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Clashes, blazes and wide-scale looting grip France on day of protests
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Clashes between police and protesters, massive looting and multiple blazes gripped France on Saturday, as nationwide …
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Clashes, blazes and wide-scale looting mar French protests
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Clashes between police and protesters, massive looting and multiple blazes gripped France on Saturday, as nationwide …
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Zelensky says Trump could lift more Russia sanctions
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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that he feared the United States would lift more sanctions on …
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Albanian capital sees fifth straight day of violent clashes
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Albania's capital saw violent clashes for a fifth straight day on Saturday as police fired rubber bullets on protesters …
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Looting, blazes and clashes in France amid nationwide protests
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Police and protesters clashed violently in Paris and other French cities Saturday as half a million people marched …
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Haaland stars in Man City win, Liverpool beat Brentford
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Erling Haaland starred with a double as Premier League leaders Manchester City beat Ipswich 3-2, while Liverpool came …
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Looters ransack shops during France cost-of-living protests
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Looters in several French cities on Saturday broke into stores ranging from a high-end luxury brand to a bakery, on the …
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Smiling pope returns to Vatican after cancer surgery
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Pope Leo XIV left hospital to enthusiastic cheers and applause from well-wishers and returned home to the Vatican on …
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Clashes erupt in France as protesters vow to make government 'tremble'
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Police and protesters clashed in Paris and other French cities Saturday, sending smoke from fires and tear gas over …
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French protesters clash with police during nationwide demonstrations
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Protesters clashed with police in Paris and other cities in France on Saturday during nationwide rallies over high …
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Pope to return to Vatican after cancer surgery
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Pope Leo XIV will leave the Rome hospital Saturday where he has been recovering from lung cancer surgery after doctors …
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France faces day of cost-of-living protests
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French authorities detained dozens on Saturday at the start of nationwide protests against the cost of living, in what …
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Zelensky says Trump waiving sanctions 'rewards' Putin, warns Moscow wants 'blackout' in Ukraine
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Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that US President Donald Trump's decision to block Russia sanctions only …
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Russia hails Trump waiving sanctions as 'historic'
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Russia on Saturday hailed US President Donald Trump's move to waive new sanctions on it as "historic", as Ukraine …
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Trump waives new Russia sanctions as Ukraine ties slump
AFP - 18h ago
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday that waived sweeping US sanctions and tariffs targeting …
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'True heroism': Police praise efforts to halt Oregon school shooter
AFP - 18h ago
The teenage gunman who shot dead three children and a teacher in an Oregon school was a former special needs student …
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Trump's new press secretary out after less than week
AFP - 21h ago
White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia was pushed out Friday after less than a week in the high-profile job …
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Suspected gunman in Oregon school shooting was 'withdrawn,' neighbors say
Oct 16 2026
The teenager suspected of carrying out a murderous rampage at an Oregon elementary school came off as "withdrawn," …
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'Great hero' praised for saving lives in Oregon school shooting
Oct 16 2026
The "hero" who shot dead a teenage gunman after he had already killed three children and a teacher at an elementary …
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Bend grieves after mass shooting: 'Who would do this to little kids?'
Oct 16 2026
Kristen Vanetsky and her family moved to Bend, Oregon, after a shooting in their New Mexico neighborhood, choosing …
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Zelensky drums up European backing as Trump ties slump
Oct 16 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged EU leaders Friday to keep financing Kyiv's fight with nearly $80 billion …
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Trump's new press secretary looks close to exit after just one week
Oct 16 2026
Embattled new White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia looked unlikely to survive after President Donald Trump said …
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Trump says armed bystander who killed US school shooter a 'great hero'
Oct 16 2026
US President Donald Trump on Friday praised the armed bystander who shot dead a teenage gunman at an Oregon elementary …
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US influence, AI and mistrust cloud Alberta independence vote
Oct 16 2026
The run-up to a referendum in Canada's Alberta region on a future independence vote has been clouded by US political …
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From hospital, pope pushes Putin for ceasefire in contested Ukraine city
Oct 16 2026
Pope Leo XIV spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone on Friday, calling for a ceasefire in a …
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Trump's new press secretary faces intensified scrutiny over claims to be a lawyer
Oct 16 2026
New White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia's future appeared shaky Friday after three lackluster interviews with …
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Cost-of-living demonstrations to grip pre-election France
Oct 16 2026
After weeks of student protests, France is set to be swept by broader, nationwide demonstrations Saturday over the cost …
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Singapore puts seven Indonesian firms on notice over toxic haze
Oct 16 2026
Singapore said on Friday it would issue warnings to seven companies in Indonesia it identified as responsible for fires …
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Pope celebrates mass in hospital after cancer operation
Oct 16 2026
Pope Leo XIV celebrated mass on Friday at the hospital where he is recovering from a lung cancer operation, as seen in …
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Elon Musk unveils Tesla's 'flying' car
Oct 16 2026
Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled what he described as a "flying" car, equipped with thrusters, during a livestreamed event …
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'Real inequality': France's education divide laid bare by protests
Oct 16 2026
Students cheered as they stacked rubbish bins against the entrance to a school outside Paris, while a speaker thumped …
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European leaders rally around Zelensky as Trump ties slump
Oct 16 2026
European leaders on Friday rallied around Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky as Kyiv's ties with US President Donald Trump …
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Four killed battling Indonesia fires as toxic haze cloaks region
Oct 16 2026
Four people died on Indonesia's Java island fighting the blazes that have sent toxic smoke across southeast Asia, closed …
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China tells Trump's press secretary to visit 'more often' after toilet comments
Oct 16 2026
Beijing told the White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia on Friday to visit China "more often", after she said the …
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In Malaysia, frustration grows over Indonesia haze
Oct 16 2026
Closed schools, shuttered sports centres and mass mask handouts. Indonesian wildfire haze has caused a regional …
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India closes down New Delhi park ahead of 'cockroach' movement rally
Oct 16 2026
Authorities closed a central New Delhi park Friday before a fresh protest seeking the removal of India's election chief …
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Shooter kills teacher, three children at Oregon elementary school
Oct 16 2026
A teenager shot and killed three children and a teacher on Thursday at an elementary school in the US state of Oregon, …
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Trump's new press secretary says China lacked 'proper' toilets
Oct 16 2026
White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia, who was appointed less than a week ago, said China lacked "proper toilets" …
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Four killed in Indonesia battling fires causing toxic haze
Oct 16 2026
Four people died on Indonesia's Java island fighting the blazes that have been sending toxic smoke across southeast …
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Brilliant Brewers sweep Dodgers to reach World Series
Oct 16 2026
The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4 to reach baseball's World Series for the first time in 44 …
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The final lap? Two days on the campaign trail with Trump
Oct 16 2026
Donald Trump is crisscrossing America to drum up votes for Republican candidates facing tough midterm election races, …
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'Mixed feelings': AI cracks centuries-old ciphers
Oct 16 2026
Napoleon Bonaparte ordered the wartime missive written in code, creating a puzzle that went unsolved for more than 200 …
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Zelensky rallies European allies as Trump ties slump
Oct 16 2026
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky is seeking to rally European allies at a Brussels summit on Friday after saying …
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Three children, one teacher killed in Oregon elementary school shooting
Oct 16 2026
Three children and one teacher were shot dead at an elementary school Thursday in the northwestern US state of Oregon, …
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Argentine demonstration over education cuts ends in clashes
Oct 16 2026
Argentine demonstrators clashed with police on Thursday at a major protest in Buenos Aires over budget-slashing …
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Man Utd teetering towards crisis as Man City cloud hangs over Premier League
Oct 16 2026
Manchester United travel to historic rivals Leeds on Sunday with pressure mounting on manager Michael Carrick, while …
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New York City pension fund asks Anthropic to delay IPO
Oct 16 2026
The supervisor of New York City’s pension funds, one of the largest in the United States, asked Anthropic to postpone …
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Lyon down Palace in Europa League, Sunderland leave it late
Oct 16 2026
French club Lyon held off Crystal Palace 3-2 in the Europa League on Thursday, while Sunderland made a late comeback to …
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Trump's new press secretary defends 'lawyer' title
Oct 16 2026
New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia, under scrutiny over her legal credentials, seemed to acknowledge …
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'Multiple victims' in Oregon elementary school shooting, police say
Oct 15 2026
A shooting at an elementary school in the northwestern state of Oregon on Thursday left "multiple victims," police said, …
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'Multiple victims' in Oregon elementary school shooting: police
Oct 15 2026
A shooting at an elementary school in the northwestern state of Oregon on Thursday left "multiple victims," police said, …
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Macron warns urgent to strike EU budget deal before French vote runup
Oct 15 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron Thursday urged his EU counterparts to seal a deal on a long-term budget by Christmas, …
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Trump scraps plan to livestream execution after fierce backlash
Oct 15 2026
US President Donald Trump on Thursday canceled plans to livestream the firing squad execution of a convicted military …
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Trump scraps plan to livestream execution after broad backlash
Oct 15 2026
The firing squad execution of a convicted military base shooter will not be livestreamed, US President Donald Trump …
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Infantino offers apology but 'no answers' at FIFA meeting over World Cup plan
Oct 15 2026
FIFA president Gianni Infantino gave "no satisfactory answers" when grilled Thursday during a meeting to discuss his …
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Ukraine's Zelensky defies Trump with Russian refinery strikes
Oct 15 2026
Ukraine will no longer abide by US President Donald Trump's demands not to strike Russian oil refineries, President …
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Pope's cancer operation already reshaping papacy
Oct 15 2026
With Pope Leo XIV recovering in hospital on Thursday following his lung cancer operation, questions are swirling about …
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Haze turns Indonesia skies orange, shuts schools in East Timor
Oct 15 2026
Thick haze turned the skies in Indonesia's Palangkaraya apocalyptic shades of yellow and orange on Thursday, reducing …
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EU leaders clash over budget as spectre of French elections looms
Oct 15 2026
EU leaders locked horns Thursday over the bloc's next long-term budget as they kicked off talks in Brussels under …
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Crowds build as Albanian PM tours protest aftermath
Oct 15 2026
Protesters and police clashed in Albania's capital for a third straight day on Thursday, when the prime minister toured …
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'Can't sleep': Spain's housing crunch upends lives
Oct 15 2026
At 38, Nadinne Fillol has a job, a partner and hopes of having children.
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California puts first US billionaire tax to the vote
Oct 15 2026
When Americans vote in next month's midterm elections, one question on the ballot in California could echo far beyond …
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Costa Rica opens jail inspired by El Salvador mega-prison
Oct 15 2026
Costa Rica opened a high-security jail on Wednesday inspired by a mega-prison in El Salvador that has become a symbol of …
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School headscarf ban meets resistance in Austria
Oct 15 2026
As the new school year gets under way in Austria, a headscarf ban for girls under 14 has sparked protests on the streets …
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'High hopes' as Indonesian women get a football league, again
Oct 15 2026
Seven years after Covid-19 put the brakes on Indonesia's new women's football league, Zahra Naqiyyah will finally return …
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Mobile clinics battle Mongolia's childhood dental 'disaster'
Oct 15 2026
Inside a traditional Mongolian ger in the sprawling suburbs of Ulaanbaatar, children queue to have their teeth checked …
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Freed from Belarus, founder of Lady Gaga's biggest fan site tells his story
Oct 15 2026
For two years, hundreds of thousands of Lady Gaga lovers wondered why the main fan account dedicated to the superstar …
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Online 'witch hunt' sweeps up Asians misidentified as US rape accused
Oct 15 2026
One message told him to "go to hell." Others said he deserved to be imprisoned. Death threats poured in.
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Indonesia rescues starved orangutan from fires: officials
Oct 15 2026
A female orangutan who was likely starving was evacuated Wednesday from an area razed by fire on the Indonesian island …
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Healthy corals help bleached neighbors regain color: study
Oct 15 2026
The world's coral reefs face an existential threat from rising seawater temperatures that trigger widespread bleaching, …
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Trump's new press secretary faces scrutiny over credentials
Oct 15 2026
The White House was facing mounting questions Wednesday over new press secretary Katie Zacharia's legal credentials, …
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Government buildings torched in violent Albanian protests
Oct 15 2026
Anti-government protests in Albania's capital left several official buildings badly damaged and at least one on fire on …
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PSG beat Man City in Champions League thriller, Barcola hits Liverpool hat-trick
Oct 14 2026
Reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain romped to a 4-2 victory away to embattled Manchester City in the UEFA Champions …
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Ukraine accuses US of helping Russia as missiles hit Kyiv
Oct 14 2026
Ukraine on Wednesday accused the United States of helping Russia by failing to warn it of incoming missile strikes and …
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Colombia opens embassy to Israel in Jerusalem
Oct 14 2026
Colombia on Wednesday officially opened its embassy in Jerusalem, joining a small group of countries including the …
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Houthis say targeted Saudi oil giant Aramco, vow more attacks
Oct 14 2026
Yemen's Houthis said Wednesday they had targeted facilities belonging to Saudi Aramco, after Saudi officials reported a …
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Pope out of bed, progress 'normal' after cancer operation
Oct 14 2026
Pope Leo XIV is out of bed, walking and eating after doctors removed a cancerous tumour from his lung, while …
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Macron says French student protesters 'exploited' by political forces: spokeswoman
Oct 14 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron believes the students waging three weeks of protests that have closed many schools have …
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Pope out of bed, progress 'normal' after lung cancer operation
Oct 14 2026
Pope Leo XIV is out of bed, walking and eating after doctors removed a cancerous tumour from his lung, while …
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Pope out of bed, progress 'normal', doctors say
Oct 14 2026
Pope Leo XIV is out of bed, walking and eating following an operation to remove a cancerous tumour from his lung, and …
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India sends 'cockroach' leaders to jail after protest
Oct 14 2026
Two leaders of India's youth-led movement Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) were remanded in custody for five days on …
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EU takes a page from Ireland's AI playbook
Oct 14 2026
The European Union wants to catch up in the AI race by taking a cue from Ireland, an early adopter of the technology, …
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Pope recovering after lung cancer operation that rattles Church
Oct 14 2026
Pope Leo XIV was recovering Wednesday in hospital after a tumour removed from his lung was found to be cancerous, …
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Trial defence says Russia used Nord Stream pipelines as 'weapon'
Oct 14 2026
A lawyer for a Ukrainian accused of blowing up the Nord Stream pipelines said Wednesday that Russia used them as a …
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Ukraine ex-military officer stands trial over Nord Stream sabotage
Oct 14 2026
A Ukrainian former military officer on Wednesday became the first person to stand trial over the 2022 Nord Stream …
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Ukraine ex-military officer to stand trial over Nord Stream sabotage
Oct 14 2026
A former Ukrainian military officer is set to become the first person to stand trial over the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline …
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Zelensky accuses Putin of disrespecting Trump after latest attacks
Oct 14 2026
Ukraine on Wednesday accused Russia of wilfully flouting Donald Trump's purported "energy ceasefire" and passing up an …
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Vietnam mourns 700 war dead in major push to identify missing
Oct 14 2026
Vietnam held funeral rites for more than 700 of its war dead on Wednesday, unearthed in a major push to identify those …
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Top Indian 'cockroach' leaders sent to jail after protest
Oct 14 2026
Two leaders of India's youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) were remanded in custody for five days on Wednesday, as …
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Trump says 'massive' oil, gas, mineral exploration to begin in Greenland
Oct 14 2026
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that oil, gas and mineral exploration was preparing to begin in Greenland, and …
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China heads for record trade surplus as exports surge
Oct 14 2026
China's exports soared in September, official data showed Wednesday, putting it on course for a record annual trade …
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Japan urges 'impartial treatment' of journalist arrested in Russia
Oct 14 2026
Tokyo said Wednesday it had urged Moscow to ensure "fair and impartial treatment" of a Japanese journalist who was …
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India shuts down iconic Delhi protest site after three decades
Oct 14 2026
For more than three decades, a stretch of road in central New Delhi was where Indians came to be heard, staging rallies …
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Deluge by design: Thai villages flooded to protect capital
Oct 14 2026
Stilt houses in villages north of Bangkok are no longer high enough to stay dry as Thai authorities deliberately flood …
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South Korean FA condemns 'personal attacks' as rift rumours grow
Oct 14 2026
South Korea's football association has told fans to stop "excessive personal attacks", warning of the "psychological …
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Premier League move a Sage decision for new Palace boss
Oct 14 2026
Pierre Sage has admitted the opportunity to manage in the Premier League was one he could simply not refuse as he …
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Trump, White House post video of UK man killed by tiger
Oct 14 2026
US President Donald Trump posted disturbing footage on his Truth Social account Tuesday of a man being fatally mauled by …
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French economy minister denies country caught in debt 'snowball'
Oct 14 2026
France's Economy Minister Roland Lescure denied on Tuesday that the country was trapped in a debt "snowball", as he …
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Regulator 'will resign' if any political interference in Man City case
Oct 14 2026
The chair of English football's Independent Regulator has said he will resign if there is political interference in any …
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US fines Bank of America $1.2 bn for anti-money laundering violations
Oct 14 2026
The US Treasury Department said Tuesday that it is imposing penalties of more than $1.2 billion on Bank of America, …
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Global deforestation slowed in 2025 but surged in Congo basin: study
Oct 14 2026
Deforestation slowed worldwide last year, but the improvement is unlikely to last as the situation deteriorates in …
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Pope Leo has cancerous tumour removed in lung operation
Oct 14 2026
Pope Leo XIV had a cancerous tumour removed from his right lung in a 90-minute operation on Tuesday and "woke up …
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