fourth time to reject a …
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Future king Prince William says 'change on agenda'
Oct 03 2025
Britain's Prince William likes to zip about the grounds of Windsor Castle on an electric scooter, his children haven't …
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Prosecutors seek lengthy prison sentence for music mogul Combs
Oct 03 2025
Prosecutors urged a judge to put music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs behind bars for more than a decade while his children …
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UK police say accidentally shot synagogue attack victim who died
Oct 03 2025
UK police said Friday they shot two victims, including one who died, as officers responded to an attack on worshippers …
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Israel deports first activists from Gaza aid flotilla
Oct 03 2025
Israel on Friday deported four Italian activists, the first of hundreds detained from an aid flotilla bound for Gaza, …
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Munich airport closure 'wake-up call' on drone danger: govt
Oct 03 2025
German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said Friday the temporary closure of Munich airport after drone sightings …
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Prosecutors seek lengthy prison sentence for Sean 'Diddy' Combs
Oct 03 2025
Prosecutors urged a federal judge Friday to sentence Sean "Diddy" Combs to more than a decade behind bars for his …
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US government shutdown seen dragging into next week
Oct 03 2025
The US government shutdown appeared likely to stretch into next week as senators prepared Friday to vote for a fourth …
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Mass protests, strikes in Italy for Gaza
Oct 03 2025
Hundreds of thousands of people protested across Italy on Friday during a large-scale strike over the treatment of the …
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs sentencing hearing underway
Oct 03 2025
Music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs was in court on Friday facing a potential sentence of more than a decade behind bars for …
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Taylor Swift strides into 'Showgirl' era with new joyful album
Oct 03 2025
Taylor Swift is in a sparkling new era.
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Trump sets Sunday night deadline for Hamas to accept Gaza peace plan
Oct 03 2025
US President Donald Trump has given Hamas until 2200 GMT on Sunday to accept his 20-point plan for peace in Gaza, …
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Finland dismisses case over Baltic cable cuts
Oct 03 2025
A Helsinki court on Friday dismissed a case against three members of a ship from Russia's "shadow fleet" suspected of …
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UK police 'may' have shot victim killed in synagogue attack
Oct 03 2025
UK police said Friday they may have shot two victims, including one who died, as officers responded to an attack on …
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Madagascar's president denounces 'coup' attempt in day of fresh protests
Oct 03 2025
Madagascan President Andry Rajoelina condemned on Friday what he said was an attempt to topple his government as fresh …
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UK on 'high alert' following synagogue attack
Oct 03 2025
Britain was on heightened alert Friday following an attack outside a Manchester synagogue that killed two people, as …
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Organisers say last Gaza flotilla boat intercepted by Israel
Oct 03 2025
The organisers of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla said Israel intercepted its last remaining boat on Friday, after the …
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Taylor Swift strides into 'Showgirl' era with sparkling new album
Oct 03 2025
Taylor Swift is in a sparkling new era.
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Hamas says still needs time to study Trump's Gaza plan
Oct 03 2025
A Hamas official told AFP on Friday that the group still needed time to study US President Donald Trump's plan to end …
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Munich airport closure 'wake-up call' over drone danger: govt
Oct 03 2025
German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said Friday that the temporary closure of Munich airport after drone …
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UK on 'high alert' following synagogue terror attack
Oct 03 2025
Britain was on heightened alert Friday to ensure the Jewish community's safety following an attack outside a Manchester …
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Munich airport resumes flights after drone sightings trigger closure
Oct 03 2025
Germany's Munich airport said normal service resumed Friday after several drone sightings forced its closure overnight, …
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Hamas official says group still needs time to study Trump's Gaza plan
Oct 03 2025
A Hamas official told AFP on Friday that the group still needed time to study a plan for Gaza put forward by US …
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Not all 'A's: Unconventional paths that led to Nobels
Oct 03 2025
Some Nobel laureates were straight-A students from the get-go. But others AFP spoke to recounted how they cut class, got …
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Taylor Swift strides into 'Showgirl' era with sparkly new album
Oct 03 2025
Taylor Swift is in a sparkling new era.
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Liverpool seek to steady ship, Man Utd's Amorim faces must-win game
Oct 03 2025
Liverpool have no time to lick their wounds after back-to-back defeats as they prepare for a trip to Chelsea on Saturday …
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Taylor Swift moves into 'Showgirl' era with new pop album
Oct 03 2025
Taylor Swift is in a new sparkling era.
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Last flotilla boat sails on towards Gaza after Israel interceptions
Oct 03 2025
The only remaining boat in a flotilla carrying aid to Gaza sailed towards the war-torn Palestinian territory on Friday, …
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Munich airport halts flights after drone sightings
Oct 03 2025
Germany's Munich airport halted flights after several drone sightings, a police spokesperson told AFP early Friday, the …
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Virtual Jesus? People of faith divided as AI enters religion
Oct 03 2025
Artificial intelligence, the technology upending nearly every corner of society, is creeping into religion, serving up …
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