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World Cup fans barred from bringing water bottles into stadia
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Israel, Lebanon agree to conditional ceasefire
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New Delhi hotel blaze kills 21, including foreigners
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Bayeux Tapestry to be moved in secret to British Museum: minister
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Meta lashes Australia's bid to make tech giants pay for news
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NZ football star meets influencer behind viral fame
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'Thank you, Football' - quarterback Russell Wilson confirms move to broadcasting
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Meta lashes Australia bid to make tech giants pay for news
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NASA ends mission after loss of Mars probe
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SpaceX aims to raise record $75 bn in stock market debut
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Algeria sucker-punch Netherlands in World Cup warm up
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Iran FM says 'no tangible progress' in talks but Trump says deal close
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DRC cheered on by 23,000 fans in World Cup warm-up
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New York turns blue and orange as Knicks fever grips city
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Javier Bardem terrifies Amy Adams in TV adaptation of 'Cape Fear'
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Arnaldi into French Open semis as Berrettini retires injured
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Cuba has 'technocrats' willing to negotiate, Rubio says
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Authorities warn of World Cup ticket, merchandise scams
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US sanctions interrupt Visa, Mastercard payments in Cuba
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Cobolli sinks Auger-Aliassime to book French Open semi spot
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Police probe alleged assault on coach of Australian tennis player in Birmingham
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France's Saliba 'fine' after injury scare, says Deschamps
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Somalia ex-PM says attacked by govt forces in Mogadishu
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Ukraine drone strikes causing 'panic' for Kremlin: EU's Kallas to AFP
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Rubio brushes off Trump mental acuity concerns as 'absurd'
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Ukraine's Kostyuk takes on Russian Andreeva in French Open semis
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German director Wenders pulls 1975 film over child nude scene
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McIlroy chasing elusive Memorial, Scheffler eyes three-peat
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Sabalenka implodes as Shnaider books French Open semi with Chwalinska
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Sabalenka fell into 'dark hole' during French Open loss
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Ukrainian drones hit Saint Petersburg as 'Russian Davos' opens
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Stokes defends Archer's England absence due to IPL duties
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UN urges AI firms to reveal environmental footprint
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Sabalenka crumbles to French Open quarter-final defeat by Shnaider
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Henry fit to lead New Zealand's attack at Lord's
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Yamal, Williams should be fit for World Cup opener: De la Fuente
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UK PM slams violence over police handcuffing of dying student
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EU wants to favour European firms for AI, cloud in sovereignty push
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England captain Stokes defends Archer's IPL-enforced absence from Test side
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Deadly drone strike on Kuwait airport as Iran, US trade fire
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EU eases spending rules to tackle energy shock
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Polish qualifier Chwalinska reaches French Open semi-finals
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Romania wants to boost air defence after drone strike blamed on Russia
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French content creators gear up to influence presidential election
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France hits Shein with 22 mn euros in new fines over consumer violations
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DRC coach prepared to play friendly behind closed doors
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Ukraine drones hit Saint Petersburg as 'Russian Davos' opens
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CBS News fires '60 Minutes' veteran Scott Pelley
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Robots, supply strain: five hot topics at Computex
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Pope Leo prepares to visit polarised, secular Spain
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Venezuela police tear-gas protesters demanding salary rises
Venezuelan police fired tear gas on Thursday to disperse around 2,000 protesters who marched towards the presidential palace to demand salary and pension increases, AFP reporters saw.
Believers rejoice as Jerusalem's holy sites re-open
Just before 5 am at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, a Muslim worshipper prayed in tears. A few hours later, similar emotion overcame Christians and Jews as the city's holy sites reopened following the truce with Iran.
Shallow Indonesian quake damages houses, injures residents
A shallow 4.9-magitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia overnight, damaging dozens of homes and injuring multiple people, an official said Thursday.
US-Iran truce enters second day as war flares in Lebanon
The fragile truce between Iran and the United States entered its second day on Thursday, with Tehran threatening to resume hostilities as Israel launched a major bombardment of Lebanon.
US, Iran truce hangs in balance as war flares in Lebanon
The fragile two-week truce between Iran and the United States was hanging in the balance on Wednesday, with Tehran threatening to resume hostilities as Israel launched a major bombardment of Lebanon.
Turkey puts 11 on trial for LGBT 'obscenity'
Eleven leaders of a Turkish LGBT rights group went on trial Wednesday on charges of "obscenity" and "violating the protection of the family", their lawyer told AFP.
Brazilian police dog sniffs out 48 tons of marijuana in record bust
Brazilian police on Wednesday seized a record 48 tons of marijuana in a favela in Rio de Janeiro, uncovered by chance by a sniffer dog during a regular operation against criminal factions.
'Unfinished business': Opponents anxious, bitter after Iran ceasefire
President Donald Trump promised "regime change" in Iran but the Islamic republic has emerged intact from the US-Israeli war, leaving opponents and activists disappointed and frightened.
Trump suspends Iran bombing for two weeks, after apocalyptic threats
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he was suspending bombing of Iran for two weeks but that Tehran must reopen the key Strait of Hormuz, barely an hour before his apocalyptic deadline to destroy the country was set to expire.
Graft trial of Spanish PM's ex-top aide begins
A corruption trial of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's former right-hand man opened on Tuesday, a case that has rocked a Socialist-led minority government that has prioritised stamping out graft.
French high-speed train slams into truck, killing TGV driver
A French high-speed train crashed into a truck carrying a military vehicle in northern France on Tuesday, killing the driver of the TGV and badly injuring two people, officials said.
Gunman killed, 2 wounded in shootout outside Israel's Istanbul consulate
A gunman was killed and two others wounded in a shootout Tuesday with police outside the Israeli consulate in Istanbul, the local governor said, adding two officers were lightly wounded.
Train driver killed, two critically injured as French TGV collides with truck
A French high-speed train crashed into a truck carrying military equipment in northern France on Tuesday, killing the driver of the TGV and critically injuring two people, officials said.
New strikes in Tehran as deadline looms for Trump threat to infrastructure
New strikes rocked Tehran on Tuesday with Iran showing no sign of backing down as a US deadline loomed for it to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or have its civilian infrastructure "decimated", according to President Donald Trump.
Olympic cyclist Rohan Dennis breaks silence after wife's death
Australian former world champion cyclist Rohan Dennis said on Tuesday he loved his wife and never wanted to hurt her in his first public comments since receiving a suspended sentence over her death.
Trump says Iran ceasefire proposal 'not good enough'
US President Donald Trump said Monday that a proposed 45-day ceasefire with Iran was a "very significant step" but "not good enough" for him to sign, as Iranian officials vowed to keep fighting.
In El Salvador's mass trials, 'the innocent pay for the guilty'
Wearing white uniforms, their heads shaved, rows of bewildered-looking men are beamed by video link from prisons across El Salvador into a courtroom conducting a mass trial of alleged gang members.
'Choose peace': Pope marks first Easter under cloud of Mideast war
Pope Leo XIV on Sunday urged "those who have the power to unleash wars" to "choose peace" in in his first Easter blessing as pontiff with the Middle East conflict raging.
Afghan mother seeks justice after Pakistani bombing kills hundreds
Samira Muhammadi hopes an international investigation can "extinguish" her pain after a Pakistani bombing killed her son and hundreds of other Afghans in the capital Kabul last month.
UK royal family's dilemma over Andrew's daughters
The downfall of the former prince Andrew has left the British monarchy with a right royal headache -- how to handle his daughters caught up in the scandal of US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Pope marks first Easter under cloud of Mideast war
Pope Leo XIV is set to mark Easter Sunday for the first time as pontiff, with the Middle East war casting a pall over the most important date in the Christian calendar.
Police arrest suspect in Jewish ambulance arson case in court
London police announced Saturday they had arrested another man over an arson attack on ambulances run by a Jewish charity in London -- after officers recognised him at a court hearing over the incident.
Rain, storms kill 121 in Afghanistan and Pakistan in two weeks
Heavy rain and storms have killed at least 121 people over two weeks across Afghanistan and Pakistan, disaster officials in both countries said Saturday.
Belgian prison tour lays bare grim reality of life behind bars
As Belgium grapples with chronic prison overcrowding, a local charity in Brussels has found an immersive way to highlight the problem -- giving educational tours of a recently abandoned jail.
58 tortillas, five hot sauces and one toilet: life aboard spacecraft Orion
They're sipping smoothies, snapping phone pics, dealing with crashed email and fixing broken toilets: astronauts, they're just like us.
Pope leads torch-lit Colosseum procession before Easter
Pope Leo XIV led a torch-lit procession at the Colosseum in Rome on Friday as he prepares for his first Easter as pontiff in the shadow of war in the Middle East.
French court rules to extradite Russian who owned Portsmouth football club
A French court has ruled to extradite Russian banker Vladimir Antonov, a former owner of English football club Portsmouth, to Lithuania, his lawyer said on Friday.
Cambodian lawmakers approve anti-cybercrime law
Fraudsters running cyberscam operations in Cambodia could face life in prison after the Senate approved a new law on Friday targeting criminals involved in the multi-billion-dollar illicit industry.
Braving high fuel costs, Filipinos flock to crucifixion spectacle
Hundreds of Filipinos and tourists flocked to a sun-bleached field north of Manila on Good Friday to witness one of the country's most blood-soaked displays of religious fervour, undeterred by rising fuel prices driven by the Middle East war.
Mangione federal trial over CEO murder delayed to January
The federal trial of Luigi Mangione in the killing of healthcare CEO Brian Thompson has been delayed further to January 2027, according to court documents filed on Thursday.
Russian court convicts German carnival float artist: reports
A German artist known for his carnival floats that satirise politicians has been sentenced in absentia to eight years and six months in jail by a court in Moscow, German media reported Thursday.
In ritual dear to Francis, Pope Leo washes feet of 12 priests in Rome
Pope Leo XIV performed the ritual of washing of the feet for the first time on Holy Thursday, marking a return to tradition for the rite which his predecessor Francis used to perform for the homeless, prisoners and other marginalised people.