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Nearly 13,000 displaced after deadly Indonesian quake
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Photos, memories all that remain for Colombia's bereaved after quake
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Axe hangs over Australian batters after Darwin 'disaster'
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Sabalenka squeezes out win on sixth match point in Cincinnati
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Is this cave in Turkey where Homer wrote 'The Odyssey'?
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Trump says US scaling back military drills with South Korea hours before start
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Winning back walls from gangs, artists fill El Salvador's towns with color
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Jason Arday: UK academic who died amid plagiarism storm
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Opening arguments expected in Tupac murder trial
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Sabbath cafe clash lays bare Israel faultlines
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As machinery removes rubble, hopes for survivors from Colombian quake dwindle
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Top-ranked Scheffler powers to PGA St. Jude Championship victory
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Trump says US scaling back military drills with South Korea
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Jacquet scores on Liverpool debut in friendly win over Como
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Zambia's Hichilema takes early lead in reelection bid
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Hawaii's Big Island begins recovery efforts as Hurricane Lala downgrades, moves west
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Sabalenka squeezes out a win on sixth match point in Cincinnati
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Spidey swings high for third weekend in N. American box office
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Duplantis dominant, Hunt hits four and Asher-Smith makes history
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Eagle and late birdie lift Jeeno to LPGA Portland Classic win
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Spanish soldier dies in Aragon wildfire
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Duplantis masterclass for fourth Euro pole vault title
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PSG beaten by Lens in French Champions' Trophy
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Records for Asher-Smith, Hunt as Britain win 4x100m mixed relay
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Rybakina, Andreeva race into Cincinnati third round
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Barcelona reach deal with Man City to sign Rodri
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Amy Hunt bags fourth Euro gold as Britain win 4x100m mixed relay
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Misery for Maresca as Man City make dismal start to life after Guardiola
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Spanish soldier dies in Aragon wildfire: regional leader
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Strikes kill 19 in Russia and Ukraine
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Belgium's Pocognoli appointed new Scotland manager
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Lula and Bolsonaro court women voters as Brazil election campaign kicks off
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Marchand storms to second gold of European championships
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Belgium races to tame huge wildfire creeping towards Germany
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Kushner meets with Hamas in push to revive Gaza plan
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Two dead, hundreds evacuated from fires on island near Athens
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Villarreal battle back to earn draw at promoted Racing
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Real Madrid crush Schalke in friendly as Diomande debuts
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Odegaard says Arsenal 'want to win everything' after Community Shield success
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Calls for UK inquiry into 'hounding' of ex-Cambridge academic
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Arsenal rout Man City in Community Shield masterclass
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Strikes kill 16 in Russia and Ukraine
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Southampton mocked over Spygate during Watford defeat
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Marchand tries for European swim gold in unfamiliar event
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Hamas expects meeting with Kushner as US pushes Gaza plan
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India's Padikkal steals the show with 167 in first Sri Lanka Test
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Farmers, helicopters help battle record Belgian wildfire
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Hollywood duo underline Premier League ambition for Wrexham
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Air support kicks in as record Belgian wildfire jumps in size
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India's Padikkal makes 167 in first Sri Lanka Test
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President Donald Trump jolted Republicans during a fiery appearance at the US Capitol on Wednesday, scrapping a housing bill signing ceremony and clashing behind closed doors with a party rebel who challenged him over the Iran war.
Zimbabwe Senate approves bill to extend presidential term
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Hantavirus outbreak should formally end on July 2: WHO
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Major Nigeria police reform edges forward with senate approval
The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday approved a bill to allow states to create their own police forces, following lower chamber passage earlier this month of what could be a potentially sweeping security reform.
Trump consolidates rightward shift in Latin America
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Judge asks why Kennedy Center covering facade after Trump's name removed
A US federal judge asked on Wednesday for an explanation for why a tarpaulin continues to cover the facade of the Kennedy Center where President Donald Trump's name was recently removed.
Germany sinks troubled warship project in blow to naval ambitions
Germany on Wednesday pulled the plug on its largest naval order in decades after the mammoth warship project suffered lengthy delays, a setback for the country's ambitions to overhaul its military.
Left-wing candidate concedes tight Colombia election
Colombian leftist candidate Ivan Cepeda on Wednesday conceded defeat in the tightly fought presidential election won by hard-right rival Abelardo de la Espriella.
US health deals cause trouble for Kenya govt
Washington's transactional approach to aid has sparked anger in Kenya, with pushback over deals for an Ebola quarantine centre and access to personal health data.
Stocks rebound after tech rout, Brent falls below $75
Stock markets rebounded on Wednesday from the previous day's rout of technology shares, caused by concerns over massive AI spending and rising borrowing costs.
Socialism with a twist or crony capitalism? Cuban reforms spark debate
Cuba's communist president has cited China and Vietnam as models for a historic shift towards a market economy that was hurriedly pushed through last week to try to end a severe crisis.
Berlin unveils monument to Jehovah's Witnesses murdered by Nazis
Germany on Wednesday unveiled a monument to Jehovah's Witnesses persecuted and murdered by the Nazis -- a group that experts say has been historically overlooked in commemorations of the Holocaust.
Stocks rebound after tech rout, oil prices drop
Stock markets rebounded slightly Wednesday from the previous day's rout in technology shares caused by concerns over massive AI spending.
Australia spy chief warns of Iran terror threat
An Australian citizen living in Iran who was a senior member of its Revolutionary Guards orchestrated a major antisemitic firebomb attack in Sydney, Australia's spy chief said Wednesday.
Iran says deal to end Mideast war 'declaration of US defeat'
Iran called the deal it struck to end the Middle East war "a declaration of America's defeat" on Wednesday, as the top US diplomat kicked off a tour of Gulf countries hit hardest by Tehran.
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Right-winger Fujimori poised to win Peru president runoff
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China premier urges AI governance to avoid 'losing control'
The world risks "losing control" of frontier technology such as artificial intelligence if governments are too slow to regulate it, China's premier warned attendees at "Summer Davos" on Wednesday.
US Congress passes symbolic Iran war rebuke to Trump
The US Senate passed a largely symbolic resolution Tuesday calling for an end to President Donald Trump's war with Iran, delivering a fresh rebuke to the White House as it tries to negotiate a lasting settlement with Tehran.
Bolivia's government is 'stoking a civil war,' ex-president Evo Morales tells AFP
Former Bolivian president Evo Morales told AFP in an exclusive interview on Tuesday that the South American country's government is "stoking a civil war" with its "neoliberal politics."
Seoul bounces as Asian markets look to recover from rout
South Korean stocks bounced back Wednesday from the previous day's rout, while the rest of Asia battled to recover from a region-wide sell-off amid lingering concern about the AI spending boom.
Fans in China put politics aside to cheer Japan at World Cup
In a packed Shanghai sports bar, Chinese football fans erupted in frenzied delight as Japan's Ayase Ueda looped a header over Tunisia's goalkeeper to secure a 4-0 win in a World Cup group match.
North Korea's Kim unveils plans for 10,000-tonne warships, nuclear navy
North Korea will equip its navy with nuclear weapons and build larger warships, leader Kim Jong Un said according to state media Wednesday, as Pyongyang pushes ahead with a military expansion.
US Congress passes landmark housing affordability bill
The US House of Representatives passed a sweeping housing affordability bill on Tuesday, sending President Donald Trump one of Congress's rare cross-party achievements as lawmakers face mounting pressure over the cost of living.
Europe wilts under record heat as AC sales soar
Europe braced Wednesday for another day of an unprecedented heatwave that has smashed records in many countries and sent air conditioner sales zooming in a continent unused and ill-equipped to handle searing heat.
Rubio rejects Iran tolls on Hormuz as deal strains multiply
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that Washington would not accept Iranian tolls or fees on the Strait of Hormuz, as disputes over the vital waterway, nuclear inspections, and missiles exposed early strains in negotiations to end the Middle East war.
Cubans bid farewell to revolution hero Valdes
Ex-president Raul Castro on Tuesday led tributes to one of the last leaders of Cuba's 1959 revolution, former spy chief Ramiro Valdes, who died at the weekend.
Bolivian government says cleared all protest roadblocks
No protest roadblocks remained standing in Bolivia on Tuesday, the government said, as it deployed the army to quell weeks-long demonstrations that had throttled roads nationwide.
Marco Rubio in Gulf to reassure allies hit hard by Mideast war
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, the first stop on a tour of Gulf states aimed at showing solidarity with key allies hit hard by the Middle East war.