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M23 fighters, Rwandan troops enter DR Congo's Bukavu: Sources

M23 fighters, Rwandan troops enter DR Congo's Bukavu: Sources

M23 fighters and Rwandan troops entered the DR Congo provincial capital of Bukavu on Friday, security and humanitarian sources said.

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'Better player' Medvedev into Marseille semi-finals

'Better player' Medvedev into Marseille semi-finals

Daniil Medvedev reached his first semi-final of the year at the Marseille Open on Friday by defeating Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff in straight sets.

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Snow king Evans leads tight race at Rally Sweden

Snow king Evans leads tight race at Rally Sweden

Elfyn Evans conquered the driving snow of Rally Sweden on Friday to edge ahead of a group of five drivers separated by less than 10 seconds.

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Three Gaza hostages set for release after ceasefire crisis abates

Three Gaza hostages set for release after ceasefire crisis abates

Israel said Friday it had received the names of three hostages to be freed by militants in exchange for Palestinian prisoners this weekend, after a crisis in the ceasefire threatened to plunge Gaza back into war.

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Vance tells Zelensky US wants 'lasting' peace

Vance tells Zelensky US wants 'lasting' peace

US Vice President JD Vance pledged Friday that Washington sought to secure a "lasting" peace as he held a first meeting with Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss Donald Trump's push for a deal with Moscow.

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Paris to name avenue after Russia's Alexei Navalny

Paris to name avenue after Russia's Alexei Navalny

Paris is naming part of an avenue after Alexei Navalny, the late Russian opposition leader who died in an Arctic prison colony in murky circumstances, the city council has said.

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Brazil's Lula threatens 'reciprocity' in US steel tariff row

Brazil's Lula threatens 'reciprocity' in US steel tariff row

Brazil's President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday vowed "reciprocity" in response to a 25-percent levy on steel imports announced by US President Donald Trump.

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Switzerland mulls legalising recreational cannabis

Switzerland mulls legalising recreational cannabis

Switzerland will consider legalising recreational cannabis use, after a parliamentary commission on Friday proposed a law that would allow regulated sale and access.

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No love lost: White House Valentine poem targets migrants

No love lost: White House Valentine poem targets migrants

Sweet and loving, it wasn't.

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Nearly 50 Texans infected with measles in growing outbreak

Nearly 50 Texans infected with measles in growing outbreak

A growing measles outbreak in west Texas has infected 48 people, according to official state data released Thursday -- the latest sign that the once-vanquished childhood disease is making a comeback as vaccination rates decline.

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