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Ahead of Paris mass, pope urges life together in 'dignity and peace'
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Japan organisers 'not satisfied' as empty seats blight Asian Games
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Austria 'ghetto' language classes leave children to repeat school
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Canals full, roads submerged as Bangkok declares flood disaster
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S.African women runners arm themselves after string of killings
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China, US to open AI 'communication channel' after summit
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'I felt embarrassed': Japan eSports whizz-kid, 11, wins Games gold
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Nepal tunnel survivor wants to help post-flood rebuild
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Indonesia fires threatens critically-endangered orangutan: IUCN
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New China sprint star, 17, vows 'no limits' after Asian Games gold
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Bangkok declares flood disaster across city
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Japanese 11-year-old wins Asian Games eSports gold
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'World records not enough': North Korea weightlifters target Olympic gold rush
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TikTok agrees to teen limits in US settlement following Meta
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Iran proposes Hormuz plan, Trump reportedly refuses
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Venezuela's oil cradle pins hopes on US energy deals
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El Nino rewrites the menu in the world's top restaurants
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US, China buy time with trade truce as pressure builds
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Pope to hold giant mass on Champs-Elysees
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'Leo, Leo': Young Catholics give pope rockstar welcome in France
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TikTok to pay Alabama $100 mn under pre-trial settlement
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Lula bans sports betting days ahead of Brazil's election
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Internationals take 7-3 Presidents Cup lead after foursomes sweep
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Guatemala ensures survival of vulnerable 'fossil' fish
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Brazil team returns to Colombian site of doomed jet crash
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Mancini finds positives in Italy loss, accepts fans' jeers
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Mbappe injured as Zidane wins on France debut, Italy lose on Mancini return
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Alcaraz helps Europe into Laver Cup lead
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Senegal draw in Vieira debut, Nigeria survive scare as Cape Verde crash
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Six missing after building collapses in historic Athens district
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U2 performs surprise 50th anniversary gigs in Dublin
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Mbappe scores but suffers knee injury as Zidane gets debut France win
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Pope calls worshippers 'saints of France' after AI warning
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Mancini's Italy return spoiled by Belgium defeat
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US court sides with Pentagon in Anthropic AI ban
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Rodri confident in Man City innocence despite reported charges
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Wall Street stocks rise, greeting optimism over possible US-Iran deal
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Jay-Z rape accuser says she made 'false accusations'
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NFL players chief raises concerns over pitch for Maracana game
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Senegal draw first match under Vieira and Nigeria survive scare
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Daytime Russian attacks kill seven in Kyiv
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Trump, Xi end summit long on pomp, but short on progress
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Spotting AI writing: how reliable are the detectors?
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Russia not preparing for conflict with Europe, Putin says
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French youth await pope after AI 'paradise of machines' warning
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Trump's photo of Xi greeting carries signs of AI
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Man City found guilty of Premier League charges, set to appeal: reports
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Six missing after building blast in historic Athens district
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Embolo follows Xhaka out of Swiss squad over fake Covid documents
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Millions in US northeast brace for powerful storm
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UK's Starmer plays down Trump team claims of interference
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Son of Singapore's founder granted asylum in UK
The youngest son of Singapore's founding leader Lee Kuan Yew said he was granted asylum in Britain due to persecution at home, where a bitter family feud rages over a property dispute.
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UN chief in Russia for Putin's BRICS summit
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres arrived in Russia on Wednesday to attend the BRICS summit, his first visit to the country for more than two years that has drawn scorn from Ukraine.
Markets mixed as rate cut bets are trimmed, US vote in focus
Asian equities diverged Wednesday after another unremarkable day on Wall Street, where rising bond yields and comments from Federal Reserve officials dampened expectations for US interest rate cuts.
US says 'now is the time' to end Gaza war
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday "now is the time" to end the conflict in Gaza, and urged Israel to avoid further escalation with Iran.
King Charles arrives in Samoa, where Commonwealth looks to shed stodgy image
King Charles III landed in Samoa Wednesday to join his first Commonwealth summit as monarch, hoping to breathe new life into a bloc seen by critics as "a leftover of empire".
Indian capital's 'hazardous' air pollution season starts
Acrid clouds engulfed India's capital on Wednesday as air pollution fuelled by fireworks and farm stubble burning was ranked "hazardous" by monitors for the first time this winter.
King Charles visits Samoa, where Commonwealth looks to shed stodgy image
King Charles arrives in Samoa on Wednesday ahead of a Commonwealth summit, hoping to breathe new life into a bloc seen by critics as "a leftover of empire".
Taipei says Chinese aircraft carrier group sailed through Taiwan Strait
A Chinese aircraft carrier group sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, Taiwan's defence minister said, a day after Beijing held a live-fire exercise near the self-ruled island.
North Korean leader Kim inspects missile bases, ballistic weapons
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected a strategic missile base, state media said Wednesday, releasing images of him viewing transport and launch vehicles for the country's largest and most powerful intercontinental ballistic weapons.
Harris says US ready for woman president
Kamala Harris said Tuesday that America is "absolutely" ready to elect its first woman president but downplayed her historic bid, saying she simply wants to turn the page for a nation "exhausted" by Donald Trump.
Porn stars urge men to vote against Trump
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Taiwan says Chinese warships sailing towards sensitive strait
Taipei said Wednesday it had detected a Chinese aircraft carrier group sailing towards waters separating Taiwan and China, a day after Beijing held a live-fire exercise near the self-ruled island.
Safieddine, the apparent Hezbollah heir who was killed by Israel
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Harris, Trump push for Latino vote with just 14 days to US election
US election rivals Donald Trump and Kamala Harris made their pitches to Latino voters Tuesday as their neck-and-neck White House race entered its final two-week stretch.
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US election rivals Donald Trump and Kamala Harris made their pitches to Latino voters Tuesday as their neck-and-neck White House race entered its final two-week stretch.
ECB chief Lagarde invites Trump to visit after central bank criticism
ECB President Christine Lagarde said Tuesday that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump should pay a visit to the institution's Frankfurt headquarters following his recent criticism of central banks.
Blinken urges Israel to reach Gaza truce, allow more aid
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday to seize on the killing of Hamas's leader to work towards a ceasefire in Gaza, also calling for more aid to reach the war-battered territory.
As Trump touts tariffs, Yellen says US has rejected 'isolationism'
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen appeared to take aim at former president Donald Trump's economic approach Tuesday, saying the current US administration has "rejected isolationism that made America and the world worse off."
India, China and S.Africa leaders bolster Putin at key summit
Some of Moscow's key allies rallied round Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday on the first day of a major summit that the Kremlin hopes will show Western attempts to isolate it over the Ukraine offensive have failed.
Windfall tax backlash menaces Spain's green energy sector
Spain's left-wing government has infuriated banking and energy giants by wanting to maintain a windfall tax on them, threatening crucial investments for the European country's green energy transition.
Russian dissident Navalny's memoir published worldwide
A much-awaited posthumous memoir by Russian dissident Alexei Navalny was published worldwide on Tuesday, containing sometimes humorous descriptions of his life including his time in prison and the now-famous prediction that he expected to die there.
Families separated by front line in Russia's Kursk region
Anastasia Gridina breaks down when she talks about keeping in touch with her three-year-old daughter Darina -- who is stranded in Ukrainian-occupied territory in Russia's Kursk region.
India, China and S.Africa leaders underpin Putin at key summit
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for a quick end to the Ukraine conflict during talks with President Vladimir Putin in Russia on Tuesday, as Chinese leader Xi Jinping praised Beijing's "profound friendship" with Moscow.
Modi calls for quick end to Ukraine conflict in talks with Putin
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Ukraine peace talks, NATO invite may hinge on US elections, Zelensky says
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