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Frenchman goes on trial for murdering ex-partner after years of abuse

Frenchman goes on trial for murdering ex-partner after years of abuse

A Frenchman is set to stand trial on Wednesday accused of fatally stabbing his former partner, who had complained of enduring years of abuse and repeatedly reported him to the authorities over his harassment.

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Clashes kill 17 in DR Congo's Goma as pro-Rwandan forces enter city

Clashes kill 17 in DR Congo's Goma as pro-Rwandan forces enter city

Clashes in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's besieged city of Goma have killed at least 17 people and injured nearly 370, hospital sources said on Monday, as the Congolese army fought to hold off M23 forces backed by the Rwandan army.

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Chiuri delves into past for what could be last Dior fashion show

Chiuri delves into past for what could be last Dior fashion show

Italian designer Maria Grazia Chiuri delivered what industry insiders say might be her last collection for Dior on Monday on the first day of Paris Haute Couture Week.

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'A bad dream': Russian troops threaten Dnipropetrovsk

'A bad dream': Russian troops threaten Dnipropetrovsk

Svitlana Rudokvas once took solace in the fact that fighting between the Ukrainian army and Russian forces was raging at a safe distance in the eastern Donetsk region neighbouring her own.

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Silicon Valley rattled by low-cost Chinese AI

Silicon Valley rattled by low-cost Chinese AI

Fears that the AI gold rush could be under threat rocked Wall Street on Monday following the emergence of a ChatGPT-like model from China, triggering predictions of turmoil for Silicon Valley and accusations of cheating.

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Auschwitz survivors decry anti-Semitism on 80th anniversary

Auschwitz survivors decry anti-Semitism on 80th anniversary

Some of the few remaining survivors of Auschwitz returned to the Nazi death camp on Monday, condemning a "huge rise" in anti-Semitism on the 80th anniversary of its liberation.

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Nvidia loses $500 bn in value as Chinese AI firm jolts tech shares

Nvidia loses $500 bn in value as Chinese AI firm jolts tech shares

US chip-maker Nvidia led a rout in tech stocks Monday after the emergence of a low-cost Chinese generative AI model that could threaten US dominance in the fast-growing industry.

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Ibrahimovic denies Conceicao-Calabria rift at Milan after on-pitch row

Ibrahimovic denies Conceicao-Calabria rift at Milan after on-pitch row

Zlatan Ibrahimovic insisted Monday that their was no rift between AC Milan coach Sergio Conceicao and deposed club captain Davide Calabria after the pair almost came to blows on the San Siro pitch at the weekend.

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Colombia awaits deported migrants after Trump forces climbdown

Colombia awaits deported migrants after Trump forces climbdown

Colombia said Monday it had sent aircraft to repatriate migrants deported from the United States after apparently bowing to President Donald Trump's threats of painful tariffs for defying his plans for mass expulsions.

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EU's largest far-right bloc to rally in Madrid next week

EU's largest far-right bloc to rally in Madrid next week

The European Parliament's largest far-right bloc will hold its first summit in Madrid next week with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and France's Marine Le Pen in attendance, Spanish party Vox said on Monday.

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