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Rare mountain gorilla twins born in DR Congo: park authorities
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Ex-midwife enthroned as first female Archbishop of Canterbury
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AC Schnitzer: When Iconic Tuners Fall Silent
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Senegal lodge appeal to Court of Arbitration for Sport over AFCON final decision
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South Africa seal T20 series win in New Zealand
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Study links major polluters to big climate damages bill
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Ex-Google chief Matt Brittin made new BBC director-general
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Iran likely behind attacks sowing fear among Europe's Jews: experts
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'Relieved' McGrath claims career first crystal globe in slalom
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US ski star Shiffrin wins overall World Cup title for sixth time
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Trump names tech titans to science advisory council
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Mideast war sparks long queues at Kinshasa petrol stations
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US TV star details 'agony' over mother's disappearance
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Tehran receives US plan to end Mideast war, as Iran fires at US carrier
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Aviation, tourism, agriculture... the economic sectors hit by the war
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Iran fires at US carrier as backchannel diplomacy aims to end war
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Salah's long goodbye brings curtain down on golden era for Liverpool
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Monaco: city of vice and a few virtues
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AI making cyber attacks costlier and more effective: Munich Re
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Defying Israeli bombs, Lebanese hold out in southern city of Tyre
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War-linked power crunch pushes Sri Lanka to four-day week
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Hungary says will phase out gas deliveries to Ukraine
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Oil prices tumble, stocks rally on Mideast peace hopes
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Maybach: Between Glory and a Turning Point
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German business morale falls as war puts recovery on ice: survey
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Labubu maker Pop Mart's shares fall 23% despite surging earnings
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ECB won't be 'paralysed' in face of energy shock: Lagarde
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Iran hits targets across Middle East after Trump signals talks progress
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McEvoy says best is to come after breaking long-standing swim record
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Goat vs gecko: A tiny Caribbean island faces wildlife showdown
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Japan PM asks IEA chief to prepare additional 'coordinated release' of oil
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Hungary's hard-pressed LGBTQ people say Orban exit is only half battle
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Belarus leader visits North Korea for first time
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'No heavier burden': the decades-long search for Kosovo war missing
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Exotic pet trade thrives in China despite welfare concerns
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Iran fires missile salvo after Trump signals progress in talks
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BTS concert drew 18.4 million viewers, says Netflix
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OSCE's 'chaotic' Ukraine evacuation put staff at risk: leaked report
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Top WTO official sounds fertiliser warning over Middle East war
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France and Brazil weigh up World Cup prospects in glamour friendly
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Italy hoping to end World Cup pain as play-offs loom
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Dirty diapers born again in Japan recycling breakthrough
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Verstappen's Japan GP win streak under threat as Mercedes dominate
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Crude tumbles, stocks rally on hopes for Iran war de-escalation
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Gauff outlasts Bencic to reach Miami semi-finals
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'Hero' Australian dog who saved 100 koalas retires
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Underdogs chase World Cup berths in Mexico playoff tournament
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Iraq coach Graham Arnold pleaded with FIFA on Monday to postpone his team's intercontinental playoff for the World Cup because many of his players and backroom staff are stranded by the growing Iran war.
France, allies preparing bid to 'gradually' reopen Strait of Hormuz
France and its allies are preparing a "defensive" mission to reopen the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, President Emmanuel Macron said Monday as the Middle East war entered its second week.
Zelensky says 11 countries asking Ukraine for drone help against Iran
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that 11 countries had tapped Kyiv for help in how to counter Iranian drones being fired by Tehran in retaliation for US-Israeli strikes.
France, allies preparing 'defensive' mission to reopen Strait of Hormuz: Macron
France and its allies are preparing a "defensive" mission to reopen the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, President Emmanuel Macron said Monday as the Middle East war entered its second week.
NATO intercepts second Iran missile in Turkish airspace
NATO said it shot down a second ballistic missile from Iran in Turkish airspace on Monday, prompting a stern warning from Turkey to Tehran, which told its neighbour not to take "provocative steps".
War in the Middle East: economic impact around the world
Here are the latest economic events in the Middle East war on Monday:
Huge numbers at imminent risk from S.Sudan army offensive: MSF
Hundreds of thousands of people are at imminent risk from a government offensive in a South Sudan town, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said Monday, after NGOs were ordered to evacuate.
Macron says France, allies preparing 'defensive' mission to reopen Strait of Hormuz
President Emmanuel Macron on Monday warned that an attack on Cyprus was an attack on all of Europe and said France and its allies were preparing a "defensive" mission to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as the Middle East war entered its second week.
Water emerges as a dangerous new war target
Attacks on water systems are uncommon in wartime, but they have appeared in the war in the Middle East with strikes on desalination plants -- critical infrastructure for millions of people in the arid region.
NATO intercepts second Iran missile in Turkish airspace: Ankara
Ankara on Monday said a second ballistic missile was shot down by NATO defences in Turkish airspace, as Washington urged all of its citizens to leave southeast Turkey over security concerns.
Ukrainian bank worker detained by Hungary was forcibly medicated: Kyiv
Kyiv on Monday accused Hungary of grossly violating the rights of seven Ukrainian bank employees -- including by forcibly drugging a man with diabetes -- after they were detained with a truck of cash and gold.
Macron discusses security in Cyprus, plans aircraft carrier visit
President Emmanuel Macron on Monday discussed regional security with the leaders of Cyprus and Greece and was later set to board France's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier deployed to the Mediterranean.
Russia wins 'dream' first Paralympic gold since 2014
Russia won its first Winter Paralympic gold medal under its own flag since 2014 as skier Varvara Voronchikhina was crowned women's super-G standing champion on Monday in Cortina.
UK PM Starmer says 'monitoring' economic impact of Iran war
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday the government was monitoring the economic fallout of the US and Israel's war in Iran, as energy prices soared due to supply disruptions.
Stranded Iran sailors put Sri Lanka, India in diplomatic dilemma
Sri Lanka and India are providing sanctuary to 434 sailors from three Iranian naval vessels targeted or threatened by the United States, a diplomatic conundrum as the war spills into the Indian Ocean.
Landmark trial opens for Turkey opposition champion Imamoglu
Istanbul's jailed mayor Ekrem Imamoglu went on trial Monday in a sprawling corruption case critics say is a politically motivated bid to scupper his chances of challenging President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Khamenei's son takes charge as Iran war sends oil price soaring
Iran marked the appointment of Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei to replace his father as its new supreme leader with a barrage of missiles against Israel and the Gulf on Monday, as the war sent oil prices soaring.
Dead on arrival: South Sudan's devastated health system
South Sudan's healthcare system has been so crippled by years of corruption that when a state governor experienced high blood pressure recently, he had to fly to Kenya for treatment.
Sharp drop in Chinese military aircraft near Taiwan raises questions
Taiwan has not detected a single Chinese military aircraft around the island for nine of the past 10 days, leaving experts puzzling over the reasons for the dramatic reduction in sorties.
Mojtaba Khamenei: son and successor to Iran's supreme leader
Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of late Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei who has been appointed as the new head of the Islamic republic, is a discreet figure who offers continuity of his father's hardline leadership.
Hezbollah says fighting Israeli forces who landed in east Lebanon
Hezbollah said on Monday it was engaging Israeli forces who landed in eastern Lebanon by helicopter across the Syrian border, the second such operation since the outbreak of the latest conflict with Israel.
One year after arrest, Turkey opposition champion Imamoglu goes on trial
Istanbul's jailed mayor Ekrem Imamoglu goes on trial Monday in a sprawling corruption case critics say is a politically motivated bid to scupper his chances of challenging President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Fake AI satellite imagery spurs US-Iran war disinformation
The satellite image posted by an Iranian news outlet looked real: a devastated US base in Qatar. But it was an AI-generated fake, underscoring the accelerating threat of tech-enabled disinformation during wartime.
Shelter rankings and shower-timing apps: Israelis, Palestinians adjust to Iranian rockets
What is Israel's best bomb shelter? And when is the best time of day to shower without interruption from a missile alert?
Trump defends Iran war decision as oil soars above $100
Oil prices surged above $100 a barrel for the first time in nearly four years on Sunday over worries that the spiralling Middle East war could create prolonged supply disruptions.
Macron to visit Cyprus as French warships deploy to counter Iran threat
President Emmanuel Macron will visit Cyprus on Monday, his office said, as France deploys warships to the Mediterranean following a drone attack on the island EU member days ago.
10 vessels attacked in Hormuz Strait: analysts
About 10 vessels in or near the Strait of Hormuz have come under attack since Iran blocked the strategic waterway in retaliation for US-Israeli strikes, data analysis groups report.
Iran names Khamenei's son as new supreme leader
Iran's ruling clerics on Sunday appointed the slain leader's son, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, as the country's new supreme leader, defying threats from the United States and Israel to oppose him.
NY police say device thrown near anti-Islam protest was homemade bomb
An improvised explosive thrown near anti-Islam protesters outside the New York mayor's residence was a viable device "that could have caused serious injury or death," police said Sunday.
Aaja Chemnitz, Greenland politician standing up to Trump
In the streets of Nuuk, Aaja Chemnitz normally goes almost unnoticed. But in recent days, locals have been stopping the Greenland MP to congratulate her on her Nobel Peace Prize nomination -- though some fear it could rekindle Washington's interest in the Arctic island.
Cem Ozdemir, Germany's Turkish-heritage political star
Cem Ozdemir of the German Greens pulled off a hard-fought victory in a key state poll on Sunday and is now set to become the country's first state premier of Turkish heritage.
Thousands march for women's rights and against Mideast war
Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in cities across the world Sunday to mark International Women's Day and, in some cases, denounce the war in the Middle East.