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Russia hails Trump waiving sanctions as 'historic'

Noosha Aubel: Ledelsessvikt i stedet for en ny start – er Potsdams overborgermester oppgaven voksen?

Noosha Aubel: Misslyckat ledarskap i stället för en nystart – är Potsdams överborgmästare vuxen uppgiften?

Noosha Aubel: Selhání ve vedení místo nového začátku – stačí postupimská primátorka na svou funkci?

Wallabies coach Kiss calls latest All Blacks humbling 'unacceptable'

Haze triggers highest-level alert in parts of Southeast Asia: monitor

Superstar horse Ka Ying Rising loses first race in 22 starts at The Everest

IMF chief flags 'optimism', 'worry' after Bangkok annual meetings

Rampant All Blacks crush Wallabies 43-21 to extend dominance

IMF chief says has 'optimism' and 'worry' after Bangkok annual meetings

All Blacks crush Wallabies 43-21 to extend dominance

Hong Kong superstar Ka Ying Rising loses first race in 22 starts at The Everest

'No Kings' movement seeks to boost early voting

Attacks on Gulf energy infrastructure 'worrying' for outlook: Pakistan finance minister

Europe’s arms money maze

Houthis and al-Qaeda

Brazil tests Milei’s gamble

Germany under Weidel

'Pseudo-journalism': Partisan 'news' sites target US midterms

It bills itself as an "independent journalism" outfit, but the innocuous-sounding North Carolinian is among hundreds of partisan sites that researchers say masquerade as local news outlets in battleground states ahead of the US midterm elections.

Taylor Swift sets new record at MTV VMAs

Taylor Swift is having another good year -- just months after her lavish wedding to Travis Kelce, the pop superstar on Sunday made history by becoming the most awarded artist at the MTV Video Music Awards.

'Currently impossible': North Korea defections in freefall

A building-sized North Korean flag waves from a tower on the de facto border with South Korea, marking territory that experts say has become nearly impossible to escape.

Seoul seeks apology after Ukraine reveals transfer of North Korean POWs

South Korea's presidential office has demanded an apology from Ukraine for denying an agreement to keep the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to Seoul confidential.

Erasmus sizes up 'improved' Wallabies ahead of 2027 World Cup

Coach Rassie Erasmus believes South Africa has gained valuable intel on an "improved" Wallabies side ahead of next year's World Cup in Australia.

Messi on target again but Miami downed by Columbus

Lionel Messi scored a brilliant equalizer but could not prevent Inter Miami suffering a costly 2-1 defeat to Columbus Crew in Major League Soccer on Sunday.

Scandal-weary Brazilians to vote as Lula faces Bolsonaro son

Jaded by a dizzying array of scandals, Brazilians vote Sunday in a nail-biter election pitting leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva against right-wing senator Flavio Bolsonaro.

In Washington's political cauldron, a fight over foie gras

Donald Trump could become a lame duck president after US midterm elections but prospects at the ballot box are looking brighter for ducks of the feathered variety.

SpaceX aims to put Starship in orbit for the first time

Three years after its first test flight, SpaceX's Starship rocket will attempt Monday to enter Earth's orbit, a key step in the development of the massive launch vehicle designed for future missions to the Moon and Mars.

Flavio Bolsonaro: political heir in his father's shadow

Flavio Bolsonaro inherited his father's surname and powerful political base. But without the fiery style that helped Jair Bolsonaro energize and reshape Brazil's right, he has struggled to emerge from his shadow.

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Pope to speak on united Europe from French border town