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Cable car offers small hope for Mongolia's gridlocked capital
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Yankees and White Sox advance, Phillies survive in MLB playoffs
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Man City scandal risks damage to Premier League's booming brand
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Asian stocks mixed as positive US data offset by elevated oil, bond yields
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First-time Sepang F1 racers will master track 'from opening lap'
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Rice work: Dutch test new crop to save sinking peatlands
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Japan tightens rules for foreigners wanting permanent residency
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Russians join street choirs to sing away sorrows -- or show dissent
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'Happiest moment': China's Mu first woman to win eSports Games gold
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UK fears grow over AI giant Palantir's health service deal
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EU talks deportations as five nations seek migrant centre in Africa
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Empty nets in Latin America as fish flee El Nino
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Kenneth Branagh examines the scars of Iraq war in 'Atonement'
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Meidroth blasts White Sox through, Phillies survive in MLB playoffs
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Hundreds held, dozens wounded as French school protests escalate
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'Catastrophic': Swiss glaciers lose fifth of mass in five years
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US government's new AI chatbot pulls back from debunking Trump
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California roller coaster shut after brain damage claims
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US tennis star Navarro reveals health battle, ends season
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Panama ministers push for reopening of huge open-pit copper mine
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Panic, anger, tears: Evan Gershkovich's uneasy journey after Russian jail
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Bohm's blast keeps Phillies alive in MLB playoffs
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UK PM says 'strong indications' Iran involved in airbase incident
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US judge accepts Paramount's Warner Bros. buyout settlement
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Google restricts access to new AI model over safety concerns
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Global stocks mixed as markets weigh higher oil prices, bond yields
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Watchdog clears former US Fed chief Powell in renovation probe
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Marsh hails improvements after Australia win final one-day international
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Israel PM hails Indian pilot of rerouted flight for averting disaster
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Hegseth says US cut number of generals, admirals by 20%
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Fury, Joshua kick off 'battle of Britain' in good spirits
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Kanye West's Russian concerts have been cancelled, organisers say
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Ronaldo leaves Portugal training camp after coach says he is dropped
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First Hollywood, now Fat Bear Week: nepobaby wins Alaska contest
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Florence Pugh stars in 'East of Eden' adaption on Netflix
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Barcelona lay down marker in Women's Champions League, Arsenal slip up
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Watchdog finds no criminal misconduct over US Fed renovations despite Trump probe
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US pushes against overproduction with eye on China at G20 meeting
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In Manchester, City fans 'devastated' while rival fans call for relegation
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Swiss FA withdraws support for FIFA chief Infantino
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UK-France Channel migrant exchange deal scrapped: London
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Man City's meteoric rise clouded by financial scandal
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Portugal boss denies 'incident' with Ronaldo
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Polish activists open first abortion pill locker in Warsaw
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Israel PM says one of the pilots of rerouted flight tried to crash plane
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NHL Avalanche ink Bednar to four-year coaching deal
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Manchester City: Main points of damning judgement and possible sanctions
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Polish activists opens first abortion pill locker in Warsaw
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Italy looking for 'identity' under Mancini says Scalvini
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Turkey says news site closed for 'LGBTQ propaganda'
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has been largely shunned by the West since his troops attacked Ukraine in February 2022, triggering the biggest conflict in Europe since World War II.
Zelensky wants plan to 'stop Putin' before US-Russia talks
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday the United States should agree on a joint plan to stop Russia before talks with Moscow, as European leaders warned Washington not to hatch a deal behind their backs.
India's Modi seeks to boost Trump bromance on key visit
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will try to rekindle his bromance with Donald Trump -- and avoid the US president's wrath on tariffs and immigration -- when they meet on Thursday at the White House.
Israel says Hamas must free three living hostages this weekend
Israel warned Thursday that Hamas must release three living hostages this weekend or face a resumption of the war in Gaza, after the Palestinian militant group said it was committed to the truce agreement.
Trump's hand to Putin sparks fear, mistrust in frontline Ukraine
In eastern Ukraine, the battleground of ferocious fighting against Russian troops, the spectre of US President Donald Trump forcing a halt to the war has injected new worries among exhausted and outgunned Ukrainian servicemen.
President Trump says US 'reciprocal tariffs' to be announced Thursday
US President Donald Trump said that he would announce "reciprocal tariffs" on trading partners Thursday, opening new fronts in a trade war economists warn could fuel inflation at home.
Hamas says committed to truce, Israeli hostage release timeline
Hamas said Thursday it was committed to honouring a truce with Israel that has come under severe strain in recent days, adding that it planned to proceed with the next hostage-prisoner swap this weekend as planned.
Europe warns Trump against Ukraine deal 'behind our backs'
Blindsided Europeans warned Thursday that a "dirty deal" between US President Donald Trump and Moscow on ending the Ukraine war was doomed to fail -- insisting they and Kyiv must have a seat at the negotiating table.
UK and China revive stalled talks during FM meeting
UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy held talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in London on Thursday, in the latest sign of improving ties between the two countries.
In NATO, the closer to Russia, the more spent on defence
While NATO countries living near the Russian border pay well over two percent of their GDP on defence, those further away pay less.
India's Modi seeks to avoid Trump's wrath
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will try to rekindle his bromance with Donald Trump -- and avoid the US president's wrath on tariffs and immigration -- when they meet on Thursday at the White House.
Pesticides causing widespread harm to animals and plants: study
Pesticides are significantly harming wildlife across the planet, stunting growth, damaging reproduction and even causing behavioural changes in animals not meant to be targeted, according to a large-scale study published on Thursday.
US denies Trump peace push a 'betrayal' of Ukraine
Donald Trump's defence chief denied Thursday the US president was betraying Ukraine by opening talks with Russia's Vladimir Putin, as blindsided European powers insisted they and Kyiv must have a seat at the table.
'I carry my cross': sub-Saharan migrants despair in Tunisia
Jonas spent more than a year trying to reach Tunisia after escaping ethnic violence in his native Nigeria, but rising anti-migrant sentiment and a government crackdown in the North African country have left him without help.
Hamas says committed to truce as mediators push for Israeli hostage release
Hamas said Thursday it was committed to honouring a truce with Israel that is facing its worst crisis since it took effect, and added that mediators were pushing for hostages to be released this weekend as planned.
'Progress' in push to salvage Israel-Hamas truce: Palestinian sources
Palestinian sources reported progress on Thursday in efforts to salvage the ceasefire in Gaza from its worst crisis yet, with a view to ensuring that Hamas releases Israeli hostages this weekend as planned.
US Senate to OK vaccine critic Kennedy as health secretary
The Republican-controlled US Senate was expected Thursday to approve vaccine conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary, despite major concerns from both political parties and many in the medical and scientific communities.
Ireland support for Palestinians has country's Jews on edge
Ireland's tiny Jewish community fears that growing anti-Israel hostility since the start of the Gaza war is leading to increased anti-Semitism, raising questions about their future in the EU country.
North Korea destroys family reunion centre in 'inhumane act', Seoul says
North Korea is demolishing a venue that for decades hosted tearful reunions of families separated by the Korean War and the division of the country, Seoul said Thursday, decrying the "inhumane" move.
North Korea demolishing family reunion centre, Seoul says
North Korea is demolishing a venue that for decades hosted tearful reunions of families separated by the Korean War and the division of the country, Seoul said Thursday.
Tens of thousands go hungry in Sudan after Trump aid freeze
For the first time in nearly two years of war, soup kitchens in famine-stricken Sudan are being forced to turn people away, with US President Donald Trump's aid freeze gutting the life-saving schemes.
South Korea's Yoon back in court for impeachment hearing
South Korea's ousted President Yoon Seok Yeol faces potentially his last impeachment hearing Thursday over his failed martial law bid before judges begin deliberations on whether to formally remove him from office.
Musk's DOGE team raises major cyber security concerns
Young engineers deployed across the US government as part of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency have triggered alarm throughout Washington's security establishment.
South Korea's Yoon back in court over impeachment bid
South Korea's ousted President Yoon Seok Yeol faces potentially his last impeachment hearing Thursday over his failed martial law bid before judges begin deliberations on whether to formally remove him from office.
Trump and Putin set to meet in Saudi Arabia on Ukraine
US President Donald Trump revealed Wednesday he expected to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Saudi Arabia for Ukraine peace talks, in an extraordinary thaw in relations after a surprise phone call between the two leaders.
Trump is now head of top Washington cultural venue
Donald Trump was appointed chairman of the Kennedy Center on Wednesday, as a new board of trustees loyal to the US president brought his aggressive rightwing, anti-"woke" stamp to Washington's premier arts venue.
Trump says to sign order on reciprocal tariffs today or tomorrow
US President Donald Trump committed Wednesday to announcing "reciprocal tariffs" on other countries, saying he could sign an order for them within a day, a move that could open new fronts in a trade war.
White House says American among three detainees freed by Belarus
US officials said Wednesday they had secured the release of three "hostages" who had been detained in Belarus, including an American citizen, in a diplomatic success for President Donald Trump's administration.
Israel says could fulfil Trump's Gaza displacement plan if hostages not freed
Israel on Wednesday threatened to launch a "new" war on Hamas and implement US President Donald Trump's plan to displace Palestinians from the ravaged Gaza Strip if the militants do not release hostages this weekend.
Burundi warns Rwanda as eastern DR Congo conflict advances
M23 fighters and Rwandan troops on Wednesday pushed further into the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, as Burundi warned Kigali it would respond if attacked.
Trump says Ukraine talks to start 'immediately' after Putin call
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone Wednesday and agreed to immediately start talks to end the Ukraine war, in an extraordinary thaw in relations that could leave Kyiv out in the cold.
Trump's 25% steel, aluminum tariffs add on to Canada and Mexico duties: W.House
US President Donald Trump's planned 25-percent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports will stack on the hefty duties earlier announced on Canada and Mexico, a White House official told AFP Wednesday.