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UK police arrest Palestine Action supporters ahead of Supreme Court hearing
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Germans join Europe's wave of 'Gen Z' protests
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Harmer and Rabada wrap up South Africa series win over Australia
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Polish president holds crisis talks after court standoff
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Senegal kicks off Youth Games, Africa's first ever Olympics
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Police fire tear gas as thousands march in France
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Russia says responding to US report of planned attack on Moscow
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Alcaraz sees off Medvedev to reach Vienna Open final
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Carrick expects Man Utd stay despite Chelsea defeat
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Cummins admits changes may be made after loss to South Africa
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China state TV does not air first La Liga games since Mbappe furore
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Atletico beat Levante to move top above Barcelona
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Thousands turn up for France protests amid tight security
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Chelsea defeat pushes Carrick closer to Man Utd exit
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Our part of Mbappe, China issue over: Real Madrid's Mourinho
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Pogacar 'happy to be alive' after difficult Vuelta crash recovery
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Evacuees from Russian-occupied Oleshky arrive in Ukraine
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South Africa beat Australia by 176 runs in third Test to win series
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Kamindu hits maiden ODI ton as Sri Lanka set Pakistan 326 in final
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Evacuees from Russian-occupied Oleshky expected in Ukraine
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Aston Villa to take legal action against pundit Carragher
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UK PM 'open' to slavery apology but not reparations
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West Indies crush Bangladesh by eight wickets in first Test
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Kimono-clad pets blessed at Japan festival lacking enough kids
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France on alert as Halloween protests raise risk of violence
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Hakimi bags hat-trick as PSG rip Le Havre to pieces
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Abhishek Sharma: Indian cricket's 'new-generation superstar'
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In-form Fernandez sets up Tokyo final against Russia's Shnaider
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Marquez stretches MotoGP championship lead after Martin pulls out
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Scam centres relocated from Cambodia operate in Madagascar
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In-form Fernandez reaches Tokyo final
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Marc Marquez on front row at Malaysian MotoGP as Martin ruled out
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James, Maxey fuel 76ers over Knicks in NBA Cup thriller
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Injured Martin out of Malaysian MotoGP in big title blow
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High-speed, high-risk Route du Rhum yacht race sets off Sunday
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US, S.Korea, Japan vow 'complete' N.Korea denuclearization
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Fears of violence as France braces for Halloween protests
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Nations commit to get nature goals back on track
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OKC's Holmgren to miss at least eight weeks as Thunder injury woes deepen
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US oil companies aim to squeeze more out of refineries
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'Not very smart' - Verstappen slams Red Bull stable-mate after clash
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Leclerc quickest in Mexico GP practice
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Trump admin approves potential Patriot missiles sale to Ukraine
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Polish riot police deployed as deposed court chief sets off crisis
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Sun Goddess wins at Breeders' Cup, O'Brien leads Baffert
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Young Canadians focus on mental health at key climate trial
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Nations agree push to get nature goals on track
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'Breath of fresh air' truce brings hope to Ukraine's ravaged Kherson
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Leclerc shows practice pace as Antonelli prowls in Mexico
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British king reflects on colonial atrocities in Guyana
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Singapore on Wednesday hanged a prisoner convicted of conspiracy to smuggle one kilogram of cannabis, authorities said, ignoring international calls for the city-state to abolish capital punishment.
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Donald Trump raped a prominent former American columnist then "ridiculed" her with defamatory comments, a US civil trial hearing a lawsuit against the ex-president was told Tuesday.
S.Africa backtracks on quitting ICC after communication 'error'
South Africa is not planning to quit the International Criminal Court, as earlier suggested by President Cyril Ramaphosa, his office said Tuesday, citing a communication error from the ruling ANC party.
Indigenous Brazilians demand more land reserves
Thousands of indigenous Brazilians are gathered in the capital this week to demand the creation of new reserves on their ancestral lands.
Rape allegation against Trump heads to civil trial
A civil trial over an allegation that ex-president Donald Trump raped a prominent former American columnist three decades ago got underway Tuesday with jury selection.
Kenya starvation cult 'massacre' toll hits 90 as search paused
The death toll from a suspected Kenyan starvation cult climbed to 90 on Tuesday, including many children, as police said investigators were pausing the search for bodies because the morgues were full.
Turkey detains 126 pro-Kurdish suspects ahead of vote
Turkey on Tuesday detained 126 pro-Kurdish activists, journalists and lawyers in raids conducted just three weeks before a knife-edge vote that could extend President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's two-decade rule.
Harry Belafonte, pioneering performer and activist, dies at 96
Harry Belafonte, the superstar entertainer who introduced a Caribbean flair to mainstream US music and became well known for his deep personal investment in civil rights, died Tuesday in Manhattan, his publicist said. He was 96.
French court halts clearance of Indian Ocean island slum
A French court halted the controversial clearance of a slum due Tuesday in the Indian Ocean island territory of Mayotte, dealing a blow to a major operation by the Paris government aimed at improving security.
S.Africa's Ramaphosa says ruling party wants country to quit ICC
President Cyril Ramaphosa said Tuesday his ruling ANC party had resolved that South Africa should quit the International Criminal Court, which last month issued an arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Kenya starvation cult 'massacre' toll climbs to 89
Kenyan investigators unearthed another 16 bodies on Tuesday in a forest where a cult was believed to be practising mass starvation, bringing the number of victims so far to 89 including children.
Cult of 'Miracle Rabbi' transforms sleepy Hungarian village
They come in their tens of thousands by chartered plane, bus and even helicopter to the shrine of Hungary's "Miracle Rabbi" to pray for health, wealth and marriages for their children.
Ex-Audi exec pleads guilty over 'dieselgate'
A former top executive at German carmaker Audi on Tuesday pleaded guilty over the "dieselgate" emissions-cheating scandal that rocked parent company Volkswagen, after a lengthy trial.
Turkey detains 110 pro-Kurdish suspects ahead of vote
Turkey on Tuesday detained at least 110 pro-Kurdish activists, journalists and lawyers in raids conducted just three weeks before a knife-edge vote that could extend President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's two-decade rule.
Kenya starvation cult toll climbs to 83 as more bodies found
Kenyan investigators on Tuesday exhumed 10 more bodies from mass graves linked to a starvation cult, bringing the total number of victims to 83, an AFP journalist at the scene said, as fears grow of the toll spiking even further.
China charges journalist with espionage: media rights group
Chinese authorities have formally charged a prominent journalist with spying, over a year after he was detained while having lunch with a Japanese diplomat, a media rights group said.
Kenya fears more starvation cult victims as search resumes
Fears were growing in Kenya on Tuesday that there could be more victims of a starvation cult as investigators resumed their searches after finding dozens of corpses in mass graves.
French court halts expulsions from Indian Ocean island slum
A French court halted the controversial clearance of a slum due Tuesday aimed at expelling migrants from its Indian Ocean island territory of Mayotte -- a plan that has sparked clashes between locals and security forces and sparked tensions with neighbouring Comoros.
Japan's 'cringeworthy' cartoon cars make image U-turn
Yosuke Takahata doesn't care what people think of his "itasha" car, which has his favourite anime character -- a sexy, red-eyed horse-woman -- emblazoned across both sides.
US prisoners compete in unique Louisiana rodeo
At the sprawling Louisiana prison known as "Angola," inmates clad in black and white stripes go toe-to-toe with horses and bulls at a unique rodeo event now in its 57th year.
Over a dozen alleged gang members stoned, burned alive in Haiti
More than a dozen suspected gang members were stoned and burned alive on Monday by residents in Port-au-Prince, police and witnesses said, as the UN warned that insecurity in the Haitian capital has reached levels similar to countries at war
Haiti insecurity 'comparable' to nations at war: UN
Insecurity in Haiti's capital has reached levels similar to countries at war, the United Nations said Monday in a report that highlighted a surge in murders and kidnappings in the country.
Kenya cult leader accused of preaching starvation as salvation
A taxi driver turned pastor, who allegedly preached that starvation brought salvation, Paul Mackenzie Nthenge was under scrutiny years before 73 of his presumed followers were found dead in Kenya.
Death toll in Kenya starvation cult case climbs to 73
The death toll in a case involving a Kenyan cult that practised starvation climbed to 73 Monday, police sources told AFP as investigators unearthed more corpses from mass graves in a forest near the coast.
Jury selection to begin for Ed Sheeran, Marvin Gaye copyright trial
Jury selection is set for Monday in a trial to determine whether British pop star Ed Sheeran plagiarized American music legend Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On" in his 2014 hit "Thinking Out Loud."
Kenya's Ruto vows action after 58 bodies linked to cult found
Kenyan President William Ruto on Monday vowed to crack down on "unacceptable" religious movements as police discovered more fatalities in a Christian cult that practised starvation, bringing the toll to 58.
World's most chilling cults
Following the grim discovery in Kenya of the bodies of more than 50 suspected cult members believed to have starved themselves to death, we look at other notorious killer sects.
Kenya's Ruto vows action after 51 bodies linked to cult found
Kenyan President William Ruto on Monday vowed to crack down on "unacceptable" religious movements after police discovered the bodies of 51 people suspected of belonging to a Christian cult that practised starvation.
Tears, protests 10 years since Bangladesh factory tragedy
Hundreds of workers in Bangladesh shouted slogans for justice and survivors wept at the ruins of a factory that made clothes for Western shoppers and collapsed 10 years ago killing more than 1,130 people.
Police investigating Kenyan cult find 26 more bodies
Kenyan police said Sunday they had found the bodies of another 26 suspected cult members in the east of the country, bringing to 47 the number of corpses linked to the movement.
India arrests Sikh separatist after major hunt
Indian police arrested Sunday a firebrand Sikh separatist after a manhunt lasting more than a month that sparked protests and vandalism among the diaspora in Britain, Canada and the United States.
Migrant fears grow as France eyes clearance of Mayotte shantytown
At the entrance to the Majicavo slum on France's Indian Ocean territory Mayotte, which authorities are seeking to evacuate and demolish, a group gathered around a poster emblazoned with the French flag.