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Japan rides box office boom into Cannes
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Trump arrives in China for superpower summit with Xi
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UK's Catherine on first official foreign trip since cancer diagnosis
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British scientists among winners of top Spanish award
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Chinese tech giant Alibaba posts profit drop amid AI drive
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King Charles lays out Starmer's agenda as PM fights for survival
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Japan suspend Eddie Jones for verbally abusing officials
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England drop Crawley for 1st Test against New Zealand
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UK's Catherine on first official foreign trip since cancer revelation
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Israel and Lebanon set for ceasefire talks next week, says US official
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Russian police raid independent Novaya Gazeta media outlet
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China FM vows deeper ties with North Korea on trip to Pyongyang
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Oil prices jump back toward $100 on Mideast ceasefire doubts
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Israel vows to fight on as Iran warns ceasefire talks at risk
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EU lawmakers want to tax Big Tech to fund budget
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Israel dismisses calls to add Lebanon to US-Iran ceasefire
Israel vowed more strikes against Hezbollah on Thursday, dismissing mounting international demands that the fragile truce between the United States and Iran in the Gulf be expanded to cover the war in Lebanon.
Russia's Nobel Prize-winning rights group Memorial branded 'extremist'
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Nepal ex-PM Oli gives defiant message after release from custody
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Despite Middle East truce, airlines fear long-term disruptions
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Memorial: Russia's Nobel Prize winning rights group facing 'extremism' ban
Russia is expected to label the Nobel Prize-winning human rights group Memorial "extremist" on Thursday, a designation that will make it easier to prosecute the group's supporters and those who work with it.
Lebanon mourns dead from Israeli strikes that rattled US-Iran truce
Lebanon declared a national day of mourning on Thursday after Israeli strikes pummelled the country, killing nearly 200 people and calling into question the ceasefire between the United States and Iran.
Nepal ex-PM Oli released from custody after 12 days: police
Nepal's ex-prime minister KP Sharma Oli and former interior minister Ramesh Lekhak have been released from custody after questioning for their alleged role in a deadly 2025 crackdown on protesters, police said Thursday.
Ukraine lets firms deploy air defences against Russian attacks
Facing daily barrages of Russian drones and missiles, Ukraine has invited private companies to get their own air-defence systems in a bid to ease the burden on its military.
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Trump says US military to stay deployed near Iran until 'real agreement' reached
US President Donald Trump said late Wednesday that US forces deployed near Iran would remain stationed in the area until a "real agreement" is reached, as Washington enters a fragile two-week ceasefire with Tehran.
US-Iran truce shows cracks as war flares in Lebanon
The fragile truce between Iran and the United States showed signs of unravelling on Thursday, with Tehran threatening to resume hostilities as Israel pummelled Lebanon.
In Romania, many Hungarians root for Orban in vote
In the Romanian town of Odorheiu Secuiesc, where most of the population are ethnic Hungarians, Teresia Hadhazi wants her vote to help nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban win again in Sunday's parliamentary election across the border.
US court expedites Anthropic's legal battle with Department of War
A US appeals court on Wednesday denied Anthropic's request to put on hold a move by the Pentagon to label it a supply chain risk, but ordered the AI startup's legal battle with the Department of War to be put on a fast track.
Trump blasts NATO after closed-door Rutte meeting
US President Donald Trump bashed NATO and appeared to renew his threats over Greenland after a closed-door meeting with alliance chief Mark Rutte, during which he was expected to discuss possibly leaving the pivotal security bloc.