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Brazil's Bolsonaro: US-backed firebrand at risk of future behind bars
AFP - 27m ago
As a military man Brazil's ex-president Jair Bolsonaro had a reputation for disobeying orders. As head of state from …
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FBI says 'rapid developments' in Charlie Kirk murder probe
AFP - 30m ago
US authorities investigating the killing of right-wing youth leader Charlie Kirk said there had been "rapid …
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S.Sudan vice-president charged with murder, crimes against humanity
AFP - 1h ago
South Sudan's Vice-President Riek Machar has been charged with murder, treason and crimes against humanity over an …
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Belarus frees 52 prisoners, including veteran dissident, journalists
AFP - 1h ago
Belarus on Thursday freed 52 political prisoners, including an EU staff member, journalists, and dissidents -- in a …
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Allies bolster Poland air defence after drone raid blamed on Russia
AFP - 2h ago
France and Germany moved to bolster defence of Polish airspace Thursday as the UN Security Council called an emergency …
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UN Security Council to meet over drone raid in Poland blamed on Russia
AFP - 1h ago
The UN Security Council called an emergency meeting for Friday to discuss violations of Poland's airspace after Warsaw …
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Charlie Kirk killing: FBI releases photos of wanted man
AFP - 3h ago
US authorities investigating the killing of right-wing youth leader Charlie Kirk released pictures Thursday of a man …
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South Korean workers head home after US raid stunned ally
AFP - 4h ago
Hundreds of South Koreans detained in a US immigration raid flew out on Thursday, after a stunned Seoul warned that the …
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ECB seeks to ease jitters over France crisis
AFP - 6h ago
European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde said Thursday she was "confident" officials would seek to reduce …
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Charlie Kirk killer still at large as police find gun
AFP - 3h ago
The gunman who shot dead US right-wing youth leader Charlie Kirk in a targeted killing remained at large Thursday but …
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Police hunt shooter who killed Trump ally Charlie Kirk
AFP - 1h ago
Authorities hunted Thursday for a shooter who killed conservative activist Charlie Kirk in an attack that sparked fears …
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ECB holds rates as France crisis looms over meeting
AFP - 2h ago
The European Central Bank held interest rates steady again Thursday with inflation under control and trade tensions …
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Poland calls emergency UN meeting over drone raid blamed on Russia
AFP - 2h ago
Poland said Thursday it had called an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss violations of its …
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President seeks end to crisis engulfing Nepal
AFP - 8h ago
Nepal's president said Thursday he was seeking an end to the crisis that has engulfed the Himalayan nation since deadly …
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'Threat to democracy': World reacts to killing of Trump ally Kirk
AFP - 9h ago
World leaders warned of the harms of politically motivated violence after the murder of right-wing US activist Charlie …
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Process 'underway' to release S. Koreans detained in US raid
AFP - 8h ago
Hundreds of South Koreans detained in a massive US immigration raid were being released Thursday to begin the journey …
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Manhunt underway for shooter who killed Trump ally Charlie Kirk
AFP - 3h ago
A manhunt was underway Thursday after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot to death at a university in Utah, a …
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French lawmakers urge social media ban for under-15s
AFP - 13h ago
Children under 15 in France should be banned entirely from using social media, and those aged between 15 and 18 should …
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Nepal ex-chief justice tipped to lead political transition
AFP - 5h ago
Nepal's former chief justice Sushila Karki is the leading choice for interim leader, a representative of the "Gen Z" …
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Heat risks force world marathons and race walks to start earlier
AFP - 11h ago
The marathons and 35km race walks at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo will start half an hour earlier because …
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Against the tide: Filipinos battle rising sea on sinking island
AFP - 11h ago
On the Philippine island of Pugad, street food vendor Maria Tamayo wakes before her grandchildren to begin the …
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Silent for 800 years, medieval organ sings again in Jerusalem
AFP - 16h ago
The pipes of a medieval organ, buried for centuries and discovered near the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem in the …
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S. Korea says 'bewildering' immigration raid could chill investment
AFP - 4h ago
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said Thursday that a massive US immigration raid on a Hyundai-LG battery factory …
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French lawmakers urge 'digital curfew' for teens
AFP - 4h ago
Children under 15 in France should be banned entirely from using social media, and those aged between 15 and 18 should …
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After protests oust PM, Nepal stares into political void
AFP - 2h ago
Shaken by deadly protests that ousted its veteran prime minister and set parliament ablaze, Nepal faces the pressing …
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Australian authorities investigate influencer over croc wrestling
AFP - 18h ago
Australian authorities are investigating an American influencer who filmed himself wrestling wild crocodiles in …
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Trump blasts 'radical left' after killing of influencer Charlie Kirk
AFP - 5h ago
Donald Trump lashed out at the "radical left" on Wednesday after the apparent assassination of his right-wing ally …
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British Olympic medallist Proud joins drug-fuelled Enhanced Games
AFP - 12h ago
Swimmer Ben Proud, who won an Olympic silver medal at Paris 2024, has become the first British athlete to join the …
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2-1: First not-guilty vote in Bolsonaro coup trial, two to go
AFP - 7h ago
A Brazilian judge on Wednesday returned the first not-guilty vote in the coup-plotting trial of former president Jair …
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Musk's title of richest person challenged by Oracle's Ellison
AFP - 4h ago
Billionaire Elon Musk is at risk of losing his title as the world's wealthiest person to Oracle co-founder Larry …
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Informing parents not enough to fight childhood obesity: study
AFP - 2h ago
Government-led programmes attempting to curb childhood obesity by educating parents do not work, an international study …
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Right-wing Trump ally Charlie Kirk shot dead at US university
Sep 10 2025
Right-wing youth activist and influencer Charlie Kirk, a major ally of President Donald Trump, was shot dead Wednesday …
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New French PM vows 'profound break' with past as protests flare
Sep 10 2025
France's new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu promised a "profound break" with the past on Wednesday as he faced trying …
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S.Korea appeals to US to free workers
Sep 10 2025
South Korea's top diplomat made a direct appeal Wednesday to the United States to release hundreds of workers detained …
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Victims buried after IS-linked attack in DR Congo
Sep 10 2025
Some 25 civilians killed in the eastern DR Congo were buried Wednesday, an AFP journalist witnessed, following twin …
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Qatar says Netanyahu must be 'brought to justice' over strikes
Sep 10 2025
Qatar's prime minister warned Wednesday that an unprecedented Israeli strike in Doha targeting Hamas killed hope for …
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Poland warns of 'open conflict' risk after Russian drone intrusion
Sep 10 2025
Poland warned on Wednesday that Russia and Europe are inching towards an "open conflict" after Warsaw shot down what it …
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Israel vows to strike foes anywhere after Qatar attack
Sep 10 2025
Israel warned its enemies Wednesday they were not safe anywhere, a day after strikes targeting Hamas leaders in Qatar -- …
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Speckled Martian rocks 'clearest sign' yet of ancient life
Sep 10 2025
Colorful, speckled rocks found on the surface of Mars have offered among the most encouraging evidence yet of ancient …
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Martian rocks offer clues that might indicate ancient life
Sep 10 2025
Colorful, speckled rocks found on the surface of Mars have offered among the most encouraging evidence yet of ancient …
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Bolsonaro judge criticizes trial, warns of 'political' verdict
Sep 10 2025
The third of five Brazilian judges deciding the fate of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday sharply criticized the …
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Spain to deploy 'extraordinary' security for Vuelta finale
Sep 10 2025
An "extraordinary" security boost will accompany the final two stages of the Vuelta in the Madrid region, Spanish …
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US says backs S.Korea investment as plane fetches detained workers
Sep 10 2025
The United States said Wednesday that it welcomed investment from South Korea, which dispatched a plane to repatriate …
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Poland warns of escalation, holds NATO talks after Russian drone intrusion
Sep 10 2025
Poland gathered its NATO allies for urgent talks Wednesday after Russian drones flew into Polish airspace during an …
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Nepal army bids to restore order after deadly protests oust PM
Sep 10 2025
Nepal's army took back control of Kathmandu on Wednesday after the worst violence in two decades ousted the prime …
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New French PM vows 'profound break' with past to exit crisis
Sep 10 2025
France's new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu promised a "profound break" with the past on Wednesday as he faced the …
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Poland calls urgent NATO talks after Russian drone incursion
Sep 10 2025
Poland gathered its NATO allies for urgent talks on Wednesday, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said, after Russian drones …
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'Block everything': protests grip France as new PM starts job
Sep 10 2025
France's new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu was set to take office on Wednesday as protesters took to the streets in a …
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Israel defends Qatar strikes after rebuke from Trump
Sep 10 2025
Israel's UN envoy defended targeting Hamas leaders in Qatar as the "right" decision on Wednesday, after the strikes on …
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'Block everything': France faces disruption as new PM starts job
Sep 10 2025
France's new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu was to take office on Wednesday facing a day of protests disrupting …
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South Korea sends plane to fetch detained workers from US
Sep 10 2025
A chartered plane left Seoul for the United States Wednesday to repatriate hundreds of South Korean workers detained in …
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Poland says 'hostile objects' downed in its airspace during Russian attack on Ukraine
Sep 10 2025
Poland said Wednesday it had scrambled aircraft alongside allies to shoot down "hostile objects" violating its airspace …
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Trump issues rare rebuke to Netanyahu over Qatar strikes
Sep 10 2025
US President Donald Trump gave Benjamin Netanyahu a rare slap on the wrist Tuesday over Israel's strikes against Hamas …
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Trump jeered at Washington restaurant, called 'Hitler of our time'
Sep 10 2025
Viral videos on social media portray the moment protesters began jeering US President Donald Trump at a Washington …
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Nepal army patrols after deadly protests oust PM
Sep 10 2025
Nepali soldiers patrolled the streets of Kathmandu on Wednesday, seeking to restore order after protesters set …
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France set for disruption as new PM takes office
Sep 10 2025
France's new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu takes office on Wednesday facing a day of protests that are expected to …
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Australia approves chlamydia vaccine for koalas
Sep 10 2025
Australian regulators have approved a chlamydia vaccine for koalas, researchers said Wednesday, as they seek to stamp …
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Lyles leads US medal charge in Tokyo, Kipyegon eyes fourth title
Sep 10 2025
Noah Lyles and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone lead the US medal charge at the world championships in Tokyo that get under way …
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'It was bananas': Colin Farrell shoots new movie in Macau casinos
Sep 10 2025
Colin Farrell plunges into an intoxicating fever dream among the high-stakes baccarat tables of Macau casinos with …
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Kidnapped academic Elizabeth Tsurkov released in Iraq
Sep 10 2025
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani and US President Donald Trump announced Tuesday the release of …
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Concert cancellations just made us bigger, say Kneecap
Sep 10 2025
Irish punk-rappers Kneecap believe the cancellation of a string of gigs in recent months has only added to their …
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Trump ready to match EU tariffs on China, India to pressure Putin: US official
Sep 09 2025
The United States is ready to broaden tariffs targeting buyers of Russian oil -- if the EU takes similar moves -- to hit …
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Bolsonaro on brink of conviction in Brazil coup trial
Sep 09 2025
Two judges in Brazilian ex-president Jair Bolsonaro's coup trial voted Tuesday to convict him, with three others yet to …
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England thrash Serbia, Haaland stars in World Cup qualifying
Sep 09 2025
England sent out a warning to their World Cup rivals with a brilliant 5-0 thrashing of Serbia in qualifying on Tuesday, …
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Trump issues rare rebuke to Netanyahu over Qatar strike
Sep 09 2025
Donald Trump gave Benjamin Netanyahu a rare slap on the wrist over Israel's strikes against Hamas in Doha, the White …
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Deadly Israeli strikes targeting Hamas in Qatar earn Trump rebuke
Sep 09 2025
Deadly Israeli air strikes targeted senior Hamas leaders on Tuesday in US ally Qatar, the venue of repeated rounds of …
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Russian attack kills 24 in Ukraine during pension distribution
Sep 09 2025
A Russian strike on Tuesday killed 24 people waiting for pension payments in a front-line town of eastern Ukraine where …
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Macron names close ally Lecornu new PM
Sep 09 2025
French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday named his defence minister and close ally Sebastien Lecornu as the new prime …
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Macron names defence minister Lecornu new PM: presidency
Sep 09 2025
French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday named defence minister Sebastien Lecornu as the new prime minister to …
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First of five judges in Bolsonaro coup trial votes to convict
Sep 09 2025
A judge in Brazilian ex-president Jair Bolsonaro's coup trial voted Tuesday to convict him, with four others yet to give …
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Nepal protesters set parliament ablaze as PM quits
Sep 09 2025
Nepali demonstrators set parliament ablaze on Tuesday while the veteran prime minister quit, as a "Gen Z" protest …
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Israel strikes Hamas officials in Qatar
Sep 09 2025
Israel's military said it carried out air strikes Tuesday targeting senior Hamas leaders in the Qatari capital Doha, the …
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Brazil's Supreme Court begins voting in Bolsonaro coup trial
Sep 09 2025
Brazil's Supreme Court began voting Tuesday on a verdict in former president Jair Bolsonaro's coup trial that has …
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ICC hears harrowing details as Kony war crimes hearing opens
Sep 09 2025
Villages torched, young girls forced into sexual slavery, babies beaten and thrown into fires: the International …
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Bayrou resigns as French PM, Macron seeks successor
Sep 09 2025
Prime Minister Francois Bayrou submitted his resignation to President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday after France's …
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Ethiopia inaugurates Africa's biggest dam, drawing Egyptian protest
Sep 09 2025
Ethiopia inaugurated the continent's largest hydroelectric project on Tuesday in what Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed called a …
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Brazil's Supreme Court begins voting in Bolsonaro verdict
Sep 09 2025
Brazil's Supreme Court began Tuesday to deliberate on a verdict in the coup-plot trial of former far-right president …
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Russia kills 21 in east Ukraine during pension distribution, Zelensky says
Sep 09 2025
A Russian strike on Tuesday killed 21 people during the distribution of pension payments in a frontline town of eastern …
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Trump's alleged birthday note to Epstein released by House panel
Sep 09 2025
A lewd birthday letter that Donald Trump allegedly sent to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003 -- which the US president claimed did …
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EU clamps down on food waste, fast fashion
Sep 09 2025
EU lawmakers gave a final green light Tuesday to a law on slashing back the mountains of food wasted in Europe each …
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Nepal PM resigns after deadly protests sparked by social media ban
Sep 09 2025
Nepali youth protesters set fire to parliament on Tuesday as the veteran prime minister obeyed furious crowds to quit, a …
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At least 20 killed in Russian strike on east Ukraine: Zelensky
Sep 09 2025
A Russian strike on Tuesday in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region killed at least 20 people, Ukrainian President Volodymyr …
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Ethiopia inaugurates Africa's biggest dam
Sep 09 2025
Ethiopia inaugurated the continent's largest hydroelectric project on Tuesday, with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed calling it …
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Israel vows to intensify assault on Gaza City
Sep 09 2025
Israel's military said Tuesday it will act with "great force" in Gaza City and told residents to leave as it stepped up …
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Macron scrambles to find new French PM as Bayrou set to resign
Sep 09 2025
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou was on Tuesday to submit his resignation to President Emmanuel Macron after …
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Nepal prime minister resigns after deadly protests
Sep 09 2025
Nepal's prime minister resigned on Tuesday, a day after one of the deadliest crackdowns on protesters in years saw at …
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Nepal rocked by protests despite overturn of social media ban
Sep 09 2025
Young protesters in Nepal defied a curfew on Tuesday to vent anger at the government a day after one of the deadliest …
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Thai top court orders ex-PM Thaksin jailed for one year
Sep 09 2025
Thailand's Supreme Court ordered on Tuesday the country's most powerful and polarising politician Thaksin Shinawatra to …
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Israel says to act with 'great force' in Gaza City
Sep 09 2025
Israel's military said on Tuesday that it will act with "great force" in Gaza City and told residents to leave as it …
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40 years of 'Mario' games that have grown up with fans
Sep 09 2025
Surrounded by thousands of objects bearing the likeness of Nintendo's moustachioed plumber, 40-year-old Kikai reflects …
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Nepal ends social media ban after deadly protests
Sep 09 2025
Nepal rolled back its social media ban on Tuesday, a day after at least 19 people were killed in youth protests …
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Gaza aid flotilla says hit by drone, Tunisia says none detected
Sep 09 2025
Organisers of a Gaza-bound flotilla carrying aid and pro-Palestinian activists said late Monday that one of their boats …
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Major social media sites back online in Nepal after deadly protests
Sep 09 2025
Nepal rolled back its social media ban on Tuesday, a day after at least 19 people were killed in protests demanding that …
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Macron scrambles to find new French PM after Bayrou ousted
Sep 09 2025
President Emmanuel Macron will accept the resignation of Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Tuesday after his government …
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Murdoch family settles dispute over media empire succession
Sep 09 2025
Rupert Murdoch's children have reached a settlement in their long-running legal dispute over control of the right-wing …
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OpenAI backs AI-animated film for Cannes debut
Sep 09 2025
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI is backing the production of a feature-length animated film created largely with artificial …
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Italy avoid disaster, Kosovo win in World Cup qualifying
Sep 09 2025
Sandro Tonali's last-gasp winner edged Italy to a 5-4 victory over Israel in 2026 World Cup qualifying on Monday, while …
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Ex-WhatsApp executive sues Meta over alleged security failures
Sep 09 2025
A former top security executive at WhatsApp filed a federal lawsuit Monday alleging that parent company Meta …
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Murdoch family settles dispute on control of media assets
Sep 09 2025
Rupert Murdoch's children have reached a settlement in the legal dispute over control of the right-wing media mogul's …
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Nottingham Forest sack boss Nuno Espirito Santo
Sep 09 2025
Head coach Nuno Espirito Santo was sacked by Nottingham Forest early on Tuesday after 21 months in charge at the Premier …
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US Supreme Court allows roving LA immigration patrols
Sep 08 2025
The US Supreme Court on Monday lifted an order preventing government agents from carrying out roving patrols to detain …
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At least 19 killed in Nepal protest over social media ban, corruption
Sep 08 2025
At least 19 people were killed Monday when police dispersed young demonstrators in Kathmandu and other parts of Nepal …
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