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Five Journalists Among 20 Killed In Israeli Strikes On Gaza Hospital: Civil Defence

Gaza's civil defence agency said five journalists were among at least 20 people killed Monday when Israeli strikes hit a hospital in the south, with...

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US Envoy Visits Ukraine On Independence Day As Peace Efforts Stall

US President Donald Trump's envoy Keith Kellogg attended Ukraine's independence celebrations Sunday in Kyiv, as the push to end the war appeared to...

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'Far Too Late': Palestinians Despair After UN Declares Famine In Gaza

Desperate Palestinians clutching pots and plastic buckets scrambled for rice at a charity kitchen in Gaza City on Saturday, a day after the United...

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Israel Demands Release Of All Hostages After Hamas Backs New Truce Offer

A senior Israeli official on Tuesday said the government stood firm on its call for the release of all hostages in any future Gaza deal, after Hamas...

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Zelensky, European Leaders Head To US For Talks On Peace Deal Terms

US President Donald Trump said reclaiming Crimea or entering NATO were off the table for Ukraine, as President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in...

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Spurs Get Frank Off To Flier As Haaland Sparks Revamped Man City

Tottenham manager Thomas Frank enjoyed a "dream" home debut with a 3-0 win over Burnley, while Erling Haaland inspired new-look Manchester City's 4-0...

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Putin-Trump Summit: What Each Side Wants

The US and Russian presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are to meet at a US air base in Alaska on Friday for talks on the Ukraine war....

16.08.2025 10

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Netanyahu Floats 'Allowing' Palestinians Out Of Gaza As Mediators Renew Truce Push

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday revived calls to "allow" Palestinians to leave the Gaza Strip, as the military prepares a...

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Child Dies In Italy As European Heatwave Sets Records And Sparks Wildfires

A young boy died of heatstroke in Italy while wildfires threatened a UNESCO site in Spain and French cites saw record temperatures, as a heatwave...

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Europe Pushes For Ukraine Role In Trump-Putin Talks

A US official said Ukraine could be a part of negotiations between the United States and Russia, as European leaders pushed for Kyiv's inclusion ahead...

12.08.2025 8

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Al Jazeera Says 5 Journalists Killed In Israeli Strike In Gaza

Al Jazeera said two of its correspondents, including a prominent reporter, and three cameramen were killed in an Israeli strike on their tent in Gaza...

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Kyiv Won't Give Up Land, Says Zelensky As US-Russia Summit Confirmed

Ukraine won't surrender land to Russia to buy peace, President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Saturday, after Washington and Moscow agreed to hold a summit...

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Putin-Trump Summit: What We Know So Far

US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will hold talks in Alaska next Friday in a bid to end the war in Ukraine, which...

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Israel To 'Take Control' Of Gaza City After Approving New War Plan

Israel's military will "take control" of Gaza City under a plan proposed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and approved by his security cabinet,...

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Markets Rise As Trump Chip Exemptions Boost Tech Giants

Asian equities rose Thursday, with big-name chip firms making big gains after Donald Trump said those investing in the United States would be exempted...

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Trump Calls Putin-Witkoff Talks 'Highly Productive' But Sanctions Still Due

President Donald Trump on Wednesday hailed talks between his envoy and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Ukraine as "highly productive" but US...

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NGOs Caught Between Juntas And Jihadists In Turbulent Sahel

NGOs in the violence-wracked Sahel region are dangerously caught between military juntas who accuse them of being spies, and jihadists who view them...

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Most Markets Rise As Traders Weigh Tariffs, US Jobs

Most stock markets bounced on Monday as the chances of US interest rate cuts following a big miss on US jobs creation offset concerns about the...

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Pope's 'Jubilee Of Youth' Ends With Mass For 1 Million Pilgrims

Pope Leo XIV presided over a final mass in Rome for over one million young people on Sunday, the culmination of a pilgrimage that has drawn Catholics...

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Dmitry Medvedev: Russia's Hawkish Ex-president

Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev, whose comments prompted US President Donald Trump to move two nuclear submarines, was once seen as a liberal...

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Nayib Bukele, El Salvador's Unapologetic 'Dictator'

El Salvador's gang-busting President Nayib Bukele, who can now seek unlimited reelection following a constitutional change, embraces the moniker of...

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Stocks Drop As Trump's New Tariff Sweep Offsets Earnings

Stock markets fell Friday as Donald Trump announced tariffs on dozens of trading partners ahead of a self-imposed deadline, offsetting strong earnings...

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Myanmar Junta Ends State Of Emergency In Election Run-up

Myanmar's junta ended its state of emergency on Thursday, ramping up plans for a December election that opposition groups pledged to boycott and...

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Thousands Of Afghans Scramble For Chance To Work In Qatar

When Mohammad Hanif heard Qatar was opening jobs to Afghans, he joined thousands of others to put his name down for a shot to make a living in the...

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Gaza Civil Defence Says 30 Killed In Food Queue By Israeli Fire

Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli forces killed at least 30 people when they opened fire Wednesday on a crowd waiting for humanitarian aid in...

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Hundreds Of Sudanese Refugees In Cairo Take Up Chance To Return Home For Free

On a sweltering Monday morning at Cairo's main railway station, hundreds of Sudanese families stood waiting, with bags piled at their feet and...

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Dollar Rises On EU-US Trade Deal But European Stocks Turn Sour

The dollar jumped Monday on the back of the US-EU trade deal struck on the weekend, but European stock markets dipped, reflecting unease at terms...

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Britain Leads Calls For Airdrops As Gaza Hunger Crisis Deepens

International pressure was mounting on Saturday for alternative ways to be found to deliver food to hungry Palestinian civilians in Gaza, with Britain...

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Iran Meets European Powers Amid Threats Of UN Sanctions Snapback

Iranian diplomats met counterparts from Germany, Britain and France on Friday for renewed nuclear talks, amid warnings that the three European powers...

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Aid Groups Warn Of Starving Children As European Powers Discuss Gaza

Aid groups warned of surging numbers of malnourished children in war-ravaged Gaza as a trio of European powers prepared to hold an "emergency call"...

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Pro Wrestling Legend Hulk Hogan Dead At 71

Hulk Hogan, the 1980s icon of professional wrestling who helped propel the low-budget spectacle into the global spotlight and parlayed his prowess in...

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Hamas Says Responded To Latest Gaza Ceasefire Proposal

Hamas said on Thursday that it had responded to an Israeli proposal for a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza, as pressure mounted for a breakthrough to end...

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Ukraine Demands Zelensky-Putin Talks, Russia Proposes Brief Truces

Ukraine on Wednesday proposed direct talks within weeks between its President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russia's Vladimir Putin, but Moscow tempered...

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Hungry And Exhausted, AFP Journalists Document Gaza War

AFP journalists in the Gaza Strip said Tuesday that chronic food shortages are affecting their ability to cover Israel's conflict with Hamas...

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Western Nations Call For Immediate End To Gaza War As Israel Expands Offensive

More than two dozen Western countries called for an immediate end to the war in Gaza on Monday, saying that suffering there had "reached new depths"...

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Hong Kong Leads Stocks Higher, Yen Gains As Ishiba Vows To Stay

Equities mostly rose Monday on optimism countries will reach US trade deals before an August 1 deadline, while the yen gained after Japanese Prime...

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Libya Commander Haftar Seeks To Force International Engagement

Libya's eastern authorities recently expelled a senior European delegation in a move analysts say was meant to send a message: the unrecognised...

23.07.2025 9

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Brazil Police Raid Home Of Bolsonaro, Accused Of Plotting Coup

Brazilian police raided Jair Bolsonaro's home Friday, as a judge imposed further restrictions on the far-right former leader while he stands trial on...

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'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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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 considering...

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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" within...

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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 religious...

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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 partners...

17.07.2025 9

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'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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Fuel To Air India Jet Engines Cut Off Moments Before Crash: Probe

Fuel control switches to the engines of an Air India flight that crashed shortly after takeoff, killing 260 people, were moved from the "run" to the...

14.07.2025 9

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Minister's Death Spooks Russian Elite Amid Corruption Clampdown

The reported suicide of Russia's transport minister hours after he was dismissed by President Vladimir Putin, sparking speculation he would be...

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Finns Flock To 'Shepherd Weeks' To Disconnect On Holiday

Finnish holidaygoers are clamouring to shell out hundreds of euros to work as shepherds for a week as a vacation, seeking tranquility in nature and a...

12.07.2025 9

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'Simple Buddhist Monk' Dalai Lama Marks Landmark 90th Birthday

Calling himself a "simple Buddhist monk" who usually didn't celebrate birthdays, the Dalai Lama marked his 90th on Sunday by praying for peace after...

08.07.2025 10

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Hamas Says Holding Consultations On Gaza Truce Proposal

Hamas said Friday it was holding consultations with other Palestinian groups on a proposed truce with Israel, in a possible sign that it was preparing...

06.07.2025 9

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Making Connections In Myanmar's Fractured State

In a riverine battleground in western Myanmar, an entrepreneur hunts for reception using a makeshift bamboo antenna, his payphone kiosk providing...

06.07.2025 10

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