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UAE drone conference warns of rising threat

UAE drone conference warns of rising threat

The UAE and its allies warned Sunday of the rising threat of drone attacks, as Middle East militants rapidly acquire a taste for the cheap and easily accessible unmanned systems.

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Israel sees Iran nuclear deal 'shortly,' warns it will be weak

Israel sees Iran nuclear deal 'shortly,' warns it will be weak

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Sunday that Iran may "shortly" agree a new nuclear deal with major powers but warned it will be weaker than the original 2015 agreement.

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Winter Olympics return to Italy in sprawling Milano-Cortina event

Winter Olympics return to Italy in sprawling Milano-Cortina event

After two editions in Asia, the Winter Olympics returns to Europe and to Italy in 2026, in a huge event spread over hundreds of kilometres.

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UK's PM denies end to Covid law is reckless

UK's PM denies end to Covid law is reckless

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has denied throwing "caution to the wind" as he prepares to end all pandemic-related legal restrictions in England, amid a political backlash and scientific unease.

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Curtain set to fall on Beijing Olympics after tears, doping and Gu

Curtain set to fall on Beijing Olympics after tears, doping and Gu

A Beijing Winter Olympics beset by concerns about rights and Covid in the build-up and tarnished by a Russian doping scandal once under way were set to close on Sunday.

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Russian forces to stay in Belarus as Ukraine braced for war

Russian forces to stay in Belarus as Ukraine braced for war

Russian military exercises in Belarus will continue, Minsk announced Sunday, leaving Moscow with a large force near the northern Ukraine border as Western powers warn of an imminent invasion.

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Israel sees Iran nuclear deal 'shortly,' warns it will be weaker

Israel sees Iran nuclear deal 'shortly,' warns it will be weaker

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Sunday that Iran may "shortly" agree a new nuclear deal with major powers but warned it will be weaker than the original 2015 agreement.

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Last-ditch push to head off Russian attack on Ukraine

Last-ditch push to head off Russian attack on Ukraine

Last-ditch diplomatic efforts were underway on Sunday to prevent what Western powers warn could be the imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine and a catastrophic European war.

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China celebrates record Winter Olympics haul -- and beating US

China celebrates record Winter Olympics haul -- and beating US

China celebrated a record gold medal haul as the Beijing Winter Olympics concluded Sunday, narrowly beating out chief geopolitical rival the United States to rank third in the medal count.

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Australia's Green makes golfing history with win in mixed-gender event

Australia's Green makes golfing history with win in mixed-gender event

Former US LPGA champion Hannah Green made history Sunday by becoming the first woman to win a mixed-gender professional golf tournament with a dominant four-shot victory at the TPS Murray River event in Australia.

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