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Britain's King Charles calls for unity in 'uncertain times'
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Morikawa seizes lead at Arnold Palmer after birdie rally
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Alcaraz, Keys breeze into Indian Wells third round
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Record-setting Skotheim claims European indoor heptathlon title
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Inter survive Monza scare to extend Serie A lead
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Argentina port city 'destroyed' by massive rainstorm, 13 dead
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Townsend relishing 'toughest fixture' in France after Scotland's Six Nations win over Wales
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Colombian guerillas release hostage security forces: AFP
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Some 200 detained after Istanbul Women's Day march: organisers
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Draper sends Brazilian sensation Fonseca packing at Indian Wells
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Man with Palestinian flag scales London's Big Ben clock tower
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Protesters rally on International Women's Day, fearing far right
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Australian Open champion Keys cruises into Indian Wells 3rd round
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Barca Liga match postponed after club doctor dies
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Alldritt revels in 'historic' French performance to thrash Irish
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Watkins haunts Brentford to revive Aston Villa's top-four hopes
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Pulisic double rescues AC Milan at lowly Lecce
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Mirrors, marble and mud: Desert X returns to California
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'Grieving': US federal workers thrown into uncertain job market
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Slot blast fuelled Liverpool's comeback against Southampton
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Russell back in the groove as Scotland see off Wales in Six Nations
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Remains of murdered Indigenous woman found at Canada landfill
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French throng streets for International Women's Day rallies
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Security forces taken hostage by Colombian guerillas released: AFP
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Pope responding well to pneumonia treatment, Vatican says
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France coach Galthie 'angry' at Dupont knee injury
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The French were clinical, we were not, says Irish coach Easterby
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Sleeping man is struck by train in Peru but survives
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Dembele hits double as PSG win ahead of Liverpool return
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Bosnia top envoy backs court ruling against separatist laws
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Bayern get away with shock loss as Leverkusen fall to defeat
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'We have to rebuild a city,' Argentine official says after storm kills 10
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Guardiola urges troubled Man City to fight for Champions League place
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Salah fires Liverpool 16 points clear, Forest beat Man City
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Liverpool fight back to go 16 points clear as title moves closer
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Hermes celebrates felt at Paris Fashion Week
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Bayern unpunished for shock loss as Leverkusen fall to defeat
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Majestic France destroy Irish Six Nations Grand Slam dreams
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Santner wants New Zealand to keep 'open mind' for Champions Trophy final
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Pogacar remounts after fall and charges to Strade Bianche win
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Negri wants Italy to 'make things right' against England in Six Nations
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Attack on Iran nuclear plant would leave Gulf without water, Qatar PM warns
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Mitchell backs Dingwall to be England rugby's answer to Rodri
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Unfinished business for India in Champions Trophy final, says Gill
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Women will overthrow Iran's Islamic republic: Nobel laureate
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Forest beat Man City in a top four showdown
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Former England star Pearce in hospital after plane health scare
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Russia claims advances in Kursk region, Zelensky demands sanctions
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Brignone dominates giant slalom to close in on World Cup title
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan offered Thursday on a visit to Kyiv to hold a Ukraine-Russia summit, as EU leaders stepped up outreach to the Kremlin to defuse fears Moscow could invade.

Biden says 'major terrorist' blew himself up in US raid
President Joe Biden said Thursday a global "terrorist threat" was removed when the head of the Islamic State group blew himself up after US special forces swooped on his Syrian hideout in an "incredibly challenging" nighttime helicopter raid.

Myanmar junta slams 'dictating' UN rights chief
Myanmar's junta on Thursday slammed "dictating" remarks by the United Nations human rights chief and accused the body of interfering in its affairs after it called for the world to ramp up pressure on the generals.

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US special forces carried out a nighttime airborne raid Thursday in northwestern Syria during which the head of the Islamic State group blew himself and his family up, the White House said.

Beijing Games set to open as Peng Shuai allegations back in spotlight
Thomas Bach will meet Peng Shuai at the Beijing Winter Olympics to assess her "physical integrity and her mental state", the IOC chief said Thursday, as controversy dogged the Games right up to the eve of the opening ceremony.

US says IS leader 'taken off battlefield' in Syria raid
US special forces carried out a brazen nighttime airborne raid in northwestern Syria during which the head of the Islamic State group was "taken off the battlefield", US President Joe Biden said on Thursday.

Top India diplomat to boycott Beijing Games over torchbearer
India's top diplomat in Beijing will skip the Winter Games after a Chinese soldier involved in a deadly Himalayan skirmish took part in the Olympic torch relay, officials said Thursday.

Pakistan says 7 troops killed in southwest, rebels claim dozens
Seven Pakistani soldiers and at least 13 militants were killed in clashes in restive Balochistan province, the army said Thursday, while separatists claimed dozens more had died in fighting that was still ongoing.

Invasion or not, Ukraine's economy is already paying price
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Erdogan in Ukraine as Europe pushes to defuse Russia tensions
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan landed in Kyiv Thursday in an effort to mediate the crisis with Russia, as EU leaders stepped up outreach to the Kremlin to defuse fears Moscow could invade Ukraine.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan headed to Kyiv Thursday in an effort to mediate the crisis with Russia, as EU leaders stepped up outreach to the Kremlin to defuse fears Moscow could invade Ukraine.

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Biden battles accusations of 'weakness' against US rivals
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Five things to know about 60 years of US sanctions on Cuba
Decreed in February 1962 and still in place today, American sanctions against Cuba is one of the world's longest-running boycotts by one country against another.

Erdogan visits Ukraine as Europe pushes to defuse Russia tensions
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan headed to Kyiv Thursday in an effort to mediate the crisis with Russia, as EU leaders stepped up outreach to the Kremlin to defuse fears Moscow could invade Ukraine.

13 killed in rare NW Syria raid by US special forces
US special forces hunted down high-ranking jihadists in a rare airborne raid in northwestern Syria on Thursday, killing 13 people in an operation the Pentagon described as "successful".

Texas butterfly sanctuary shuts citing threats from Trump supporters
A butterfly sanctuary caught in the crossfire of polarizing conspiracy theories on illegal immigration to the United States said it will shut its doors Thursday, citing security concerns after receiving threats from supporters of former president Donald Trump.

Myanmar foreign minister barred from ASEAN meet: Cambodia
Myanmar's junta suffered a fresh diplomatic blow Thursday as regional bloc ASEAN barred its top diplomat from attending an upcoming meeting of foreign ministers.

Taliban closer to international recognition, says foreign minister
The Taliban are inching closer towards international recognition but any concessions Afghanistan's new rulers make will be on their terms, the regime's foreign minister said in an interview with AFP.

Tiny Taiwan Winter Olympics team weathers frosty Beijing ties
Only four Taiwanese athletes will compete at the Winter Olympics, in frosty temperatures rivalling Beijing and Taipei's relations -- which have plunged to their lowest point in years.

W. African leaders hold emergency summit after spate of coups
West African leaders hold a key summit on Thursday as a wave of coups buffet a region struggling with poverty and a long history of turbulence.

Erdogan eyes Ukraine summit with Putin on Kyiv visit
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visits Kyiv on Thursday in a bid to set the stage for a three-way summit with Russia's Vladimir Putin aimed at avoiding war in Ukraine.

Russia takes lead at UN in crises around the world
Russia has a stake in crises around the world from Ukraine to Syria, Sudan and Mali -- and that is reflected in the active role it takes at the UN Security Council on issues both big and small, contrasting with the relative detachment of the United States.

Clashes in NW Syria as US-led troops conduct anti-jihadist operation: monitor
Troops from the US-led anti-jihadist coalition landed in northwest Syria Thursday in search of wanted militants, resulting in clashes, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported.

Stocks end higher as attention turns to interest rates
Global stock markets glided to a generally positive finish on Wednesday as investors turned their attention to central bank monetary policy in the eurozone and Britain later this week.

UAE reports new drone attack as US to send warship, jets
The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday said it prevented another drone attack over its territory, after Washington said it will send a warship and fighter jets to help defend its Gulf ally as conflict with Yemeni rebels intensifies.

More than 50 killed in DR Congo machete attack
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Guinea-Bissau launches major probe into foiled coup
Guinea-Bissau on Wednesday launched a major investigation into a foiled attempt to overthrow President Umaro Sissoco Embalo, who survived a gun attack in the uprising that claimed 11 lives, according to the government of the poor West African nation.