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Africa Cup of Nations refereeing gets a red card

Spain seeks answers as high-speed train crash toll rises to 40

Tributes pour in after death of Italian designer Valentino

Bills fire coach McDermott after playoff exit: team

Chile wildfires rage for third day, entire towns wiped out

Valentino, Italy's fashion king who pursued beauty at every turn, dies at 93

France PM to force budget into law, concedes 'partial failure'

Allies tepid on Trump 'peace board' with $1bln permanent member fee

'My soul is aching,' says Diaz after AFCON penalty miss

Ex-OPEC president in UK court ahead of corruption trial

Iran warns protesters who joined 'riots' to surrender

Cuba’s bleak oil crisis

Iran unrest and US threats

Venezuela’s economic roadmap

Iran's collapse fuels Revolt

Adobe down 40%: Kodak moment?

Boomers: Selfish or Scapegoats?

Brexit's broken promises

France's debt spiral Crisis

MDC Brooklyn, the notorious prison housing Maduro and his wife

Deposed Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores are the latest high-profile inmates held in Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center, the largest federal pre-trial holding facility in the United States.

Toppling of Venezuela's Maduro stirs fear in Cubans

Cubans weary from years of economic crisis, shortages of basic supplies and regular power blackouts, fear the US attack on Venezuela, a leftist ideological ally and its main oil supplier, will see life get even tougher.

Lower demand for electric cars dents GM's sales

General Motors reported a dip in fourth-quarter US auto sales Monday, reflecting a sharp decline in electric vehicle transactions amid a broader slowing car market.

Djokovic pulls out of Australian Open lead-up in Adelaide

Serbian great Novak Djokovic Tuesday pulled out of the Adelaide International, saying he was "not quite physically ready" as prepares for the Australian Open.

'Remove her clothes': Global backlash over Grok sexualized images

Elon Musk's AI tool Grok faced growing international backlash Monday for generating sexualized deepfakes of women and minors, with the European Union joining the condemnation and Britain warning of an investigation.

Chevron helps lift Dow to record as oil market weighs Venezuela shake-up

Oil prices finished higher Monday on a heady day for global equities after the US capture of Venezuela's president sparked speculation on the implications for future crude supplies.

Salah seals Egypt win as Osimhen leads Nigeria into Cup of Nations quarters

Mohamed Salah sealed an extra-time win for Egypt against Benin on Monday to take the Pharaohs through to the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations, before Victor Osimhen netted twice as Nigeria cruised to an emphatic victory in their last-16 clash with Mozambique.

Man City's Gvardiol out with broken leg

Manchester City have confirmed defender Josko Gvardiol suffered a broken leg in Sunday's 1-1 draw with Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium.

Osimhen and Lookman lead Nigeria cruise into AFCON quarter-finals

Victor Osimhen scored twice as Nigeria made short work of Mozambique at the Africa Cup of Nations on Monday, cruising into the quarter-finals with a comprehensive 4-0 victory in their last-16 tie.

Clearing bomb wreckage, Venezuelan mourns aunt killed in US raid

Wilman Gonzalez picked through the wreckage of his home as he described how a bombing killed his 78-year-old aunt Rosa during the US raids that toppled Venezuela's president.

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