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Pakistan army kills 30 militants trying to cross from Afghanistan
Pakistan's army said Friday it had killed 30 militants attempting to cross the border from Afghanistan over the last three days
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Pakistan army kills 30 militants trying to cross from Afghanistan
Indonesian rescuers widen search for missing after ferry sinks
Hundreds of Indonesian rescuers have widened their search for dozens of missing people after a ferry sank in rough seas on the way to the resort island of Bali on Friday, with six bodies recovered.
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Indonesian rescuers widen search for missing after ferry sinks
Trump to sign 'big, beautiful' bill on US Independence Day
US President Donald Trump will sign his flagship tax and spending bill Friday in a pomp-laden Independence Day ceremony.
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Trump to sign 'big, beautiful' bill on US Independence Day
Bayern stand before PSG in battle of Club World Cup favourites
Which team will comes out on top in the heavyweight last-eight showdown between Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich on Saturday?
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Bayern stand before PSG in battle of Club World Cup favourites
Liverpool football star Diogo Jota dies in car crash in Spain
Liverpool star Diogo Jota has died following a car crash in northern Spain at the age of 28.
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Liverpool football star Diogo Jota dies in car crash in Spain
Ailing Salva Kiir prepares volatile succession
South Sudan has been plagued by poverty and violence since gaining independence in 2011, including a civil war that killed some 400,000 people in 2013-2018.
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Ailing Salva Kiir prepares volatile succession
Trump tax bill stalled by Republican rebellion in Congress
Donald Trump's signature tax and spending bill was in limbo early Thursday as Republican leaders in the US Congress scrambled to win over a group of rebels.
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Trump tax bill stalled by Republican rebellion in Congress
US couple risk France trial over stolen shipwreck gold
An 80-year-old US novelist and her husband are among several people facing a possible trial in France over the illegal sale of gold bars plundered from an 18th-century shipwreck.
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US couple risk France trial over stolen shipwreck gold
4 dead, 30 missing after ferry sinks on way to Indonesia's Bali
At least four people were dead and dozens unaccounted for Thursday after a ferry sank in rough seas on its way to Indonesian resort island Bali
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4 dead, 30 missing after ferry sinks on way to Indonesia's Bali
Facing climate change, Swiss trees get mist before they're missed
In a Swiss pine forest, the treetops are being sprayed with mist in a bid to discover the effect that drier or wetter air has on their ability to survive.
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Facing climate change, Swiss trees get mist before they're missed
Sean Combs: music pioneer, entrepreneur, and convicted felon
Even during his federal criminal trial in New York, the descriptions of Sean Combs were frequently those of awe: one former assistant called him "a god among men."
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Sean Combs: music pioneer, entrepreneur, and convicted felon
Mothers of missing Ukraine soldiers desperate for hope at POW exchanges
All Lyubov Brodovska wanted from the Ukrainian soldiers just freed in a prisoner exchange with Russia was for one to give a sign that her missing son was alive.
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Mothers of missing Ukraine soldiers desperate for hope at POW exchanges
US halts some shipments of military aid to Ukraine
White House said it will suspend some critical weapons deliveries to Ukraine that were previously pledged by the Biden administration to aid Kyiv in its defense against Russia’s invasion
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US halts some shipments of military aid to Ukraine
Australian airline Qantas says hit by 'significant' cyberattack
Australian airline Qantas said Wednesday it was investigating a "significant" cyberattack, after hackers infiltrated a system containing sensitive data on six million customers.
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Australian airline Qantas says hit by 'significant' cyberattack
French PM survives no-confidence motion
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Tuesday survived a no-confidence vote but his future hangs by a thread after barely half a year in the post.
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French PM survives no-confidence motion
AU helicopter crashes in Somali capital
African Union peacekeeping mission helicopter crashes with eight people on board in Mogadishu, Somalia, fire contained, state media says.
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AU helicopter crashes in Somali capital
AU helicopter crashes in Somali capital: state media
An African Union helicopter crashed Wednesday at the airport in the Somali capital Mogadishu with eight people onboard, state media said.
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AU helicopter crashes in Somali capital: state media
Israel says detained Iran-linked 'terrorist cell' in Syria
Israel's military said on Wednesday its had apprehended members of an Iranian-backed "terrorist cell" in southern Syria.
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Israel says detained Iran-linked 'terrorist cell' in Syria
Australia cancels Kanye West visa over 'Heil Hitler' song
Australia has cancelled US rapper Kanye West's visa over his song glorifying Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, the government said Wednesday.
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Australia cancels Kanye West visa over 'Heil Hitler' song
Three dead in AU helicopter crash in Somali capital: police
Update: Three people killed, three others injured in AU helicopter crash at Mogadishu's Aden Abdulle International Airport, authorities confirm.
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Three dead in AU helicopter crash in Somali capital: police
EU presses China to stop 'harming European security'
EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas on Wednesday urged Beijing to stop undermining Europe's security, as China's top diplomat held talks in Brussels ahead of a leaders' summit later this month.
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EU presses China to stop 'harming European security'
Hiroshima mayor urges Trump visit after A-bomb comments
Japanese city's mayor urged Donald Trump to visit Hiroshima to see the effects of nuclear weapons on Wednesday after the US president likened the 1945 atomic bombings to recent air strikes on Iran.
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Hiroshima mayor urges Trump visit after A-bomb comments
Two dead in Spain fire as heatwave scorches Europe
Firefighters in Spain have said they found two bodies after a blaze in the northeast of the country, which is in the midst of a brutal heatwave.
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Two dead in Spain fire as heatwave scorches Europe
Sean 'Diddy' Combs acquitted of sex trafficking, convicted on lesser charge
The court found Combs guilty of two counts.
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs acquitted of sex trafficking, convicted on lesser charge
Trump ramps up Musk feud with deportation threat
The world's richest person was Trump's biggest political donor in the 2024 election, and became his inseparable ally during his first months back in the White House.
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Trump ramps up Musk feud with deportation threat
UN aid meeting seeks end to Global South debt crisis
More than 100 nations attending a UN aid conference pledged this week to help defuse the ticking time bomb of developing countries' ballooning debt
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UN aid meeting seeks end to Global South debt crisis
EU to unveil long-delayed 2040 climate target
The EU will present its delayed 2040 emissions-reduction target Wednesday, sticking to its climate goals but with new flexibility to answer the concerns of member states that must greenlight the plans
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EU to unveil long-delayed 2040 climate target
Dalai Lama says he will have successor after his death
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama confirmed Wednesday that he will have a successor when he dies, in a landmark decision for Buddhist followers, who had feared a future without a leader,
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Dalai Lama says he will have successor after his death
Iran supends cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog
Iran has suspended its cooperation with the United Nations' nuclear watchdog, days after a ceasefire in a war that saw Israeli and US strikes on nuclear sites in the Islamic republic.
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Iran supends cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog
Iran suspends cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog
Iran suspends cooperation with International Atomic Energy Agency after Israel and US strike its nuclear sites,accuses agency of silence in the face of attacks.
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Iran suspends cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog
Legacy of Uganda's end-of-life 'grandmother' lives on
In a small home in Uganda's capital, Jane Mwesige, a nurse with a hospice that has transformed African end-of-life care.
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Legacy of Uganda's end-of-life 'grandmother' lives on
Israel FM calls to seize opportunity as Trump pushes for Gaza ceasefire
Israel's top diplomat called on Wednesday not to miss any chance to free hostages held in Gaza, after Donald Trump urged Palestinian group Hamas to agree to a 60-day ceasefire.
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Israel FM calls to seize opportunity as Trump pushes for Gaza ceasefire
UK PM Starmer's patchy record after unhappy one year in power
A year after coming to power British Prime Minister Keir Starmer already appears seriously weakened, with an internal rebellion this week dealing the latest blow to his authority.
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UK PM Starmer's patchy record after unhappy one year in power
Giant Trump tax bill faces make-or-break vote in Congress
President Donald Trump is seeking final approval in the US Congress for his marquee tax and spending bill.
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Giant Trump tax bill faces make-or-break vote in Congress
US approves Gilead's twice-yearly injection to prevent HIV
Side effects included injection site reactions, headache, and nausea.
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US approves Gilead's twice-yearly injection to prevent HIV
Over 14 million people could die from US foreign aid cuts, study
More than 14 million of the world's most vulnerable people, a third of them small children, could die because of the Trump administration's dismantling of US foreign aid.
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Over 14 million people could die from US foreign aid cuts, study
Most world heritage sites at risk of drought or flooding: UN
Almost three quarters of the globe's cultural and natural heritage sites are threatened by too little or too much water,
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Most world heritage sites at risk of drought or flooding: UN
'Targeted, sophisticated' cyberattack hits ICC
The International Criminal Court said Monday it had identified and contained a targeted "cybersecurity incident", the second such attack in the space of two years.
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'Targeted, sophisticated' cyberattack hits ICC
Almost 500 arrested after Kenya protest violence: police
Kenyan police said Monday that 485 people had been arrested on murder, terrorism, rape and other charges following deadly protests last week.
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Almost 500 arrested after Kenya protest violence: police
Abducted Uganda MP shows signs of torture: law society
Abducted Uganda MP shows signs of torture: law society
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Abducted Uganda MP shows signs of torture: law society
A nation on edge: Kenyans are no longer afraid to express anger
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