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Spain high-speed train collision kills 64, injures over 100

Israel president urges against new vote despite inconclusive result

Brazil's Bolsonaro lands in Florida after election defeat: AFP

Eala recovers to move into Tokyo quarter-finals

Russia woos African leaders at Moscow summit

COPs 'bunch of baloney' says Panama as it vies to host nature summit

Local ceasefire in Russia-occupied Ukrainian city holds for second day

Denmark mulls banning turbo chickens

Odegaard urges Arsenal to move on after Fleetwood upset

Nintendo producer 'all nervous' as Zelda classic remake hits shelves

Japan, Germany leaders target closer ties on critical minerals

Israeli Arab parties hold key as Netanyahu falls short of majority

Spain high-speed train collision kills 31, injures 80

UK comedian Brand tells rape trial 'consent is fundamental'

Ukraine sends ground robots

Lyman's surrender crisis

Pakistan’s Taliban dilemma

Venezuela and the Qatar Fund

Germany hosts Euro 2024 draw as contenders to learn fate

The draw for Euro 2024 takes place in the port city of Hamburg on Saturday when France, England and the other leading contenders will learn the path to potential continental glory that awaits them next summer.

Sam Kerr's Matildas win Australia's top sports honour

Australia's women's football team won the country's highest sporting honour on Friday for causing a "seismic shift" in the national game with their World Cup exploits.

New Zealand to ban cellphones in schools

Cellphones will be banned in schools across New Zealand, conservative Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said Friday, as his fledgling government looks to turn around the country's plummeting literacy rates.

Venezuela to vote on oil-rich region controlled by Guyana

"The Venezuelan sun rises in Essequibo," "Essequibo belongs to Guyana" -- the opposing camps' slogans say it all.

COP28 puts spotlight on state oil giants

Western energy firms are the usual suspects when it comes to criticism about the sector's role in climate change, but a less visible lineup of powerful state companies dominates the industry.

After success abroad, Saudi designers hit the runway at home

Couturier Adnan Akbar's past clients included Princess Diana and two French first ladies, but until recently he had never staged a major fashion show in his native Saudi Arabia.

Focus on Paris as Australia plan small swim team for world championships

Powerhouse Australia expect to take a team of fewer than 20 to the world swimming championships in Doha in February with the Paris Olympics the focus next year.

Canadian mining firm seeks to suspend 7,000 workers in Panama

Canadian firm First Quantum Minerals on Thursday asked Panama's government to suspend the contracts of some 7,000 workers at Central America's biggest copper mine, due to be closed under a court ruling.

McIntosh topples Ledecky in US Open 400m free

Canadian teen Summer McIntosh clocked a meet-record 3min 59.42sec to win the 400m freestyle at the US Open ahead of American distance great Katie Ledecky.

Purdy leads 49ers against Eagles in NFL showdown

San Francisco quarterback Brock Purdy says he isn't looking for revenge when the 49ers visit the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday in an NFL rematch of last season's NFC conference final.

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