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Two unseen Monet paintings to be sold in Paris: auction house

Japan eyes changing prostitution law to punish sex buyers

Klopp wants German team to help reclaim national pride from far-right

After record rain, typhoon threatens new challenge to Asian Games

Ninth woman found dead in South Africa killing spree

Kids and social media: what would change under new EU law

Smog scuppers Japan force helping fight Indonesia wildfires

Modi pitches India as global chipmaking hub

King Charles to call on tech giants for 'reassurances' over AI

Ukraine plans record defence spending in 2027

Lebanon security talks in Paris focus on replacing UN mission

Klopp calls up 44 players in huge first Germany squad

Canada alliance plan 'not against anyone', EU says after Trump threat

Most stocks rise as Fed hikes and oil prices drop

Europe’s arms money maze

Houthis and al-Qaeda

Brazil tests Milei’s gamble

Germany under Weidel

Flood victims confront damage after record deluge in eastern Australia

Flood victims confronted damage from a record deluge in eastern Australia on Friday, returning to find their homes caked in silt, cars half submerged and streets littered with debris.

Stocks mixed after Treasury-led sell-off

Equities were mixed Friday following the previous day's US bond-fuelled sell-off with traders tracking a slight pullback in Treasury yields as Donald Trump's signature tax-cutting budget passed a key congressional vote.

Iran, US to hold new round of nuclear talks in Rome

Iranian and US negotiators meet in Rome on Friday for a fifth round of nuclear talks, after a public disagreement over Tehran's uranium enrichment.

Fears for crops as drought hits northern Europe

Parts of northern Europe have seen their worst drought in decades in recent weeks, with farmers from Scotland to the Netherlands fearing the dry spell will dent harvests if it continues.

UFC champ Zhang says acting 'experiment' and fighting not so different

China's UFC champion Zhang Weili said her recent foray into art-house cinema has been "really interesting" and thinks MMA and acting have more in common than one might expect.

British king to visit Ottawa amid Trump-Canada tension

Britain's King Charles III will travel to Canada early next week for a brief but "impactful" visit, at a time when President Donald Trump is floating the idea of making his northern neighbour the 51st US state.

Cannes maitre d'hotel retires with memories of stars

French maitre d'hotel Jean-Francois Pomares says he never has time to see a film at the Cannes Festival, but he has met many of its stars over the years including a young Sharon Stone.

Franco symbols mark Spanish streets 50 years after dictator's death

Fifty years after the death of General Francisco Franco, thousands of monuments, plaques and street names honouring the dictator remain in place across Spain -- a legacy some believe has lingered far too long.

Blaze-hit Athens suburb trains to tackle new fire season

On a trail bordering the last green vestiges of Penteli, the mountain above Athens ravaged by fires last year, cyclists and runners enjoyed the closing days of spring before the summer heat.

Thai athlete, 105, unrivalled but not lonely at World Masters Games

Sawang Janpram is in a league of his own at the World Masters Games in Taiwan -- at 105 he is the oldest competitor and the only person in his age group.

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