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ICC finds Sudan militia chief guilty of crimes against humanity
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US government shutdown enters second week
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Medicine Nobel to trio who identified immune system's 'security guards'
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UN rights council launches probe into violations in Afghanistan
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UK author Jilly Cooper dies aged 88
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England rugby star Moody 'shocked' by motor neurone disease diagnosis
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Leopard captured after wandering into Indonesian hotel
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Israel, Hamas due in Egypt for ceasefire talks
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Rescuers scramble to deliver aid after deadly Nepal, India floods
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Tokyo stocks soar on Takaichi win, Paris sinks as French PM resigns
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OpenAI offers more copyright control for Sora 2 videos
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Australia prosecutors appeal 'inadequate' sentence for mushroom murderer: media
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Rugby World Cup-winning England star Moody has motor neurone disease
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Trump says White House to host UFC fight on his 80th birthday
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US government shutdown may last weeks, analysts warn
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Arsenal host Lyon to start new Women's Champions League format
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China's chip challenge: the race to match US tech
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UN rights council to decide on creating Afghanistan probe
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Indonesia sense World Cup chance as Asian qualifying reaches climax
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ICC to give war crimes verdict on Sudan militia chief
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Gisele Pelicot: French rape survivor and global icon
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'Remember Charlie Hebdo!' Protesters seethe at Istanbul magazine
Angry protesters rallied in Istanbul on Tuesday despite a heavy police presence, shouting threats following allegations a satirical magazine published a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed.
Sean Combs sex trafficking jury ends first day without decision
The jury in the sex trafficking trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs ended its first day of deliberations Monday without reaching a decision on whether the rap mogul used his wealth and influence to force women into drug-fueled sexual performances with escorts.

Twenty bodies, some headless, found in Mexican cartel bastion
The bodies of 20 people, several of them decapitated, were found on a highway bridge in a part of Mexico where factions of the Sinaloa drug cartel are fighting each other, authorities said Monday.

Nigeria theme park offers escape from biting economy
Guests poured in through an entry gate on the ground floor of a castle. Inside, vendors dressed as medieval court jesters sold balloons.

S.Africa's ex-transport bosses charged over Zuma-era graft case
Four former executives at South Africa's failing transport company were arrested and charged Monday over allegations of corruption worth millions of dollars in a high-profile case linked to the plunder of state resources.

Rescuers evacuate 50,000 as Turkey battles wildfires
Rescuers in Turkey have evacuated more than 50,000 people, mostly from the western province of Izmir, as firefighters battled a string of wildfires, the AFAD disaster agency said Monday.
No relief for Southern Europe as punishing heatwave persists
Spain and Portugal reported record temperatures Monday as Italy and France braced for several more days of a punishing heatwave that has gripped southern Europe and Britain, sparking health and wildfire warnings.

France court jails migrant smugglers over 2022 Channel deaths
A French court on Monday sentenced seven Afghans and two Iraqi Kurds to seven to eight years in jail over the fatal capsizing of a boat carrying would-be asylum seekers from France to England in 2022.

Kenyan women jockey for place at DJ turntables
Headphones on her head, fingers on the controls, eyes fixed on the mixing software, Kwem Kimtai strung together Afro house beats during her DJ training in Nairobi.

Jury retires to decide verdict in Australia's mushroom murder trial
Jury members retired Monday to decide the fate of an Australian woman accused of murdering three members of her husband's family with a toxic mushroom-laced beef Wellington lunch.

Sweet-smelling fungi at centre of Australian triple-murder trial
The triple-murder trial of Australian Erin Patterson revolves around an innocuous-looking mushroom with a "slightly sweet" smell and a sinister name.

Jury set to deliberate Sean 'Diddy' Combs's fate
Jurors on Monday will begin deliberating whether Sean "Diddy" Combs parlayed his celebrity, wealth and business empire into a decades-long criminal ring that saw him force women into drug-fueled sexual performances with escorts.

'Eat the rich': Venice protests shadow Bezos wedding
At least 500 protesters marched through Venice on Saturday, condemning Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's wedding to journalist Lauren Sanchez, a lavish affair that has drawn backlash in the historic Italian city.

Major turnout as Budapest Pride defies Orban's ban in Hungary
With rainbow flags flying high, tens of thousands of people began marching Saturday for the Budapest Pride parade, defying a government ban that marks a major pushback against LGBTQ rights in the European Union.

Budapest Pride to challenge Orban's ban in Hungary
A record number of people are expected to attend Saturday's Pride march in the Hungarian capital Budapest, defying a ban that marks an unprecedented regression of LGBTQ rights in the European Union.

'Not a god': arguments end in Combs trial ahead of jury deliberations
Sean "Diddy" Combs's lawyer aimed Friday to skewer the credibility of the music mogul's accusers, saying in closing arguments they were out for money while rejecting any notion he led a criminal ring.
US Supreme Court hands Trump 'giant' win on powers of judges
US President Donald Trump hailed a "giant win" Friday after the Supreme Court curbed lone judges from blocking the Republican's raft of controversial policies.

Trump withdraws protected status from Haitian migrants
The Trump administration said Friday it is terminating temporary legal protections that allowed more than 520,000 Haitians to live in the United States.
Bezos, Sanchez say 'I do' in a divided Venice
Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez tied the knot Friday at a sumptuous ceremony with the rich and famous on an island in Venice's lagoon, out of the sight and sound of protesters.

'This is about money:' Combs defense slams charges in closing arguments
Sean "Diddy" Combs's lawyer told jurors Friday in closing arguments that the music mogul's racketeering and sex trafficking trial was all about his accusers trying to score a big payday.
Bezos, Sanchez to say 'I do' in a divided Venice
Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez were to tie the knot Friday at a sumptuous ceremony with the rich and famous on an island in Venice's lagoon, out of the sight and sound of protesters.

Son of Norway princess suspected of three rapes
The son of Norway's crown princess is suspected of three rapes and nearly two dozen other offences, Norwegian police said Friday, handing the case to prosecutors to decide whether to press charges.

Spain makes Booking.com scrap 4,000 tourist rental ads
Online hotel booking giant Booking.com on Friday said it had taken down thousands of advertisements in Spain in the leftist government's latest crackdown on illegal short-term tourist rentals.

Game 'reloots' African artefacts from Western museums
Under the cover of darkness, Nomali jumped over a wall, burst into a museum and snatched a human skull from a pedestal before escaping through a window to the wail of an alarm.

Renters struggle to survive in Portugal housing crisis
With sky-high rents beyond his modest pension, Antonio Lemos has no choice but to live in an abandoned house in Lisbon without electricity or running water as Portugal's perennial housing crisis spirals.

Bezos, Sanchez to say 'I do' in Venice
Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez are expected to tie the knot Friday at a sumptuous, secluded ceremony attended by celebrity friends on an island in Venice's lagoon.

Japan executes 'Twitter killer' who murdered nine
Japan on Friday executed a man dubbed the "Twitter killer" who murdered and dismembered nine people he met online, in the nation's first enactment of the death penalty since 2022.
Combs defense team set to take the floor in trial's closing arguments
Sean "Diddy" Combs's lawyers will deliver their closing arguments in his defense Friday, one day after the prosecution spent nearly five hours detailing a "climate of fear" they say he created as the alleged head of a decades-long criminal ring.

Combs created 'climate of fear' as head of criminal ring: prosecutors
Sean "Diddy" Combs used "power, violence, and fear" as the head of a decades-long criminal enterprise, prosecutors told jurors Thursday as they presented closing arguments in the final stages of the high-profile trial.

Mexican lawmakers vote to ban dolphin shows
Mexico's Congress on Thursday approved a ban on entertainment shows involving dolphins and other marine mammals, the lower house announced, delighting animal rights campaigners.

Argentina to try 10 in absentia over 1994 bombing of Jewish center
Argentina will try in absentia ten Iranian and Lebanese nationals suspected of the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, which killed 85 people, a ruling seen by AFP on Thursday said.

Spain court suspends huge Ryanair 'abusive practices' fine
A Spanish court on Thursday said it had temporarily suspended heavy fines the leftist government imposed on budget airlines Ryanair and Norwegian Air for "abusive practices" such as charging for hand luggage.