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Redondo teams up with Messi at Inter Miami

Redondo teams up with Messi at Inter Miami

Inter Miami have signed midfielder Federico Redondo from Argentinos Juniors, adding another South American talent to Lionel Messi's squad.

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France, Poland lead new wave of European farmer anger

France, Poland lead new wave of European farmer anger

French and Polish farmers led a new surge of agricultural anger in Europe on Friday, taking tractors into major cities and blocking roads to demand lighter regulation and taxation.

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'In minutes, we lost everything': Spain fire survivors destitute

'In minutes, we lost everything': Spain fire survivors destitute

The Ukrainian couple escaped the Russian invasion because they were staying in Israel. Then they missed the Gaza war because they had moved from Israel to Spain.

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Netanyahu plan for post-war Gaza draws US criticism

Netanyahu plan for post-war Gaza draws US criticism

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has unveiled a plan for post-war Gaza that drew criticism from key ally the United States and was rejected by the Palestinian Authority and Hamas on Friday.

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Poland snubs border meeting with Ukraine to end farmer protests

Poland snubs border meeting with Ukraine to end farmer protests

Ukraine's prime minister went to the border with Poland on Friday hoping to end weeks of protests by Polish farmers but he said noone from the neighbouring government turned up for talks.

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Mensik, 18, follows in Alcaraz footsteps to reach first ATP final

Mensik, 18, follows in Alcaraz footsteps to reach first ATP final

Czech teenager Jakub Mensik on Friday became the youngest ATP finalist since Carlos Alcaraz three years ago when he defeated French veteran Gael Monfils at the Qatar Open.

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Chip giant TSMC shifts away from hotspot Taiwan with Japan plant

Chip giant TSMC shifts away from hotspot Taiwan with Japan plant

Taiwanese chip giant TSMC is set to open an $8.6 billion plant in Japan on Saturday as the firm moves some of its crucial hardware manufacturing away from its native base.

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With army in charge, no more jacuzzis and clubs in Ecuador jail

With army in charge, no more jacuzzis and clubs in Ecuador jail

Orange-clad prisoners line up with military precision to exercise and sweep floors at an Ecuador prison where drug lords once enjoyed jacuzzis and nightclubs, and stashed drugs and weapons in the walls.

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Israeli spy chief joins ceasefire talks as southern Gaza bombed

Israeli spy chief joins ceasefire talks as southern Gaza bombed

Israeli air strikes targeted homes in southern Gaza, witnesses said on Friday, adding to what aid groups describe as an increasingly hopeless humanitarian situation despite efforts towards new truce talks.

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'Out of power' Swiatek stunned by Kalinskaya in Dubai

'Out of power' Swiatek stunned by Kalinskaya in Dubai

Iga Swiatek blamed fatigue for her semi-final defeat to Anna Kalinskaya in the Dubai semi-finals on Friday, admitting: "I didn't have power anymore" to up her level during the match.

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