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Arteta targets more Arsenal glory after signing new deal until 2030
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Former Spain, Barca winger Pedro retires from football
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Russell hit with Singapore grid penalty for taking new power unit
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Arteta signs new Arsenal deal until 2030
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Spotify expands audiobooks to more than 180 markets
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Stocks decline as oil climbs on Mideast flareup
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French-Japanese duo wins chemistry Nobel for solving molecular 'mystery'
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Gauff says online abuse was 'draining' after China Open exit
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England's Nations League surge helps heal World Cup wounds
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As sector struggles, Porsche puts luxury ahead of volume
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Mayor of opposition stronghold Izmir defects to Erdogan party
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'It's personal': Fiji minister pushes better climate finance at pre-COP
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Mertens beats Gauff to set up Swiatek clash at China Open
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Russia glosses over dark Soviet past in reinvented museum
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Benin full of pride at role in Messi's last dance
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UK tax body opened probe into Man City in 2018: FT
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France suspends stun grenade use at student protests ahead of PM speech
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Yemen's Houthis claim new attacks on Saudi airports as conflict deepens
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Indonesian court hears 'negligence' complaint against state over fires, haze
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Germany factory production at highest level for 18 months
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Rubio in Greece to urge against Western civilisation 'decline'
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Thailand floods death toll rises to 60 since mid-September
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Micron workers at Taiwan plant vote in favour of strike
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US pushes Russia for information on plague reports
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In 'The Social Reckoning,' Jeremy Allen White takes on Facebook's 'frightening' ambition
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Myanmar leader lands in Malaysia for migrant return talks
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Chip industry activists call for South Korea to recognise cancer cases
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Indian central bank hikes rates for first time since 2023
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Famine-scarred southern Madagascar braces for El Nino
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US military on Okinawa face curfew, alcohol ban after murder case
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How the EU regulates lobbyists
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Fierce lobbying in EU over 'forever chemicals'
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I.Coast refuge offers lifelong care for youngsters scorned as 'sorcerers'
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Dodgers beat Braves and Padres avoid sweep in MLB playoffs
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Indian central bank hikes rates for first time in more than 3 years
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Mourning, war and elections as Israel marks October 7
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Hotel Blacklist Launches New Accommodation Industry Risk Assessment Tool
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Messi says Argentina retirement is 'saddest day of my career'
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Bangladesh nuclear plant draws hope -- and worry
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Oil rises and stocks fall as Hormuz worries flare
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US beat Canada 1-0 to wrap up four-win international break
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Pacific presses world for help 'surviving' climate change at pre-COP summit
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Turkey, Australia's joint COP31 leadership raises doubts
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Verstappen revival to be put to the test in steamy Singapore
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For Turkish NGOs, COP31 offers rare space for action
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US woman who survived botched execution is conscious, speaking: lawyers
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Sleep, appetite, gene-editing experts contend for Nobel chemistry prize
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Climate champion Australia digging more coal
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Nobel Peace Prize haunted by the 'spectre' of Trump
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Myanmar's military will do "whatever it takes" to crush opposition to its rule, its top general said on Wednesday, after the junta extended a state of emergency and further delayed elections.
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UN court rejects most of Ukraine's 'terror' case against Russia
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Kosovo delays enforcing ban on Serbian currency
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UN chief calls UNRWA 'backbone' of Gaza humanitarian aid
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Eight million displaced by Sudan war: UN
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Russia and Ukraine exchange hundreds of POWs
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EU to shield farmers threatened by Ukraine farm imports
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Pakistan vote body calls security meeting after campaign violence
Pakistan's election commission on Wednesday announced an urgent meeting of security officials after a candidate was shot dead and several others wounded in separate attacks a week before the country goes to the polls.
France reduces crowd numbers for Paris Olympics opening ceremony
The French government announced Wednesday that it had slashed the crowd size for the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics this July amid security and other organisational worries.
Nearly eight million displaced by Sudan war: UN
The number of people uprooted by the war between rival generals in Sudan is almost eight million, the United Nations said Wednesday.
UN warns Gaza faces humanitarian 'collapse' as battles rage
Artillery fire pounded southern Gaza early Wednesday as Israel said it has begun flooding Hamas tunnels and mediators sought a halt to the nearly four-month war.
Thai court orders end to royal insult law reform campaign
Thailand's progressive Move Forward Party, which won most seats at the last election, was Wednesday ordered to stop campaigning to reform the kingdom's tough royal defamation laws, as a top court ruled the policy was unlawful.
French farmers close in on key spots as police deployed in force
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Israel floods Hamas tunnels as UN pleads for aid funding
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Thai court to rule on royal defamation election pledge
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Myanmar junta takes heavy hits three years after coup
One morning last October as the dawn light touched the cold hills of northern Myanmar a barrage of rockets and drones streaked through the sky and slammed into dugouts and bases housing military troops.
Balochistan battle death toll rises to 15, says Pakistan military
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North Korea says it test-fired strategic cruise missile
North Korea said Wednesday it successfully test-fired a strategic cruise missile, part of a selection of recently launched weapons that analysts warn could be destined for Russia's war in Ukraine.
Rome protests over Italian chained in Hungary court
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Biden says he's decided response to Jordan attack
US President Joe Biden said Tuesday he had decided on a response to a drone strike that killed three American troops in Jordan, while insisting he did not want a wider war in the Middle East.
US snaps back sanctions on Venezuela, which denounces 'blackmail'
The United States warned Tuesday it was ready to snap back sanctions on Venezuela's vital oil industry unless opponents of President Nicolas Maduro are allowed to run against him, as the leftist government vowed to hit back through migration.
N. Ireland deal looks to end two-year political deadlock
Northern Ireland on Tuesday moved a step closer to ending a nearly two-year political deadlock after the main pro-UK party endorsed a deal with London aimed at reopening the region's assembly.
Biden says he's decided Jordan strike response, doesn't want wider war
US President Joe Biden said Tuesday he had decided on a response to a drone strike that killed three American troops in Jordan but said he did not want a wider war in the Middle East.
Israel floods Hamas attack tunnels, as mediators press for truce
Israeli's army said Tuesday it was flooding Hamas's attack tunnels amid intense fighting in Gaza, even as international mediators pushed for a new halt in the nearly four-month war.
Israel army says flooding Gaza tunnels to halt Hamas attacks
The Israeli army said Tuesday it is channelling water into Gaza's tunnels in a bid to destroy the sprawling underground network used by Hamas militants to launch attacks on Israel.
Biden says has decided Jordan strike response, doesn't want wider war
President Joe Biden said Tuesday he had decided on a response to a deadly drone strike on US forces in Jordan but said he did not seek a wider war in the Middle East.
French 'mindsets evolving' says country's first openly-gay PM
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