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Iran weighs US response to peace plan after warning against military action
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Rubio to visit Rome, meet Pope Leo after Trump row
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Kyiv hits Russian oil sites as eight killed in both countries
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Iran says US military operation 'impossible' as Trump mulls peace proposal
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Man Utd beat Liverpool to secure Champions League place
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Barcelona sink Bayern to reach women's Champions League final
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True Love lands eighth English 1000 Guineas for O'Brien
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Sinner dismantles Zverev to win Madrid Open, set record
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Brilliant Bordeaux clean out Bath to reach Champions Cup final
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Second unexploded shell found at illegal French rave: minister
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Bournemouth eye European place after crushing Palace
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Pogacar ends dominant Tour of Romandie with fourth win
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Chakravarthy, Narine help Kolkata stay alive in IPL
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Two women suffocate on migrant boat seeking to reach UK
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Two women die on migrant boat seeking to reach UK
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Mumbai coach Jayawardene backs Suryakumar to find his 'rhythm'
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Under full moon, Shakira thrills 2 million fans on Rio's Copacabana beach
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Bangkok food vendor curbs push city staple from the streets
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More Nepalis drive electric, evading global fuel shocks
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Latecomer Japan eyes slice of rising global defence spending
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Messi goal not enough as Miami collapse in 4-3 loss to Orlando
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German fertiliser makers and farmers struggle with Iran war fallout
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OPEC+ to make first post-UAE production decision
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Massive crowds fill Rio's Copacabana beach for Shakira concert
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Embiid, Maxey shine as 76ers eliminate Celtics in NBA playoffs
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Fleeting freedom at festival for India's transgender community
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Trump says cutting US troop numbers in Germany 'way down'
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Man charged with murdering Indigenous girl in Australian outback
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China's Wu Yize wins last-frame thriller to reach snooker world final
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Serene Korda takes three-shot lead at LPGA Mexico
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Golden Tempo wins Kentucky Derby in historic triumph for trainer DeVaux
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King Charles grasped 'opportunity' on US trip, palace says
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China's Wu wins last-frame thriller to reach snooker world final
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Iran defies Trump's blockade as oil prices soar
Iran warned the United States on Thursday that its naval blockade was doomed to fail, after President Donald Trump signalled it could be enforced for months to come, in a confrontation wreaking havoc on global energy markets.
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Air France-KLM trims 2026 outlook over Middle East war impact
Air France-KLM cut back its 2026 outlook as it said higher fuel prices caused by the Middle East war would weigh down its fuel bill by more than a third.
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Oil surges to four-year high on Trump blockade warning
Oil prices soared more than seven percent to a four-year high above $126 Thursday after Donald Trump warned the US blockade of Iranian ports could last months and a report said he would be briefed on potential fresh military strikes.
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Teen with 30 tortoises under clothes nabbed at Thai airport
Thai authorities arrested a teenager at a Bangkok airport for allegedly smuggling 30 protected tortoises valued at about $9,000 that were taped under her clothing, wildlife officials said Wednesday.
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Hero's welcome in Kenya for marathon record-breaker Sawe
There was a hero's welcome for marathon world record-breaker Sabastian Sawe as he returned to Kenya and was lauded by President William Ruto on Thursday.
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Oil surges 7% to top $126 on Trump blockade warning
Oil prices soared more than seven percent to a four-year high above $126 Thursday after Donald Trump warned the US blockade of Iranian ports could last months and a report said he would be briefed on potential fresh military strikes.
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Volkswagen warns of more cost cuts as profits plunge
Volkswagen's future is at risk without further cost-cuts, the ailing German auto giant warned Thursday after profits plunged more than feared as headwinds mount.
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Rolls-Royce confident on profits despite Mideast war disruption
British engine-maker Rolls-Royce maintained its full-year profit guidance on Thursday, as it expects to "fully mitigate" disruption from the Middle East war.
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French economy records zero growth in first quarter
France's economy recorded zero growth in the first quarter of this year due to "sluggish" domestic demand and a "strongly" negative contribution from foreign trade, the national statistics agency INSEE said Thursday.
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Carmaker Stellantis swings back into profit as sales climb
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Trump warns Iran blockade could last months, sending oil prices soaring
President Donald Trump said a US naval blockade against Iran could last months, leading oil prices to spike to their highest level in more than four years, which held into Thursday.
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Pistons stay alive, Lakers can't stop Rockets
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No 'meaningful' shift from social media sites after Australia teen ban: govt report
There was "no meaningful shift" away from big tech platforms like TikTok and Instagram in the immediate wake of Australia's world-leading teen social media ban, government documents obtained by AFP show.
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Denmark's Soren Torpegaard Lund to 'stay true' at Eurovision
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Marathon brothers run Ireland in race to find dementia cure
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Oil surges 7%, stocks slip on Trump blockade warning
Oil prices soared more than seven percent to a fresh four-year high Thursday while stocks fell after Donald Trump warned the US blockade of Iranian ports could last months and a report said he would be briefed on potential fresh military strikes.
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Inoue wary of 'clever' Nakatani in sold-out Tokyo superfight
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Oil surges to four-year high, stocks slip after Trump blockade warning
Oil prices soared more than five percent to a fresh four-year high Thursday while stocks fell after Donald Trump warned the US blockade of Iranian ports could last months as peace talks remained stalled.
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Australian Jewish group warned of 'attack' before Bondi mass shooting: inquiry
A Jewish community group warned police a terror attack was "likely" just days before two gunmen killed 15 people in a mass shooting at Australia's Bondi Beach, an inquiry said on Thursday.
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Mamdani calls on King Charles to return Koh-i-Noor diamond
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani called for King Charles to "return" the prized Koh-i-Noor diamond, which the British Empire took from the Indian subcontinent in the 1800s, on the third day of the monarch's state visit on Wednesday.
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New Zealand mosque killer loses bid to overturn convictions
White supremacist killer Brenton Tarrant lost on Thursday an appeal seeking to overturn his conviction and sentence for shooting dead 51 people at two New Zealand mosques in 2019, court documents showed.
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Oil at four-year high, stocks slip after Trump blockade warning
Oil prices held around four-year highs Thursday while stocks fell after Donald Trump warned the US blockade of Iranian ports could last months as peace talks remained stalled.
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Key points from the first global talks on phasing out fossil fuels
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Mountain festival marks spring arrival high above Tokyo
A centuries-old festival that heralds spring drew hundreds of worshippers to a mountain in Tokyo on Wednesday, as robed Shinto priests led a procession to a sacred shrine at the summit.
Nations urged to 'go further' as fossil fuel exit talks wrap in Colombia
Nearly 60 nations hailed progress in the fight to exit fossil fuels as a breakaway conference wrapped up in Colombia on Wednesday -- but now face the harder work of turning words into action.
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Australia's 'most beautiful' street fed up with viral fame
Viral posts of an Australian street dubbed the country's "most beautiful" have enticed coachloads of visitors to a picturesque seaside town -- and locals have had enough of it.
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Top-seeded Pistons stay alive in playoffs with Magic win
An epic Cade Cunningham performance kept top-seeded Detroit's NBA playoff run alive in a crucial 116-109 victory over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday.
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Cuban boy's sporting dreams on hold as surgery backlog grows
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Bali drowning in trash after landfill closed
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Australian Jewish group warned of 'terrorist attack' before Bondi shooting: inquiry
A Jewish community group warned police a terror attack was "likely" just days before two gunmen killed 15 people in a mass shooting at Australia's Bondi Beach, an inquiry said on Thursday.
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Finland's Eurovision favourite brings flames and a frantic violin to Vienna
Beaming with excitement, Finnish violinist Linda Lampenius and singer Pete Parkkonen entered a studio in Helsinki for their final rehearsals, before departing to Vienna, where they are tipped to win Eurovision.
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ECB set to hold rates despite Iran war energy shock
The European Central Bank is expected to hold interest rates steady again on Thursday as policymakers weigh concerns about higher inflation triggered by the Middle East war against worries about weakening growth.