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USS Gerald R. Ford: the world's biggest aircraft carrier
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US, European stocks rise despite latest jump in oil prices
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Sporting Lisbon thrash Bodo/Glimt to reach Champions League quarters
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Irish PM pushes Trump on Iran -- politely
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Arizona charges prediction market Kalshi with illegal election betting
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Leftist New York mayor under pressure on Irish unity question
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Lebanon says Israeli strikes kill three soldiers
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Atletico boss Simeone defends Spurs star Romero
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Iran vets friendly ships for Hormuz passage: trackers
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Iran women's football team arrive in Turkey on way home
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Mexico prepared to host Iran World Cup games, says president
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Trump blasts 'foolish' NATO on Iran, says US needs no help
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Slot vows to win back support of frustrated Liverpool fans
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In Ukraine, Sean Penn gifted Oscar made from train carriage hit by Russia
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Ships in Gulf risk shortages on board, industry warns
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White House piles pressure on Cuba as island fights power cut
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Newcastle must grow under Camp Nou pressure: Howe
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Trump says to make delayed China trip in 'five or six weeks'
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Kompany warns of complacency as injury-hit Bayern host Atalanta
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Larijani: Iran power player who rose then fell on winds of war
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SAS cancels flights after fuel prices surge
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New particle discovered by Large Hadron Collider
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Lebanon says Israeli strikes kill soldiers, as shelters overflow
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Van de Ven insists it's 'nonsense' to say players don't care about Spurs' plight
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Argentina withdraws from World Health Organization
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US Fed expected to keep rates steady as Iran war impact looms
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Two men in Kenyan court for ant-smuggling
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Cuba scrambles to restore power as Trump threatens takeover
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War fuels fears of new oil crisis
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Kerr 'frustrated' at six-figure sum owed to him by Johnson's failed Grand Slam Track
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Senior US counterterrorism official resigns to protest Iran war
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In shadow of Iran war, Gazans prepare for Eid
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Oil prices climb as fresh strikes target infrastructure
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Southern Lebanon paramedics risk deadly Israeli strikes to do their work
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Len Deighton, spy novelist who created the anti-Bond
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Barca Flick's 'last job' but not yet certain on renewal
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Belgian diplomat ordered to stand trial over 1961 Congo leader murder
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Pope says idea England 'weren't fussed' about the Ashes was tough to take
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War threatens Gulf's dugongs, turtles and birds
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Germany targets oil firms to prevent wartime price gouging
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Chelsea striker Kerr sends Australia into Asian Cup final
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'East meets West': KPop Demon Hunters brings global fans to Seoul's sites
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Israel says killed Iran's security chief Larijani
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EU to help reopen blocked oil pipeline in Ukraine
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Thai eSports players sentenced over SEA Games cheating scandal
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Nigeria suicide bombings kill 23, wound more than 100
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Iran's Larijani, the man whose power grew during Mideast war
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Millions of Indonesians in Eid travel exodus
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Israel strikes Beirut suburbs as displacement shelters overflow
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Hard-hitting Conway steers New Zealand to victory over South Africa
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Meghan Markle set for big screen return: reports
Prince Harry's wife Meghan Markle is to make her return to the big screen, media reported Wednesday, with a small cameo role in a film being shot around Los Angeles.
Star designer Rousteing quits fashion group Balmain
Star designer Olivier Rousteing announced Wednesday he was quitting as artistic director of French fashion house Balmain after 14 years in which he revolutionised the luxury group.
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Popular social media website Reddit and streaming giant Kick will be added to a list of websites banned for under-16s in Australia from next month, Canberra said Wednesday.
Getty Images largely loses lawsuit against UK AI firm
US media company Getty Images largely lost a case it brought against a British AI firm over use of its copyrighted content without permission, a court in London said on Tuesday.
King Tut's collection displayed for first time at Egypt's grand museum
Thousands of visitors streamed through the Grand Egyptian Museum on Tuesday as almost the entire collection of King Tutankhamun's treasures -- over 4,500 artefacts -- was displayed together for the first time since the young pharaoh's tomb was discovered in 1922.
Laurent Mauvignier wins France's top literary award for family saga
French writer Laurent Mauvignier on Tuesday won France's top literary award, the Goncourt, for a 750-page family saga spanning more than a century.
Finnish ex-PM Marin says her female cabinet faced torrent of sexism
Finland's former prime minister Sanna Marin has highlighted the online sexism her government experienced while in power, in her memoir published on Tuesday.
The All-American Koi Show 2026 - Experience the World's Top Koi Exhibition in Las Vegas, NV
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'Wild at Heart' actress Diane Ladd dies at 89
Diane Ladd, the Oscar-nominated "Wild at Heart" actress and mother of Laura Dern, died Monday. She was 89.
Tehran toy museum brings old childhood memories to life
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Fire ravages French monastery dubbed 'Notre-Dame of the Ardennes'
A fire on Sunday tore through the ancient monastery of Mont-Dieu, destroying the centuries-old French heritage site's main building, the local mayor and firefighters told AFP.
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Egypt officially opens grand museum near pyramids
Egypt officially opened on Saturday the Grand Egyptian Museum, a long-awaited, billion-dollar showcase of pharaonic grandeur that Cairo hopes will revive tourism and boost its battered economy.
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Near the ancient Pyramids of Giza just outside Cairo, the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) is gearing up for its lavish opening on Saturday after two decades of delays.
Egypt opens grand museum in lavish, pharaonic ceremony
Egypt at last opened the $1 billion Grand Egyptian Museum on Saturday as performers dressed in white tunics embroidered with designs inspired by ancient frescoes, greeted guests.
Two more suspects including woman charged over Louvre heist
Two more suspects, a man and a woman arrested this week over the jewel heist at the Louvre, were on Saturday charged and remanded in custody, prosecutors said.
Two more suspects charged over Louvre heist
Two more suspects, a man and a woman arrested this week over the jewel heist at the Louvre, were on Saturday charged and remanded in custody, prosecutors said.
Funk legend turned painter George Clinton opens show in Paris
At 84, George Clinton is a funk legend, ubiquitous hip-hop sample source, father of psychedelic Afrofuturism... and now, a painter with a show opening in Paris.
Traditional mass wedding held in Nigeria to ensure prosperity
Sheltering from the pitiless sun under large blue umbrellas, several dozen young Nigerian women sporting colourful dresses paraded to the rhythm of drums in a mass wedding on Friday -- an annual rite held in western Nigeria.
French-Turkish actor Tcheky Karyo dies at 72
Actor Tcheky Karyo, who appeared in some of director Luc Besson's biggest hits and a string of international films, died Friday at the age of 72, his family announced.
Prayers and anthems: welcome to the Trump-era Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center's Terrace Theater is a smaller venue that typically features everything from A-list classical music recitals to dance performances to film screenings.
AI cannot make cinema, director Linklater says
Can great art be made without human genius and all its flaws? It's a vital question at a time when artificial intelligence threatens to subsume Hollywood.
After delays, Egypt set for lavish opening of grand museum
With much pomp and circumstance, Cairo is due to inaugurate on Saturday the long-awaited Grand Egyptian Museum, widely presented as the crowning jewel on authorities' efforts to overhaul the country's vital tourism industry.
Sales of 'services' help Apple beat earnings forecasts
Apple on Thursday reported profit of $27.5 billion in the recently ended quarter, powered by iPhone and services revenue.
Beyond words: '67' crowned 'Word of the Year'
A double-digit combination set the social media sphere ablaze among teens in 2025, leaving parents and teachers befuddled -- and now it has officially been crowned Dictionary.com's "Word of the Year": 67.
Independent Macau media outlet says it will close by December
One of the last independent media outlets in Macau will close operations in December, the platform said on Thursday, citing "increasing pressure and risks".
Nigerian designer embraces 'clashes' and 'chaos' at Lagos Fashion Week
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