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Spain high-speed train collision kills 30
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Tech optimism lifts stocks ahead of Fed update on rates
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Plane reportedly carrying Brazil's Bolsonaro departs Ecuador
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No penalty practice for Fleetwood hero Haughey before he downs Arsenal
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Springboks pick six uncapped players for Nations Championship
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Billionaire Ambani's Jio soars in market debut after India's biggest IPO
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Israel's unassuming President Herzog holds keys to next government
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Cross-border abductions threaten Kenya's status as dissident refuge
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Real Madrid apologise to China over Mbappe comments
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'Eat the rich': Indonesians protest against graft, wildfires
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Three killed by storm in southern India
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Netanyahu bloc leads as Israeli votes counted, but no majority
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China says takes Mbappe apology 'seriously' after Mao remark
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Cyclone eases after lashing India coast, no deaths reported
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Flavio Bolsonaro on way to Ecuador from Argentina after fleeing Brazil
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AI chip giant SK hynix posts seven-fold surge in quarterly operating profit
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Netanyahu bloc leads after half of Israeli votes counted but no majority
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Two hundred 'Cruise for life' passengers stranded in Cambodia
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India vows action after first cheetah shot dead
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Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren on the joys of filming 'MobLand'
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'Now or Never': Ethiopia influencers push for Eritrea invasion
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S.African activists push back on data centre rush
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Mbappe furore rages on in China, but Mao comments censored
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Judges set to rule on Australian mushroom killer's appeal
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Billionaire Ambani's Jio jumps 21% in market debut after record India IPO
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Syria reopens Jordan border crossing after mending ties
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Rays win thriller to thwart Brewers in World Series
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Cyclone Arnab lashes India coast, no deaths reported
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Reigning champ Knicks earn first win against Pistons
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Trump tamed after US midterms? Europe doubts it
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Runners swap streets for shopping malls as haze chokes Singapore
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Tech stocks soar as SK hynix adds to rising AI confidence
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Billionaire Ambani's Jio to debut after record India IPO
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Sri Lanka's Tamil farmers fight to reclaim land after civil war
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UK set for cautious budget as borrowing costs climb
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Afghans compete for jobs, homes as millions return
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Anthropic's record IPO faces some big questions
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'They don't care about us': Trump food aid cuts leave Americans struggling and angry
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US Fed expected to hold rates steady ahead of key midterm elections
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Meta, Snap head to trial in another case about social media's harms
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Can this Latin Grammy-winner help Democrats win back Congress?
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French Senate passes bill to make protesters pay for unrest damage
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Tuvalu has 'limited' power to halt its fossil fuel investments: NZ govt papers seen by AFP
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India evacuates tens of thousands as Cyclone Arnab makes landfall
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Palestinian activist Khalil returns to Columbia after US detention
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In tight Israel vote, both camps hold out cautious hope
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Trump drastically loosens oil and gas methane rules
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AI chip giant SK hynix says quarterly operating profit soars 630%
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French Senate weighs bill to make protesters pay for unrest damage
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Youths testify about 'despair' in unprecedented Canadian climate trial
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Greece's outgoing conservative Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and leftist challenger Alexis Tsipras will make a final push for votes at closing rallies on Friday, ahead of the most uncertain general election in a decade.
Xi says China, Central Asia must 'fully unleash' potential
Xi Jinping called on China and Central Asia to "fully unleash" their potential in trade, economic and infrastructure cooperation in a speech to heads of state from the strategically vital region on Friday.
Most Asian markets rally on US debt deal hope
Most Asian markets built on a global rally Friday as traders grow increasingly hopeful that US lawmakers will hammer out a deal to lift the debt ceiling and avert a calamitous default.
Tensions high as Israel nationalists march into east Jerusalem
Tens of thousands of Israeli nationalists marched to Jerusalem's Old City on Thursday in an annual flag-waving march commemorating Israel's capture of it, as tensions on the Gaza border remained high.
TikTok users sue to stop app ban in Montana
Five TikTok users are calling on a federal court to overturn Montana's overall ban on the video sharing app, arguing that it violates their free speech rights.
The bloody battle for Mariupol
Throughout the spring of 2022 one city represented the horrific suffering and catastrophic destruction caused by the war in Ukraine: Mariupol.
'You never forget': Mariupol refugee in Moscow haunted by horrors
Alyona and her family survived one hundred days of hell during Russia's siege of Mariupol, which ended a year ago on Saturday, when the last Ukrainian troops in the city surrendered.
Ukraine's bitter wait for captured Azovstal fighters
Yevgenia Synelnyk can barely look at her brother's photo a year after Russia captured him and over 2,000 fighters in the Azovstal siege. She fears she hasn't done enough to bring him home.
'Startup Nation' Israel hopes to ride out storm
The global economic slowdown and domestic political turmoil have not impaired the long-term prospects of Israel's vaunted hi-tech industry, officials and insiders say, despite a recent decline in hiring in the sector.
'Unified' G7 hits Russia with new sanctions
The United States and its G7 allies rolled out new sanctions against Russia's "war machine" Friday, targeting Moscow's lucrative diamond trade and more entities linked to the invasion of Ukraine.
High stakes for Ukraine's counteroffensive against Russian troops
Ukraine's highly anticipated counteroffensive will be an important test of its ability to make significant new gains against Russian forces, and of the effectiveness of the massive amount of military assistance provided by Kyiv's international supporters.
'Bitterness and anger': Georgians protest resumption of Russia flights
In a verdant university courtyard in the Georgian capital, a gaggle of students discuss plans to attend a protest at the Tbilisi Airport against the resumption of air links with Russia.
US and Taiwan conclude trade negotiations
The United States and Taiwan have concluded negotiations on a trade agreement to deepen economic ties amid growing tensions between Washington and Beijing.
Montana TikTok ban unrealistic and misguided: experts
A total ban of TikTok in the US state of Montana is set up to face an epic battle in the courts, but many experts wonder whether the law is even technically possible.
Disney cancels Florida campus in fallout from DeSantis row
Disney canceled plans for a new employee campus in central Florida on Thursday in the latest ripple effect from its feud with Republican governor of the state Ron DeSantis.
US to unveil 'significant' new Russia sanctions at G7
The United States unveiled "significant" new sanctions targeting Russia's "war machine" on Friday, as President Joe Biden meets fellow G7 leaders in Japan.
Armenia PM says to meet Azerbaijan leader in Moscow
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Thursday said he had agreed to meet with the president of arch-enemy Azerbaijan in Moscow next week.
Thousands displaced, 85 people killed in central Nigeria clashes
More than 3,000 people have been displaced in central Nigeria after at least 85 people were killed in ongoing clashes between herders and farmers, officials said Thursday.
UN decries 'egregious' breaches of Sudan humanitarian pledge
The UN aid chief decried Thursday multiple serious breaches of an agreement by Sudan's warring parties last week to spare civilians and civilian infrastructure and to let in badly needed aid.
Syria's Assad lands in Saudi for Arab summit: state TV
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad arrived in Saudi Arabia Thursday, state media said, to join an Arab League summit for the first time in more than a decade of war.
China's Xi hails 'new era' of ties with Central Asia at summit
Chinese President Xi Jinping hailed a "new era" of ties with Central Asia on Thursday, kicking off a summit Beijing hopes will deepen relations with the strategically vital region.
Queen Elizabeth II's funeral, related events cost £162 mn: UK govt
Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral and related events following her death last September cost UK taxpayers nearly £162 million ($201 million), the government revealed on Thursday in its first public estimate.
Crippled economy fuels former Pakistan PM Khan's protests
The tumultuous campaign by Imran Khan, Pakistan's most popular politician, to reclaim power has been driven by an economic crisis that ordinary people say has left them unable to feed their families.
Erdogan's rival hardens tone, courting Turkish nationalists
Turkey's opposition leader vowed Thursday to send back millions of migrants in a strident message aimed at winning the backing of an ultra-nationalist who helped push last weekend's presidential vote to a runoff.
Johnson called Macron a '4 letter word starting with C': aide
Former UK prime minister Boris Johnson called French President Emmanuel Macron a four-letter obscenity and "Putin's lickspittle" as tempers frayed over the war in Ukraine, according to a former Johnson aide.
Kyiv weathers 'unprecedented' wave of Russian missiles
Ukraine said Thursday it had downed nearly an entire barrage of Russian missiles overnight, the latest in an "unprecedented" wave of aerial attacks on the capital Kyiv.
Myanmar junta using imported arms to commit rights violations: UN expert
Myanmar's military has imported $1 billion in weapons since seizing power in a 2021 coup and used them "to commit atrocities," a United Nations expert said in a report released Wednesday.
Papua New Guinea to sign security pact with US, PM says
Papua New Guinea will sign a security pact with the United States that gives American troops access to the Pacific nation's ports and airports, its leader said Thursday, as Washington jostles for influence in the region with Beijing.
G7 to squeeze Russia, weigh risk of China's 'economic coercion'
G7 leaders arrived in Hiroshima, Japan on Thursday to weigh tighter sanctions on Russia and protections against China's "economic coercion", surrounded by reminders about the harrowing cost of war.
Moldova, fearing Russia, wants to join EU 'as soon as possible'
Moldova wants EU membership "as soon as possible" as protection against a threat from Russia and hopes for a decision to start negotiations "in the next months," President Maia Sandu told AFP in an interview.
Thailand's Move Forward Party takes on biggest political taboo
After shocking Thailand's military-backed elite with a historic election breakthrough, the Move Forward Party now wants to take on the nation's biggest political taboo -- laws on insulting the monarchy.
China's Xi hosts Central Asian leaders in 'milestone' summit
Chinese President Xi Jinping will host a Central Asian summit on Thursday, seeking to build regional influence as G7 leaders hold a rival gathering in Japan.