Israel denounces Hamas as 'monsters' for staging of hostage bodies handover
Israel denounced Hamas as "monsters" on Thursday after the Palestinian militant group staged a handover ceremony in Gaza for the bodies of four hostages, who they said included Shiri Bibas and her two young sons.
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Rublev downs de Minaur on eighth match point in Qatar
Andrey Rublev converted his eighth match point against second seed Alex de Minaur to seal a semi-final spot at the Qatar Open on Thursday.
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Teenager kills two women in knife attack at Czech shop
A 16-year-old boy killed two women in a knife attack at a discount shop in the Czech Republic on Thursday, police said, adding the motive remained unclear.
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Trump goads '51st state' Canada ahead of hockey grudge match
President Donald Trump took a slap shot at Canada on Thursday, again suggesting a US takeover of the northern neighbor as a "fifty first state" and urging the US hockey team to prevail in a closely watched grudge match.
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EU trade chief says tariff reciprocity 'must work for both' bloc and US
EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic said Thursday that reciprocity in tariffs should apply to both the bloc and Washington, after talks with his counterparts in US President Donald Trump's administration.
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Africa's first G20 meeting opens with call for 'cooperation'
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa opened on Thursday a Group of 20 foreign ministers meeting with a call for "cooperation" amid geopolitical tensions and "rising intolerance".
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Luis Rubiales: Spain's disgraced former football federation chief
Spain's former football federation chief Luis Rubiales, who on Thursday was convicted of sexual assault and fined over his forcible kiss on the lips of star player Jenni Hermoso, is a combative personality whose career was marked by controversies.
Read moreStock markets mostly lower on Fed concerns over Trump policies
Global stock markets turned mostly lower on Thursday and gold hit a record high amid Federal Reserve concerns that US President Donald Trump's tariffs and immigration measures could reignite inflation.
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France moves to ban marriage for undocumented migrants
France's Senate on Thursday backed a bill to ban undocumented immigrants from getting married in France as the government seeks to clamp down on illegal immigration, in a draft law the left has described as unconstitutional.
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Danish FM says Europe must massively rearm
Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen has told AFP that Europe must massively rearm in the face of "mixed signals" from the United States under Donald Trump.
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