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US TV star details 'agony' over mother's disappearance

US TV star details 'agony' over mother's disappearance

US television host Savannah Guthrie on Wednesday described her family's "agony" in her first television interview since her mother was apparently kidnapped nearly two months ago in a case that has gripped the nation.

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Tehran receives US plan to end Mideast war, as Iran fires at US carrier

Tehran receives US plan to end Mideast war, as Iran fires at US carrier

Iran has received a 15-point plan from the United States to end the Middle East war, Pakistani officials said Wednesday, raising hopes for a diplomatic solution even as Iran said it have fired a volley of cruise missiles at a US aircraft carrier.

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Aviation, tourism, agriculture... the economic sectors hit by the war

Aviation, tourism, agriculture... the economic sectors hit by the war

The war in the Middle East is impacting numerous economic sectors and not only in the region, both by direct disruptions and rising fuel prices.

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Iran fires at US carrier as backchannel diplomacy aims to end war

Iran fires at US carrier as backchannel diplomacy aims to end war

Iran said on Wednesday it fired a volley of cruise missiles at a US aircraft carrier, as strikes rained down across the Middle East despite back-channel diplomatic efforts to end the nearly four-week war.

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Salah's long goodbye brings curtain down on golden era for Liverpool

Salah's long goodbye brings curtain down on golden era for Liverpool

Mohamed Salah's long goodbye from Liverpool signals the end of a glorious era and leaves the Premier League giants facing another expensive rebuild.

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Monaco: city of vice and a few virtues

Monaco: city of vice and a few virtues

The ultra-rich principality of Monaco may seem like an odd choice for Pope Leo XIV's first official European overseas trip on Saturday, with its casinos, yachts and anti-ageing treatments.

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AI making cyber attacks costlier and more effective: Munich Re

AI making cyber attacks costlier and more effective: Munich Re

Artificial intelligence is making cyberattacks increasingly sophisticated and costlier for businesses, reinsurer Munich Re said Wednesday, warning of methods ranging from highly personalised phishing emails to computer-generated, convincing fake identities.

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Defying Israeli bombs, Lebanese hold out in southern city of Tyre

Defying Israeli bombs, Lebanese hold out in southern city of Tyre

Khalil and his young family are sheltering in a theatre in south Lebanon's Tyre, refusing to leave despite Israeli bombardment on the city that is now almost cut off from the rest of the country.

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War-linked power crunch pushes Sri Lanka to four-day week

War-linked power crunch pushes Sri Lanka to four-day week

Millions of Sri Lankans enjoyed a government-ordered extra day off on Wednesday as the island nation battles an energy crisis triggered by the Middle East war.

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Hungary says will phase out gas deliveries to Ukraine

Hungary says will phase out gas deliveries to Ukraine

Hungary's prime minister said on Wednesday that Budapest would phase out gas deliveries to Ukraine, the latest salvo in a bitter feud between the two countries over a damaged pipeline transporting Russian oil.

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