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13 dead after small tourist plane crashes in Peru
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Pegula defeats Shnaider to reach Washington Open final
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France's devastating fires now 'under control', says PM
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Gaza officials say Israeli strikes kill seven day after deal
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Noh leads by three at women's British Open as Ryu falters
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Hundreds of minors sleep rough in Ceuta migrant crisis
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CONCACAF calls for 'comprehensive reckoning with' Infantino's FIFA leadership
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Ex-British champion jockey Crowley takes 'hardest decision' to retire
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Wiebes claims Tour de France Femmes yellow jersey with opening stage win
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Brentford sign Mali midfielder Sangare in club record deal
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US embassies urge citizens to consider departing Middle East
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Chelsea sign Brighton striker Welbeck
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Moroccans ejected from Spain's Ceuta lament 'broken dreams'
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Mountaineer Nirmal Purja, team killed in Pakistan avalanche
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Gaza's civil defence, medical sources say Israeli strikes kill two
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Pride march draws hundreds of thousands in Germany week after attack
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Bournemouth sign Portugal defender Silva from Benfica
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Maresca 'happy' after first Man City game despite Inter shootout defeat
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11 injured in Colombia bombing days before presidential inauguration
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Firefighters in Greece 'pushed to the limit' as winds rage
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In Spain's Ceuta, exhausted migrants end short trip with little hope
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Maresca's first Man City outing ends in shootout defeat to Inter
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German FA calls for 'full investigation' into FIFA proposal
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Nirmal Purja, who redefined climbing, confirmed dead in Pakistan
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Richarlison, Tonali fire 10-man Spurs to 2-1 Sydney win over Chelsea
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Climbing company confirms mountaineer Nirmal Purja killed in Pakistan avalanche
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Deadly strikes rock Kyiv, as Ukraine sinks Russian cargo ship
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Ten-man Tottenham beat Chelsea 2-1 in Sydney
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UEFA target Infantino after FIFA shelve World Cup private investment plan
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France's largest wildfire in decades 'under control', says minister
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Infantino has lost UEFA's 'confidence' despite withdrawal of 'shabby deal'
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Russia fired record number of missiles at Ukraine in July: AFP analysis
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Spain's N. Africa enclave returns to normal as migrants depart
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Search ended at mall wrecked by Japan quake blast
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Iranian pilgrims flood Iraq for first Arbaeen since war
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Deadly strikes rock Kyiv as Zelensky appeals for air defences
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Migrants depart Spain's N. Africa enclave as EU tightens borders
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Egypt captains recount scramble to stop disaster after drone strike
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Timeline: How FIFA's World Cup private investment plan imploded
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South Korea baseball league cancels two games over heatwave
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Search resumes for missing climbers from Pakistan avalanche
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US drops Reflecting Pool case, admits damage due to botched renovation
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Warsaw and Kyiv exhume Volyn victims at centre of diplomatic quarrel
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Russian attacks on Kyiv kill 9, wound more than two dozen
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India PM Modi says he forgives protesters who abused him
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Injured Australian swim star O'Callaghan pulls out of PanPacs
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Veteran Wallabies playmaker Quade Cooper eyes World Cup comeback
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California lifeguards wiped out from extreme weather
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FIFA scraps private investment plan after backlash
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Niger's army entered Mali in hunt for 'terrorists': ministry
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N. Zealand raises concerns with China over rights, Taiwan
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UN accuses Russia, Ukraine forces of 'summary executions' of prisoners
The United Nations said Friday it was "deeply concerned" by what it said were summary executions of prisoners of war by both Russian and Ukrainian forces on the battlefield.
US prosecutors win first guilty plea in murder of Haiti leader
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Hotel Rwanda's Rusesabagina freed from prison after US, Qatar role
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Biden says not seeking conflict with Iran after deadly strikes
President Joe Biden said Friday the United States is not seeking conflict with Tehran, after Washington carried out strikes on Iran-linked groups in Syria in retaliation for a deadly drone attack.
Hotel Rwanda's Rusesabagina to be released from prison
An ailing Paul Rusesabagina, the polarising hero of the hit movie "Hotel Rwanda", is set to be released after the government said Friday it had commuted a 25-year jail sentence against the outspoken critic of President Paul Kagame.
US, Canada strike deal on illegal migration during Biden trip
President Joe Biden laid out a vision of world-leading US-Canadian economic cooperation in a speech to Canada's parliament Friday, and announced that the giant neighbors had reached a deal on curbing illegal migration.
Threat of US ban surges after TikTok lambasted in Congress
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Bolsonaro announces return to Brazil on March 30
Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro, who left the country for the United States two days before his term ended, will return home on March 30, his party and press service announced on Friday.
'Not easy' to seize Russia assets: EU task force head
EU plans to seize Russian assets following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, prioritising state assets of around $350 billion, are unprecedented and tricky, the EU task force head told AFP on Friday.
LatAm food crisis on the table at Ibero-American summit
Addressing a food crisis affecting a fifth of Latin America's population featured high on the agenda of an Ibero-American leaders summit that started in the Dominican Republic on Friday.
Rights groups accuse French police of brutality in pension protests
Criticism from human rights groups mounted on Friday over the alleged brutality of French police in handling protests opposed to President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform.
14 dead in US strikes on Syria after drone kills American contractor
Fourteen pro-Iran fighters were killed in US air strikes on Syria carried out in retaliation for a drone attack that killed an American and wounded six others, a war monitor said Friday.
UK's Sunak stresses democratic values' in talks with Netanyahu
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak emphasised the need to protect "democratic values" in a Downing Street meeting Friday with his under-fire Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu, the UK leader's office said.
Paul Rusesabagina: 'Hotel Rwanda' hero and convicted terrorist
The mild-mannered hero of "Hotel Rwanda" credited with saving hundreds of lives during the 1994 genocide, Paul Rusesabagina evolved into Kigali's highest-profile and sharpest-tongued critic before being convicted of terrorism.
EU leaders insist eurozone banking sector stable
EU leaders and the head of the European Central Bank scrambled on Friday to reassure the markets that the eurozone banking sector is resilient and able to withstand shocks, after European bank shares plunged.
Chad nationalises former ExxonMobil firm after disputed sale
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Biden discusses trade, migration challenges in Canada
US President Joe Biden was set to meet Friday with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and addressing Canada's parliament, amid reports that a deal has been struck on managing undocumented migration across the neighbors' long border.
UK leader stresses 'democratic values' in talks with Israel's Netanyahu
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak emphasised the need to protect "democratic values" in a Downing Street meeting Friday with his under-fire Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu, the UK leader's office said.
Dissident Selek says won't return to Turkey to stand trial
Pinar Selek, a Turkish-French dissident sociologist living in France, will not go to Turkey to face trial, the latest twist in 25-year legal battle with the authorities, she told AFP.
Protests in London as Israel's Netanyahu meets UK PM
Hundreds of protesters rallied Friday outside Downing Street in central London to heckle the arrival of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a meeting with his British counterpart Rishi Sunak.
India's Rahul Gandhi loses parliament seat after conviction
Top opposition figure Rahul Gandhi was expelled from India's parliament on Friday, a day after his defamation conviction for a remark seen as an insult against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Macron under pressure as hundreds injured in French protests
French President Emmanuel Macron faced mounting pressure on Friday after violent demonstrations that left more than 400 security forces injured and the centre of major cities shrouded in tear gas and smoke.
Ukraine says three killed in Donetsk region strike
A Russian strike on a humanitarian support centre in an eastern Ukraine town killed three people, the emergencies service said on Friday, revising their previous toll of five dead.
11 dead in US strikes on Syria after drone kills American contractor
Eleven pro-Iran fighters were killed in US air strikes on Syria carried out in retaliation for a drone attack that left an American dead and wounded six others, a war monitor said Friday.
Africa is world's 'future' for touring US VP Harris
US Vice President Kamala Harris will start a three-country tour of Africa this weekend, promoting the White House's positive vision of the continent as the "future of the world."
China says does not ask firms for foreign data as TikTok row grows
China insisted Friday it does not ask companies to hand over data gathered overseas, as the Chinese-owned TikTok faces mounting calls for a ban in the United States.