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Trump says may invoke Insurrection Act to deploy more troops in US
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UNESCO board backs Egyptian for chief after US row
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Unreachable Nobel winner hiking 'off the grid'
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Retirement or marketing gimmick? Cryptic LeBron video sets Internet buzzing
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CAF 'absolutely confident' AFCON will go ahead in protest-hit Morocco
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Paris stocks slide amid French political upheaval, Tokyo soars
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EU should scrap ban on new combustion-engine sales: Merz
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US government shutdown enters second week, no end in sight
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World MotoGP champion Marquez to miss two races with fracture
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Matthieu Blazy reaches for the stars in Chanel debut
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Macron gives outgoing French PM final chance to salvage government
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Illinois sues to block National Guard deployment in Chicago
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Exiled Willis succeeds Dupont as Top 14 player of the season
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Hamas and Israel open talks in Egypt under Trump's Gaza peace plan
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Mbappe undergoing treatment for 'small niggle' at France camp: Deschamps
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Common inhalers carry heavy climate cost, study finds
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Madagascar president taps general for PM in bid to defuse protests
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UEFA 'reluctantly' approves European league games in US, Australia
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Hundreds protest in Madagascar as president to announce new premier
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Greta Thunberg lands in Greece among Gaza flotilla activists deported from Israel
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UNESCO board backs Egyptian ex-minister for top job: official
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Facing confidence vote, EU chief calls for unity
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Cash-strapped UNHCR shed 5,000 jobs this year
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Mbappe to have 'small niggle' examined at France camp: Deschamps
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Brazil's Lula asks Trump to remove tariffs in 'friendly' phone call
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'Terrible' Zverev dumped out of Shanghai by France's Rinderknech
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What are regulatory T-cells? Nobel-winning science explained
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OpenAI signs multi-billion dollar chip deal with AMD
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Salah under fire as Liverpool star loses his spark
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Paris stocks drop as French PM resigns, Tokyo soars
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ICC finds Sudan militia chief guilty of crimes against humanity
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Zverev dumped out of Shanghai Masters by France's Rinderknech
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One hiker dead, hundreds rescued after heavy snowfall in China
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Hundreds stage fresh anti-government protests in Madagascar
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Feminist icon Gisele Pelicot back in court as man appeals rape conviction
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US government shutdown enters second week
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Kasatkina ends WTA season early after hitting 'breaking point'
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Paris stocks drop as French PM resigns
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Death toll from Indonesia school collapse rises to 63
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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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Jilly Cooper: Britain's queen of the 'bonkbuster' novel
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Streaming stars' Le Mans race scores Twitch viewer record
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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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UN sets 2027 exit for Lebanon peacekeepers after Israeli strikes
The Security Council voted Thursday for UN peacekeepers to leave Lebanon in 2027, allowing only one final extension after pressure from Israel and its US ally to end the nearly 50-year-old force.

UN Security Council votes for Lebanon peacekeepers to leave in 2027
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Russian attack killing 19 in Kyiv unleashes international fury
Russian missiles and drones ripped through apartment blocks in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Thursday, killing at least 19 people, including four children, in an attack the United States warned undermines peace efforts.
Europe powers move to reimpose Iran sanctions over nuclear drive
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UN chief condemns 'endless' Gaza horrors as Israel presses offensive
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Europe powers move to Iran sanctions 'snapback' over nuclear drive
France, Britain and Germany on Thursday triggered a mechanism to reimpose United Nations sanctions on Iran for failing to comply with commitments over its nuclear programme signed a decade ago.

Russian attack kills 18 in Kyiv, unleashes new international fury
Russian missiles and drones ripped through apartment blocks in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Thursday, killing at least 18 people, including four children, in an attack the US warned undermines peace efforts.

Europe powers move to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran over nuclear drive
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US Fed Governor Lisa Cook sues Trump over move to fire her
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Russian attack kills 17 in Kyiv, unleashes new international fury
Russian missiles and drones ripped through apartment blocks in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Thursday, killing at least 17 people, including four children, in an attack that President Volodymyr Zelensky said highlighted Moscow's rejection of peace moves.

Russian attack kills 17 in Kyiv, unleashes new internatioinal fury
Russian missiles and drones ripped through apartment blocks in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Thursday, killing at least 17 people, including four children, in an attack that President Volodymyr Zelensky said highlighted Moscow's rejection of peace moves.

EU summons Russian envoy after mission damaged in Kyiv strike
The EU summoned Moscow's envoy in Brussels on Thursday after a massive attack on Kyiv killed at least 14 people and damaged the bloc's diplomatic mission in the city.

Deadly Russian attack kills 15 in Kyiv, raising fears for peace talks
Russian missiles and drones ripped through apartment blocks in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early Thursday, killing at least 15 people, including four children, an attack that President Volodymyr Zelensky said showed Moscow's rejection of peace negotiations.

Russian attack kills 14 in Kyiv, including three children
Russian missiles and drones ripped through apartment blocks in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early Thursday, killing at least 14 people, including three children, in an attack that President Volodymyr Zelensky said showed Moscow's rejection of peace negotiations.

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Russian attack kills eight in Kyiv
Russian missiles and drones ripped through apartment blocks in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early Thursday, killing at least eight people in what President Volodymyr Zelensky said represented a clear disregard for peace negotiations.

Russia hits Kyiv with 'massive' deadly overnight strikes
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Long-awaited pension payments relief for Afghan retirees
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