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France launches 'attempted murder' probe after petrol bomb attack on security forces
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Yamaha pulls out of Qatar MotoGP over 'Middle East situation'
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Tens of thousands protest in India's capital against voter roll revision
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Longest truce of Ukraine war, in Kherson region, set to end
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Irish European athletics champion Ciara Mageean dies aged 34
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Luckless Lawson demoted to back of grid for Mexico City Grand Prix
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Seifert blasts 93 as New Zealand win fifth India T20
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Marquez wins in Malaysia to close in on MotoGP world title
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Portuguese police clash with housing protesters, arrest 13
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Thousands protest in India's capital against voter roll revision
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Marquez wins in Malaysia to stand on brink of MotoGP world title
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Marquez wins Malaysian MotoGP to move to brink of world title
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Binance says resuming withdrawals after major hack
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Shnaider beats Fernandez to win Tokyo title
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Divided Bulgaria votes in tense presidential runoff
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Winds of change: Laos looks up for renewables push
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Trump says US looking 'closely' at report Nvidia CEO target of China spy plot
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Sri Lanka's war widows and the long search for the missing
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Maxey scores 38 to lead Sixers 'fighters' to another comeback win
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'Air-con nation' Singapore eyes alternatives to cool down
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Valkyries defeat Dream to capture first WNBA crown
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US judge dismisses Trump lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein letter
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'Seen and heard': Uruguay neighborhood places hopes in pope
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Slave or not? US gallery shows early photos of African Americans
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Spewing US election falsehoods, AI chatbots face scrutiny
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France's Aymoz wins Skate Canada men's crown
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EU's new levy on parcels kicks in
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Pope Leo readies for 'intense' South America homecoming
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Ocon denies reports of altercation after being dumped by Haas
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Antonelli admits to feeling tense of eve of potential F1 title decider
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Hamilton says love of racing keeps him young
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FBI says North Korea behind $6 billion crypto theft from Binance
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'Disgraceful' Australia face reckoning after South Africa humbling
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'Canelo' Alvarez wins back WBC title from Mbilli in Riyadh
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Sovereignty wins Breeders' Cup Classic, Benvenuto Cellini triumphs in Turf for O'Brien
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'Canelo' Alvarez wins back WBC title from Mbilli
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Hamilton takes record 105th pole and first for Ferrari, as Antonelli lurks
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Sovereignty wins Breeders' Cup Classic
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German rioters loot shops as 'Gen Z' demos turn ugly
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Hamilton grabs pole position for Mexican Grand Prix
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Barca hammer Alaves to retain Liga top spot
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Benvenuto Cellini wins Breeders' Cup Turf
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UK king to address Commonwealth with 'unflinching honesty' amid slavery focus
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Roma thrash Udinese ahead of Milan derby
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US judge dismisses Trump lawsuit against Wall Steet Journal over Epstein letter
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Kane laments Dortmund draw after 'incredible high' of Ballon d'Or
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Polish president holds crisis talks in court standoff
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Spanish village holds memorial mass for train crash victims
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NFL to review new allegations against Packers' Jacobs: reports
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Israeli protesters demand opposition ally with Arab parties to oust Netanyahu
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At least 39 people have been killed in violence involving leftwing guerillas near Colombia's restive border with Venezuela, authorities said Friday, prompting the government to suspend high-stakes peace talks with the group.
US Treasury to take 'extraordinary measures' to avoid debt default
The US Treasury Department will start taking "extraordinary measures" next week to avoid risking a default on government debt, Secretary Janet Yellen said Friday, days before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
Canada vows 'Trump tax' on US in response to tariffs: minister
Americans will be hit by a "Trump tariffs tax" if the US president-elect increases customs duties on Canadian products, the Canadian foreign minister said Friday, pledging a hard-hitting response in any trade war.
US offered infrastructure incentive for DRC-Rwanda peace deal: official
The United States offered to extend its signature African investment project into the troubled east of the Democratic Republic of Congo as an incentive for a peace deal, but Rwanda has backed away, a senior US diplomat said.
At VW home base, Germany's Scholz vows to revive economy
Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday laid out his vision to secure the future of Germany's ailing economy at a campaign event in the historic home base of the crisis-hit auto titan Volkswagen.
Israeli cabinet convenes to vote on Gaza ceasefire deal
Israel's cabinet convened on Friday to vote on a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal that should take effect this weekend, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said.
30 killed in Colombia armed violence, govt suspends rebel peace talks
Thirty people have been killed in violence between rival leftwing groups near Colombia's restive border with Venezuela, authorities said Friday, prompting the government to suspend peace talks with one guerilla group.
Trump readies for triumphant, but icy, inauguration
Donald Trump will complete an extraordinary comeback on Monday when he is sworn in for a second term as US president -- although his inauguration will be moved indoors due to an arctic blast.
Trump inauguration moved indoors due to extreme cold
Donald Trump confirmed that his inauguration as US president on Monday will move indoors due to expected freezing weather, undercutting the Republican's hopes for a grandiose spectacle to kick off his second term.
Trump inauguration to be moved indoors due to cold
Donald Trump said Friday that his inauguration as US president on Monday will be moved indoors due to expected freezing weather.
Biden grants clemency to 2,500 people, most ever in a day
President Joe Biden on Friday commuted the sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted of non-violent drug offenses in what the White House called the largest single-day act of clemency in US history.
Trump homeland security pick calls border 'number one' threat
US Homeland Security secretary nominee Kristi Noem said Friday weaknesses at the southern border are the country's "number one threat" as she set out her vision for the department that will oversee Donald Trump's promised immigration crackdown.
Over 230,000 flee eastern DR Congo violence since January 1: UN
More than 230,000 people have fled surging violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo since the start of the year, the United Nations said Friday, labelling it one of the world's "most alarming" humanitarian crises.
Russia, Iran harden military and trade ties in new pact
Russia and Iran signed a new treaty on Friday underpinning their economic and military cooperation, in what both sides cast as a major milestone in their relations.
Trump, Xi speak by phone, vow improved ties despite threats
Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke by phone on Friday, days before the incoming US president returns to the White House, with both leaders vowing to take a positive approach to improving ties between the rival countries.
Macron announces aid conference to rebuild Lebanon
France's president said Friday that Paris will soon host an aid conference to help rebuild Lebanon after the Israel-Hezbollah war last year, as he visited Beirut in a show of support for Lebanon's new leaders.
Musk backing for European far right 'endangers democracy': Scholz
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday said US tech billionaire Elon Musk is threatening European democracy with his attacks on political leaders and support for the far right.
Displaced Gazans awaiting truce so they can go home
In a sprawling tent city in central Gaza, Palestinians displaced by war to other parts of the territory are all waiting for one thing: a ceasefire so they can go home.
US president-elect Trump holds phone talks with Chinese leader Xi
Chinese President Xi Jinping held phone talks Friday with US president-elect Donald Trump, Chinese state media reported.
Trump's economic plans could cause inflation: IMF chief economist
Donald Trump's economic plans risk reigniting US inflation, International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas told AFP, a few days before the president-elect returns to the White House.
French patrol aircraft threatened by Russian military: minister
A French maritime patrol aircraft was the object of an "intimidation attempt" this week by the Russian military over the Baltic Sea, France said Friday, calling the incident "unacceptable".
Russia, Iran to harden military and trade ties in new pact
Russia and Iran are poised to sign a new treaty on Friday to cement their military and economic ties, a pact between two of the world's most heavily sanctioned nations that is likely to alarm the West.
Israeli security cabinet approves Gaza ceasefire deal
Israel's security cabinet approved in a vote on Friday a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal that should take effect this weekend, the prime minister's office said.
Russia sentences Navalny lawyers to years behind bars
Russia on Friday sentenced three lawyers who had defended Alexei Navalny to several years in prison for bringing messages from the late opposition leader from prison to the outside world.
EU 'ready' to restart Gaza border mission after ceasefire deal
The EU is prepared to redeploy a monitoring mission to the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt after a ceasefire deal to end Israel's war in the territory, the bloc's top diplomat said Friday.
France's Macron in Lebanon to back new leadership
France's President Emmanuel Macron was in Lebanon on Friday, where he was due to meet his newly-elected counterpart and offer support to leaders seeking to open a new chapter in their country's turbulent history.
Residents of Canada, US border towns fear Trump creating divisions
A shared library, sports fields and fire stations. The American border town of Derby Line and its Canadian twin Stanstead have been living in harmony for more than two centuries, but their bonds are being tested by US President-elect Donald Trump.
Russia, Iran to harden military, trade ties in new pact
Russia and Iran are poised to sign a new treaty on Friday to cement military and economic ties between two of the world's most heavily sanctioned nations, in a pact likely to worry the West.
Aid agencies ready Gaza push but warn of mammoth obstacles
An Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal expected to take effect on Sunday has sparked hope for life-saving aid to reach Palestinians, but aid agencies warn of obstacles from destroyed infrastructure, massive need and collapsed law and order.
South Korea investigators seek to extend President Yoon's detention
South Korean prosecutors asked a court Friday for a new arrest warrant for detained President Yoon Suk Yeol as he again refused questioning by investigators probing his failed martial law bid.
Israeli security cabinet meets on ceasefire deal
Israel's security cabinet met Friday to vote on a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal that should take effect this weekend.
Israeli security cabinet to finalise ceasefire deal
Israel's security cabinet was set to meet Friday to approve a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal that should take effect this weekend.