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Zverev stunned by Davidovich Fokina in Shanghai semi-finals
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Pope to return to Vatican after cancer surgery
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France faces day of cost-of-living protests
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Haze triggers highest-level alert in parts of Southeast Asia
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Zelensky says Trump waiving sanctions 'rewards' Putin, warns Moscow wants 'blackout' in Ukraine
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I'd have left Real Madrid if I were Vinicius, says Mourinho
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Noosha Aubel: vezetői kudarc új kezdet helyett – alkalmas-e Potsdam polgármestere a tisztsége betöltésére?
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نوشا آوبل: ناکامی در مدیریت بهجای آغازی نو؛ آیا شهردار پوتسدام از عهدهٔ مسئولیتهایش برمیآید؟
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Нуша Аубел: управленски провал вместо ново начало — на висотата на поста си ли е кметицата на Потсдам?
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Noosha Aubel: eșec la conducere în locul unui nou început – este primărița Potsdamului la înălțimea funcției sale?
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Russia hails Trump waiving sanctions as 'historic'
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Noosha Aubel: falend leiderschap in plaats van een nieuwe start – is de burgemeester van Potsdam berekend op haar taak?
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Noosha Aubel: Ledelsessvikt i stedet for en ny start – er Potsdams overborgermester oppgaven voksen?
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Noosha Aubel: Misslyckat ledarskap i stället för en nystart – är Potsdams överborgmästare vuxen uppgiften?
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Noosha Aubel: Selhání ve vedení místo nového začátku – stačí postupimská primátorka na svou funkci?
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Wallabies coach Kiss calls latest All Blacks humbling 'unacceptable'
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Haze triggers highest-level alert in parts of Southeast Asia: monitor
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Superstar horse Ka Ying Rising loses first race in 22 starts at The Everest
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IMF chief flags 'optimism', 'worry' after Bangkok annual meetings
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Rampant All Blacks crush Wallabies 43-21 to extend dominance
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IMF chief says has 'optimism' and 'worry' after Bangkok annual meetings
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All Blacks crush Wallabies 43-21 to extend dominance
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Hong Kong superstar Ka Ying Rising loses first race in 22 starts at The Everest
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'No Kings' movement seeks to boost early voting
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Attacks on Gulf energy infrastructure 'worrying' for outlook: Pakistan finance minister
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Trump waives new Russia sanctions as Ukraine ties slump
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Japan says hosting record number of foreigners
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Tiny Fiji village restores dying fishery with coral planting
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'Two bad options': Rights groups decry IMF austerity demand
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North Korea says tested AI-assisted torpedo system
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Guardians-Rays MLB playoff game postponed until Saturday
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Did Chinese cars squeal on Norway's military?
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'We've never had this': Bear sightings spook Russia
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Guardians-Rays MLB playoff game start delayed by rain
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Injured Jordie Barrett out of second Bledisloe Cup Test
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Suspected gunman in Oregon school shooting was 'withdrawn,' neighbors say
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All contenders for UN chief receive veto: diplomat
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As Champions Cup opens on mournful note, holders Bordeaux-Begles draw
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UN climate panel fails to agree date for global warming update: envoy
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Figueroa loses title at weigh-in but Kameda can win it
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Stocks struggle to bounce back from AI angst-fueled rout
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Deforestation in Brazil Amazon hits nearly four-decade low
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Clashes grip Tirana as Albanian PM blames 'foreign hands'
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US budget deficit grows to nearly $2 trillion, highest since 2021
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End of a dynasty? Dodgers digest playoff drubbing
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Bend grieves after mass shooting: 'Who would do this to little kids?'
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Troyes sack sporting director Blanchard amid sexism claims
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'Great hero' praised for saving lives in Oregon school shooting
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Trump's new press secretary out after less than week
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Lebanon, Israel to hold new talks in US as ceasefire nears end
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New York Immigration Attorney Alena Shautsova Secures Rare Gubernatorial Pardon for Immigration Client
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US renews offer of $100 mn to Cuba if it cooperates
The United States on Wednesday renewed an offer of $100 million in aid for Cuba, pressuring its longtime nemesis to cooperate as it weathers an economic crisis that includes prolonged blackouts.
Israel hammers Lebanon with strikes, killing 22
Lebanon's health ministry said 22 people including eight children were killed on Wednesday as Israel intensified strikes on the country, with several deadly raids hitting south of Beirut.
Trump and Xi set for high-stakes talks in Beijing
US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are set to tackle thorny issues dividing the two superpowers when they meet in Beijing on Thursday, with Iran, trade and Taiwan on the cards.
Iran holds World Cup send-off for national football team
Iran held a send-off ceremony Wednesday for the national football team as it prepared to play in the 2026 World Cup, co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada.
US races to secure rare earths to rebuild depleted arsenal
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Ex-Nicaragua guerrilla believes Ortega-Murillo days numbered
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Berlin launches scheme to swap trash for treats
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US Senate backs Trump on Iran war despite deadline lapse
US senators on Wednesday narrowly rejected a resolution curbing President Donald Trump's power to wage war on Iran -- their first vote on the conflict since a 60-day deadline expired for the White House to seek formal authorization.
Nations drawing down oil stocks at record pace: IEA
Countries are tapping into oil inventories and strategic reserves at a "record pace" due to the "unprecedented" supply disruptions caused by the Middle East war, the International Energy Agency said Wednesday.
Strong US economy's resilience to shocks tested by Iran war
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Gunshots at Philippine Senate as lawmaker wanted by ICC holds out
Multiple gunshots sent Philippine senators into hiding in their offices late Wednesday, AFP journalists said, as a legislator wanted by the International Criminal Court has sought refuge in the building.
Warsh set to take over a divided Fed facing Trump assaults
The US Senate is expected to confirm Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve chairman on Wednesday, as President Donald Trump applies unprecedented pressure on the central bank to cut rates despite stubbornly high inflation.
Shots heard at Philippine Senate as lawmaker wanted by ICC holds out: AFP
Multiple gunshots were heard late Wednesday inside the Philippine Senate, where a senator wanted by the International Criminal Court has sought refuge, AFP journalists said.
Africa must drop 'victim mentality': mogul Tony Elumelu
Africans should welcome all foreign investors and put colonial hang-ups behind them, Nigerian businessman and philanthropist Tony Elumelu told AFP.
'Ungovernable' Britain? Once-stable politics in freefall
For years, under long-serving leaders such as Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair, the worst mid-term challenge a British prime minister might face was a rowdy jeering in parliament.
Besieged Starmer seeks to heal Labour divisions in King's Speech
King Charles III will on Wednesday outline UK leader Keir Starmer's next legislative plans, during a pomp-filled ceremony that could have huge repercussions for the embattled prime minister's future.
Trump vows to push Xi to 'open up' China at superpower summit
US President Donald Trump said he would ask Xi Jinping to "open up" China to American firms as he headed to Beijing on Wednesday for a high-stakes summit that will also bring up the Iran war.
'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
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Trump heads to China for superpower summit
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