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Hamilton stung by three-place grid penalty
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Howe uncertain if Guimaraes will stay with Newcastle amid Arsenal interest
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Palestinians bury four killed in West Bank clash with Israeli settlers
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Varane concussions motivate Como to ban heading in academy teams
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49ers coach Shanahan injured in car crash
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'Amazing' Pogacar-Del Toro friendship lights up Tour de France
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China evacuates 340,000 people as Typhoon Noul approaches
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Crisis-hit Flavio Bolsonaro launches presidential candidacy in Brazil
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Norris back on pole for Mercedes at Hungarian GP
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As wildfires grip France and Spain, what are the risks from the smoke?
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Ukraine strikes Siberia refinery as Kazakh leader tells Putin war should end
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Pogacar set to win Tour de France, Carapaz claims Queen stage
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Kishan, Varma hit half centuries as India win Zimbabwe T20 series
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India's education minister resigns, end called to Delhi protests
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Houthis target Saudi oil as new Middle East front
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Devastating wildfires send 267,000 fleeing in France and Spain
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Madeleine McCann's brother reaches Commonwealth Games final
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Ipswich sign Japan forward Maeda from Celtic
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Thousands sheltered in Bordeaux as France wildfires trigger exodus
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Norris finds pace to edge Hamilton in last Hungarian practice
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Houthis say hit Saudi Arabia as fighting spreads on new Middle East front
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China evacuates 20,000 people as Typhoon Noul nears
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Untamed wildfires in Spain, France force over 200,000 to flee
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Man City's Khusanov signs new five-year contract
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Spain fights to 'save lives' as wildfires rage near Madrid
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Atletico complete Lee signing from PSG
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Spain striker Paralluelo joins Lyon from Barcelona
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After stellar World Cup, Cape Verde goalkeeper heading to Chile
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Untamed wildfires force over 160,000 to flee in France, Spain
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Six ancient Comoros medinas join UNESCO's heritage list
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Houthis say hit Saudi Arabia as Trump weighs harder Iran strikes
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Cameroon leader's absence sparks debate over government inaction
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Houthis claim strike on Saudi Arabia as conflict deepens
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Teenager allegedly slain by singer D4vd had abortion, court told
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'The Odyssey' sparks IMAX stampede -- and a backlash
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100-year-old Mel Brooks lands at Comic-Con for 'Spaceballs' sequel
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Houthis vow retaliation for Saudi strikes as conflict deepens
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New York's noisy food carts go electric in clean air trial
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SpaceX carries out successful Starship test flight, first since going public
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Lyles wins US 100m title in world-leading 9.79sec
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Meta quits clean energy pledge amid gas-powered data center push
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Nazgul haunt the hall as 'Rings of Power' trailer airs at Comic-Con
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Turk's term as UN human rights chief extended despite US warnings
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Trump orders disclaimer signs outside museum of American history
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US measles outbreak the worst in 35 years: official data
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The Republican-led lower chamber of US Congress passed a $14 billion aid package for Israel on Thursday, defying President Joe Biden's request to also include more money for Ukraine and other pressing priorities.
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US, China to seek climate progress in talks before Dubai summit
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US calls for 'temporary, localized' pauses in Israel-Hamas war
US President Joe Biden is calling for humanitarian pauses in the Israel-Hamas conflict that would involve a "temporary, localized" cessation of hostilities –- well short of a general ceasefire -- a senior White House official said Thursday.
Israel says it has Gaza City surrounded
Israel's military said Thursday its forces have surrounded the Hamas stronghold of Gaza City after a day that saw the Palestinian territory pounded by deadly fire.
One year after Tigray peace deal, rights abuses persist
One year after a deal to end the war in Ethiopia's Tigray region, there were global calls Thursday for more to be done to protect civilians and ensure justice for victims of atrocities.
Lebanon-Israel border heats up ahead of speech by Hezbollah leader
Lebanon's Hezbollah said it attacked 19 Israeli positions along the border simultaneously Thursday, prompting a "broad" retaliatory assault, on the eve of a speech by the Iran-backed group's leader on the Israel-Hamas war.
Blinken heads to Israel seeking 'concrete measures' to spare civilians
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday he would seek "concrete measures" from Israel to minimize harm to Gaza civilians as he headed on his second crisis trip to the Middle East since a Hamas assault triggered a war.
Russia denies Ukraine conflict at 'stalemate'
Russia on Thursday rejected comments from Ukraine's most senior military official that their nearly two-year conflict had reached a stalemate, as Kyiv said fighting around a key town had eased.
Israeli mother of hostages torn between hope and despair
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Blinken heads back to Middle East to support Israel but seek restraint
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads Thursday on his second crisis trip to the Middle East as he renews support for Israel but also seeks subtly to encourage the US ally to limit civilian deaths that have outraged much of the world.
Economic ties 'underpin' US approach to Asia-Pacific: Yellen
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen was set Thursday to lay out the case for deeper economic ties with the Asia-Pacific region, ahead of an expected summit between the US and Chinese presidents.
Iran limiting jailed Nobel winner's medical care over hijab refusal: family
Iranian prison authorities have blocked 2023 Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi's hospital transfer for urgently needed care over her refusal to wear the compulsory hijab, her family has said.
Hundreds more foreign nationals flee Gaza as bombing toll mounts
Hundreds more foreigners and dual nationals fled war-torn Gaza for Egypt on Thursday as Israeli forces kept bombing the besieged Palestinian territory where thousands have died.
Political and tech leaders tackle AI safety at inaugural summit
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China censors Li praise as it bids farewell to former premier
China's Communist Party leaders publicly honoured former premier Li Keqiang on Thursday as he was laid to rest, but censors scrubbed praise of the reform-minded bureaucrat once seen as a rival to Xi Jinping to become president.
More than 165,000 Afghans flee Pakistan after deportation order
More than 165,000 Afghans have fled Pakistan in the month since its government ordered 1.7 million people to leave or face arrest and deportation, officials said Thursday.
Divisive legacy of British army base in Kenya
When he was barely a teenager, Kenyan goatherder Lisoka Lesasuyan lost both arms to an unexploded bomb while crossing a field used in joint military exercises with the British army.
'Dire' economy prompts mass North Korean embassy closures
From Angola to Hong Kong, North Korea is rapidly shuttering its overseas embassies, as Pyongyang's economy sputters and Kim Jong Un embraces 'new Cold War' diplomacy with Russia, experts say.
Hundreds more wounded, foreigners wait to flee war-torn Gaza
Hundreds more wounded and foreign passport holders hoped to escape the war-torn Gaza Strip on Thursday as Israeli forces bombed and fought intense ground battles with Hamas militants in the besieged Palestinian territory.
Hundreds more wounded, foreigners hope to flee war-torn Gaza
Hundreds more wounded and foreign passports holders hoped to escape war-torn Gaza on Thursday as Israeli forces bombed and fought intense ground battles with Hamas militants in the besieged Palestinian territory.
More than 165,000 Afghans flee Pakistan in a month after govt order
More than 165,000 Afghans have fled Pakistan in the month since Islamabad issued an ultimatum to 1.7 million people to leave or face arrest and deportation, officials said Thursday.
Split US Congress quarrels over new aid to Israel and Ukraine
President Joe Biden wants Congress to quickly pass billions of dollars in new aid for both Israel and Ukraine, but the Republican-controlled lower chamber on Thursday is set to consider a bill that puts Kyiv on the back burner.
Biden voices support for humanitarian 'pause' in Israel-Hamas war
President Joe Biden, when responding to a heckler at a Minnesota campaign event Wednesday night, said he thinks there should be a humanitarian "pause" in the Israeli-Hamas war to get "prisoners" out of Gaza.
Cheap electricity and jobs keep Serbia tied to coal
The Kolubara coal mine in Serbia never closes -- 24 hours a day, 365 days per year, excavators work around the clock gnawing away at the soil to extract the fossil fuel.
Israel renews Gaza camp strikes as UN warns of 'war crimes'
Israel hit Gaza's largest refugee camp with renewed air strikes Wednesday, prompting UN rights officials to warn that targeting densely populated residential areas "could amount to war crimes."
Uruguay FM resigns over leaked calls on fugitive drug trafficker
Uruguay's foreign minister resigned abruptly Wednesday, after the release of recordings in which he allegedly seeks to cover up information involving Sebastian Marset, an accused cocaine trafficker and subject of an international manhunt.
Stocks rally and dollar drop on hopes Fed rates have peaked
Stocks and oil prices rose while the dollar weakened Thursday as a much-needed burst of confidence flows across world markets after the Federal Reserve hinted it has come to the end of its long-running interest rate hiking cycle.
Biden v Trump, the unwanted rematch for America’s soul
While the stakes could hardly be higher for American democracy, voters are increasingly turned off by the apparently inevitable rematch between Joe Biden and Donald Trump.
Democracy worldwide trending downwards: report
Nearly half the world's countries are seeing the level of democracy decline, an international think tank said Thursday.
First US citizens leave Gaza as Biden promises effort
President Joe Biden said Wednesday that the first US citizens were able to leave the war-hit Gaza Strip after weeks of diplomacy and mounting frustration by hundreds of US citizens trapped in the conflict.