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Ethiopia and Eritrea break diplomatic ties over conflict

Rogue OpenAI agents covered up their tracks, report says

Downing Street says Manchester City not 'above the rules'

A saintly spat and debate snub: Brazil enters final polls stretch

Hadjar wants to 'fight for the title' from next season

Zidane 'no regrets' about Materazzi headbutt as France face Italy again

Bolivia's attorney general arrested for alleged drug trafficking, money laundering

Libya's pay strike rallies teachers across divided nation

German sugar tax sparks new government row

Four-member crew blasts off for International Space Station

Musk returns to US government for Pentagon war study

i-payout Expands True Local Payment Capabilities to Help Enterprises Pay Recipients Globally

Stocks slide as bond yields spike

Botched US execution prompts global calls to scrap death penalty

Europe’s arms money maze

Houthis and al-Qaeda

Brazil tests Milei’s gamble

Germany under Weidel

Baby, you're a firework! Katy Perry to blast off into space

Pop star Katy Perry is set to "shoot across the sky" this spring when she lifts off as part of a six-member, all-female crew on Blue Origin's next space flight, the company announced Thursday.

EU will 'do the same' if US imposes tariffs hikes: French finance minister to AFP

French Finance Minister Eric Lombard told AFP on Thursday that the European Union would "do the same" if the United States follows through with 25 percent tariffs announced by President Donald Trump.

UK's Starmer pushes Trump for Ukraine guarantees against Putin

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets Donald Trump Thursday to plead for a US "backstop" to any Ukraine ceasefire, insisting it would be the only way to deter Russia's Vladimir Putin from invading again.

East DR Congo explosions kill at least 11

Two explosions that rocked a city in eastern DR Congo after a meeting of the M23 armed group Thursday have killed at least 11 people and injured around 60, a hospital source told AFP.

Israel sends negotiators after Hamas hands over hostage bodies

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dispatched negotiators to Cairo on Thursday after Hamas handed over the remains of four hostages in exchange for the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.

European stock markets slide as Trump targets EU with tariffs

European stock markets struggled Thursday after US President Donald Trump's latest tariffs salvo, this time against the European Union, while earnings from chip titan Nvidia failed to impress despite another record performance.

Ocalan: Kurdish PKK founder who urged his fighters to disarm

Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed founder of the militant Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), is an icon to many Kurds, but a "terrorist" to many within wider Turkish society.

England's limp Champions Trophy exit underlines sharp decline

England's sorry exit from the Champions Trophy following defeat against Afghanistan is painful proof of the end of an era for the former kings of white-ball cricket.

For Tour de France foreign starts are a money-spinner

As the Tour de France this week unveiled its fourth foreign start in five years in Barcelona, organisers could point to the financial logic while fending off political criticism from those who believe the world's greatest cycling race should exclusively showcase its home country.

Hollywood giant Gene Hackman and wife found dead at home

American cinema giant Gene Hackman was found dead Wednesday alongside his wife, following a rich career portraying everyman characters with an edge in films including "The French Connection."

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