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Maccabi Tel Aviv fans cannot attend Europa League Villa match

Maccabi Tel Aviv fans cannot attend Europa League Villa match

Aston Villa announced on Thursday the club had been advised no Maccabi Tel Aviv fans will be allowed to attend next month's Europa League meeting between the two sides over "public safety concerns".

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'Wonder weapon'? Five things about US Tomahawks coveted by Ukraine

'Wonder weapon'? Five things about US Tomahawks coveted by Ukraine

The Tomahawk cruise missile, set to be at the centre of talks between Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, has been a mainstay of the US armed forces for over four decades and repeatedly used with success in the theatre of war.

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Afghans return home to rubble, hoping truce holds with Pakistan

Afghans return home to rubble, hoping truce holds with Pakistan

Abdul Rahim surveys the rubble that was his home in Kabul, where he lived with six family members.

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Waymo robotaxis to deliver orders for some US DoorDash users

Waymo robotaxis to deliver orders for some US DoorDash users

US food delivery app DoorDash announced Thursday that Waymo driverless cars will soon shuttle orders to some customers in a budding partnership with the Google-owned robotaxi star.

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Trump says to meet Putin in Budapest after 'great progress' in call

Trump says to meet Putin in Budapest after 'great progress' in call

President Donald Trump said he would meet Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Budapest after making "great progress" in a call Thursday, just a day before Ukraine's leader is due at the White House to push for US-made Tomahawk missiles.

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Three reported dead as Kenyan forces fire on mourners for politician Odinga

Three reported dead as Kenyan forces fire on mourners for politician Odinga

Three people were killed at a stadium in Nairobi as security forces opened fire to disperse mourners gathered to view the body of revered opposition leader Raila Odinga on Thursday, a rights group said.

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Madagascar's new military leader insists takeover 'not a coup'

Madagascar's new military leader insists takeover 'not a coup'

Madagascar's Colonel Michael Randrianirina insisted on the eve of his swearing in as new leader on Friday that a military power grab that sent President Andry Rajoelina fleeing the island was "not a coup".

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'Bigger, hotter, faster': extreme blazes drive rise in CO2 fire emissions

'Bigger, hotter, faster': extreme blazes drive rise in CO2 fire emissions

Rampant wildfires in the Americas drove a jump in global greenhouse gas emissions from fires in the year to February, new research found Thursday, warning that climate change was fanning the flames.

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Leverkusen went in 'wrong direction' under ex-boss Ten Hag, says sporting director

Leverkusen went in 'wrong direction' under ex-boss Ten Hag, says sporting director

Bayer Leverkusen sporting director Simon Rolfes said on Thursday that it was clear from early on that the club were going in the "wrong direction" under former coach Erik Ten Hag.

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China defends Russian oil purchases, slams US 'bullying'

China defends Russian oil purchases, slams US 'bullying'

China said Thursday that its purchases of Russian oil were "legitimate" and decried recent "unilateral bullying" measures by the United States as the trade row between the two countries continues to intensify.

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