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Netanyahu Eyes Hostage Breakthrough As Gaza Families Mourn Victims

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country's recent war with Iran had created "opportunities" for freeing hostages held by Hamas...

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Around 140,000 Rally In Belgrade Ratcheting Up Calls For Elections

Around 140,000 protesters rallied in Belgrade, the largest turnout in recent months, as student-led demonstrations mount pressure on the populist...

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Mina Pejakovic

UK Considers Envoy For Britons Held Abroad

Britain is preparing to emulate the United States by appointing an envoy tasked with freeing citizens arbitrarily detained abroad, as it faces...

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Peter Hutchison

Russia's 'Mr Nobody' Gambles All With Film On Kremlin Propaganda

When Moscow invaded Ukraine, Pavel Talankin, a staff member at a secondary school in Russia's Ural Mountains, was ordered to film patriotic...

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Anna Smolchenko

Graft Case Piles Pressure On Turkey's Main Opposition

A court hearing that could upend the leadership of Turkey's main opposition CHP is the latest bid to hobble the party behind a wave of spring...

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Burcin Gercek

Iran Voices 'Serious Doubts' Over Israel Commitment To Ceasefire

Iran warned Sunday that it had little faith in Israel's commitment to a fragile ceasefire that ended the most intense and destructive confrontation...

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Ahmad Parhizi

Iran Holds State Funeral For Top Brass Slain In War With Israel

Iran will hold a state funeral service Saturday for around 60 people, including its military commanders, killed in its war with Israel, after...

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Rwanda, DR Congo Sign Peace Deal In US After Rebel Sweep

Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo signed a peace agreement Friday in Washington to end fighting that has killed thousands, with the two...

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Shaun Tandon

US Supreme Court Hands Trump 'Giant' Win On Powers Of Judges

US President Donald Trump hailed a "giant win" Friday after the Supreme Court curbed lone judges from blocking the Republican's raft of...

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Danny Kemp And Chris Lefkow

Dollar Holds Losses On Rate Cut Bets, Trade Hope Boosts Stocks

The dollar held around three-year lows Friday as traders ramp up bets on US interest rate cuts, while most stock markets rose on hopes Donald Trump...

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UN Officials Say New Gaza Aid System Leads To Mass Killings

United Nations officials on Friday said a US- and Israeli-backed distribution system in Gaza was leading to mass killings of people seeking aid and...

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Trump Says Would Bomb Iran Again If Nuclear Activities Start

US President Donald Trump said Friday he had saved Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei from assassination and lashed out at the supreme leader for...

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Danny Kemp

Trump Ends Trade Talks With Canada Over Tax On US Tech Firms

President Donald Trump said Friday he is calling off trade negotiations with Canada in retaliation for taxes impacting US tech firms, adding that...

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Beiyi Seow

Alive But Weakened, Iran's Khamenei Faces New Challenges

Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has re-emerged after the war with Israel but faces a struggle to maintain the authority he has...

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Stuart Williams

'Shocking' COP30 Lodging Costs Heap Pressure On Brazil

"Belem is ready," Brazilian officials have insisted ahead of the COP30 gathering in November -- but eye-watering lodging costs in the northern city...

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Louis Genot

Bezos, Sanchez Say 'I Do' In A Divided Venice

Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez tied the knot Friday at a sumptuous ceremony with the rich and famous on an island in Venice's lagoon,...

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Lisa Duso With Ella Ide In Rome

Spain PM Alleges 'Genocide' In Gaza As Rescuers Say 35 Killed

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Thursday became the most prominent European leader to describe the situation in Gaza as a "genocide", as...

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Combs Created 'Climate Of Fear' As Head Of Criminal Ring: Prosecutors

Sean "Diddy" Combs used "power, violence, and fear" as the head of a decades-long criminal enterprise, prosecutors told jurors Thursday as they...

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Maggy Donaldson

'Mass Scale' Abuses In Cambodia Scam Centres: Amnesty

While looking for jobs on Facebook, Jett thought he had found a well-paying opportunity working in online customer service in his home country of...

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Sally Jensen

After NATO Deal, How Far Will EU Go For Trade Peace With Trump?

After satisfying Donald Trump's calls for Europe to ramp up defence spending in NATO, EU leaders were meeting in Brussels Thursday on the next big...

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Daniel Aronssohn

In Finnish Border Town, Worry Mounts Over Russian Military Build-up

In a Finnish town a stone's throw from Russia, Moscow's reported military build-up on its side of the border is raising concerns about the Nordic...

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Anna Korkman

Wimbledon: England's Garden Grand Slam

Wimbledon head gardener Martyn Falconer is the only man at the All England Club who welcomes a drop of rain. While wet weather wreaks havoc with...

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John Weaver

Esports A Pathway Back To Normality For Ukrainian War Veterans

Esports is helping Ukrainian war veterans, who "often feel out of place" when they return from the front line, to reintegrate into society, the...

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Pirate Irwin

The Reluctant Fame Of Gazan Photojournalist Motaz Azaiza

At a church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, hundreds of people gathered recently for a weeknight charity fundraiser hosted by a celebrity guest. The...

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Guillaume Lavallee

Upstart Socialist Stuns Political Veteran In NYC Mayoral Primary

New York City Democrats chose 33-year-old Muslim socialist Zohran Mamdani as their mayoral candidate in Tuesday's elections, stunning his opponent,...

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Andrea Bambino

AI Fakes Duel Over Sara Duterte Impeachment In Philippines

Days after the Philippine Senate declined to launch the impeachment trial of the country's vice president, two interviews with Filipinos arguing...

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Lucille Sodipe With Purple Romero In Hong Kong

Trump Sees 'Progress' On Gaza, Raising Hopes For Ceasefire

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that "great progress" was being made to end the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza as a new ceasefire push began...

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Adam Plowright With Danny Kemp In The Hague

Migrant Money From Russia A Lifeline For Central Asia

In a remote town in southern Kyrgyzstan, teacher Nur Akhmatov watched workers building a library, conference hall and women's sports centre --...

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Bruno Kalouaz