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Grand Theft Auto VI release postponed to May 2026: publisher

Grand Theft Auto VI release postponed to May 2026: publisher

The much-awaited release of Grand Theft Auto VI, the latest instalment of the popular video game series, has been postponed by several months to May 2026, its publisher said Friday.

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S.African mother found guilty of selling young daughter

S.African mother found guilty of selling young daughter

A South African court found a woman guilty Friday of trafficking her six-year-old daughter who has been missing for more than a year, in a case that has outraged the nation.

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EU wins post-Brexit fishing row with Britain

EU wins post-Brexit fishing row with Britain

The European Union on Friday won a landmark case against Britain at the world's oldest arbitration body over post-Brexit rights to fish sandeels, a tiny North Sea species.

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Activists say drones attacked aid boat bound for Gaza

Activists say drones attacked aid boat bound for Gaza

A group of activists organising an aid boat for Gaza said it was attacked on Friday by drones in international waters off Malta as it headed towards the Palestinian territory.

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Israel says struck near Syria presidential palace amid Druze clashes

Israel says struck near Syria presidential palace amid Druze clashes

Israel said it carried out an air strike near Syria's presidential palace in Damascus on Friday, warning the country's new Islamist rulers against targeting the Druze minority.

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Eurozone inflation holds above expectations in April

Eurozone inflation holds above expectations in April

Inflation in the eurozone remained unchanged in April, staying higher than analysts expected, official data showed on Friday, but was unlikely to sway the European Central Bank from its interest rate-cutting cycle.

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Hard right wins local UK election in blow to Labour PM

Hard right wins local UK election in blow to Labour PM

Hard-right upstarts Reform UK snatched a parliamentary seat from Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour party on Friday in local elections that dealt a blow to Britain's two establishment parties.

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Orgies, murder and intrigue, the demons of the Holy See

Orgies, murder and intrigue, the demons of the Holy See

Sexual predators, crooked financiers, spies and a spattering of murderers: while the Vatican may appear an earthly garden watched over by its beloved saints, it also has its demons.

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'Deadly blockade' leaves Gaza aid work on verge of collapse: UN, Red Cross

'Deadly blockade' leaves Gaza aid work on verge of collapse: UN, Red Cross

Two months into Israel's full blockade on aid into Gaza, humanitarians described Friday horrific scenes of starving, bloodied children and people fighting over water, with aid operations on the "verge of total collapse".

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Pakistani Kashmir orders stockpiling of food as India tensions flare

Pakistani Kashmir orders stockpiling of food as India tensions flare

Pakistan-administered Kashmir called on residents near the de facto border with India to stockpile food on Friday as tensions flare between the arch-rivals following a deadly attack last month.

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