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Macron condemns 'racist terrorist attack' after deadly shooting near Paris
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Signs point to renewed major US military ops against Iran
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Shiffrin sidesteps slalom in 'exploration' season
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European, Mideast foreign ministers push peace and diplomacy at Istanbul talks
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Bayern Munich coach Kompany in hospital after collapsing: club
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Ex-All Black centre Williams undergoes 'miracle' heart surgery
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Alonso sees Courtois similarities in Chelsea's Penders
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Netanyahu launches major West Bank operation after Israeli soldiers killed
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Melania Trump announces truce in Ukrainian city 'on brink of disaster'
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AFP photographer captures striking images from West Bank attack
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Saka to be carefully managed after latest injury setback, says Arteta
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Oil hits $116 with stocks mixed on earnings, AI
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Goodell says NFL's France debut 'just the beginning'
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De Zerbi says Tottenham's dire record at Chelsea 'more motivation'
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Singapore widens haze probe to local firms linked to Indonesian fires
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Lula, Bolsonaro in final debate showdown before Brazil vote
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Hundreds of Syrians protest repeated Israeli incursions
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Poulter latest golfer to leave LIV
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El Salvador sends troops to Haiti to find 4 missing soldiers
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Gunman kills one, wounds five in town outside Paris
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Liverpool must go 'full gas' despite injury issues, says Iraola
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Melania Trump says secured ceasefire in Ukrainian city of Oleshky
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Oil hits $115 with stocks mixed on earnings, AI
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Carrick 'confident' he can turn around Man Utd slump
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Casualties feared as multi-storey building collapses in Nairobi
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PSG v Lyon French Ligue 1 game postponed due to Paris protests
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Man Utd defeat to Como 'unacceptable', says Carrick
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Meghan Markle 'distressed' over claims father had child abuse images
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Hurzeler 'focused' on Brighton job despite Man Utd links
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Gunman kills one, wounds four in town outside Paris
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Hammer blow for Kenya as world marathon champ Jepchirchir suspended for doping
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France to deploy 70,000 police ahead of new protests
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Latin America's right-wing swing looms large over nature summit
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Mekies hails Verstappen as Red Bull's driving force amid revival
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European, Mideast foreign ministers hold talks in Istanbul
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Tanker with Russian diesel heads to New York under Trump deal
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World marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir suspended for doping: AIU
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New centre puts focus on Portuguese dictator Salazar's legacy
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Romania blames Russia for new deadly attack on ship
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Oil nears $115 with stocks mixed on earnings, AI
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Waze rejects Malaysia's data security claims after civil servant ban
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Asian football endorses Infantino re-election in apparent U-turn
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'Call of Duty' seeks to win back fans with warfare spectacle
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Ukraine says two soldiers died after arrested girl sent Russian poison
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Volvo Cars shares plunge on losses, job cuts
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New Greece law bans social media for under-15s
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France braces for new protests as Macron seeks to restore order
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Netanyahu orders West Bank closure as attack wounds Israelis before election
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Kering shares tumble as Gucci fails to reassure investors
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Asian stocks mixed ahead of weekend as tech recovers early losses
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Xi tells Kim China willing to work with N.Korea for 'world peace': KCNA
Chinese President Xi Jinping told North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that Beijing was willing to work with Pyongyang for world peace, North Korean state media said Saturday.
Ukrainian Holocaust survivors find safe haven in Germany
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Colombia, rebels, seek US involvement in peace talks
Colombia's government and the National Liberation Army (ELN), the last recognized rebel group in the country, said Friday they would invite the United States to join their peace process.
No political football for Iran World Cup clash: US coach
United States coach Gregg Berhalter said politics would not come into his team's must-win World Cup clash with Iran following the Americans' battling draw with England on Friday.
Russian shelling kills 15 in Kherson as Ukraine battles to restore power
Russian shelling on the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson killed 15 civilians Friday, officials said, as engineers across the country sought to restore heat, water and power to major cities.
Macron to raise US subsidies in talks with Biden next week
French President Emmanuel Macron will raise concerns about the effects of American industrial subsidies and tax breaks during talks with US President Joe Biden in Washington next week, a top French official said Friday.
EU ministers endorse new migrant plan after France-Italy spat
European interior ministers welcomed Friday an EU plan to better coordinate the handling of migrant arrivals, after a furious row over a refugee rescue boat erupted between Italy and France.
Honduras under state of emergency over gang activity
Police stepped up their presence on the streets of Honduras Friday after President Xiomara Castro declared a state of emergency to quash a rise in gang activity in the Central American nation.
Taliban treatment of women could be crime against humanity: UN expert
Taliban restrictions on the freedoms of women and girls could amount to a crime against humanity, the UN special rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan said Friday.
Spain PM takes over as Socialist International chief
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez was on Friday named head of the Socialist International (SI) as the movement of centre-left parties gathered in Madrid for a three-day congress.
Rebels fight on in eastern DR Congo ahead of truce
M23 rebels were still fighting and advancing on one front of their offensive in east of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday, civilian and military sources said, just hours before a ceasefire was to come into force.
Kanye West hints at another presidential run
The rapper and fashion designer Kanye West has suggested he will run for president in 2024 and wants Donald Trump to be his running mate.
Putin tells Russian mothers he 'shares' pain of soldier deaths in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday told a group of mothers whose sons are fighting in Ukraine that he shares the pain of those who have lost their loved ones in the conflict.
Protest scrutiny intensifies on Iran despite win
Iran's football stars scored a famous victory with a last gasp World Cup win but scrutiny on the conduct of the team ahead of the decisive clash with the US will only intensify as its leaders press a crackdown on protests at home.
Benin opposition gets green light for legislative election
Benin's opposition, weakened by arrests and the exile of its leaders, has been allowed to participate in January's legislative elections, four years after they were excluded from taking part in the last vote.
UK foreign minister brings new aid to Kyiv
UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly announced new aid for Ukraine on a visit to Kyiv on Friday, including ambulances and support for victims of sexual violence by Russian soldiers.
Spanish right on warpath over changes to sedition law
Spain's right-wing opposition is infuriated over government plans to abolish sedition, the charge used against Catalan separatist leaders, decrying the move as a gift to pro-independence parties in exchange for parliamentary support.
Hong Kong cardinal among activists convicted over protest fund
A 90-year-old Hong Kong cardinal was among six dissidents convicted on Friday over their running of a multi-million-dollar defence fund for arrested anti-government protesters.
Nurses join other striking UK staff in two December walkouts
Nurses across most of Britain will next month hold the first strikes in their union's 106-year history, joining a host of other UK workers taking industrial action over pay.
Libya expels over 200 migrants across land borders
Libya on Thursday sent more than 200 illegal migrants back across its land borders, in a rare display of cooperation from the country's divided political institutions.
Congolese give cautious welcome to deal on rebel violence
Congolese and security experts reacted cautiously Thursday to the announcement of an impending truce in an escalating conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Bid to ban bullfighting abandoned in France
A bid to ban bullfighting in France was abandoned Thursday in parliament, spelling relief for lovers of the traditional blood sport and dismay for animal rights' activists.
Ukraine battles to reconnect millions in the cold and dark
Ukraine battled Thursday to reconnect water and electricity services to millions of people cut off after Russia launched dozens of cruise missiles that battered Ukraine's already crippled electricity grid.
French MPs vote to enshrine abortion rights in constitution
Lawmakers in the French parliament voted Thursday to add the right to abortion to the constitution in response to recent changes in Poland and the United States.
Power cuts and trench foot: winter bites on Ukraine's Donbas front
Soldiers are battling trench foot while the rain and snow have turned roads to mud and ongoing power outages have led many to question how they will manage to endure the coming cold as winter descends on the frontlines in eastern Ukraine.
Palestinians return body of Israeli teen killed in West Bank
The body of an Israeli teenager snatched by Palestinian militants in the occupied West Bank was returned to his relatives Thursday, following intense talks to avoid an escalation of violence.
Top Austria festival signs on Russian playwright Davydova
Austria's Salzburg opera, theatre and music festival said Thursday it had appointed exiled Russian playwright Marina Davydova as its drama director.
Brazil election court throws out Bolsonaro challenge, fines party
Brazil's top electoral authority on Wednesday threw out a challenge by President Jair Bolsonaro's party against his election defeat and fined it more than $4 million for bringing the case "in bad faith."