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Christmas market attack plotter jailed for 30 years by French court

Christmas market attack plotter jailed for 30 years by French court

A French court on Wednesday sentenced Audrey Mondjehi to a 30-year jail term for helping an Islamist militant who killed five people in a 2018 attack on a Christmas market in the eastern city of Strasbourg.

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Athletics to play in Sacramento for three seasons

Athletics to play in Sacramento for three seasons

The Oakland Athletics will play at a minor-league baseball park in Sacramento for three years ahead of their planned move to Las Vegas, the MLB team said on Thursday.

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Almost impossible to deliver aid in Gaza, say top charities

Almost impossible to deliver aid in Gaza, say top charities

Major international aid groups warned Thursday it was now almost impossible to work in Gaza, as one accused countries supplying arms to Israel of being complicit in what "amounts to genocide".

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Podcast sued for 'AI George Carlin' settles with comic's estate

Podcast sued for 'AI George Carlin' settles with comic's estate

Podcasters who controversially used AI to emulate the late US comedian George Carlin in a recent comedy episode have reached a settlement with his estate after family members sued.

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Vingegaard suffers broken collarbone after 'terrible' crash in Basque Country

Vingegaard suffers broken collarbone after 'terrible' crash in Basque Country

Two-time Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard broke his collarbone and several ribs after a horror mass crash during stage four of the Tour of the Basque Country on Thursday.

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Biden warns Netanyahu US support depends on Gaza civilian protection

Biden warns Netanyahu US support depends on Gaza civilian protection

President Joe Biden warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Thursday that US policy on Israel depends on the protection of civilians in Gaza, in his strongest hint yet of possible conditions on military aid after an Israeli strike killed seven aid workers.

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Vingegaard suffers broken collarbone after mass crash in Basque Country

Vingegaard suffers broken collarbone after mass crash in Basque Country

Two-time Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard broke his collarbone and several ribs after a horror mass crash during stage four of the Tour of the Basque Country on Thursday.

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'I've made it through' says Kim on return from decade of despair

'I've made it through' says Kim on return from decade of despair

Anthony Kim will tee-up on home soil for the first time in almost 12 years at LIV Golf's Miami tournament on Friday saying he is a different person from the man who vanished from the sport.

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Togo opposition calls for protests over election delay

Togo opposition calls for protests over election delay

Togo's opposition on Thursday called for a three-day mass protest to demonstrate against the government's decision to delay this month's legislative elections.

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German firms help 'rebuild' Russian-occupied Mariupol: report

German firms help 'rebuild' Russian-occupied Mariupol: report

Two German construction companies are taking part in rebuilding Russian-occupied Mariupol, the Ukrainian city that fell to Moscow's invading forces two years ago, a German press investigation claimed on Thursday.

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