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Bad COP, worse COP? EU tempers hopes for UN climate summit
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Dodgers beat Braves to advance, Guardians survive in MLB playoffs
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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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As species decline, green turtles offer glimmer of hope
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Guardians survive with 9-3 win over White Sox
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Brothers Scott and Beauden Barrett named to start for All Blacks
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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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Stocks slide as oil sees volatile trading day over Iran war fears
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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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After botched execution, US woman was nearly taken off life support before revival
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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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Golf star Rahm quitting LIV tour over 'unacceptable' terms
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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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After botched execution, US woman is awake and shackled to bed
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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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Climate change strips island's title of largest penguin colony: study
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Man City should 'accept' punishment for rule breaches, says Lineker
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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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Russia's plague scare: What we know
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From 1800s to modern pharma: a Nobel-winning chemistry quest
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French luxury giant to fund redevelopment of two Paris streets: city hall
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Southampton boss Eckert given suspended ban over 'Spygate'
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Trump wants to turn Florida golf course into presidential retreat
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Russia warns of 'false' information as second plague case reported
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Mayor of Turkish opposition stronghold defects to Erdogan party
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IEA ready to release more oil reserves if necessary
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Children among heavy casualties in Ukraine after Russian strikes
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US President Donald Trump relentlessly mocked the United Nations on Tuesday in his first address since his White House comeback, blasting it for failing to bring peace and claiming the world body encourages illegal migration.
We can build fighter jet without Germany: France's Dassault
The head of French defence company Dassault said on Tuesday his firm could build the future European fighter jet by itself, as tensions persist with Germany over the multi-billion-euro project.
Trump returns to UN to attack 'globalist' agenda
US President Donald Trump will denounce "globalist institutions" in his first United Nations address since returning to the White House and also meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky against a backdrop of mounting tension with Russia.
US Fed official urges proactive approach on rates to boost jobs market
The US central bank should preemptively address worsening labor market conditions by lowering interest rates, a top Federal Reserve official said Tuesday, warning that policymakers risk running "behind the curve."
UN chief warns 'aid cuts are wreaking havoc' amid slashed budgets
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday that cuts to aid budgets were "wreaking havoc" as he opened the organization's annual meeting of world leaders, painting a dark picture of the world order.
Iran executed at least 1,000 this year in prison 'mass killing': NGO
Iran has executed at least 1,000 people so far in 2025, an NGO said on Tuesday, denouncing a "mass killing campaign" in prisons aimed at spreading fear through society.
Ghana deports at least six west Africans expelled by US to Togo
Ghana has deported at least six west Africans to Togo after they were expelled to Accra as part of an immigration crackdown by US President Donald Trump, their lawyers said Tuesday.
Trump returns to UN podium and Zelensky talks
Donald Trump makes his big comeback to the UN General Assembly podium on Tuesday, where the US president intends to denounce "globalist institutions" and meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as patience with Russia wears thin.
East Timor to become ASEAN bloc's 11th member in October
East Timor is slated to become the 11th member of the ASEAN regional bloc in October, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Tuesday during a visit to the Southeast Asian nation.
Hopes of Western refuge sink for Afghans in Pakistan
In their Pakistan safehouse, Shayma and her family try to keep their voices low so their neighbours don't overhear their Afghan mother tongue.
Trump to see Zelensky and lay out dark vision of UN
Donald Trump meets Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday as patience wears thin on Russia, at a UN summit where the US president is expected to offer a dark take on the future of the world body.
US lawmaker warns of military 'misunderstanding' risk with China
The leader of a US congressional delegation to China warned Tuesday of the "risk of a misunderstanding" between the two countries' militaries as advances in defence technology move at breakneck speed.
Egypt frees activist Alaa Abdel Fattah after Sisi pardon
Prominent British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah was released from prison in Cairo, his family said on Tuesday, prompting an emotional reunion with his loved ones after a pardon from President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
What do some researchers call disinformation? Anything but disinformation
"Disinformation" is fast becoming a dirty word in the United States -- a label so contentious in a hyperpolarized political climate that some researchers who study the harmful effects of falsehoods are abandoning it altogether.
White House promises US-controlled TikTok algorithm
The White House on Monday said a US version of TikTok would feature a homegrown model of the app's prized algorithm, potentially clearing one of the main obstacles to keeping the Chinese-owned platform online in the United States.
Trump expected to tie autism risk to Tylenol as scientists urge caution
US President Donald Trump on Monday was expected to tout a tenuous relationship between autism risk and Tylenol use during pregnancy, as scientists urged research on the topic was not conclusive.
Macron recognizes Palestinian state at landmark UN summit
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday recognized a Palestinian state, leading a UN summit that already spurred other Western governments to take the landmark step that has infuriated Israel.
New US Fed governor says rates should be around 'mid-2%'
The US Fed governor newly appointed by President Donald Trump argued Monday for significantly lower interest rates, signaling that concerns over inflation may be overblown.
Dozens of French towns flout government warning to fly Palestinian flag
More than 80 town halls in France hoisted the Palestinian flag Monday ahead of the recognition of a Palestinian state by President Emmanuel Macron in defiance of a government warning not to do so.
France to recognize Palestinian state at contentious UN
France and other countries were set Monday to join several Western governments that have angered Israel by recognizing a Palestinian state as the UN's centerpiece diplomatic week got underway in New York.
US pleads for new beefed-up multi-national force in Haiti
The United States and Haiti called Monday for transforming the multi-national security mission deployed in the troubled Caribbean country into a more robust force to target powerful gangs.
Trump autism 'announcement' expected Monday
US President Donald Trump was expected Monday to deliver what the White House called “an announcement" about autism, having long voiced concern about the condition's prevalence and potential causes.
France, others to recognize Palestinian state at UN
France and other countries prepared to recognize a Palestinian state as the UN's centerpiece diplomatic week got underway Monday, following a rash of Western governments in symbolically endorsing statehood and sparking Israel's wrath.
IAEA says Iran nuclear diplomacy at a 'difficult juncture'
The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog, Rafael Grossi, told AFP Monday that diplomatic efforts to resolve the dispute over Iran's nuclear program were at a "difficult juncture" but dialogue would continue.
Merz tasks banker with luring investment to Germany
Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Monday appointed a "personal representative for investment" charged with bringing new business to Germany as part of efforts to revive the struggling economy.
Russia offers to extend nuclear arms limits with US by one year
Russia offered Monday to keep abiding by the nuclear warhead limits in a key treaty with the United States once it expires in February, but only for one year and if Washington did the same.
French town halls defy government warning to fly Palestinian flags
Over 50 town halls in France were flying the Palestinian flag Monday in defiance of an interior ministry warning not to do so ahead of the recognition of a Palestinian state by President Emmanuel Macron.
French zoo returns poorly panda and partner to China
Two pandas at a zoo in central France will return to China in November after the female was diagnosed with kidney failure, the park's director told AFP on Monday.
Tens of thousands join pro-Palestinian demos, strikes in Italy
Tens of thousands of people protested on Monday across Italy as part of a day of action to "denounce the genocide in Gaza", which included transport strikes and port blockades.
Israeli army operations stir fears in Syria's Quneitra
Rubble and Hebrew graffiti mark Israel's presence in Syria's Quneitra province, where people accuse the southern neighbour's troops of demolitions, detentions and forced displacement -- defying ongoing security talks between the two sides.
French town halls fly Palestinian flag despite government warning
Almost two dozen town halls in France were on Monday flying the Palestinian flag from their entrances in defiance of an interior ministry warning not to do so ahead of the recognition of a Palestinian state by President Emmanuel Macron.
Japan PM candidate vows 'Nordic' gender balance
The only woman in the leadership race for Japan's ruling party vowed Monday to improve the gender balance in her cabinet to "Nordic" levels and to ensure "peaceful" coexistence with foreigners.