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Former England keeper Earps agrees to join London City Lionesses
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Clark completes first round with two-stroke US Open lead
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Olympic hurdles medallist Bascou suspended for doping
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Italian FM cancels US visit over reported Trump comments
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Pegula sinks Keys to reach Berlin Open semis
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S.Africa anti-migrant hate loses team African support at World Cup
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Arsenal will start Premier League title defence against Coventry
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European robotics start-ups go up against Chinese heavyweights
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Japan's men told to clean at home, not just the World Cup
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French court confirms Moroccan football star Hakimi will stand trial for rape
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South Korean leader says told Trump sanctions on North are 'ineffective'
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Deadly Philippines quake turns seabed into shore
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S. Korean leader says he told Trump sanctions on North are 'ineffective'
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Indonesia to capture last-known wild Bornean rhino for IVF
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No vaccine, conflict, mistrust: Ebola's return to DR Congo
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USA, Australia eye World Cup knockout rounds, Brazil in action
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AI museum brings sights, sounds and smells of the rainforest
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Iran to lodge complaint with FIFA over World Cup restrictions
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'Old dog' Slipper out of retirement for Wallabies' Nations Championship campaign
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New Zealand minister defends fishers after two orcas killed in net
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Mexico into World Cup last 32, Canada celebrate historic win
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Seoul record leads most Asian markets higher, crude extends losses
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Co-hosts Mexico first team into World Cup knockout rounds
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Burnham wins key UK poll, paving way for bid to challenge PM Starmer
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Erasmus under 'no illusions' as tough Springboks season kicks off
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100 Colombian guerrillas disarm in deal with leftist government
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Ivory Coast's Diomande living World Cup dream, dealing with tragedy
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Slipper out of retirement for Wallabies' Nations Championship campaign
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Australia seek 'respect' from US amid World Cup 'layup' row
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New Zealand's Payne joins Paraguayan powerhouse after Instagram fame
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Japan doctor-turned-author moots amputations to ease care crunch
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Clark seizes four-stroke lead at darkness-halted US Open
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Fossils challenge assumptions on how animals adapted to land
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Canada romp to first World Cup win, Switzerland thump Bosnia
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Venezuela govt, opposition hold US-backed talks on democratic transition
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A Russian tanker that was badly damaged in an attack in the Mediterranean last week is drifting without crew towards the Libyan coast, Italy's civil protection service said on Friday.
Stocks drop, as oil rises as Mideast war persists
Stocks fell while oil prices pushed higher Friday at the end of a turbulent week in which attacks on Gulf energy infrastructure rattled global markets and sparked fears of an energy shock.
Supreme leader says Iran dealt enemies 'dizzying blow'
Iran's Supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei said Friday the country had dealt its enemies a "dizzying blow" in the war with the United States and Israel, as fresh blasts hit Tehran on the first day of the Persian New Year festival.
Trump calls NATO allies 'cowards' over Iran
US President Donald Trump on Friday branded NATO allies "cowards" for not heeding his demand for military assistance against Iran to control the Strait of Hormuz shipping route.
'Decimated'? The Iranian leaders killed in Israeli-US war
US-Israeli airstrikes after almost three weeks of war have killed Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei and a whole echelon of the political and military elite in the Islamic republic.
Stocks dip, oil calmer as Mideast war persists
Stocks dipped and oil prices steadied Friday, at the end of a turbulent week in which attacks on Gulf energy infrastructure rattled global markets and sparked fears of an energy shock.
Jerusalem's Muslims despair as war shuts Al-Aqsa Mosque for Eid
Hundreds of Muslim worshippers held Eid prayers at the gates of Jerusalem's Old City Friday, with Israel closing access to the Al-Aqsa mosque and other holy sites over the war with Iran.
North Korean leader, daughter try out new tank
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and daughter Ju Ae tried out the country's new battle tank in large-scale military drills, state media reported on Friday, in the latest sign that she was being groomed as his heir.
Israel strikes 'decimated' Iran as war roils markets
Israel launched a new wave of strikes on Tehran on Friday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Iran was being "decimated", and as Gulf nations faced a fresh set of attacks.
Trump's Mideast muddle could play into Xi's hands at planned summit
China will be in a stronger position to extract concessions from Donald Trump when the US president finally visits Beijing after becoming entangled in his Middle East war, analysts say.
Weakened WTO set for high-level meet under cloud of Mideast war
A weakened World Trade Organization will gather ministers in Yaounde next week as it seeks a road to reform, amid surging global trade tensions, US tariffs and disruptions caused by the Middle East war.
US-backed airstrikes leave Ecuador border communities in fear
A US-backed crackdown on drug cartels along the Ecuador-Colombia border has sparked accusations that security forces bombed farms, burned homes and detained and abused villagers.
'Blackmail': EU leaders round on Orban for stalling Ukraine loan
Outraged EU leaders rounded on Viktor Orban after the Hungarian nationalist refused to lift his veto on funds for Ukraine's war effort at a Thursday summit, accusing him of a "gross act of disloyalty" tantamount to "blackmail."
Displacement, bombs and air raid sirens weigh on Mideast Eid celebrations
Aziza Ahmad hasn't planned anything -- no family meal, no gifts for the children. In Lebanon, between the war and soaring prices, she said "there's nothing to celebrate" this Eid al-Fitr, the end of Ramadan.
Netanyahu says Iran 'decimated,' Tehran targets Gulf petro-facilities
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Iran is being "decimated" and it is unclear who is in charge, even as the Islamic Republic kept up attacks on Gulf oil and gas targets that have jolted global markets.
US, Israel tactics diverge on Iran as Trump's goals still 'fuzzy'
US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu both praise their relationship as excellent, but after three weeks of attacking Iran, their tactics are increasingly diverging -- the result, some experts say, of Trump's ill-defined goals.
Japan PM placates Trump on Iran, but faces Pearl Harbor surprise
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sailed smoothly past a potential clash with Donald Trump over Iran on Thursday, though the US president whipped up a bit of a storm about Pearl Harbor.
Brazil presidential hopeful Flavio Bolsonaro praises Bukele
Brazil's Flavio Bolsonaro, who plans to run for president in October elections, on Thursday called for "many, many prisons" in a speech praising the controversial security policies of El Salvador's Nayib Bukele.
The Iran war and the cost of killing 'bad guys'
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday that it "takes money to kill bad guys" when asked if the Pentagon had requested $200 billion in funding for the Iran war.
Salvadoran anti-corruption lawyer jailed to 'silence her', husband says
Jailed Salvadoran lawyer Ruth Lopez symbolizes the "decency" and "credible voice" that President Nayib Bukele's government only managed to silence with imprisonment, her husband Louis Benavides told AFP in an interview.
Trump says told Netanyahu not to attack Iran gas fields
US President Donald Trump said Thursday he had told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to strike any more Iranian gas fields, seeking to distance himself from an attack by a key ally that has shaken world energy markets.
Mideast war exposing Europe's reliance on Gulf flights, airlines warn
The war in the Middle East has exposed Europe's reliance on Gulf companies for flights to Asia, Europe's airlines said on Thursday.
Ghalibaf: Iran's new strongman running war effort
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran's parliament speaker and a veteran of the Revolutionary Guards, has emerged as the highest-profile political figure in the Islamic republic after the killing of its leaders.
UN shipping body urges 'safe maritime corridor' in Gulf
The UN's maritime body called Thursday for the creation of a safe shipping "corridor" in the Gulf to evacuate stranded vessels and seafarers, after an emergency meeting that also condemned Iran.
Iran warns of 'zero restraint' amid heightened gas and oil attacks
Iranian attacks on the world's largest LNG plant in Qatar and refineries in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait sent shock waves through energy markets Thursday as the United States said there was no deadline to end the Middle East war.
Trump to Japan PM: 'Why didn't you tell me about Pearl Harbor?'
US President Donald Trump on Thursday startled Japan's prime minister by mentioning the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, a seemingly light-hearted remark sure to elicit unease in a country now a firm US ally.
Middle East war weighs on global trade outlook: WTO
The Middle East war could weigh heavily on already slowing global trade, potentially threatening global food security, the World Trade Organization warned Thursday.
Belarus frees 250 political prisoners in US-brokered deal
Belarus freed 250 political prisoners on Thursday following negotiations with the United States, while Washington agreed to remove sanctions on several Belarusian companies in return, a US official said.
Senegal to appeal CAF Africa Cup of Nations decision
The Senegalese Football Federation announced Thursday it has instructed its lawyers to lodge an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) after the national team were stripped of its Africa Cup of Nations title.
US earns its lowest-ever score on freedom index
A pro-democracy research group said Wednesday that freedom in the United States has declined to its lowest level since it started assessments, as President Donald Trump aggressively wields executive authority.
Bank of England holds interest rate amid Middle East war
The Bank of England left its benchmark interest rate at 3.75 percent on Thursday as it monitors the inflation outlook, pressured by rising energy prices from the Middle East war.
Energy prices soar, Iran and US trade threats after Qatar gas hit
Oil and gas prices soared Thursday after Iran hit the world's largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Qatar and threatened to destroy the region's energy infrastructure, and Donald Trump warned of a furious US response if such attacks continued.