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Sweden reels from worst mass shooting in its history
AFP - 22m ago
Sweden on Wednesday was recovering from the deadliest mass shooting in its history after 10 people -- as well as the …
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Trump in 'no rush' to speak with China's Xi despite tariff battle
AFP - 3h ago
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he was not in a hurry to speak with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, despite …
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Trump says US will take over Gaza, create 'Riviera of the Middle East'
AFP - 5h ago
President Donald Trump revealed an extraordinary plan Tuesday for the United States to take over the Gaza Strip, …
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US health secretary nominee RFK Jr passes crunch Senate vote
AFP - 6h ago
US President Donald Trump's embattled health secretary pick, vaccine conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy Jr, squeaked …
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Trump says US will 'take over' Gaza as he welcomes Netanyahu
AFP - 2h ago
President Donald Trump made an extraordinary proposal for the United States to "take over" the Gaza Strip, as he hosted …
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Top climate scientist declares 2C climate goal 'dead'
Feb 04 2025
Holding long-term global warming to two degrees Celsius -- the fallback target of the Paris climate accord -- is now …
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Trump hosts Netanyahu for pivotal Gaza ceasefire talks
Feb 04 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Donald Trump at the White House Tuesday for crucial talks on the truce …
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US freezes funding contributions to Haiti multinational security force: UN
Feb 04 2025
The United States has frozen its financial contributions to a United Nations fund for a multinational security support …
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'Around 10' dead, including gunman, in Sweden's worst mass shooting
Feb 04 2025
Around 10 people were killed on Tuesday in a shooting at an education centre in Sweden, including the suspected gunman, …
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'Bodies on the ground': mass shooting shocks Sweden's Orebro
Feb 04 2025
Linn could not get the thought of "blood everywhere" out of her head after her usually quiet town of Orebro on Tuesday …
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Netanyahu to meet Trump on Israel-Hamas truce
Feb 04 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets Donald Trump Tuesday to discuss the truce with Hamas, as the US …
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Trump ally known for racist comments gets top State Dept job
Feb 04 2025
A former Donald Trump aide who once called for "competent white men" to be "in charge" and spread conspiracy theories …
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Netanyahu to meet Trump on future of Israel-Hamas truce
Feb 04 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets Donald Trump Tuesday to discuss the truce with Hamas, as the US …
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Trump, China's Xi set to speak on tariff battle
Feb 04 2025
US President Donald Trump and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping are expected to hold direct talks after announcing …
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'Around 10' dead, including shooter, in Sweden campus attack
Feb 04 2025
Around 10 people were killed Tuesday in a shooting at an education centre in Sweden, including the suspected gunman, in …
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Gunman wounds four at Sweden education centre
Feb 04 2025
A gunman shot and wounded four people at an education centre in central Sweden on Tuesday, police said, urging the …
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Five people wounded in Sweden school shooting
Feb 04 2025
Five people were shot and wounded at a school in the central Swedish city of Orebro on Tuesday, police said, urging the …
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Israel commits to new Gaza talks ahead of Trump meeting
Feb 04 2025
Israel said it was sending a team to negotiate the next phase in its fragile ceasefire with Hamas, signalling possible …
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China imposes tariffs on US energy, autos in trade war retaliation
Feb 04 2025
China said Tuesday it would impose tariffs on imports of US energy, vehicles and equipment, firing a return salvo in an …
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Netanyahu to meet Trump as Israel, Hamas eye Gaza truce talks
Feb 04 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet President Donald Trump on Tuesday, as Israel and Hamas say they …
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China slaps tariffs on US energy, vehicles in trade war sparring
Feb 04 2025
China said Tuesday it would slap tariffs on imports of US energy, vehicles and equipment, firing a return salvo in an …
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China hits back at US with levies as Trump tariffs come in force
Feb 04 2025
China said Tuesday it would impose tariffs of 15 percent on imports of coal and liquefied natural gas from the United …
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DR Congo, Rwanda leaders to join summit on crisis in war-torn east
Feb 04 2025
DRC President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame will attend a summit on Saturday as a Rwanda-backed …
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Man City move for Gonzalez, Tel joins Spurs on deadline day
Feb 04 2025
Manchester City signed Nico Gonzalez from Porto in the biggest move from Premier League clubs on Monday's transfer …
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Trump to host Netanyahu for crucial Gaza ceasefire talks
Feb 04 2025
Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump will discuss the future of the Gaza ceasefire Tuesday as the Israeli prime minister …
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Trump halts Canada and Mexico tariffs, China still targeted
Feb 04 2025
US President Donald Trump delayed the start of tariffs on neighbors Mexico and Canada for a month Monday -- but China …
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USAID freeze calls into question billions in support for poorest countries
Feb 03 2025
The Trump administration's attempt to fold the USAID humanitarian agency into the State Department calls into question …
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Trump trade threats overshadow European defence meet
Feb 03 2025
The threat of a transatlantic trade war loomed large Monday over a gathering of European leaders aimed at boosting the …
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Democrats blast Musk as US aid agency HQ shutters
Feb 03 2025
The US government's giant humanitarian agency closed its headquarters to staff Monday amid moves by Elon Musk, the …
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Musk says Trump 'shutting down' US aid agency
Feb 03 2025
Elon Musk, the world's richest person and President Donald Trump's controversial close advisor, said Monday the giant …
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Greek PM calls for calm amid 'very intense' Santorini tremors
Feb 03 2025
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis appealed for calm Monday after a wave of seismic tremors hit the tourist island …
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Trump pauses Mexico tariffs as last-ditch Canada talks continue
Feb 03 2025
US President Donald Trump paused tariffs on Mexico for one month after last-minute talks Monday -- but there was no …
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Spain ex-football chief's kiss wrong 'in any social or work setting': Hermoso
Feb 03 2025
Jenni Hermoso on Monday told the trial of Spain's former football chief Luis Rubiales that his forced kiss on her in …
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East Ukrainian crime boss killed in Moscow blast: Russian media
Feb 03 2025
An east Ukrainian crime boss and separatist wanted by Kyiv was killed with one other person in a blast at a luxury …
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Trump accuses South Africa of 'confiscating' land, cuts funding
Feb 03 2025
US President Donald Trump announced he was cutting off all future funding to South Africa for "confiscating" land and …
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Trump announces tariff talks with Canada, Mexico as global stocks slump
Feb 03 2025
US President Donald Trump said he will discuss the punishing tariffs he has levied on Canada and Mexico with both …
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Trial of Spain's ex-football chief over forced kiss begins
Feb 03 2025
The highly anticipated trial of Spain's disgraced former football chief Luis Rubiales over the forced kiss he gave star …
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Rubio lays down ultimatum to Panama over canal
Feb 03 2025
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday threatened action against Panama without immediate changes to reduce Chinese …
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Beyonce finally wins top album at Grammys, as Lamar shines
Feb 03 2025
Beyonce on Sunday finally won the Grammy for the year's best album for her culture-shaking "Cowboy Carter," as rapper …
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Grammys red carpet: all the drama, all the hotness
Feb 03 2025
Music's brightest stars on Sunday rocked the red carpet at the Grammy Awards, bringing some high drama, serious style -- …
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'Life's ruined': UK town broken by grooming gangs wants answers
Feb 03 2025
Once famed as an industrial powerhouse that produced some of the world's finest steel, Rotherham is now known as the …
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Trial of Spain's ex-football chief over forced kiss to begin
Feb 03 2025
Spain's former football chief Luis Rubiales goes on trial on Monday over the forced kiss he gave star forward Jenni …
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Beyonce wins top country album honors at Grammys
Feb 03 2025
Beyonce on Sunday won the Grammy for the year's best country album for her culture-shaking "Cowboy Carter," a record …
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Tunisia sets sights on becoming world's top seawater therapy spot
Feb 03 2025
With a Mediterranean coastline, natural thermal springs, clement weather and affordability, Tunisia has become the …
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Musk brands USAID 'criminal', Trump calls its leaders 'radical lunatics'
Feb 03 2025
Elon Musk attacked the US Agency for International Development, calling it a "criminal organization" on Sunday, as …
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Trump announces talks with Canada, Mexico over sweeping tariffs
Feb 03 2025
President Donald Trump said he will discuss the punishing tariffs he has levied on Canada and Mexico with both countries …
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Trump accuses S.Africa of 'confiscating' land, cuts funding
Feb 03 2025
US President Donald Trump on Sunday asserted South Africa was "confiscating" land and "treating certain classes of …
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Mavs boss defends Doncic-Davis deal as trade stuns NBA
Feb 03 2025
Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison defended the jaw-dropping trade that sent Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles …
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Global warming makes French reservoir a winter resort for migrating cranes
Feb 03 2025
The Lac du Der was once just a passing glimpse for hundreds of thousands of cranes flying from Scandinavia in search of …
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Arsenal thrash Man City to boost title challenge, Man Utd lose to Palace
Feb 03 2025
Arsenal beat Manchester City 5-1 to keep their Premier League title hopes alive on Sunday, while Manchester United …
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Russia and Ukraine trade blame for attack on Kursk school
Feb 03 2025
Kyiv and Moscow traded blame Sunday for a strike on a school in a Ukrainian-occupied town in Russia's Kursk region, as …
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Musk brands USAID 'criminal' as civil service scrutiny grows
Feb 02 2025
Elon Musk attacked the US Agency for International Development, calling it a "criminal organization" on Sunday, sparking …
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Early wins for Beyonce, Kendrick Lamar, Charli XCX as Grammys begin
Feb 02 2025
Beyonce on Sunday scooped her first ever Grammy in the country categories for her collaboration with Miley Cyrus, as …
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Trump says tariff 'pain' will be 'worth the price'
Feb 02 2025
President Donald Trump said Sunday that Americans may feel economic "pain" from his tariffs on key trading partners, but …
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Georgia police arrest two opposition leaders at protest
Feb 02 2025
Georgian police arrested two opposition leaders during a street protest against the ruling party on Sunday, a moved …
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At least 160,000 rally in Berlin against far right
Feb 02 2025
Demonstrators descended on Berlin Sunday to protest last week's decision by Germany's conservatives to make overtures to …
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Rubio warns Panama of consequences over canal
Feb 02 2025
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday threatened action against Panama without immediate changes to reduce Chinese …
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Rubio meets Panama leader on Trump demands for canal
Feb 02 2025
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Sunday with Panama's leader to press President Donald Trump's demand that the …
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Is it Beyonce's time? Music's A-listers ready for the Grammys
Feb 02 2025
Music's elite are congregating in Los Angeles for Sunday's Grammy Awards, and Beyonce's name is on the tip of everyone's …
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Trump unveils sweeping US tariffs on Canada, Mexico, China
Feb 02 2025
President Donald Trump announced broad tariffs Saturday on major US trading partners Canada, Mexico and China, claiming …
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Netanyahu to begin talks on 2nd phase of Gaza truce
Feb 02 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will begin talks on a second phase to the Gaza ceasefire in Washington on …
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Rubio to make debut in Panama as Trump threatens to take canal
Feb 02 2025
Marco Rubio arrived in Panama Saturday on his debut trip abroad as US secretary of state, as he looks for how to follow …
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Russian attacks on Ukraine kill 15
Feb 01 2025
Russia fired dozens of missiles and drones at Ukraine overnight and early Saturday, killing 15 people, Kyiv said.
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US unveils sweeping tariffs on Canada, Mexico, China
Feb 01 2025
President Donald Trump is imposing broad tariffs on major US trading partners Canada, Mexico and China, the White House …
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Trump tariff deadline looms, Canada told levies coming Tuesday
Feb 01 2025
President Donald Trump is due to unleash fresh tariffs Saturday on major US trading partners Canada, Mexico and China -- …
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US Democrats anoint new leader to take on Trump for 'working people'
Feb 01 2025
US Democrats picked a 51-year-old progressive activist on Saturday as their new leader, who must rebuild a party still …
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At least 56 killed as fighting grips Sudan's capital
Feb 01 2025
Artillery shelling and air strikes killed at least 56 people across greater Khartoum on Saturday, according to a medical …
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Russian attacks on Ukraine kill 14
Feb 01 2025
Russia fired dozens of missiles and drones at Ukraine overnight and early Saturday, killing 14 people, Kyiv said.
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Russian attacks on Ukraine kill 13
Feb 01 2025
Russia fired dozens of missiles and drones at Ukraine overnight and early Saturday, killing 13 people, Kyiv said.
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DR Congo conflict risks broader regional war, Burundi warns
Feb 01 2025
The conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo risks escalating into a broader regional war, Burundi's president …
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Trump tariff deadline looms over Canada, Mexico, China trade
Feb 01 2025
President Donald Trump is due to unleash fresh tariffs Saturday on major US trading partners Canada, Mexico and China, …
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Egypt's Sisi tells Trump world 'counting on' him for Middle East peace
Feb 01 2025
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi told his US counterpart Donald Trump on Saturday that the world was relying on …
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Russia fires deadly barrage on Ukraine as it presses on key city
Feb 01 2025
Russia fired dozens of missiles and drones at Ukraine killing 12 people, Kyiv said Saturday, as Moscow claimed its …
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At least 56 killed as fighting grips greater Khartoum
Feb 01 2025
Artillery shelling and air strikes killed at least 56 people across greater Khartoum on Saturday, according to a medical …
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Salah takes Liverpool nine clear, Forest hit Brighton for seven
Feb 01 2025
Mohamed Salah scored twice to take Liverpool nine points clear at the top of the Premier League by beating Bournemouth …
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Pre-Grammys gala honoring the Grateful Dead focuses on fire relief
Feb 01 2025
Music world A-listers took the stage Friday to honor the Grateful Dead at an annual pre-Grammys benefit gala, which this …
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Toll rises to 7 dead, 19 hurt in Philadelphia plane crash
Feb 01 2025
The death toll from the crash of a medical jet carrying a Mexican child home from a hospital in Philadelphia has risen …
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Hamas and Israel complete fourth Gaza ceasefire swap
Feb 01 2025
Hamas freed three Israeli hostages on Saturday in exchange for more than 180 Palestinian prisoners released from Israeli …
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Horst Koehler, German ex-president and IMF chief, dead at 81
Feb 01 2025
Germany's former president Horst Koehler, who also once headed the International Monetary Fund and was a strong backer …
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Russia says advancing towards flashpoint Ukrainian city
Feb 01 2025
Russia said on Saturday it had captured a village flanking the eastern flashpoint city of Toretsk in Ukraine, while Kyiv …
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Hamas-Israel complete fourth hostage-prisoner swap
Feb 01 2025
Freed Palestinian inmates were greeted by a cheering crowd in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah Saturday, after …
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German ex-president Horst Koehler dead at 81
Feb 01 2025
Germany's former president Horst Koehler, who served as head of state from 2004 to 2010 and was a strong backer of …
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Military trial of Uganda opposition leader to continue despite court ruling
Feb 01 2025
Uganda's president condemned on Saturday a Supreme Court ruling that civilians cannot be tried in military court, while …
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Hamas frees three Israeli hostages in fourth ceasefire swap
Feb 01 2025
Hamas on Saturday released three Israeli hostages in the fourth exchange of the ceasefire deal, ahead of the expected …
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Hamas frees two Israeli hostages as next ceasefire swap begins
Feb 01 2025
Hamas on Saturday released two out of three Israeli hostages in the fourth exchange of the ceasefire deal, ahead of the …
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Philadelphia plane crash marks a second US aviation disaster
Feb 01 2025
A medical jet with six Mexican nationals onboard crashed into a busy Philadelphia neighborhood Friday, authorities said, …
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Destruction as executive jet crashes in Philadelphia, sparking blazes
Feb 01 2025
A small jet with six people onboard crashed into a busy Philadelphia suburb Friday, officials said, showering wreckage …
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Hamas, Israel set for fourth Gaza ceasefire swap
Feb 01 2025
Hamas and Israel will conduct their fourth swap of the Gaza ceasefire on Saturday, with militants releasing three …
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Grim search for plane crash bodies as Trump doubles down
Jan 31 2025
Divers scoured for the remaining bodies from the Washington plane crash Friday as President Donald Trump posted his own …
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Norway releases Russian-crewed ship after cable damage
Jan 31 2025
Police in Norway said Friday they had released a Russian-crewed cargo ship seized over suspected involvement in damage …
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Rwanda-backed M23 pushes on in DR Congo
Jan 31 2025
The Rwandan-backed M23 group on Friday advanced south after seizing the biggest city in mineral-rich eastern DR Congo, …
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N. Korean troops 'withdrawn' from Kursk front line: Ukraine
Jan 31 2025
Ukraine believes North Korean soldiers fighting alongside Russia's army on the Kursk front line have been "withdrawn" …
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Hamas to free three Israeli hostages in next ceasefire swap
Jan 31 2025
Hamas and Israel will conduct their next swap of the Gaza ceasefire on Saturday, with three Israelis, including the …
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Coe hopeful with IOC vote finishing line in sight
Jan 31 2025
Sebastian Coe said on Friday he feels he has a fighting chance of becoming the next leader of the Olympic movement after …
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German conservatives bet on far-right support but lose key vote
Jan 31 2025
Germany's conservatives doubled down Friday on allowing the far-right AfD to back their pre-election push to restrict …
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Rwanda-backed M23 advances in DRC as volunteers rally to fight back
Jan 31 2025
After seizing the biggest city in eastern DR Congo, the Rwandan-backed armed group M23 was advancing south through a …
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Norway seizes Russian-crewed ship over suspected cable damage
Jan 31 2025
Police in Norway said on Friday they had seized a Norwegian-owned ship with a Russian crew over its suspected …
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North Korean troops 'withdrawn' from Kursk front line: Ukraine
Jan 31 2025
Ukraine believes North Korean soldiers fighting alongside Russia's army on the Kursk front line have been "withdrawn" …
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German election favourite vows to pass migrant bill with far-right help
Jan 31 2025
Germany's conservative election frontrunner Friedrich Merz defiantly vowed Friday to pass a bill to restrict immigration …
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Green energy projects adding to Sami people's climate woes: Amnesty
Jan 31 2025
Climate change and efforts to curb it by moving away from fossil fuels are both threatening the rights and livelihood of …
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Man City face Real Madrid in pick of Champions League play-off ties
Jan 31 2025
Reigning champions Real Madrid will face 2023 winners Manchester City in the plum tie of the play-off round of this …
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German MPs haggle over immigration bill backed by far right
Jan 31 2025
German party leaders were engaged in furious last-minute talks on Friday, delaying a high-stakes debate on an …
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