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Mind games: How football stars are fuelling chess boom
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Indonesia trims meals programme: what next?
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'A very big deal': Canadian astronaut reflects on historic Moon mission
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US pro table tennis league blasts niche sport into spotlight
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Iran defiant as Trump threatens to destroy oil island
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Trump threatens to destroy Iran oil island despite claims of talks
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NASA begins countdown to April 1 Moon launch
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NBA Bulls fire Ivey after anti-LGBTQ comments
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Australian regulator probes Facebook, YouTube over teen social media ban
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Iraq coach shielding players from war ahead of World Cup bid
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Undav rescues Germany late in Ghana friendly
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Messi to start for Argentina in World Cup send-off: Scaloni
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Oil rises on Trump's Iran threats, stocks mixed
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After pope's remark, White House defends praying for US troops
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Powell probe leaves US Fed leadership change in limbo
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Celine Dion announces comeback following health struggle
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'Is it Kafka?' US judge baffled by new Pentagon press policy
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Cubans ready for Russian oil but some say not enough
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Teen Suryavanshi shines as Rajasthan hammer Chennai in IPL
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Stock market winners and losers one month into US-Israel war on Iran
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Hodgson says surprise return to management is only for short-term
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What could Trump achieve by threatening Iran's Kharg Island?
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India declares victory over Maoist insurgency
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Germany's Merz pushes return of Syrians as he hosts leader Sharaa
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G7 ministers pledge 'necessary measures' to ensure stable energy market
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Cardiff City lose compensation case over Emiliano Sala death
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Several French far-right mayors take down EU flags
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Air Canada CEO to retire after row over English-only condolence message
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Oil rises on Trump's Iran threats, stocks take cue on talks
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Syrian leader pledges to work with Germany on migration, recovery
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AI agent future is coming, OpenClaw creator tells AFP
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Cardiff lose 122 mn euro compensation case over Emiliano Sala death
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Tuchel defends Rice and Saka after England withdrawals
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G7 ministers tackle economic fallout of Mideast war
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Tottenham close in on De Zerbi as next boss - reports
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Kenya's former NY marathon champion Korir gets 5-year doping ban
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Lukaku says 'could never turn back on Napoli' after treatment row
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Syrian leader visits Germany to talk war, recovery, refugees
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Renault says developing ground-based military drone
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Iran hangs two 'political prisoners' from banned opposition: activists
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Russia expels UK diplomat on spying allegations
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Premier League fans back call to scrap VAR
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Italy hoping to scale World Cup 'Everest' ahead of Bosnia play-off showdown
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Japan's cherry blossom season dazzles locals and tourists
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EU ups mackerel quotas to match UK despite overfishing concerns
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Crude rises, stocks drop as Houthi attacks escalate Iran war
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Australian Rules player banned for wiping blood on face of opponent
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Sheep culls put pressure on Greek feta cheese production
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One man, his dog, and ChatGPT: Australia's AI vaccine saga
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Israel PM restores access after Latin Patriarch blocked from Holy Sepulchre
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Nobel officials cancelled a press conference with Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado in Oslo Tuesday, as it was unclear where the Venezuelan opposition leader was and whether she would collect her award in person.
Trump slams 'decaying' Europe and pushes Ukraine on elections
US President Donald Trump deepened his rift with Europe in an interview published Tuesday, calling it "decaying" and blasting key allies as "weak" over immigration and Ukraine.
Ukraine should hold elections, Trump says
Ukraine should hold elections, Donald Trump said in an interview published Tuesday, calling into question whether the country is truly democratic, as he reiterated his sharp criticism of the Ukrainian leader.
Why west African troops overturned Benin's coup but watched others pass by
When Benin's government over the weekend fought back a coup attempt, they had unlikely help: troops and air strikes from neighbouring countries.
Hamas says no Gaza truce second phase while Israel 'continues violations'
Hamas said on Tuesday that the Gaza ceasefire plan cannot proceed to its second phase as long as Israeli "violations" persist and called on mediators to pressure Israel to respect the agreement.
UK's renationalised trains to get Union Flag makeover
Britain's railways will feature trains painted in the red, white and blue of the nation's Union Flag as underperforming train operators return to state ownership, the UK government announced Tuesday.
Fresh combat forces Thais, Cambodians to well-worn shelters
Fresh clashes along the Thai-Cambodia border are being met with grim resignation by civilians, as they flock again to makeshift shelters still standing from the last bout of combat.
Euroclear details 'concerns' over EU's frozen Russian asset plan
EU reassurances over its plan to use frozen Russian assets to help fund Ukraine have failed to quell worries about the untested scheme, the organisation holding most of the funds told AFP.
Zelensky prepares revised plan to end Ukraine war
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday prepared to send the United States revised proposals to end the war started by Russia's February 2022 invasion, as he met with Pope Leo XIV in Italy.
Stock markets downbeat on eve of Fed rate call
European and Asian stock markets were largely downbeat Tuesday on uncertainty over the US Federal Reserve's plans for interest rates next year.
Questions over Machado's whereabouts as Nobel event postponed
Nobel officials delayed a press conference with Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado in Oslo Tuesday, but said they remained confident Venezuela's elusive opposition leader would collect her award in person.
Zelensky meets pope, prepares revised plan on Russia war
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Pope Leo XIV in Italy on Tuesday as he prepared to send the United States revised proposals to end Russia's invasion.
Cambodia-Thailand clashes spread on border as toll rises
Fighting between Thailand and Cambodia spread Tuesday to new parts of their contested border as the toll rose to 10 killed and more than 140,000 civilians fled the violence.
Billionaire Trump fan Babis returns to power as Czech prime minister
Andrej Babis, a billionaire supporter of US President Donald Trump, returned to power as Czech prime minister on Tuesday, signalling a possible end to Ukraine aid and potentially rockier ties with the European Union.
Honduran presidential candidate decries vote 'theft' in race against Trump-backed rival
Honduran right-wing presidential candidate Salvador Nasralla made allegations of electoral corruption on Monday after a stalled ballot count in the November 30 general election.
CERN upbeat as China halts particle accelerator mega-project
The chief of the CERN physics laboratory says China's decision to pause its major particle accelerator project presents an "opportunity" to ensure Europe's rival plan goes ahead.
Chile to vote for president as hard-right Kast tipped to win
Chileans will elect a new president on Sunday, with an arch-conservative who has promised to expel hundreds of thousands of migrants strongly tipped to beat his leftist rival.
RSF says Israel killed highest number of journalists again this year
Reporters Without Borders said on Tuesday that Israel was responsible for nearly half of all journalists killed this year worldwide, with 29 Palestinian reporters slain by its forces in Gaza.
Cambodia and Thailand clash at border as civilian toll rises
Cambodia has retaliated in a reignited border conflict with Thailand, the former leader of Cambodia said Tuesday, after Phnom Penh accused Thai forces of shelling positions overnight in fighting that has killed seven civilians and a Thai soldier.
Kenya deploys more police officers to control Haiti's gangs
Kenya deployed hundreds of additional police officers to relieve law enforcement ending their mission in Haiti on Monday, aiming to maintain pressure on the island's gangs as the country's ongoing political and security crisis continues unabated.
Somali TikToker deported from US for spy kidnapping may be innocent
A Somali migrant deported from the United States and labelled an "illegal scumbag" by the White House for aiding the kidnapping of two French spies in Mogadishu may have been wrongly accused.
Indian pride as Asiatic lions roar back
A powerful roar rocked the forest before the silhouette of a lioness appeared at an Indian reserve, a potent image of how conservation efforts have brought the creatures back from the brink.
Long-serving Russian envoy to North Korea dies
Russia's ambassador to North Korea, who spent decades working in the reclusive state and recently oversaw a boom in ties between the two countries, died over the weekend, Moscow said Monday.
Syria's Sharaa vows to promote coexistence, one year after Assad's ousting
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa vowed to usher in an era of justice and coexistence a year after the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad, with tens of thousands of people taking to the streets to mark the anniversary.
World stocks mostly lower as markets await Fed decision
Global stock markets were mostly soft on Monday as investors avoided risks ahead of this week's Federal Reserve meeting, which may yield clues to the direction of interest rates in coming months.
Trump says Europe heading in 'bad directions'
US President Donald Trump warned Monday that Europe was heading in "very bad directions," in a fresh broadside just days after his new security strategy slammed the continent over mass migration.
Benin hunts soldiers behind failed coup
Benin's military was Monday searching for fugitive soldiers behind a foiled coup attempt on the weekend that left several dead as other west African countries mobilised to offer military support.
Peace deal at risk as DR Congo, Burundi slam Rwanda and M23 advances
A just-signed agreement aimed at ending the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo looked to be unravelling Monday with the DRC and Burundi slamming neighbouring Rwanda after the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group attacked border areas.
Feminists outraged at video of French first lady's outburst against activists
Feminists expressed outrage Monday after footage circulated of Monday of France's first lady Brigitte Macron using a slur against activists who disrupted the show of an actor-comedian who had once been accused of rape.
Lula orders road map to cut fossil-fuel use in Brazil
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ordered his cabinet on Monday to craft a road map to reduce dependence on fossil fuels, a promise the country made as host of United Nations climate talks last month.
EU pushes back 2035 combustion-engine ban review to Dec. 16
A highly-anticipated review of the EU's 2035 ban on new petrol and diesel car sales has been pushed back to next week, the European Commission said Monday.
MSF says conditions for Gaza medics 'as hard as it's ever been' despite truce
Conditions for medics and patients in Gaza are as severe as ever despite a nearly two-month truce in the territory, the president of medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said in an AFP interview.