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Leo XIV celebrates first Christmas as pope
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Trump-backed Nasry Asfura declared winner of Honduras presidency
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Diallo strikes to give AFCON holders Ivory Coast winning start
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Spurs captain Romero facing increased ban after Liverpool red card
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Bolivian miners protest elimination of fuel subsidies
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A lack of respect? African football bows to pressure with AFCON change
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Trump says comedian Colbert should be 'put to sleep'
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Mahrez leads Algeria to AFCON cruise against Sudan
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Southern California braces for devastating Christmas storm
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Amorim wants Man Utd players to cover 'irreplaceable' Fernandes
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First Bond game in a decade hit by two-month delay
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Brazil's imprisoned Bolsonaro hospitalized ahead of surgery
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Serbia court drops case against ex-minister over train station disaster
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Investors watching for Santa rally in thin pre-Christmas trade
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David Sacks: Trump's AI power broker
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UN experts slam US blockade on Venezuela
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Bethlehem celebrates first festive Christmas since Gaza war
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Set-piece weakness costing Liverpool dear, says Slot
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Two police killed in explosion in Moscow
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EU 'strongly condemns' US sanctions against five Europeans
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Thailand-Cambodia border talks proceed after venue row
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Kosovo, Serbia 'need to normalise' relations: Kosovo PM to AFP
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Newcastle boss Howe takes no comfort from recent Man Utd record
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Frank warns squad to be 'grown-up' as Spurs players get Christmas Day off
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Rome pushes Meta to allow other AIs on WhatsApp
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Black box recovered from Libyan general's crashed plane
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Festive lights, security tight for Christmas in Damascus
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Zelensky reveals US-Ukraine plan to end Russian war, key questions remain
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US says China chip policies unfair but will delay tariffs to 2027
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Stokes says England player welfare his main priority
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Australia's Lyon determined to bounce back after surgery
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Stokes says England players' welfare his main priority
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North Korean POWs in Ukraine seeking 'new life' in South
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Japanese golf star 'Jumbo' Ozaki dies aged 78
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Johnson, Castle shine as Spurs rout Thunder
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Thai border clashes hit tourism at Cambodia's Angkor temples
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French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday his country would formally recognise a Palestinian state during a UN meeting in September, the most powerful European nation to announce such a move.
Macron says France will recognise State of Palestine
French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday his country would formally recognise a Palestinian state during a UN meeting in September, the most powerful European nation to announce such a move.
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French drug baron transferred to new supermax prison
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Hungary bans Kneecap performance over 'antisemitic hate speech'
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Justice Dept to meet Epstein accomplice Maxwell on Thursday
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Israel recalls Gaza negotiators after Hamas responds to ceasefire plan
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Russian attacks kill 5, including family, in east Ukraine
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EU says China's links with Russia now 'determining factor' in ties
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Justice Dept to meet Epstein accomplice Maxwell on Thursday: US media
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International media groups urge Israel to allow access to Gaza
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Russian attack kills displaced Ukrainian family, officials say
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Stocks mostly rise on EU-US trade deal hopes
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Troops kill at least 95 'bandits' in northwest Nigeria
Nigerian troops killed at least 95 members of an armed criminal gang in a shootout and airstrikes earlier this week, according to a situation report shared with the UN and seen by AFP on Thursday.
Gaza today: under debris and in darkness
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Thailand, Cambodia clash with jets and rockets in deadly border row
Thailand launched air strikes on Cambodian military targets on Thursday as Cambodia fired rockets and artillery, killing at least 11 civilians, in a dramatic escalation of a long-running border row between the two neighbours.
UN says Taliban committing 'rights violations' against Afghan returnees
The United Nations said Thursday that Taliban authorities were committing human rights violations, including torture and arbitrary detention, against Afghans forced to return by Iran and Pakistan.
Hamas says responded to latest Gaza ceasefire proposal
Hamas said on Thursday that it had responded to an Israeli proposal for a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza, as pressure mounted for a breakthrough to end almost two years of devastating conflict that has triggered a humanitarian crisis for civilians.
Tariff negotiations with US 'not finished', says Philippines
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Thailand, Cambodia clash with jets, rockets, artillery in deadly border row
Thailand launched air strikes on Cambodian military targets on Thursday as Cambodia fired rockets and artillery, killing a civilian, in a dramatic escalation of a long-running border row between the two neighbours.
Xi says China, EU must deepen trust but bloc chief urges 'real solutions'
Chinese President Xi Jinping said China and the EU must deepen trust in a turbulent world but the bloc's chiefs called for "real solutions" to move past an inflection point as they met in Beijing on Thursday.