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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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Trump, Xi inspect founding documents of US democracy to close summit
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Assefa seeks 'better than my best' at Berlin marathon
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'Bottle Claus': Kipchoge's 'hero' helping runners chase Berlin marathon glory
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US court refuses to overturn Pentagon ban on Anthropic
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Olympic medallist Samba-Mayela handed provisional doping ban
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Verstappen and Norris blame slow cars as Mercedes tops qualifying
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First US trial against TikTok to open Monday
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Crowds cheer pope in Paris after AI 'paradise of machines' warning
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Palmer misses 'too many' England games, says Tuchel
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Teen swimmer makes Games history as Thai, Chinese sprinters win gold
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UN refugees chief warns conditions in W.Sahara 'deteriorating'
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Man City found guilty of 114 Premier League charges - reports
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government will resume talks with the opposition Friday after more than a year in a bid to resolve a political crisis that has gripped the country since a contested 2018 election.
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Two American babies born to a surrogate mother from eastern Ukraine and evacuated to Russia after the start of the war have been returned to their US parents, the private group behind the operation, Project Dynamo, said Wednesday.
Zelensky to address UN, as Russian strikes batter Ukraine power grid
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was set to address an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council Wednesday, as Russian strikes left the country's energy system in tatters.
Serb women in Kosovo protest against 'ghettoisation'
Hundreds of Serbian women demonstrated in northern Kosovo on Wednesday, in protest against ethnic-Albanian authorities who they accused of seeking to "ghettoise" the Serb minority.
DR Congo and Rwanda agree ceasefire at talks: Angola
An agreement has been struck which could mean the adoption of a ceasefire in the violence-torn east of DR Congo as soon as late Friday, Angola's Foreign Minister Tete Antonio has said.
Zelensky to address US, as Russian strikes batter Ukraine power grid
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was set to address an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council Wednesday, as Russian strikes left the country's energy system in tatters.
UK defends Brexit deal despite economic woes
Finance minister Jeremy Hunt on Wednesday defended the UK's post-Brexit trade deal with the EU, despite growing criticism about its economic impact, and rejected claims he was pushing for closer European ties.
DR Congo and Rwanda in fresh talks in Angola, Kagame absent
DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwandan Foreign Minister Vincent Biruta met in Angola on Wednesday amid a surge in tensions triggered by militia violence in eastern Congo.
Russia, declared 'terror' state by EU lawmakers, batters Ukraine grid
Russian strikes across Ukraine on Wednesday battered the country's already failing electricity grid, leaving several dead, disconnecting three nuclear power stations from the grid and spurring "massive" blackouts in neighbouring Moldova.
European Space Agency names new astronauts, agrees record budget
The European Space Agency announced five new career astronauts as well as history's first astronaut recruit with a disability on Wednesday after adopting a record budget to fund its projects.
Gang violence grips French Indian Ocean territory Mayotte
On the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte, clashes between machete-wielding gangs have left at least one dead, highlighting chronic crime problems that have rung alarm bells in Paris.
After bitter election, Brazil seeks unity in World Cup glory
A sea of streamers and mini-Brazilian flags flutters over Freedom Alley, one of myriad narrow streets criss-crossing Rio de Janeiro's biggest favela, Rocinha, which decks itself out in World Cup splendor every four years.
Russia court extends Kremlin critic Yashin's detention by six months
A Russian court on Wednesday extended by six months the detention of opposition politician Ilya Yashin, who risks being jailed 10 years for denouncing President Vladimir Putin's assault on Ukraine.
Vladimir Putin's critics: dead, jailed, exiled
Opposition politician Ilya Yashin, who went on trial in Moscow on Wednesday, risks becoming the latest in a long line of Kremlin critics slapped with heavy jail terms.
Kremlin critic Yashin goes on trial in Russia
Russian opposition politician Ilya Yashin, who risks being jailed 10 years for denouncing President Vladimir Putin's assault on Ukraine, went on trial in Moscow on Wednesday.
Turkey more determined 'than ever' to secure Syrian border
Turkey said Wednesday it was more determined than ever to secure its Syrian border from attacks by Kurdish forces, threatening a ground operation "at the most convenient time."
French aid groups in disarray after latest Mali bustup
French-backed NGOs in Mali fear their future is in limbo after relations between the military-run hosts and France hit the wall.
Trial of Kremlin critic Yashin starts in Russia
A Russian court on Wednesday began the trial of opposition politician Ilya Yashin who faces up to a decade in prison for denouncing President Vladimir Putin's assault on Ukraine.
Strike kills Ukraine newborn and hits Kyiv infrastructure
Russian strikes killed a newborn baby at a maternity ward in southern Ukraine and targeted energy infrastructure in the capital Kyiv on Wednesday, the latest in a series of systematic attacks that has caused nationwide blackouts.
Teen killed in twin Jerusalem bus stop bombings
Explosions hit two bus stops in Jerusalem Wednesday, killing a teen and wounding 14, in unclaimed attacks cheered by Palestinian militant group Hamas.
German vice-chancellor backs armband protest at World Cup
Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck counselled the German men's national team to wear the "OneLove" armband banned by FIFA as they prepare to face Japan at the World Cup on Wednesday.
Turkey vows intent 'stronger than ever' to secure Syrian border
Turkey said Wednesday it was more determined than ever to secure its Syrian border from attacks by Kurdish forces, threatening a ground operation "at the most convenient time."
Afghan capital gets 400 new loudspeakers to encourage prayers
Hundreds of loudspeakers have been installed in the Afghan capital to encourage worshippers to attend prayers, the Taliban's religious enforcers said Wednesday.
UK to send helicopters to Ukraine for 'first' time
Britain is to send helicopters to Ukraine for the first time since Russia's invasion, the defence ministry in London said on Wednesday.
Teen killed in twin Jerusalem bus stop attacks
Explosions hit two bus stops in Jerusalem Wednesday, killing at least one person and wounding 14, in unclaimed attacks cheered by Palestinian militant group Hamas.
Malaysia's Mahathir says will focus on writing after poll defeat
Malaysia’s nonagenarian former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, one of the world's longest-serving politicians, said Wednesday he will focus on writing after he suffered his first electoral defeat in more than half a century.
Strike kills Ukrainian newborn, Zelensky slams Russia
Russian strikes killed a newborn baby at a Ukrainian maternity ward and two other civilians elsewhere, officials said Wednesday as President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of "terror and murder".
One dead in twin Jerusalem bus stop attacks: medics
At least one person was killed and 14 wounded in two separate explosions targeting bus stops in Jerusalem Wednesday, security and medical officials said, with Israel's public security minister calling them "attacks."
At least 15 wounded in two Jerusalem bomb 'attacks': officials
At least 15 people were wounded in two separate explosions targeting bus stations in Jerusalem Wednesday, security and medical officials said, with Israel's public security minister calling them "attacks."
European Space Agency to vote on record budget, name new astronauts
The European Space Agency will vote on Wednesday on whether to spend billions more euros to keep up with rising competition in space, as well as unveiling its much-anticipated new crop of astronauts.
UK top court to rule on legality of Scottish independence vote plans
The UK's top court will on Wednesday rule whether it is legal for Scotland to hold an independence referendum next year without the consent of London.
Taiwan's newest party wants to make mahjong great again
As Taiwan hurtles towards becoming a "super-aged" society, a new political party has emerged with an unusual and somewhat singular platform -- making mahjong great again.