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Spain high-speed train collision kills 31, injures 80
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UK comedian Brand tells rape trial 'consent is fundamental'
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Turkey hosted Libya east-west reunification talks last week
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Shadman guides Bangladesh to 213-3 in West Indies Test
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Spain high-speed train collision kills 30
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Tech optimism lifts stocks ahead of Fed update on rates
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Plane reportedly carrying Brazil's Bolsonaro departs Ecuador
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No penalty practice for Fleetwood hero Haughey before he downs Arsenal
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Springboks pick six uncapped players for Nations Championship
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Billionaire Ambani's Jio soars in market debut after India's biggest IPO
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Israel's unassuming President Herzog holds keys to next government
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Cross-border abductions threaten Kenya's status as dissident refuge
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Real Madrid apologise to China over Mbappe comments
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'Eat the rich': Indonesians protest against graft, wildfires
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Three killed by storm in southern India
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Netanyahu bloc leads as Israeli votes counted, but no majority
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China says takes Mbappe apology 'seriously' after Mao remark
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Cyclone eases after lashing India coast, no deaths reported
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Flavio Bolsonaro on way to Ecuador from Argentina after fleeing Brazil
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AI chip giant SK hynix posts seven-fold surge in quarterly operating profit
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Netanyahu bloc leads after half of Israeli votes counted but no majority
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Two hundred 'Cruise for life' passengers stranded in Cambodia
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India vows action after first cheetah shot dead
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Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren on the joys of filming 'MobLand'
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'Now or Never': Ethiopia influencers push for Eritrea invasion
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S.African activists push back on data centre rush
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Mbappe furore rages on in China, but Mao comments censored
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Judges set to rule on Australian mushroom killer's appeal
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Billionaire Ambani's Jio jumps 21% in market debut after record India IPO
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Syria reopens Jordan border crossing after mending ties
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Rays win thriller to thwart Brewers in World Series
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Cyclone Arnab lashes India coast, no deaths reported
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Reigning champ Knicks earn first win against Pistons
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Trump tamed after US midterms? Europe doubts it
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Runners swap streets for shopping malls as haze chokes Singapore
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Tech stocks soar as SK hynix adds to rising AI confidence
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Billionaire Ambani's Jio to debut after record India IPO
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Sri Lanka's Tamil farmers fight to reclaim land after civil war
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UK set for cautious budget as borrowing costs climb
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Afghans compete for jobs, homes as millions return
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Anthropic's record IPO faces some big questions
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'They don't care about us': Trump food aid cuts leave Americans struggling and angry
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US Fed expected to hold rates steady ahead of key midterm elections
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Meta, Snap head to trial in another case about social media's harms
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Can this Latin Grammy-winner help Democrats win back Congress?
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French Senate passes bill to make protesters pay for unrest damage
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Tuvalu has 'limited' power to halt its fossil fuel investments: NZ govt papers seen by AFP
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India evacuates tens of thousands as Cyclone Arnab makes landfall
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Palestinian activist Khalil returns to Columbia after US detention
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In tight Israel vote, both camps hold out cautious hope
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In the narrow streets of Fez's Old City, Morocco's first capital, centuries-old places of learning are being revived to promote moderation in Islam, as their founders originally intended.
Impoverished Havana neighborhood reeling from protest convictions
When Wilbert Aguilar had to tell his wife that their son was sentenced to 23 years in prison for taking part in anti-government protests in Cuba, the 49-year-old day laborer's life fell apart.
FINA opens investigation into drugged and bruised Canadian swimmer
The International Swimming Federation (FINA) said Friday it will open an investigation after Canadian swimmer Mary-Sophie Harvey claimed she was drugged without her knowledge at the end of the last World Championships.
Terror specialist appointed new London police chief
The British government on Friday announced a new head for the country's biggest police force, ordering him to rebuild public trust after a spate of scandals.
900 firefighters battle 'mega-fire' in southern France
More than 900 firefighters backed by aircraft were deployed on Friday to battle a massive blaze in France's southern Gard region that burned 600 hectares (1,500 acres) overnight.
Blatter, Platini cleared in FIFA fraud trial
Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, once the chiefs of world and European football, were cleared Friday over a suspected fraudulent payment that shook the sport and torpedoed their time at the top.
Sepp Blatter, Michel Platini acquitted in FIFA trial
Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, once the chiefs of world and European football, were acquitted Friday over a suspected fraudulent payment that shook the sport and torpedoed their time at the top.
'Sacred duty': Inflation eats into Turkey's Muslim feast
With inflation in Turkey galloping, the sheep Gul Er buys every year for the Muslim festival of sacrifice in Istanbul looks agonisingly out of reach.
TikTok sued in US after girls die in 'Blackout Challenge'
Video-sharing sensation TikTok is being sued in California after children died while taking part in a "Blackout Challenge" that makes a sport of choking oneself until passing out.
Pilgrims scale Mount Arafat for climax of biggest Covid-era hajj
Huge crowds of Muslim pilgrims started praying on Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat early Friday, the high point of the biggest hajj pilgrimage since the pandemic forced drastic cuts in numbers for two years in a row.
Canadian woman dies in avalanche on Ecuador volcano: officials
One Canadian woman died and a fellow citizen was injured when an avalanche roared down the side of snow-capped Chimborazo volcano, Ecuador's highest peak, rescue service officials said Thursday.
Mississippi clinic at heart of US Supreme Court's abortion reversal closes
Mississippi on Thursday became the latest US state to outlaw abortion after last month's Supreme Court ruling revoking protection for the procedure, leading to 11th-hour confrontations outside a clinic in Jackson.
Watchdog to probe intensive audits of Trump foes who led FBI
The US tax authority said Thursday it had asked for an independent investigation into rare, intrusive audits of two ex-FBI heads who were prominent adversaries of former president Donald Trump.
Ex-US cop sentenced to over 20 years for George Floyd death
Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of the murder of George Floyd, was sentenced to more than 20 years in prison on Thursday on federal charges.
Ex-cop sentenced to over 20 years for George Floyd death
Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of the murder of George Floyd, was sentenced to more than 20 years in prison on Thursday on federal charges.
Boeing says risk 737 MAX 10 could be canceled
Boeing's CEO said the company could cancel the 737 MAX 10 if regulators don't certify the jet before new crew alerting system standards take effect in December, according to a report Thursday.
Hajj crowds move to Mina as pilgrimage pinnacle nears
Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims journeyed from Saudi Arabia's Mecca to a white-tented city in Mina on Thursday as they neared the highlight of the biggest hajj ritual since the coronavirus pandemic began.
WNBA star Griner pleads guilty to drug charges in Russia
US basketball star Brittney Griner pleaded guilty Thursday to drug smuggling charges in a Russian court but denied intending to break the law in a case that has further inflamed tensions between Moscow and Washington.
One year after Haiti president assassinated, still no answers
Haiti on Thursday marked one year since president Jovenel Moise was shot dead in his private residence, with no mastermind or motive for the attack yet identified, and the investigation stalled.
Poland confirms scientist held by Iran, Austria and UK deny arrests
Iranian media reports that the Revolutionary Guards had arrested several foreign diplomats for espionage sowed confusion Thursday, after two of the countries concerned denied that their nationals had been detained.
Russia says US 'hype' not helping WNBA player Griner
Moscow said Thursday that US "hype" over women's basketball star Brittney Griner, held in Russia on drug smuggling charges, will not help her case after President Joe Biden spoke out against her detention.
Italy bridge trial starts four years after tragedy
Nearly 60 defendants went on trial in Genoa on Thursday, accused of manslaughter and undermining transport safety over the collapse of a bridge in the Italian city that killed 43 people four years ago.
Japan introduces up to one-year jail time for cyberbullying
People found guilty of cyberbullying in Japan now face up to a year in prison under rules implemented Thursday, which were toughened up after the suicide of a reality star who had been trolled online.
Muslim pilgrims stream out of Mecca for hajj high point
Hundreds of thousands of hajj pilgrims began streaming out of Mecca Thursday ahead of the highlight of the annual rites, which have attracted huge crowds despite the continuing pandemic and unforgiving heat.
Italy bridge trial to start four years after tragedy
The trial in the case of the Genoa bridge that collapsed in 2018, killing 43 people, opens Thursday in Italy, involving 59 defendants prosecuted for manslaughter and undermining transport safety.
Lone abortion clinic closes in US state at heart of key court case
The only clinic performing abortions in Mississippi, the state at the heart of the US Supreme Court's historic about-face on women's reproductive rights, closed its doors Wednesday for the final time.
One dead in stabbing during Swedish political event: police
Swedish police said Wednesday that a woman in her 60s had been killed in a daylight stabbing on the island of Gotland, where the country's top politicians are gathered for an annual event.
British Airways cuts 10,300 more flights through October
British Airways on Wednesday axed another 10,300 short-haul flights up to the end of October, with the aviation sector battling staff shortages and booming demand as the pandemic recedes.
US July 4 parade gunman considered second attack
The 21-year-old man arrested for a mass shooting at a July 4 parade in a Chicago suburb has confessed and admitted he considered a second attack while on the run, police said Wednesday.
July 4 parade gunman considered second attack: US police
The 21-year-old man arrested for a mass shooting at a July 4 parade in a Chicago suburb has confessed and told police he considered a second attack while on the run.
S.Africa's Ramaphosa blames alcohol 'scourge' for tavern tragedy
South Africa's president Wednesday blamed the "scourge of underage drinking" for the deaths of 21 people, mostly teens, in unclear circumstances at a township tavern last month, in an incident that shook the nation.
India's 'bulldozer justice' flattens Muslim dissent
After two nights in police custody, Indian teenager Somaiya Fatima was released in time to watch live footage of an excavator claw smashing into the walls of her childhood home.