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Ruthless An makes history to retain Asian Games badminton crown
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Australian central bank lifts key interest rate to 15-year high
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Myanmar airstrike death toll rises to 50: aid workers
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Polo makes landfall in Mexico as Category 3 hurricane
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North Korean DMZ landmine blast 'violation of armistice'
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South Korea volleyball team latest to be bussed to wrong Games venue
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Malaysia starts sending Myanmar migrants home
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All Blacks name veteran Taylor captain as Mo'unga seizes 10 jersey
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8.3 mn refugees at risk due to 'severe' funding cuts: UN
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Race against time as Asian Games cricket quarter-finals washed out
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India turns to corals and seagrass to shield against rising seas
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AI bosses head to White House as safety pressure builds
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Batista sacked as Costa Rica coach after six months
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NFL Giants obtain QB McCarthy from Vikings
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Deal for evicted Spanish pensioner as PM seeks new housing law
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Certification of Boeing 737 MAX delayed by software bug
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Clippers apologize, warn fans of 'challenges' after Leonard scandal
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Celine Dion wows Paris Fashion Week with surprise gig
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Turkish comedian convicted for Erdogan 'insult' freed pending appeal
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AMD buys firm founded by AI 'godmother' Fei-Fei Li
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Trump announces 'biggest' US steel plant in battleground Iowa
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Italy rebound in Turkey as France win late in Belgium
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Olise wonder strike gives Zidane's France win in Belgium
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Pope says concerns about AI 'should be taken seriously'
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US stocks fall, bond yields rise as Middle East war drags on
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Trump denies offering to sell arms to China's Xi
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Justice Alito steps aside from major US climate case
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Willis happy with England exile after retains Top 14 player award
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Ukraine to postpone some spending amid delays in aid: PM
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Spain housing protests keep heat on government as PM seeks new law
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Tuchel says Czech Republic game 'not yet a must-win'
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Wissa spoils Zimbabwe homecoming as DR Congo win AFCON qualifier
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MaXhosa puts South Africa on the Paris fashion map
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UK police release on bail five men held over airbase incident
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Macron praised in China for 'brilliant' Taiwan comments
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South Korea opposition calls for probe into US spying
South Korea's opposition urged the government on Wednesday to investigate alleged espionage by the United States after leaked documents appeared to show Washington spying on its key Asian ally.
Ukrainian soldiers dig trenches in case of retreat from Bakhmut
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Venezuela rights abuse victims hopeful ICC will bring peace
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Biden touts peace and prosperity in restive N. Ireland
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Myanmar confirms deadly air strike as international outcry mounts
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US urges migrants to stick to legal routes in Panama visit
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International anger as air strikes kill dozens in Myanmar
Dozens of people in central Myanmar were killed in air strikes Tuesday, according to local media reports and a witness contacted by AFP, as the United Nations and Western powers condemned the attacks and demanded accountability.
US basketball star Griner to write book on Russian prison ordeal
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US seeks to reassure allies after secret documents leak
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Biden lands in Belfast with vow to 'keep the peace'
US President Joe Biden landed in Northern Ireland on Tuesday, hoping to help maintain the fragile peace brokered 25 years ago after decades of sectarian violence over British rule.
UN urges probe after call for killing of Sudan mission head
The United Nations on Tuesday urged Sudanese authorities to investigate after a man publicly asked for a religious edict allowing the murder of the UN's mission chief.
Tunisia police use tear gas to disperse homeless migrants
Tunisian police used tear gas on Tuesday to disperse homeless black migrants who have been protesting outside a United Nations office to demand evacuation following incendiary comments by President Kais Saied.
Leaked US documents cast doubt on Ukraine's military capacity
The United States has serious concerns about Ukraine's ability to make significant gains in an upcoming counteroffensive, as well as Kyiv's capacity to keep defending against Russian strikes, according to a Tuesday report and documents reviewed by AFP.
Biden's flying visit to N.Ireland not a snub says UK
President Joe Biden is spending only one night in Northern Ireland and limiting his meetings with UK and local leaders to a minimum, before he goes on a nostalgia trip to his ancestral homeland.
Radio silence from Republicans as US abortion laws tighten
A US judge's move to ban a leading abortion pill has been met with near total silence from Republican leadership, as some conservatives warn the party is already paying an electoral price for a push to curb the procedure that is out of step with the American public.
Macron hit by pension protests on Dutch state visit
Protesters disrupted a keynote speech by Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday as his domestic troubles cast a shadow over the first state visit to the Netherlands by a French president in 23 years.
Russian MPs back digital draft as Ukraine campaign drags
Russian lawmakers on Tuesday advanced a bill to create a digital conscription notice system which could bar men from leaving Russia as Moscow's Ukraine campaign stretches into a second year.
UN chief sounds alarm on Somalia's 'massive' need for aid
Visiting UN chief Antonio Guterres appealed Tuesday for significant international support for Somalia as it battles a desperate humanitarian crisis caused by "a perfect storm" of drought and protracted armed conflict.
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