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Japan tightens rules for foreigners wanting permanent residency
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Russians join street choirs to sing away sorrows -- or show dissent
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'Happiest moment': China's Mu first woman to win eSports Games gold
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UK fears grow over AI giant Palantir's health service deal
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EU talks deportations as five nations seek migrant centre in Africa
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Empty nets in Latin America as fish flee El Nino
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Kenneth Branagh examines the scars of Iraq war in 'Atonement'
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Meidroth blasts White Sox through, Phillies survive in MLB playoffs
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Hundreds held, dozens wounded as French school protests escalate
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'Catastrophic': Swiss glaciers lose fifth of mass in five years
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US government's new AI chatbot pulls back from debunking Trump
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California roller coaster shut after brain damage claims
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US tennis star Navarro reveals health battle, ends season
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Panama ministers push for reopening of huge open-pit copper mine
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Panic, anger, tears: Evan Gershkovich's uneasy journey after Russian jail
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Bohm's blast keeps Phillies alive in MLB playoffs
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UK PM says 'strong indications' Iran involved in airbase incident
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US judge accepts Paramount's Warner Bros. buyout settlement
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Google restricts access to new AI model over safety concerns
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Global stocks mixed as markets weigh higher oil prices, bond yields
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Watchdog clears former US Fed chief Powell in renovation probe
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Marsh hails improvements after Australia win final one-day international
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Israel PM hails Indian pilot of rerouted flight for averting disaster
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Hegseth says US cut number of generals, admirals by 20%
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Fury, Joshua kick off 'battle of Britain' in good spirits
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Kanye West's Russian concerts have been cancelled, organisers say
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Ronaldo leaves Portugal training camp after coach says he is dropped
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First Hollywood, now Fat Bear Week: nepobaby wins Alaska contest
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Florence Pugh stars in 'East of Eden' adaption on Netflix
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Barcelona lay down marker in Women's Champions League, Arsenal slip up
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Watchdog finds no criminal misconduct over US Fed renovations despite Trump probe
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US pushes against overproduction with eye on China at G20 meeting
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In Manchester, City fans 'devastated' while rival fans call for relegation
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Swiss FA withdraws support for FIFA chief Infantino
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UK-France Channel migrant exchange deal scrapped: London
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Man City's meteoric rise clouded by financial scandal
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Portugal boss denies 'incident' with Ronaldo
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Polish activists open first abortion pill locker in Warsaw
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Israel PM says one of the pilots of rerouted flight tried to crash plane
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NHL Avalanche ink Bednar to four-year coaching deal
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Manchester City: Main points of damning judgement and possible sanctions
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Polish activists opens first abortion pill locker in Warsaw
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Italy looking for 'identity' under Mancini says Scalvini
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Turkey says news site closed for 'LGBTQ propaganda'
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The voices of Spain's housing camp protesters
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Oil companies close in on Venezuela despite hurdles
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Romanian parliament rejects pro-EU PM candidate
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Turkey freezes ex-minister's assets as fund scandal grows
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Pakistan-Afghan border reopens days after deadly clash
A key border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan has reopened, officials said Sunday, days after fighting between security forces left at least three dead.
China envoy to Ukraine postpones evacuation of citizens
China's envoy to Ukraine said Sunday current conditions were too unsafe to evacuate citizens, days after the embassy said it would prepare plans to help people leave after the Russian invasion.
North Korea fires ballistic missile, restarting weapons tests blitz
North Korea fired a ballistic missile Sunday, Seoul said, resuming a weapons-testing blitz following a month of relative calm during the Beijing Winter Olympics, and while the world focuses on Ukraine.
Australia arrive for first Pakistan tour in 24 years with security tight
Australia flew into Pakistan Sunday for their first cricket tour in nearly a quarter of a century -- and into a high-security bubble that will envelop them throughout their six-week stay.
West seeks to cripple Russian banks, currency in Ukraine sanctions
The United States and Western allies sought to cripple Russia's banking sector and currency Saturday with an extraordinary set of sanctions punishing Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
'Pick a side': Ukraine invasion dilemma for US Big Tech
US tech giants were under intense pressure to pick a side regarding Ukraine's invasion, at once facing calls to stand against Moscow's internationally condemned war but also Kremlin retribution for resistance.
Worried but defiant, Ukrainian refugees arrive in Poland
Tens of thousands of civilians have been fleeing Ukraine for Poland, many on packed trains arriving at the border city of Przemysl, where despite the pressures, morale is remarkably high.
Romania becomes refuge for Ukrainians on NATO's frontline
Stepping off a ferry onto Romanian soil, Olga was relieved to have whisked her three children across the Danube river to safety after Russia invaded her country Ukraine.
Hasek slams Ovechkin over Putin, calls for Russia NHL ban
Czech great Dominik Hasek called for all Russian players to be suspended from the National Hockey League on Saturday following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
'Immediately! Now!': Terrified rush into Kyiv basements
It was hard to tell what scared the elderly women more: the piercing peal of air raid sirens or the terrified urgency of the Ukrainian soldier who ordered everyone to run for cover.
Too little too late? West finally coughs up arms for Ukraine
Mocked in some quarters for what sometimes seemed token efforts to support Ukraine's military in the face of the Russian threat, the West is starting to finally step up supplies of military equipment after the invasion.
Abramovich hands over control of Chelsea to club's foundation
Chelsea's Russian owner Roman Abramovich said Saturday he was handing over the "stewardship and care" of the Premier League club to the trustees of its charitable foundation.
Germany to send weapons to Ukraine in policy reversal
Germany on Saturday dramatically ramped up its backing for Ukraine's battle against Russia, approving weapons deliveries for Kyiv in a policy U-turn and agreeing to limit Moscow's access to the SWIFT interbank system.
Russia given cold shoulder by sports world due to invasion of Ukraine
Russia was on Saturday furthered targeted by the sporting world due to the invasion of Ukraine as both Poland and Sweden said they would not play the Russian team in 2022 World Cup play-offs while the Swedish Government demanded a blanket European Union sporting ban on the country.
'Russia out!' Worldwide protests in solidarity with Ukraine
Pro-Ukraine protests erupted across the world on Saturday, as thousands took to the streets from London to Rome to Barcelona to denounce Russia's assault on its neighbour.
Putin and the West: From curiosity to cataclysm
Russian President Vladimir Putin's two decades of relations with the West, initially marked by fascination over what the ex-KGB agent stood for and then bursts of cooperation, have now reached a point of no return with his invasion of neighbouring Ukraine.
Russian troops ordered to advance in Ukraine
Russia on Saturday ordered its troops to advance in Ukraine "from all directions" as the Ukrainian capital Kyiv imposed a blanket curfew and officials reported 198 civilian deaths.
Russia's war on Ukraine: Day three situation
Russian forces have made thrusts into Kyiv before falling back to the outskirts, facing tough resistance from Ukrainian troops on day three of the invasion ordered by President Vladimir Putin on February 24.
Invasion of Ukraine places question mark over Gazprom's UEFA contract
Russian gas giant Gazprom's contract with UEFA is in the balance after Russia's invasion of Ukraine with European football to make a decision next week, a source told AFP on Saturday.
Fighting in Kyiv as Ukraine says 198 civilians killed
Ukrainian forces repulsed a Russian attack on Kyiv but "sabotage groups" infiltrated the capital, officials said Saturday, as Ukraine reported 198 civilians deaths, including children, following Russia's invasion.
Kyiv civilians huddle in cellars as Russian forces attack
As a street battle with invading Russian forces raged overhead, Kyiv resident Yulia Snitko spent the night cowering in the basement of her apartment block praying for her unborn baby.
'We cannot go home': First Ukrainian refugees arrive in Germany
Svetlana Z. knew it was time to flee when she noticed that planes were no longer taking off or landing at the airport near their house in the north-eastern Ukrainian town of Kharkiv.
Poland refuses to play 2022 World Cup play-off against Russia
Poland will not play their 2022 World Cup play-off with Russia in Moscow on March 24 due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine the president of the Polish football federation said on Saturday.
US or Russia? Ukraine crisis poses dilemma for wealthy Gulf
Choosing sides in Ukraine's crisis would have once been easy for Gulf states long protected by the US, but growing ties with Moscow are forcing them to strike a balance.
Pakistan-Afghan border still closed two days after deadly clash
Hundreds of people were stranded Saturday at a key border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan, days after fighting between security forces left at least three dead.
Ukrainian and Russian troops fight on streets of capital Kyiv
Ukrainian soldiers repulsed a Russian attack in the capital, the military said Saturday after a defiant President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed his pro-Western country would not be bowed by Moscow.
Rights groups condemn Texas governor order on transgender youth medical care
"Unethical," "scary" and "maddening" -- human rights groups have reacted with fury to a Texas order that a state agency should investigate cases of transgender children receiving gender-affirming medical care as child abuse.
Ukrainian and Russian forces fight over capital Kyiv
Ukrainian soldiers repulsed a Russian attack in the capital, the military said early Saturday, only hours after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Moscow would attempt to take Kyiv before dawn.
China vows cooperation with North Korea under 'new situation': KCNA
China's President Xi Jinping emphasised the importance of cooperation between Beijing and Pyongyang in an unspecified "new situation", North Korea's state media reported Saturday.
Kyiv's ragtag volunteer force fights stealth invader
Ukrainian historian Yuriy Korchemniy has never fired an assault rifle in his life.
Ukraine warns Russia to 'storm' Kyiv as West sanctions Putin
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Saturday that Russian troops would attempt to take the capital Kyiv before dawn, as Western nations announced personal sanctions targeting Vladimir Putin.
Russia vetoes UN resolution deploring 'aggression' in Ukraine
Russia, as expected, vetoed a UN Security Council resolution on Friday that "deplores in the strongest terms" the country's "aggression" against Ukraine and demanded the immediate withdrawal of its troops.