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Germany questions footballing identity after fresh World Cup failure
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Serena set for remarkable Wimbledon return
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Outgoing UK PM Starmer announces 'record' defence spending
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Swim star Marchand limps out of French nationals as Europeans loom
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Paralluelo joins Barca women's departures
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UN says transport infrastructure must adapt to climate
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Police hunt for Monaco bomb suspect after Ukrainian-born businessman wounded
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Sommer, Acerbi, Darmian, De Vrij leave Inter Milan
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Sommer, Acerbi, Darmian leave Inter Milan
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Germany's labour market dilemma: rising unemployment despite vacancies
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'Waiting like torture': Turks despair as Schengen visa delays mount
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Skating allows Russian, Belarussians to return as neutrals
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Venezuela rescuers in final push to find survivors as families mourn
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Russian double Olympic figure skating champion Dmitriev dies aged 58
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Over 1 million migrants apply for Spain's mass regularisation: PM
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S. Africa deploys police as anti-migrant protests loom
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Thousands from Philippine sect protest pro-Duterte senator's graft case
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Monaco parcel bomb blast wounds Ukrainian oligarch
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South Africa repatriations top 25,000 ahead of anti-immigrant ultimatum
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Sweden face France's attacking firepower at the World Cup
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Taiwan raids tech firms in China AI chip smuggling probe
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Online same-sex romance series embrace AI 'freedom'
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Morocco 'unstoppable' says coach after Netherlands thriller
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New Oxford academic centre symbolises UK's big-donor era
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Russia's small businesses pay the price of spiralling Ukraine war
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Trump says Iran meeting set in Qatar, despite uncertainty
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Paraguay shock Germany as Brazil, Morocco advance at World Cup
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Morocco down Netherlands to reach World Cup last 16
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NASA robot mission aiming to rescue space telescope
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Mouse-that-roared Paraguay savors World Cup win over Germany
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'We came from nothing': DR Congo dreams of England World Cup upset
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Taiwan's ageing seaweed harvesters hope younger women wade in
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Peruvian political heir Fujimori wins presidency
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Key Venezuela port opens with US aid, as burials begin
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Ambitious Japan search for answers after World Cup exit
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Paraguay coach salutes 'extraordinary' World Cup win over Germany
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Ultra-wealthy Chinese exile in New York sentenced to 30 years for fraud
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Japan fans stunned as Brazil end their World Cup dream
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Years on, families bury 68 Indigenous victims of Guatemala civil war
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Colombia's ELN rebels end 'armed strike' after holiday ceasefire
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Netanyahu poised to announce Israel government
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Armed guards stop Afghan women entering universities after Taliban ban
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Philippines 'concerned' over China land reclamation in disputed sea
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Afghan women stopped from entering universities after Taliban ban
Hundreds of young women were stopped by armed guards on Wednesday from entering Afghan university campuses, a day after the nation's Taliban rulers banned them from higher education in another assault on human rights.
Yen holds gains, markets mixed after Bank of Japan move
The yen held onto gains Wednesday and equity markets were mixed after plunging the day before in response to the shock Bank of Japan decision to shift away from its ultra-loose monetary policy.
Ukraine's Zelensky to meet Biden, address Congress in Washington
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet US leader Joe Biden and address Congress in Washington on Wednesday, a visit the White House said will send Russia a strong message of Western unity.
Zelensky to meet Biden, address Congress in Washington
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet US leader Joe Biden and address Congress in Washington on Wednesday, during a visit the White House said will send Russia a strong message of Western unity.
Taliban ban university education for Afghan women
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Ukraine's Zelensky plans US visit in first trip abroad since war began
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky was expected to visit Washington on Wednesday for a possible meeting with Joe Biden and an address to Congress -- his first trip abroad since Russia invaded in February.
Yen holds gains, markets bounce after Bank of Japan move
The yen held onto gains Wednesday and equity markets rebounded from a plunge the day before fuelled by the shock Bank of Japan decision to shift away from its ultra-loose monetary policy.
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N. Zealand top diplomat offers congratulations to Fiji's new PM-elect
New Zealand's foreign minister on Wednesday congratulated Sitiveni Rabuka on emerging victorious from Fiji's election, giving the troubled vote a seal of approval even before 16-year leader Frank Bainimarama has conceded.
Peru lawmakers move up general elections to April 2024
Peru's Congress on Tuesday voted to move up general elections from 2026 to April 2024 in a bid to ease political tensions and head off deadly protests sparked by the ouster and arrest of president Pedro Castillo.
Trump's tax returns to be released by US Congress
US lawmakers voted Tuesday to make public Donald Trump's tax returns, ending a years-long battle by the former president to keep the filings private as his cloudy financial past continues to stoke controversy.
Ukraine's Zelensky plans US visit -- first trip abroad since war began
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky plans to visit Washington on Wednesday for a possible meeting with Joe Biden and an address to Congress, US media reported -- his first trip abroad since Russia invaded in February.
Panama mourns US invasion 33 years ago
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Taliban free two Americans in 'goodwill gesture': US
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Brussels approves German state takeover of gas giant Uniper
The European Commission on Tuesday conditionally approved the nationalisation of troubled German gas giant Uniper after it was pushed to the brink of collapse following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
TikTok under pressure as US lawmakers push government ban
The US Congress is on the cusp of approving a nationwide ban on using TikTok on government devices because of perceived security risks -- thrusting the hugely popular video-sharing platform into a delicate position over Washington's ties to China.
Doctors urge Georgia to send jailed ex-leader abroad for care
Georgia's ailing ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili, who has launched several hunger strikes to protest his imprisonment, requires life-saving medical care abroad, doctors linked to his lawyers told AFP Tuesday.
Video shows Biden saying Iran nuclear deal is 'dead'
US President Joe Biden said last month that the multi-state deal with Iran to limit its nuclear program was "dead," but he would not announce that publicly, according to a video that surfaced Tuesday.
Germany hands back looted artefacts to Nigeria
Germany handed back more than 20 looted artefacts to Nigeria on Tuesday, saying it was to "right a wrong" more than 100 years after they were stolen by British colonial troops.
Ramaphosa vows to unite ANC, tackle graft after re-election
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa vowed Tuesday to unite the deeply-fissured African National Congress (ANC) and root out graft after the ruling party re-elected him as leader despite anger over a growing scandal.
EU cuts gas consumption by 20% over past four months
EU countries have cut the amount of natural gas they consume by 20 percent over the past four months as they adapt to an energy crunch, the bloc's statistics agency said Tuesday.
Russians conflicted on Ukraine winter offensive, US says
The Russian leadership has conflicting views on whether to launch a winter offensive in Ukraine, which has warned of a new attempt to seize Kyiv, a senior US official said Tuesday.
Let Iraq choose own path, Macron tells Middle East summit
French President Emmanuel Macron called for Iraq to be allowed to choose a path not dictated by foreign powers, in an address Tuesday to a summit aimed at helping to resolve Middle East crises.
Zelensky visits Ukraine 'fortress' city of Bakhmut
President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday visited the eastern frontline city of Bakhmut, now the epicentre of fighting in Russia's nearly 10-month invasion of Ukraine.