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Rookie Henry named in Wallabies midfield to face All Blacks
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Latin American, Caribbean women top Nobel literature buzz
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Housing crisis set to dominate Spain's snap election
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US says Fiji-based Chinese official paid bribes for Beijing
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Gas, health care, utilities: high costs squeeze US midterm voters
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After botched US execution, Christa Pike was nearly taken off life support
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New Zealand Rugby seeks injunction over PNG Chiefs name
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Guinea-Bissau junta urges military unit loyal to ex-president to disarm
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Samsung expects 780% quarterly operating profit jump on AI boom
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Guardians survive with 9-3 win over White Sox
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Saudi Arabia says 3 dead at airports after Houthis claim attacks
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EU trade chief seeks to dial down China tensions
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'Never again Bolsonaro': thousands march ahead of Brazil election runoff
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Microsoft pushes AI vision with new, expensive Surface laptop
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Five children among 28 killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine
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Searing AIDS drama 'Elsinore' opens London film festival
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Odell Beckham Jr signs with Minnesota Vikings
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Evicted pensioner who sparked Spain housing protests dies: tenant union
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Saudi Arabia says three dead at airports after Houthis claim attacks
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Trump plans to turn Florida golf course into presidential retreat
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Thousands march fearing return of a Bolsonaro presidency in Brazil
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WHO says cannot conduct full risk assessment on Russia plague reports
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French PM denies police ordered to confront student protesters
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Rubio touts US power, calls on Europe to emerge from 'slumber'
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New Zealand fly-half Mo'unga ruled out of Australia Tests
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Trump says 'we don't think' Russian plague is bio-weapon
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Protests in major Turkish city after mayor defects to Erdogan party
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Five children among 26 killed in Ukraine after Russian strikes
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Rubio says West must choose between national power or decline
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US woman who survived botched execution is awake and speaking
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The Kremlin said Wednesday it would press on with its military offensive in Ukraine and rejected US President Donald Trump's claim that Kyiv's army could retake territory it had seized.
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Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli forces killed dozens of people across the Palestinian territory on Wednesday, as the military pressed its assault on Gaza City from where hundreds of thousands have been forced to flee.
Russia vows to press on in Ukraine, rejects Trump jibe
The Kremlin said Wednesday it had no choice but to continue its military offensive on Ukraine and rejected US President Donald Trump's claim that Russia was a "paper tiger".
Germany's Merz rejects claims he is slowing green shift
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday rejected claims his government was undermining the climate change fight, but insisted that industry also needed to be protected to revive the crisis-wracked economy.
Russia-linked disinfo campaign targets Moldovan election
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Markets waver after Wall St drop, Alibaba soars
Equities were mixed Wednesday following a down day on Wall Street, where worries about high valuations were compounded by mixed messaging from the Federal Reserve on its plans for interest rates.
Modern-day Colombian guerrillas are mere druglords: ex-FARC commander
Colombian guerrilla fighters today are no more than drug lords given too much leeway by the leftist government, infamous former rebel commander Rodrigo Londono, aka "Timochenko," told AFP on Tuesday.
Japan PM says Palestine state recognition 'when not if'
Japan's prime minister told the United Nations on Tuesday that Tokyo's recognition of the State of Palestine was only a question of time, saying he was "indignant" at recent comments by Israeli officials.
Race for rare minerals brings boom to Tajikistan's mines
In a labyrinth of tunnels running beneath 4,000-metre peaks, Tajik miners are scrabbling to secure antimony, one of the metals at the centre of a worldwide race for rare minerals.
France to host DR Congo emergency conference as Kinshasa calls for aid
The leader of the Democratic Republic of the Congo asked UN member states on Tuesday to recognize a "silent genocide" in his country, as France announced it will host an emergency conference on the conflict there next month.
Asia markets waver after Wall St retreats from record
Equities wavered Wednesday following a down day on Wall Street, where worries about high valuations were compounded by mixed messaging from the Federal Reserve on its plans for interest rates.
China steps into spotlight at UN climate talks
China's emissions-cutting pledge is poised to take center stage at a United Nations climate meeting Wednesday, after US President Donald Trump unleashed a blistering -- if predictable -- broadside against the science surrounding planet-warming fossil fuels.
Guineans approve new constitution by wide margin, pave way for elections
Four years after the military seized power, voters in a Guinea referendum have resoundingly chosen to implement a new constitution, with 89 percent supporting the charter, according to official provisional results announced Tuesday evening.
'Guess what!': Macron phones Trump after blocked by presidential convoy
"How are you? Guess what!'
Chile puts forward ex-president Bachelet for UN top job
Chile on Tuesday put forward its former president Michelle Bachelet as a candidate to replace UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, whose term ends next year.
'We're gonna help': Trump to the rescue of struggling Argentina
US President Donald Trump promised financial "help" for struggling Argentina in a meeting with close ally Javier Milei, who is seeking a US loan to calm markets ahead of crucial mid-terms elections.
France's Macron warns against 'survival of the fittest' in world affairs
French President Emmanuel Macron warned Tuesday against allowing an approach of "survival of the fittest" to take hold in international relations as he addressed the UN General Assembly.
Trump says Ukraine can win back all territory, in sudden shift
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Ukraine could win back all of its territory from Russia, in an astonishing turnaround on the war after meeting President Volodymyr Zelensky.
US stocks retreat from records as tech giants fall
Wall Street's bull run showed signs of fatigue Tuesday as major indices retreated from records on drops by Amazon, Nvidia and other tech giants.
Escalatorgate: White House urges probe into Trump UN malfunctions
President Donald Trump appeared to laugh it off Tuesday when an escalator and a teleprompter both malfunctioned during his United Nations visit -- but for US officials it was no laughing matter.
Zelensky says China could force Russia to stop Ukraine war
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told the UN Security Council Tuesday that China could pressure Russia to end the war in his country, following a US call for Beijing to stop buying Moscow's oil. China is not a party to the conflict, but Kyiv has long complained that Beijing has supplied items to Moscow that can be used in its war against Ukraine, and continues to purchase Russian energy.
Iran meets Europeans but no breakthrough as Tehran pushes back
European powers seeking to soon reimpose tough sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program met Tuesday with Tehran's top diplomat, but there were no signs of compromise.
Trump says Kyiv can win back 'all of Ukraine' in major shift
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Ukraine could win back all of its territory from Russia -- and even go further -- in a major pivot after meeting President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Ecuador's president claims narco gang behind fuel price protests
Ecuador's president on Tuesday accused the Venezuelan drug gang Tren de Aragua of financing Indigenous fuel price protests that have rocked his country for days.
'You're going to hell': Trump attacks UN and Europe in scathing speech
US President Donald Trump blasted the United Nations and Europe on his return to the world body Tuesday, warning that Western countries were "going to hell" because of migration and dismissing climate change as a "con job."
Qatar's ruler says to keep efforts to broker Gaza truce despite strike
Qatar's ruler told world leaders Tuesday his country was continuing with its diplomatic efforts to broker an end to the war in Gaza despite Israel's strikes on targets in the Gulf country.
S.Korea leader at UN vows to end 'vicious cycle' with North
South Korea's dovish new president vowed Tuesday at the United Nations to work to end the "vicious cycle" of tensions with the North as he promised not to seek regime change.
Trump says NATO nations should shoot down Russian jets breaching airspace
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that NATO nations should shoot down Russian planes violating their territory, as he met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of a UN summit.
Trump says at Milei talks that Argentina does not 'need' bailout
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he did not believe struggling Argentina needed a bailout, as he backed his counterpart and close ally Javier Milei in a meeting on the sidelines of a UN summit.
Powell warns of inflation risks if US Fed cuts rates 'too aggressively'
US Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell warned Tuesday that slashing interest rates too quickly could allow inflation to remain elevated, but stressed that the central bank faces dual challenges moving forward.
Trump attacks UN and Europe in blistering comeback
US President Donald Trump blasted the United Nations and Europe on his return to the world body Tuesday, warning that Western countries were "going to hell" because of migration and calling climate change a "con job."
Congo's Nobel winner Mukwege pins hopes on new film
Congolese Nobel Peace Prize winner Denis Mukwege hopes a new film about his life will achieve what decades of activism have struggled to do: bringing his country's "forgotten" wars to wide public attention.