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World Cup broadcast deadlock ends up in Indian court
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Besieged Starmer seeks to heal Labour divisions in King's Speech
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After winter storms, fires now threaten Portugal's forests
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Philippine senator seeks military support to block ICC drug war arrest
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UK's Catherine on first official foreign trip since cancer revelation
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'Short of blue-collar workers': Ukraine's battle for labour
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'Don't understand it, but it looks fun': cricket bowls Japan over
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Poor planning fuels Bangladesh contraceptive crisis
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Fugitive financier sought in Malaysian fund scandal seeks Trump's pardon
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World Cup comes to 'Soccer Town USA,' but locals priced out
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Don't mention the war: Tucson prepares to welcome Team Iran for World Cup
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Hosting World Cup evokes powerful memories for Mexico, and raises expectations
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AI rivalry overshadows push for guardrails at Xi-Trump talks: experts
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Asian stocks fall on US-Iran impasse, AI setbacks
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Wembanyama leads Spurs to brink as Timberwolves routed
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Ronaldo left waiting for Saudi title after goalkeeping gaffe
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'Not my son's fault': The women bearing the children of Sudan's war rapes
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'I applied to be pope': Losing grip on reality while using ChatGPT
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EU to ease train travel with one journey, one ticket rules
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Quick bowler Brown left out of Australia T20 World Cup squad
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Los Angeles stadium undergoes World Cup facelift
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Pacific nation Nauru to change name in break from colonial past
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Messi still highest-paid player in MLS
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Paramount defends Warner bid amid California probe
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Greer Injury Lawyers Secures $38,816,500 Verdict for Client and Family
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Guardian Metal Resources PLC Announces Tempiute Historical Mine Tailings Update
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InterContinental Hotels Group PLC Announces Transaction in Own Shares - May 13
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Agnete Kirk Kristiansen Appointed Chair of the LEGO Foundation
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Blister worry hits McIlroy as PGA start looms at Aronimink
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Tens of thousands demonstrate in Argentina over Milei university cuts
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Ex-NBA player Jason Collins dies after brain cancer battle
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Foot blister forces McIlroy to cut short PGA practice round
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Man City boss Guardiola urges players to make VAR irrelevant
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Favourites Finland, Israel through at Eurovision semis
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Revitalized Rose sets aside Masters loss for top PGA form
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Musk 'wanted 90%' of OpenAI, Altman tells tech titan trial
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Former Honduras mayor arrested over murder of environmental activist
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Conan O'Brien to host 2027 Oscars: organisers
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Oil prices advance, stocks mostly fall on US-Iran deadlock
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'Bittersweet' runner-up run has Scheffler inspired at PGA
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Lakers would welcome return of LeBron James
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Musk 'wanted 90%' of OpenAI, Altman says in high-stakes trial
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US appeals court halts order declaring Trump's global 10% tariff illegal
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Rubio, with new Chinese name, heads to Beijing despite sanctions
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'Not my son's fault': The women bearing the children of Sudan's war rapes
The baby bouncing on Nesma's lap has his mother's smile and her curious eyes, but nothing she says of the three paramilitary fighters who gang raped her two years ago in Sudan's capital.
Tens of thousands demonstrate in Argentina over Milei university cuts
Tens of thousands of Argentines took to the streets Tuesday in Buenos Aires to protest libertarian President Javier Milei's deep cuts to the budgets of public universities, according to AFP reporters.
Iran says US must accept its peace plan or face 'failure'
Iran's chief negotiator said Tuesday that Washington must accept Tehran's latest peace plan or face failure, after US President Donald Trump warned the truce in the Middle East war was on the brink of collapse.
Rubio, with new Chinese name, heads to Beijing despite sanctions
Secretary of State Marco Rubio was heading Tuesday to Beijing with President Donald Trump despite being under Chinese sanctions -- a breakthrough apparently made possible after China changed his name's transliteration.
Stars descend as Cannes Film Festival opens without Hollywood backing
Celebrities from Demi Moore to "The Lord of the Rings" star Elijah Wood headed up the red carpet for the opening ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday, where the impact of AI and the absence of Hollywood studios are major talking points.
Trump heads to China for superpower summit
Donald Trump was due in Beijing Wednesday on the first visit to China by a US president in nearly a decade, as he seeks to ramp up trade despite potential friction over Taiwan and Iran.
Brazil's Lula launches plan to fight organized crime ahead of elections year
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday launched a new plan to combat organized crime as he faces mounting pressure over security, five months ahead of elections.
Trump announces departure of food and drug regulation chief
President Donald Trump said Tuesday his US Food and Drug Administration chief, Marty Makary, is leaving his post, a departure that follows weeks of political tumult at the powerful agency.
Russia demands closure of high representative post in Bosnia
Russia on Tuesday called for the immediate closure of the Office of the High Representative in Bosnia the day after German diplomat Christian Schmidt resigned from the post.
Pentagon says US cost of Iran war nearing $29 billion
The Pentagon said Tuesday the cost of the war with Iran had climbed to nearly $29 billion, as President Donald Trump faced mounting scrutiny over the conflict and its impact on US military readiness.
Former Ecuadoran top diplomat enters race for UN chief
Ecuadoran former foreign minister Maria Fernanda Espinosa has become the fifth candidate to enter the race for the next head of the United Nations, the UN General Assembly spokesperson told AFP on Tuesday.
Russia tests long-range missile after US nuclear treaty expires
Russia on Tuesday tested a new long-range missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads, months after the last treaty with the United States limiting their atomic arsenals lapsed.
UK PM Starmer resists calls to quit as Labour divided
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer was battling to remain in his job Tuesday, as four junior ministers resigned their posts and dozens of lawmakers called for him to step down.
'Shame on Hollywood': Cannes-winning writer rails at stance on Gaza
Hollywood should be ashamed of the way it has treated stars like Susan Sarandon, Javier Bardem and Mark Ruffalo for opposing Israel's war in Gaza, a member of the Cannes Film Festival jury said Tuesday, with big studios conspicuously absent this year.
Georgia enthrones new leader of powerful Orthodox Church
Georgia on Tuesday enthroned a new patriarch of its powerful Orthodox Church in a ceremony attended by the ex-Soviet country's top political leaders and hundreds of believers.
Iran says US must accept peace plan or face 'failure'
Iran's chief negotiator said Tuesday that Washington must accept Tehran's latest peace plan or face failure, after US President Donald Trump warned the truce in the Middle East war was on the brink of collapse.
UK PM Starmer defiant as calls to quit grow
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer told his top team Tuesday that he was getting on with governing the country, defying mounting calls from ministers and MPs to step down.
Kremlin says no 'specifics' on ending Ukraine war despite Putin's words
The Kremlin said Tuesday there was no concrete plan to end the Ukraine war, days after Russian leader Vladimir Putin had suggested Europe's worst conflict since WWII could be winding down.
Australia's economy 'hostage' to Mideast war: treasurer
Australia will avoid recession even if a prolonged Middle East war pushes the oil price to $200 a barrel, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said Tuesday, outlining a national budget "heavily hostage to events overseas".
WHO chief says 'work not over' after hantavirus evacuation
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday "our work is not over" to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the illness.
UK PM Starmer defiant as quit calls grow
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer told his top team Tuesday that he was getting on with governing, defying mounting calls from ministers and MPs to step down.
Russia, Ukraine end US-brokered truce with fresh attacks
Russia ended a three-day ceasefire with Ukraine on Tuesday by launching a wave of more than 200 attack drones that damaged energy facilities and apartment buildings, killing one person, Ukrainian officials said.
Over 370 Afghan civilians killed in Pakistan conflict in three months: UN
At least 372 Afghan civilians were killed in conflict between government forces and Pakistan in the first three months of the year, the United Nations reported on Tuesday, with more than half the deaths attributed to airstrikes on a drug rehab facility in Kabul.
Even DJs don't escape junta's 'revolution' in Burkina Faso
A DJ mixing tracks at a lively bar in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso's economic capital, found himself suddenly confronted by the military-led country's culture minister.
'Big hug' or colder shoulder? Xi-Trump talks spotlight contrasting styles, expectations
Donald Trump has said he expects a "big, fat hug" from China's Xi Jinping when they meet in Beijing this week, though multiple thorny issues between the two sides could see the US president kept at arm's length.
Keir Starmer: British PM fighting for his political future
UK leader Keir Starmer swept to power promising to end years of chaos in British politics, but numerous policy U-turns, controversies and rock-bottom poll ratings see him teetering on the precipice.
Little respite in Ukraine as air strikes ring out during Russia truce
In Ukraine's southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia, a three-day ceasefire between Kyiv and Moscow expiring later on Monday brought little respite to residents exhausted by more than four years of Russia's invasion.
EU agrees long-stalled sanctions on Israeli settlers
European Union foreign ministers on Monday agreed new sanctions on Israeli settlers over violence against Palestinians, as a change of government in Hungary ended months of blockage.
National Police Week Provides an Opportunity to Reflect on the Growing Role Non-Lethal Tools Have in Saving Lives
PepperBall joins the nation in honoring law enforcement sacrifice and advancing practical tools that support officer safety, de-escalation and public trust.
EU to invite Taliban officials to Brussels for migrant return talks
The European Commission told AFP Monday it plans to invite Taliban officials to Brussels in the near future for talks on returning migrants to Afghanistan.
Trump brushes aside Taiwan concerns ahead of Xi meet
President Donald Trump said Monday he was ready to discuss US arms sales to Taiwan during his visit this week to Beijing, as he suggested his personal chemistry with counterpart Xi Jinping would prevent a Chinese invasion of the island.
Hantavirus ship heads to Netherlands after passengers flown home
A cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak left Spain's Canary Islands bound for the Netherlands on Monday, after the last passengers on board disembarked and were flown home to quarantine.