More arrests as Turkey escalates crackdown over protests
Turkey intensified its crackdown over ongoing anti-government protests Friday, arresting the lawyer of the jailed Istanbul mayor and two more journalists in connection with the country's biggest wave of unrest since 2013.
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Duterte supporters rally as ex-Philippine leader marks 80th in jail
Family and supporters of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte rallied Friday to mark his 80th birthday and protest against his detention in The Hague on a charge of crimes against humanity.
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Latina star Selena's killer denied parole 30 years after murder
A woman sentenced to life in prison for murdering a Mexican-American pop star in a Texas motel was denied parole on Thursday, almost three decades after the killing.
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China's top diplomat Wang Yi to visit Russia for Ukraine talks
Top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi will visit Russia next week for talks on issues including the resolution of the war in Ukraine, both countries said on Friday.
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Pilgrim walks across Bosnia to help heal the lasting wounds of war
Josip Jelinic knelt down in the pouring rain, leaned on a wooden crucifix and uttered words that are still rare in Bosnia, 30 years after the end of a brutal civil war.
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Asian markets sink as autos suffer more tariff-fuelled losses
Auto companies once again took the brunt of the selling on another tough day for markets Friday after President Donald Trump announced steep tariffs on vehicle imports to go with a wave of other US levies pencilled in for next week.
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Powerful earthquake rocks Myanmar, Thailand
A powerful earthquake rocked central Myanmar on Friday, buckling roads in capital Naypyidaw, damaging buildings and forcing people to flee into the streets in neighbouring Thailand.
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Rain offers respite to South Korea firefighters as death toll rises
Overnight rain helped douse some of South Korea's worst-ever wildfires, authorities said Friday, as the death toll from the unprecedented blazes raging for nearly a week reached 28.
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Nigerian youth in the spotlight at Lagos contemporary art fest
Two women, put onto canvas through paint and collage, hold the world in their hands -- and cast a spell on Nancy Keshinro.
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Music scene offers release for stifled Belarus youth
Gleb Gurami believes the parties he organises in a Minsk nightclub are an outlet for young Belarusians, reeling from the exodus that followed mass protests and a political crackdown in 2020.
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