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Trump backs Pentagon chief despite new Signal chat scandal
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Macron vows to step up reconstruction in cyclone-hit Mayotte
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Gill, Sudharsan help toppers Gujarat boss Kolkata in IPL
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Messi, San Lorenzo bid farewell to football fan Pope Francis
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In Lourdes, Catholic pilgrims mourn the 'pope of the poor'
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Korir wins men's Boston Marathon, Lokedi upstages Obiri
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Korir wins Boston Marathon, Lokedi upstages Obiri
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Francis, a pope for the internet age
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Iraq's top Shiite cleric says Pope Francis sought peace
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Mourners flock to world's churches to grieve Pope Francis
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Trump says Pope Francis 'loved the world'
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Sri Lanka recalls Pope Francis' compassion on Easter bombing anniversary
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Pope Francis inspired IOC president Bach to create refugee team
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Alexander-Arnold will be remembered for 'good things' at Liverpool: Van Dijk
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US VP Vance meets Indian PM Modi for tough talks on trade
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Pentagon chief dismisses reports he shared military info with wife
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15 potential successors to Pope Francis
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The papabili - 15 potential successors to Pope Francis
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Zhao sets up all-China clash after beating 2024 world snooker finalist Jones
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Ostapenko stuns Sabalenka to win Stuttgart title
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Argentina mourns loss of papal son
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African leaders praise Pope Francis's 'legacy of compassion'
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Mehidy's five wickets help Bangladesh fight back in first Zimbabwe Test
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'The voice of god': Filipinos wrestle with death of Pope Francis
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Prayers, disbelief in East Timor after Pope Francis death
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Real Madrid hold minute's silence as La Liga mourns Pope Francis
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World leaders pay tribute to Pope Francis, dead at 88
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World leaders react to the death of Pope Francis
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Zimbabwe lead first Test despite Bangladesh spinner Mehidy's five wickets
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Vatican postpones sainthood for 'God's influencer' after pope's death
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Pope's death prompts CONI to call for sporting postponements, minute's silence
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Stunned and sad, faithful gather at St Peter's to remember Francis
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Asian scam centre crime gangs expanding worldwide: UN
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Davos meet founder Klaus Schwab steps down from WEF board
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Himalayan snow at 23-year low, threatening 2 billion people: report
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The beautiful game: Pope Francis's passion for football
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Pope Francis's delicate ties with politics in Argentina
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Russia resumes attacks on Ukraine after Easter truce
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Pope Francis has died aged 88
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Gaza civil defence describes medic killings as 'summary executions'
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Francis: radical leader who broke the papal mould
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Washington air disaster probe uncovers instrument, comms issues
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Police believe an Afghan man suspected of driving a car into a group of people in Munich may have had Islamist extremist motives, authorities said Friday as German leaders paid tribute to the dozens wounded in the attack.

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Pique summoned in probe over Spanish Super Cup move to Saudi
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Trial of Spain's ex-football chief over forced kiss ends
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Scam centre survivors tell of beatings, abuse in Myanmar
At a scam compound in Myanmar, Filipina worker Pieta had just days to romance strangers online and trick them into investing in a fake business -- failing which she would be beaten or tortured with electric shocks.

Writer Kamel Daoud sued in France over prizewinning book
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Convicted murderers executed in Florida, Texas
Two men convicted of murder, including one who spent more than 25 years on Death Row, were executed by lethal injection in the southern US states of Florida and Texas on Thursday.
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An inmate who spent more than 25 years on Death Row for murder was executed by lethal injection in the southern state of Florida on Thursday, with another convict due to be put to death within hours in Texas.

Los Angeles girds for floods, landslides as rain pounds fire zones
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Chelsea to take no action against Kerr after court acquittal
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Swedish video game maker wants industry to stop chasing money
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Ubisoft revenue drops after game flops, 'Assassin's Creed' delays
A run of new-release flops and the delay of the latest “Assassin’s Creed” instalment sent revenue at French games giant Ubisoft plunging in its third quarter, the company reported Thursday as it continues to weigh its future.

Sexual violence against children soars in DR Congo: UNICEF
Rape and other violence against children in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has soared to unprecedented levels, the head of the United Nations children's agency warned Thursday.

Convicted murderers to be executed in Florida, Texas
Two men convicted of murder, including one who has spent more than 25 years on Death Row, are to be executed by lethal injection in the southern US states of Florida and Texas on Thursday.

Facebook, TikTok harden EU commitment to tackle disinformation -- but not X
Digital titans including Facebook and TikTok formally pledged to ramp up the fight against disinformation in the EU, Brussels said on Thursday, just days after the new US administration condemned the bloc's online content rules.

Afghan held after suspected ramming attack injures 28 in Germany
An Afghan asylum seeker was arrested after a suspected car ramming attack injured at least 28 people in the southern German city of Munich on Thursday, police said.

French game developers mark first industry-wide strike
French video game workers on Thursday hit the pause button in a first-ever sector-wide walkout over conditions and job cuts.

Navalny's legacy dims among young Russians he once galvanised
For the young Russians who would once have turned out to Alexei Navalny street rallies in their thousands, the opposition leader's public legacy has faded fast in the year since his death.

Suspected gas explosion kills four at Taiwan department store
A suspected gas explosion in a Taiwan department store killed four people and left another "without vital signs", authorities said Thursday, with videos showing large pieces of debris raining on the street.

Western tour operators enter North Korea for first time since pandemic
Western tour agencies entered North Korea for the first time on Thursday since the end of the pandemic, the companies said, voicing hopes the isolated country may soon reopen a border city to foreign visitors.

Syrian migrant drama opens Berlin film festival
German director Tom Tykwer will open the Berlin film festival Thursday with a drama about a Syrian housekeeper, in the midst of a national election campaign that has been dominated by a bitter migration debate.

Four dead in Taiwan department store blast
An explosion in a Taiwan department store on Thursday killed four people and left another "without vital signs", authorities said, with videos showing large pieces of debris raining on the street.

Afghan faces trial over deadly knife attack on German policeman
An Afghan man with suspected jihadist motives goes on trial in Germany on Thursday over a knife attack that killed a policeman and wounded five others at an anti-Islam rally last year.

Saudi art biennale seeks to modernise Islamic tradition
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Twelve people were wounded when a grenade exploded in a bar in France's southeastern city of Grenoble on Wednesday, officials said.