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Deference And Disputes: How Leaders Get On With Trump

When foreign leaders meet with Donald Trump, they are walking a tightrope: They can be welcomed with open arms or be publicly belittled. It all...

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'Hurt': Leningrad Siege Survivor, 84, Charged Over Peace Placard

Lyudmila Vasilyeva, 84, survived the Siege of Leningrad in World War II as a child. Now, the Russian pensioner faces prosecution for calling for...

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Trump Ambushes S. African President Over 'Genocide' Accusation

President Donald Trump ambushed South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday by playing him a video that he claimed proved genocide is...

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Danny Kemp

British Climbers Summit Everest In Record Bid

A British team of veteran ex-special forces soldiers summited Everest on Wednesday, expedition organisers said, in a bid to fly from London, climb...

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Paavan Mathema

Zelensky Accuses Russia Of Buying Time To Stall Peace Talks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia on Tuesday of delaying peace talks in a bid to pursue its three-year invasion, even as US...

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Stanislav Doshchitsyn

Gaza Rescuers Say More Than 50 Killed As Israel Orders Evacuations

Plumes of smoke rose Thursday over the northern Gaza Strip where Israel's military urged civilians to evacuate, as rescuers said Israeli strikes...

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Afp Team In Gaza With Stuart White In Jerusalem

Gazan Twins In Cannes Warn 'Nothing Left' Of Homeland

Twin Gazan filmmakers Arab and Tarzan Nasser said they never thought the title of their new film "Once Upon A Time In Gaza" would have such...

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Alice Hackman

Merz Warns Of Russia Threat, Vows To Defend NATO Allies On Lithuania Visit

Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned Thursday that Russia threatened security in Europe as he visited Lithuania to mark the official formation of...

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Bernd Fischaleck With Sam Reeves In Frankfurt

Oil Prices Jump On Report Of Israel Prepping Iran Strike

Crude prices rallied Wednesday following a report that US intelligence suggested Israel was planning a strike on Iranian nuclear facilities, which...

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Equities Rebound To Track Wall St Up As China Cuts Rates

Most markets rose Tuesday as risk appetite returned following the previous day's US rating-fuelled losses, with sentiment also boosted after China...

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Germany's Infrastructure Push Needs More Than Money

As construction crews using heavy excavators demolished a major highway bridge in Berlin, pensioner Guido, like many Germans, greeted the dusty...

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Clement Kasser

Gazans Wait For Aid As Israel Faces Mounting Pressure

Gazans waited desperately for vital supplies on Wednesday after Israel said it let in dozens of UN trucks but faced mounting international pressure...

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Afp Teams With Alice Chancellor In Jerusalem

Biden Thanks Supporters For 'Love' After Cancer Diagnosis

Former US president Joe Biden expressed gratitude Monday for an outpouring of "love and support" following his cancer diagnosis, even as some in...

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Trump To Hold Call With Putin In Push For Ukraine Ceasefire

US President Donald Trump will hold a phone call with Russia's Vladimir Putin on Monday as part of his long-running effort to end the war set off...

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Young Cameroonians Face Prospect Of New Bid By 92-year-old Leader

Young Cameroonian voters hoping for change in this year's elections still face the possibility that 92-year-old President Paul Biya could announce...

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G7 Finance Leaders Gather With Ukraine, Tariff Concerns At Fore

Top finance leaders from the G7 nations gather in Canada starting Tuesday, with concerns including war in Ukraine at the fore while the advanced...

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Beiyi Seow

Dire Sea Level Rise Likely Even In A 1.5C World: Study

Rising seas will severely test humanity's resilience in the second half of the 21st century and beyond, even if nations defy the odds and cap...

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Marlowe Hood

The Battle By Chile Torture Site Dwellers To Remain

With its pristine swimming pool, manicured lawns and lush forest backdrop, Villa Baviera, a German-themed settlement of 122 souls in southern...

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Pedro Schwarze

Perrier Scandal Bubbles Up As French Parliament Slams Cover-up

The French government "at the highest level" covered up a scandal over the treatment of mineral water by food giant Nestle, including the iconic...

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Mathilde Dumazet

YouTube Star Educator Ms Rachel Draws Ire Over Gaza Appeals

At first glance, the Instagram profile of Ms Rachel fits the image an influencer who has won millions of devoted subscribers for her sing-songy...

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Jonathan Brown

Iran's Panahi Pokes Fun At Iran's Jailers In Cannes Comeback

Dissident Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi makes his first appearance at an international film festival in 15 years at Cannes on Tuesday, with a...

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Adam Plowright And Fiachra Gibbons

Trump To Call Putin In Push For Ukraine Ceasefire

Donald Trump will speak by phone Monday with Russia's Vladimir Putin as part of the US leader's effort to end the grinding war set off by Moscow's...

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Asian Markets Drop After US Loses Last Triple-A Credit Rating

Asian stocks fell with the dollar Monday after Moody's removed the United States' last gold standard sovereign bond rating, citing the growing debt...

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'Gentle Giants': World's Strongest Men Defy Stereotypes

Eddie Williams is a schoolteacher from Monday to Friday and a wedding singer on weekends. In his spare time, he lifts enormously heavy weights as...

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Paula Ramon

Joe Biden Diagnosed With Aggressive Prostate Cancer

Former US president Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an "aggressive" form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, and is reviewing...

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Sarah Titterton

Bolsonaro's Trial On Coup Charges To Begin In Brazil

The trial of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro on charges of planning a coup d'etat will open Monday afternoon as the nation's Supreme...

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Ramon Sahmkow

Israel Says Open To Deal That Includes 'Ending The Fighting' In Gaza

Israel signalled Sunday that it was open to striking a deal with Hamas that included "ending the fighting" in Gaza, where rescuers reported dozens...

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Afp Team In Gaza With Stuart White In Jerusalem

Joe Biden: Democratic Fighter, Now Battling Cancer

Joe Biden lost his eldest son Beau to brain cancer in 2015 -- a loss so great that he has repeatedly talked about it over the years. Now, the...

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Danny Kemp And Susan Stumme

Poland Votes In Tight Election As Europe Watches

Poland voted on Sunday in a tight presidential election that will be decisive for the future of the country's pro-EU government as well as for...

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Damien Simonart

AI Talking Trees Feature At Chelsea Flower Show

Talking trees powered by AI, drought-resistant crops and sweet potatoes sprouting among flowers -- the prestigious Chelsea Flower Show is facing...

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Brigitte Dusseau

Israel Strikes Gaza After 'Basic' Food Aid Pledge

Israeli strikes killed at least 22 people in Gaza on Monday, rescuers said, after Israel pledged to let a "basic amount" of food into the territory...

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Afp Team In Gaza With Stuart White In Jerusalem

Zelensky Meets Vance As Russian Drones Pound Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with US Vice President JD Vance on Sunday, for the first time since the heated debate in the White House...

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Sean 'Diddy' Combs Trial: Takeaways From First Week Of Testimony

The first week of testimony in the sex trafficking trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs included a witness core to the case: Casandra Ventura, the music...

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Maggy Donaldson

Cannes Film Festival: Highlights From Week 1

This year's Cannes film festival has all the usual glitz and glamour but is also heavy on politics. AFP looks at some of the topics, films, and...

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Adam Plowright

The US Towns That Took On 'Forever Chemical' Giants -- And Won

No corner of Earth is untouched. From Tibet to Antarctica, so-called "forever chemicals" have seeped into the blood of nearly every living...

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Issam Ahmed

First US Pope Leo XIV Warns Against Exploitation At Inaugural Mass

Pope Leo XIV set the tone for his papacy Sunday with a call to stop exploiting nature and marginalising the poor, before an audience including JD...

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Clement Melki

Brooklyn Bridge Ship Crash Kills Two People: NYC Mayor

Two people died and 19 others were injured after a Mexican Navy training ship hit the Brooklyn Bridge, New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Sunday....

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Cecilia Sanchez

Trumpist Faces Pro-EU Mayor In Tight Romania Presidential Rerun

Romanians were voting on Sunday in a tense presidential election re-run, a tight race between a fan of US President Donald Trump and a pro-EU mayor...

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Ani Sandu

High Times For German Cannabis Firm Amid Medical Boom

At an undisclosed site in Germany's Bavaria state, pharmaceutical CEO Philip Schetter opens a 75-centimetre (30-inch) thick steel door that secures...

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Louis Van Boxel-Woolf

Israel Launches Expanded Gaza Offensive Aimed At Defeating Hamas

The Israeli military announced the early stages of an intensified operation in Gaza aimed at defeating Hamas, with rescuers in the besieged...

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Afp Team In Gaza With Stuart White In Jerusalem