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New Zealand foreign minister in racism row with Chinese ambassador
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De Minaur tops Tsitsipas to set up Hewitt clash in Washington
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Messi returns to Miami training after World Cup break
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Japanese population below 120 million for first time in decades
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Idi Amin's grandson disqualified from Commonwealth boxing bout
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Meta misses profit expectations, sticks to massive AI spending
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O'Connor wins Commonwealth heptathlon as Australia set new record for swimming golds
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Inequality best predicts how nations handle pandemics: study
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De Minaur beats Tsitsipas to set up Hewitt clash in Washington
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Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro denies authorizing deepfake for election message
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Nigeria dismantles meth lab, but fears of Mexican cartel links linger
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Boaduwaa strikes as Ghana beat WAFCON debutants Cape Verde
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FIFA proposal 'an opportunity but not an obligation', says Infantino
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US actor Jared Leto denies latest accusations of sexual assault
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Campari - king of the spritz - hopes to conquer American heartland
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Danube drops to 'historic lows' as fresh heatwave hits
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Mancini wants Italy back to trophy-winning ways
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US Federal Reserve holds rates steady as inflation hawks call for hike
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Torrey Pines added to new PGA Tour top-level series from 2028
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Eala beats defending champ Fernandez in Washington
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Air France-KLM and Lufthansa bid for Portugal's TAP airline
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US man accused of destroying evidence by wiping phone at airport
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Korda seeks 'control' as she chases history at women's British Open
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BTS pulls out of Grammys after Asian pop category introduction
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Profits soar at Airbus as it delivers more planes
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Judge orders Amy Winehouse's father to pay nearly £1mn to her friends
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US-Saudi strikes in Iraq kill 20, including Iranians
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Crisis-hit Cuba opens pharmacies, gas stations to private firms
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Brazil court scrutinizes Jair Bolsonaro deepfake endorsing son
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Pro-Kremlin TV commentator ordered to leave France, under house arrest
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OpenAI says rogue AI agent attack hit other companies
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'I started crying': Battle to tame fresh blaze near French seaside
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Irish singer, musician Glen Hansard killed in motorbike crash at 56
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Former top US Covid expert Fauci declines to answer hostile Senate questioning
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Ukraine appeals against Russian return to Olympics
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Neymar says his time playing for Brazil 'is over'
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Rheinmetall shares surge after armsmaker reports record profit
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F1 boss says season to finish in Europe if Gulf races cancelled
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Israel army hit Gaza mosque, says used for Hamas 'weapons storage'
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Spanish wildfire evacuees go home as France hit by new heat alert
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Trump says US to hit Iran hard
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French DJ Kavinsky, famed for 'Nightcall', found dead in Paris
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UBS second-quarter net profit up 17% to $2.8 billion
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How an AFP beach snap became emblem of Europe's wildfire summer
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FIFA hit by furious backlash over plans to sell stake in competitions
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More than half of England 'officially in drought': UK govt
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TRX Spot and Perpetuals Listing Launches on Backpack, Expanding Access to the TRON Ecosystem
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MEXC Integrates World-Check to Fortify Institutional Grade Compliance Architecture
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Spain's Banco Sabadell approved Wednesday moving its headquarters back to Catalonia, the first major firm to do so after thousands left in the wake of the region's failed 2017 independence bid.
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Belgian designer Walter Van Beirendonck said Wednesday that the fashion world was "afraid" of US President Donald Trump and failing to speak out against him for commercial reasons.
Musk slams Trump-backed AI mega project
Tech titan Elon Musk cast doubt Wednesday on a $500 billion AI project announced by US President Donald Trump, saying the money promised for the investment actually wasn't there.
Trump intensifies crackdown on diversity, immigration
US President Donald Trump stepped up a crackdown on diversity programs and immigration Wednesday, with the Republican preparing to lay out more of his hardline agenda in an Oval Office interview.
End social media anonymity to fight fakes, crime: Spain PM
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday proposed ending anonymity for social media users and forcing tech tycoons to provide accountability if their platforms "poison society".
Iran VP says government put off enforcing strict dress code
Iranian Vice President Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday his government had put off enforcing the country's strict Islamic dress code in order "not to put women under pressure".
Russians launch campaign to find loved ones behind front line
Residents of Russia's Kursk region have made co-ordinated social media posts appealing for help to find relatives trapped by a Ukrainian border offensive launched last August, Russian media reported Wednesday.
Stock markets push higher as they track Trump plans, earnings
US and European stock markets pushed higher Wednesday as investors tracked earnings and President Donald Trump's policy plans that are starting to impact the global economy.
African Union 'dismayed' US withdrawing from WHO
The African Union expressed dismay Wednesday over President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization, urging his administration to reconsider.
UK minister warns Putin as Royal Navy tracks Russian 'spy ship'
British Defence Secretary John Healey told parliament Wednesday the Royal Navy was tracking a "Russian spy ship" that passed through UK waters, warning Russia's President Vladimir Putin: "We know what you're doing".
French, German leaders say must act for 'strong' Europe
The leaders of France and Germany agree that both countries must act for a "strong" Europe, President Emmanuel Macron said after meeting Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Paris.
Shooting, explosions in Jenin as Israel presses raid
Gunfire and explosions rocked the occupied West Bank's Jenin area on Wednesday, a Palestinian official and an AFP reporter said, as the Israeli military pressed on for a second day with a large-scale raid.
EU Russia hawks back Trump call to boost defence spending
The EU's top diplomat and Poland's prime minister said Wednesday that the bloc must heed US President Donald Trump's demand to spend much more on defence -- faced with the "existential threat" posed by Russia.
Trump puts US govt diversity workers on leave, calls bishop 'nasty'
US President Donald Trump ordered federal employees of diversity offices to be put on paid leave by Wednesday night, and called a Washington bishop "nasty" after she asked him to "have mercy" for migrants and LGBTQ children.
Malaysia's Anwar says don't single out China in sea tensions
There will always be border disputes in Asia, and China should not be singled out because of tensions in the South China Sea, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Wednesday.
EU's top diplomat backs Trump call to boost defence spending
The EU's top diplomat Kaja Kallas said Wednesday that the bloc must heed US President Donald Trump's demand to spend more on defence, as she issued a stark warning over the threat from Russia.
US govt workers in diversity jobs to be put on leave as programs ordered shut
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed that US federal employees working in diversity offices must be put on paid leave by Wednesday evening as the new administration of Donald Trump has ordered the programs shut.
Markets rise after Trump AI pledge but China tariff fears return
Most Asian markets extended a global rally Wednesday as investors gave a cautious welcome to Donald Trump's first full day in office amid hopes he will take a more cautious approach on trade than initially feared.
'Did not push hard enough': Navalny lawyer speaks of regrets
The top lawyer of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died in a Russian prison in February last year, told AFP she regretted not finding the right words to stop him returning to Moscow in 2021.
Mauricio Funes: journalist turned El Salvador president
El Salvador's ex-president Mauricio Funes died Tuesday at the age of 65 in Nicaragua, where he fled two years after leaving office and gained asylum following accusations of corruption in his country.
Asian traders cheer Trump AI pledge but China tariff woes return
Most Asian markets extended a global rally Wednesday as investors gave a cautious welcome to Donald Trump's first full day in office amid hopes he will take a more cautious approach on trade than initially feared.
Lesotho's king pitches green energy to Davos elites
Lesotho's King Letsie III has embarked on an ambitious mission in snowy Davos, where global powerbrokers have converged, to make a royal pitch: invest in his small African nation's green transition.
Buttler rejects calls for England to boycott Afghanistan match
Captain Jos Buttler says England's match against Afghanistan at the Champions Trophy should go ahead after calls for a boycott over the Taliban regime's assault on women's rights.
Trump targets opponents, faces criticism from cathedral pulpit
Donald Trump targeted opponents and touted a huge AI project Tuesday in a shock-and-awe start to his second presidency -- but faced defiance including a rare public dressing down from a bishop.
Most Asian markets rise after Trump AI pledge but China tariff woes return
Most Asian markets extended a global rally Wednesday as investors gave a cautious welcome to Donald Trump's first full day in office amid hopes he will take a more cautious approach on trade than initially feared.
As Trump takes aim at EVs, how far will rollback go?
As part of his flurry of first-day actions, US President Donald Trump took aim at electric vehicles, a cornerstone of the Biden administration's climate change agenda.
Trump targets opponents, faces criticism from catherdral pulpit
Donald Trump targeted opponents and touted a huge AI project Tuesday in a shock-and-awe start to his second presidency -- but faced defiance including a rare public dressing down from a bishop.
Colombian forces edge into guerrilla strongholds
Colombian special forces edged into guerrilla-controlled territory near the border with Venezuela Tuesday, trying to reassert state control amid violence that has forced 20,000 people to flee their homes.
Panama complains to UN over Trump canal threat, starts audit
Panama has complained to the United Nations over US President Donald Trump's "worrying" threat to seize the Panama Canal, even as it launched an audit of the Hong Kong-linked operator of two ports on the interoceanic waterway.
Rubio, on first day, warns China with Asian partners
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on his first full day in office Tuesday warned jointly with Japan, India and Australia against coercive actions in Asia, in a veiled but clear warning to China over its actions at sea.
The V Foundation for Cancer Research, Emergency Technical Decon, and Emergent Launch Groundbreaking 'Turnout for Firefighters Cancer Research Fund'
Firefighters selflessly put their lives on the line every day, but the long-term health risks they endure often go unnoticed. Studies continue to highlight the significant increased risk of certain cancers among firefighters. The Turnout for Firefighters Cancer Research Fund is a transformative effort to fund cutting-edge research aimed at preventing and treating cancers that disproportionately affect firefighters.
Partner demands release of Argentine officer held for 'terrorism' in Venezuela
The partner of an Argentine security service officer, jailed in Venezuela more than a month ago for "terrorism," demanded his immediately release on Tuesday.