Defeat of Syria's Assad stirs a mother's bitterness
In the villages above the Syrian port city of Tartus they once hailed the sons who died fighting in Bashar al-Assad's service as martyrs.
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Macron promises to 'rebuild' Mayotte as locals voice grievances
French President Emmanuel Macron promised to "rebuild" Mayotte as distraught and angry local people jeered and shouted out their grievances during his visit to the cyclone-devastated Indian Ocean archipelago on Thursday.
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Nigeria school fair stampede kills 35 children
A stampede at a school funfair in the southwestern Nigerian city of Ibadan has killed 35 children and seriously injured six others, police said on Thursday.
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Yemen rebels say Israeli strikes kill 9, after missile attack
Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels said Israeli air strikes on Thursday killed nine people, after the group fired a missile toward Israel, badly damaging a school.
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UN members seek ICJ opinion on Israel aid obligations to Palestinians
The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a resolution on Thursday asking the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to assess Israel's obligations to assist Palestinians, amid accusations the Israeli government systematically hinders Gaza aid.
Read moreThousands of US Amazon staff strike days before Christmas
Thousands of Amazon workers on Thursday launched what they called the "largest strike against Amazon in US history" seeking to maximize pressure on the retail behemoth at the height of the holiday shopping season.
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'Angry gamblers' behind half of abusive tennis social media posts - report
Tennis chiefs revealed Thursday that "angry gamblers" accounted for almost half of abusive social media posts targeting top tennis stars.
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Coe vows to free up voices of IOC members
Sebastian Coe says if he becomes president of the International Olympic Committee he wants a "reset" to give its members more of a voice.
Read moreUS-based Friedkin Group completes Everton takeover
The US-based Friedkin Group has completed the takeover of Premier League strugglers Everton, ending a turbulent period for the club under the ownership of Farhad Moshiri.
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Panama says 55 migrants have died crossing jungle this year
Fifty-five US-bound migrants have died and 180 children have been abandoned this year while crossing the treacherous Darien jungle from Colombia, Panama's President Jose Raul Mulino said Thursday.
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