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Iran says defence capabilities 'never' up for negotiation
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UN appeals for more support for flood-hit Mozambicans
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Lijnders urges Man City to pile pressure on Arsenal in title race
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Fulham sign Man City winger Oscar Bobb
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Strasbourg's Argentine striker Panichelli sets sights on PSG, World Cup
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Jesus 'made love': Colombian president irks Christians with steamy claim
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IAEA board meets over Ukraine nuclear safety concerns
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Eurozone growth beats 2025 forecasts despite Trump woes
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Israel to partially reopen Gaza's Rafah crossing on Sunday
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Dutch PM-elect Jetten says not yet time to talk to Putin
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Social media fuels surge in UK men seeking testosterone jabs
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Forest face Fenerbahce, Celtic draw Stuttgart in Europa League play-offs
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US speed queen Vonn crashes at Crans-Montana, one week before Olympics
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Trump nominates former US Fed official as next central bank chief
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Alcaraz defends controversial timeout after beaten Zverev fumes
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New Dutch government pledges ongoing Ukraine support
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Newcastle still coping with fallout from Isak exit, says Howe
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Chad, France eye economic cooperation as they reset strained ties
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Real Madrid to play Benfica, PSG face Monaco in Champions League play-offs
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Everton winger Grealish set to miss rest of season in World Cup blow
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Trump brands Minneapolis nurse killed by federal agents an 'agitator'
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Arteta focuses on the positives despite Arsenal stumble
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Fijian Drua sign France international back Vakatawa
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Kevin Warsh, a former Fed 'hawk' now in tune with Trump
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Zverev rails at Alcaraz timeout in 'one of the best battles ever'
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Turkey leads Iran diplomatic push as Trump softens strike threat
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Zelensky backs energy ceasefire, Russia bombs Ukraine despite Trump intervention
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'Superman' Li Ka-shing, Hong Kong billionaire behind Panama ports deal
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Skiing great Lindsey Vonn crashes at Crans-Montana, one week before Olympics
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Slot warns Liverpool 'can't afford mistakes' in top-four scrap
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Paris show by late Martin Parr views his photos through political lens
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'Believing' Alcaraz outlasts Zverev in epic to reach maiden Melbourne final
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Artist chains up thrashing robot dog to expose AI fears
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Alcaraz outlasts Zverev in epic to reach maiden Australian Open final
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French PM forces final budget through parliament
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French-Nigerian artists team up to craft future hits
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Dutch watchdog launches Roblox probe over 'risks to children'
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Trump brands Minneapolis nurse shot dead by federal agents an 'agitator'
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Israel says killed 'three terrorists' in Gaza
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After Trump-fueled brawls, Canada-US renew Olympic hockey rivalry
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Eileen Gu - Olympic champion who bestrides rivals US, China
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Trump, first lady attend premier of multimillion-dollar 'Melania' documentary
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US Senate eyes funding deal vote as government shutdown looms
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Cuddly Olympics mascot facing life or death struggle in the wild
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UK schoolgirl game character Amelia co-opted by far-right
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Anger as bid to ramp up Malaysia's football fortunes backfires
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Panama court annuls Hong Kong firm's canal port concession
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Pioneer African Olympic skier returns to Sarajevo slopes for documentary
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Trump threatens tariffs on nations selling oil to Cuba
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India hunts rampaging elephant that killed 20 people
Indian wildlife officers are hunting a rampaging wild elephant blamed for killing at least 20 people and injuring 15 others in the forests of Jharkhand, villagers and officials said Tuesday.
Disaster losses drop in 2025, picture still 'alarming': Munich Re
Natural disaster losses worldwide dropped sharply to $224 billion in 2025, reinsurer Munich Re said Tuesday, but warned of a still "alarming" picture of extreme weather events likely driven by climate change.
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Hundreds of thousands without power as Storm Goretti pummels Europe
Fierce winds battered France and Britain on Friday as Storm Goretti barrelled through northern Europe, cutting power to hundreds of thousands of households in plunging winter temperatures.
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Fierce winds battered France and Britain on Friday as Storm Goretti barrelled through northern Europe, cutting power to hundreds of thousands of households in plunging winter temperatures.
New Zealand's rare flightless parrot begins breeding again
New Zealand's critically endangered flightless parrot, the kakapo, started breeding last week for the first time in four years, the government conservation department said.
Trump withdraws US from key climate treaty, deepening global pullback
President Donald Trump is withdrawing the United States from a foundational climate treaty as part of a sweeping exit from collective global action, the White House announced Wednesday.
Trump pulls US out of key climate treaty, science body: White House
President Donald Trump is withdrawing the United States from a foundational climate treaty and the world's leading global warming assessment body, as part of a sweeping exit from the United Nations system, the White House announced Wednesday.
2025 was UK's hottest and sunniest year on record
Last year was Britain's hottest and sunniest on record, the national weather service confirmed on Friday, calling it a "clear demonstration" of the impacts of climate change.
Norway closes in on objective of 100% electric car sales
Norway came close to its objective of selling only zero-emission cars in 2025, with electric vehicles accounting for 95.9 percent of new registrations.
Regional temperature records broken across the world in 2025
Central Asia, the Sahel region and northern Europe experienced their hottest year on record in 2025, according to AFP analysis based on data from the European Copernicus programme.
China's BYD poised to overtake Tesla in 2025 EV sales
Growing Chinese auto giant BYD stands poised to officially surpass Tesla as the world's biggest electric vehicle company in annual sales.
Iraqis cover soil with clay to curb sandstorms
Deep in Iraq's southern desert, bulldozers and earthmovers spread layers of moist clay over sand dunes as part of a broader effort to fight increasingly frequent sandstorms.
'Make emitters responsible': Thailand's clean air activists
A finance specialist who struggled after running in smog and a doctor who fears for the health of his children are among the activists spearheading landmark air pollution legislation in Thailand despite political uncertainty.
Elusive wild cat feared extinct rediscovered in Thailand
An elusive wild cat long feared extinct in Thailand has been rediscovered three decades after the last recorded sighting, conservation authorities and an NGO said Friday.
Locals sound alarm as Bijagos Islands slowly swallowed by sea
Turquoise waves splash against the white sand beaches of the Bijagos archipelago, where locals fear rising sea levels will swallow their islands whole.
Beetles block mining of Europe's biggest rare earths deposit
As Europe seeks to curb its dependence on China for rare earths, plans to mine the continent's biggest deposit have hit a roadblock over fears that mining operations could harm endangered beetles, mosses and mushrooms.
Turkmenistan's battle against desert sand
Residents in the remote Turkmen village of Bokurdak have long depended on the Karakum Desert for their livelihoods, cultivating every square metre they can in a constant battle with nature.
Hydrogen plays part in global warming: study
Hydrogen has long been touted as a possible solution to the climate crisis, but it could also be a small part of the problem, a study warned on Wednesday.
'Extremely exciting': the ice cores that could help save glaciers
Dressed in an orange puffer jacket, Japanese scientist Yoshinori Iizuka stepped into a storage freezer to retrieve an ice core he hopes will help experts protect the world's disappearing glaciers.
Indonesia to revoke 22 forestry permits after deadly floods
Indonesia will revoke more than 20 forestry permits across the country, the forestry minister said Monday, after deadly floods and landslides devastated parts of the northwestern island of Sumatra.
Islamabad puts drivers on notice as smog crisis worsens
Truck driver Muhammad Afzal was not expecting to be stopped by police, let alone fined, as he drove into Islamabad this week because of the thick diesel fumes emanating from his exhaust pipe.
Nowhere to pray as logs choke flood-hit Indonesian mosque
Almost two weeks on from devastating floods, Muslim worshippers in Indonesia's Sumatra who gathered at their local mosque on Friday for prayers were blocked from entering by a huge pile of thousands of uprooted trees.
EU 2035 combustion-engine ban review: what's at stake
The European Commission is expected to announce on Tuesday measures relaxing a 2035 ban on new petrol and diesel car sales.
French forces use tear gas to clear protesters protecting condemned cows
Veterinarians arrived at a French farm Friday under police escort to slaughter a herd of cows suffering from a potentially deadly disease, an AFP reporter said, after police used tear gas to clear away angry protesters trying to protect the animals.
Swiss yodelling joins world cultural heritage list
Yodelling, the traditional singing of herders in the Swiss Alps, was recognised by the United Nations on Thursday as part of the world's cultural heritage.
Vietnam's capital chokes through week of toxic smog
Toxic smog has blanketed Vietnam's capital for more than a week, blotting out the skyline and leaving residents wheezing as Hanoi's air quality dipped to among the world's worst on Thursday.
Filipino typhoon survivors sue Shell over climate change
Survivors of a deadly 2021 typhoon in the Philippines have filed a lawsuit against British oil giant Shell, seeking financial compensation for climate-related devastation, three NGOs supporting them said Thursday.
Racing towards great white sharks in Australia
Sensible people might prefer to flee at torpedo speed from a great white shark, but there's one job in Australia that pays you to race towards the predators.
Japanese ivory trade attracts fresh global scrutiny
At his store in Tokyo's ritzy Ginza district, Hajime Sasaki displays a disparate array of wares, from chopsticks to Buddha statues -- including many made of ivory.
Save the Elephants founder Iain Douglas-Hamilton dies at 83
Scottish conservationist Iain Douglas-Hamilton, who pioneered new understandings of African elephants and made protecting the giant pachyderms a life-long passion, has died at the age of 83, his charity said Tuesday.