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India's choked pavements fail pedestrians
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Syria announces ceasefire with Kurdish fighters in Aleppo
Syria's defence ministry announced a ceasefire in Aleppo on Friday after days of deadly clashes between the army and Kurdish fighters forced thousands of civilians to flee.
Russia hits Ukraine with hypersonic missile after rejecting peacekeeping plan
Russia hit Ukraine with its hypersonic Oreshnik missile overnight after rejecting the latest post-war peacekeeping plan, as part of a massive attack that set apartment blocks ablaze and killed at least four people in the capital Kyiv.
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Russia bombards Kyiv after rejecting peacekeeping plan
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Syrian government announces ceasefire in Aleppo after deadly clashes
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Trump to meet top US oil execs after seizing Venezuela leader
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US House revolt advances Obamacare subsidy extension
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Venezuela begins 'large' prisoner release amid US pressure
Venezuela on Thursday began releasing a "large number" of political prisoners, including several foreigners, in an apparent concession to the United States after its ouster of ruler Nicolas Maduro.
Iranians step up protests as death toll mounts, internet cut
Iranian protesters on Thursday stepped up their challenge to the clerical leadership with the biggest protests yet of nearly two weeks of rallies, as authorities cut internet access and the death toll from a crackdown mounted.
Macron says France to vote against EU-Mercosur deal
President Emmanuel Macron says France will vote against the European Union's trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur, after farmers rolled into Paris on tractors in a show of anger against the pact.
Aleppo clashes between Syria govt, Kurdish forces rage into third night
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Venezuela announces release of 'large number' of prisoners
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Iran forces accused of firing on protesters as death toll mounts
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Trump says US could run Venezuela and its oil for years
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Brazil's Lula vetoes law reducing Bolsonaro's sentence
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Macron accuses US of 'turning away' from allies, breaking rules
French President Emmanuel Macron warned Thursday the United States was "gradually turning away" from some of its allies and "breaking free from international rules", offering some of his strongest criticism yet of Washington's policies under Donald Trump.
Confusion reigns over Venezuela's oil industry as US looms
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Russia releases French researcher in prisoner exchange
Russia has exchanged jailed French researcher Laurent Vinatier for a Russian basketball player who was being held in France, state media reported on Thursday, citing Russia's FSB security service.
Macron accuses US of 'breaking free from international rules'
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that the United States was "breaking free from international rules" and "gradually turning away" from some of its allies.
US could run Venezuela, tap its oil for years, Trump says
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Nobel laureate Bialiatski tells AFP 'important' to keep pressure on Belarus
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Russia slams Western peacekeeping plan for Ukraine
Russia on Thursday slammed a plan for European peacekeepers to be deployed to Ukraine as "dangerous" and dubbed Kyiv and its allies an "axis of war", dousing hopes the plan could be a step towards ending the almost four-year-war.
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