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Wars pose a test as India hosts BRICS summit with China, Russia, Iran leaders

'Metal Gear' creator moves to Xbox after Playstation cancellation

Messi to buy second Spanish lower league club

Indonesia rescues six orangutans from fires in a week

Pochettino calls for Chelsea to lose 2016-17 Premier League title

Macron urges Europe to develop 'crewed spaceflight' programme

North Korea leader's daughter believed to have younger sibling: Seoul

Deals worth billions to be signed as UAE leader visits Germany

Wars pose a test as India hosts BRICS summit with Russia, Iran leaders

Zamanat Targets GCC’s $250 Billion SME Financing Gap With Up to $100 Million Tokenized Private Credit Fund

Alessio Vinassa Unveils an Emerging Technology Investment Approach Shaped by Financial Challenges

Sri Lanka court revokes monk's pardon, orders return to prison

Stocks drop as oil spike fans inflation and interest rate fears

'Hopeless, stuck, afraid': US deportees in limbo in Cameroon

India's island choke point

China’s lithography leap

China’s cartel lifeline

Australia limits migration

Day of prayers for victims after Bangladesh jet crash

Special prayers were held across Bangladesh on Friday, as the death toll from a fighter jet crash into a school building in Dhaka rose to 32.

Thai woman herds cats under fire in Cambodia clashes

When the first salvo of Cambodian artillery screamed across her village, Thai seamstress Pornpan Sooksai's thoughts turned to her five beloved cats: Peng, Kung Fu, Cherry, Taro and Batman.

African armies turn to drones with devastating civilian impact

The Easter period usually offers a rare respite in Gedeb, in Ethiopia's deeply troubled north, but on April 17 death rained from the skies in this sleepy town caught up in a war between rebels and the army.

New cryptocurrency may be aiding Russia to dodge sanctions

Russia could be turning to a new cryptocurrency called A7A5 to allow money to flow in and out of the country and avoid Western sanctions, experts have told AFP.

French anger over bee-killing pesticide piles pressure on Macron

A student-initiated petition against a chemical deadly to bees has sparked a grass-roots movement in France that commentators say might be a sign of people's growing frustration with political elites.

Philippine Supreme Court blocks VP Duterte's impeachment trial

The Philippines' top court blocked the impending Senate impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on Friday, saying it violated a constitutional provision against multiple impeachment proceedings within a single year.

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" Friday on the deepening humanitarian crisis.

Markets turn lower as trade war rally fades

Stock markets fell Friday as their latest rally ran out of legs, with sentiment weighed by strong US jobs data that saw investors row back their expectations for interest rate cuts.

Cognac maker Remy Cointreau lifts guidance after China deal

French drinks group Remy Cointreau lifted Friday its outlook for the year after a deal between the EU and China on cognac imports, but now expects a stiffer impact from US levies and the strong euro.

'#Ishiba Don't quit': unlikely support grows for Japan PM

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's future is uncertain but an unlikely campaign for him to stay was growing online this week, including from people who are his natural political opponents.

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