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Trump Threatens To Sue WSJ, Murdoch Over Story On Alleged 2003 Letter To Epstein

US President Donald Trump threatened to sue The Wall Street Journal and owner Rupert Murdoch Thursday over a story about an alleged off-color...

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Selim Saheb Ettaba

UK 'Princes In The Tower' Murder Probe Clears Richard III

It is one of history's most intriguing "murders" -- the mysterious disappearance over five centuries ago of two young princes from the Tower of...

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Helen Rowe

Misbehaving Monks: Sex Scandal Shakes Thai Buddhist Faithful

Reverence for the saffron-robed Buddhist monkhood is deeply woven into Thai society, but a sex extortion scandal has besmirched the clergy and left...

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Montira Rungjirajittranon

Top Holy Land Clerics Visit Gaza After Deadly Church Strike

Two of the most senior Christian leaders in Jerusalem travelled to Gaza on Friday after Israeli fire killed three at the Palestinian territory's...

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Afp Team In Gaza With Phil Hazlewood In Jerusalem

'Like A Dream': Druze Reunited Across Golan Heights Buffer Zone

Dozens of Druze crowded the Israeli-controlled side of the armistice line in the occupied Golan Heights on Thursday, hoping to catch a glimpse of...

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Afp News

From Antarctica To Brussels, Hunting Climate Clues In Old Ice

In a small, refrigerated room at a Brussels university, parka-wearing scientists chop up Antarctic ice cores tens of thousands of years old in...

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Umberto Bacchi

French Army Leaves Senegal, Ending Military Presence In West Africa

France on Thursday formally handed back its last two military bases in Senegal, leaving Paris with no permanent army camps in either west or...

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Lucie Peytermann

20 People Killed In Aid Point Crush In Southern Gaza

At least 20 people were killed in a chaotic crush at an aid centre in southern Gaza on Wednesday, with the site's operator blaming "agitators"...

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Afp News

'Shop Local': Bad Bunny Brings Tourism Surge To Puerto Rico

The day before Bad Bunny kicked off his blockbuster residency that's expected to bring hundreds of millions of dollars to Puerto Rico while...

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Maggy Donaldson

Abrahamsen Wins Tour De France Stage As Pogacar Survives Scare

Norway's Jonas Abrahamsen won stage 11 of the Tour de France in Toulouse on Wednesday while defending champion Tadej Pogacar emerged largely...

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Damian Mccall

Japan's Sega Eyes Return To 1990s Gaming Glory

The big-screen success of 1990s video game speedster "Sonic the Hedgehog" has brought new fans to Japan's Sega, which says it is poised for a...

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Katie Forster

Pakistan's Quiet Solar Rush Puts Pressure On National Grid

Pakistanis are increasingly ditching the national grid in favour of solar power, prompting a boom in rooftop panels and spooking a government...

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Zain Zaman Janjua

'I Thought I Was Going To Die': Sailor Recounts Huthi Attack In Red Sea

Filipino seafarer Cocoy was off-duty and resting in his cabin when the captain's voice boomed over the intercom of the cargo ship: "We are under...

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Pam Castro

Central Bank Alliances Ignite: Will Ripple's CBDC Push Propel XRP Higher?

When Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse shared in June 2025 that the company had forged five new central bank digital currency (CBDC) partnerships in...

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William Jones

Beyond the Squeeze: How These Shapermint Favorites Are Redefining Shapewear

Shapewear has long been shadowed by misconceptions—most notably, that it's uncomfortable, restrictive, and only for special occasions. However,...

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Matt Emma

Asian Stocks Extend Wall St Gains, 7-Eleven Owner Plunges

Asian markets rose Thursday, tracking a record day on Wall Street where traders endured a rollercoaster fuelled by fears Donald Trump was...

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Afp News

Israel Strikes Syrian Forces Sent Into Druze-majority Sweida

Israel launched strikes Tuesday against Syrian government forces in the Druze-majority region of Sweida, saying it was acting to protect the...

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Afp News

Russia Suggests Trump Is Emboldening Ukraine, Delaying Peace

The Kremlin warned Tuesday that US President Donald Trump's pledge of more weapons for Kyiv and threat of sanctions targeting Russian trading...

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Afp News

W. Virginia Villagers Take On AI-driven Power Plant Boom

Al Tomson, mayor of a tiny town tucked away in an idyllic corner of the eastern United States, points to a spot on a map of his region. "The power...

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Ulysse Bellier

Ivory Coast Farmers Hope Tech Tempts Jaded Youth Back To Fields

Stopwatch in hand, dozens of Ivory Coast students raced against the clock to design robots for the farms of the future in the world's top cocoa-...

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Marietou Ba

Boos And Applause For Trump At FIFA Club World Cup Final

Donald Trump experienced the agony and the ecstasy of football on Sunday as he was booed at the final of the FIFA Club World Cup -- even as he...

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Danny Kemp

'Severance' Vs 'The Pitt' -- It's Emmy Nominations Time

Dark sci-fi office drama "Severance," gritty hospital series "The Pitt" and buzzy teen murder saga "Adolescence" are expected to pile up...

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Paula Ramon

Iraqis Face Difficult Return From Syria Camp For IS Families

After years in a Syrian detention camp, Ibrahim Darwish was relieved to be allowed to return home to Iraq, but his joy was quickly punctured by the...

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Rouba El Husseini

Mediators Working To Bridge Gaps In Faltering Gaza Truce Talks

Stuttering Gaza ceasefire talks entered a second week on Monday, with meditators seeking to close the gap between Israel and Hamas, as more than 20...

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Afp Team In Gaza With Phil Hazlewood In Jerusalem

'Las Vegas In Laos': The Riverside City Awash With Crime

Rising from the muddy fields on the Mekong riverbank in Laos, a lotus tops a casino in a sprawling city which analysts decry as a centre for...

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Afp News

Sinner Gains Alcaraz Revenge As He Wins First Wimbledon Crown

Jannik Sinner downed defending champion Carlos Alcaraz 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 on Sunday to win his first Wimbledon title, gaining sweet revenge for his...

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John Weaver