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Pro-Kremlin maestro Gergiev named head of Bolshoi Theatre

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Europe's defence sector seeks EU clarity, greater efficiency

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DR Congo's presidential candidates crisscross conflict-torn east

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Deadly fighting resumes in Gaza as truce expires

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World leaders take COP28 stage as climate, Gaza share spotlight

AFP - 4h ago

Japanese experimental nuclear fusion reactor inaugurated

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US judge halts pending TikTok ban in Montana

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Hamas open to truce extension as expiry nears

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Climate and Gaza crises share spotlight as world leaders attend COP28

AFP - 4h ago

Arsenal plot long stay at Premier League summit

AFP - 10h ago

COP28 puts spotlight on state oil giants

AFP - 8h ago

Sam Kerr's Matildas win Australia's top sports honour

AFP - 7h ago

New Zealand to ban cellphones in schools

AFP - 9h ago

Royals mull response after names revealed in Harry and Meghan 'racism' row

AFP - 6h ago

Paraguay official sacked after dealings with fictitious country

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Penguins snatch 11 hours of sleep through seconds-long micronaps

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Liverpool power into Europa League last 16, Brighton reach knockouts

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Hamas open to truce extension as US urges Gaza 'safe' zones

Nov 30 2023

German court sentences Gambian death squad member to life in prison

Nov 30 2023

More Israeli hostages released in extended Gaza truce

Nov 30 2023

Zelensky visits front as Kyiv says six killed in Russian attacks

Nov 30 2023

COP28 opens with 'historic' launch of loss and damage fund

Nov 30 2023

Shane MacGowan, folk-punk Pogues frontman, dies aged 65

Nov 30 2023

Russia bans 'international LGBT movement' for 'extremism'

Nov 30 2023

Zelensky visits eastern front as Russia ramps up attacks

Nov 30 2023

German govt loses key climate court case

Nov 30 2023

Grounded by flu, Pope urges COP28 to reject 'vested interests'

Nov 30 2023

'We don't have superpowers', says embattled Red Cross

Nov 30 2023

Hamas shooting threatens extended Gaza truce

Nov 30 2023

Shane MacGowan: laureate of lowlife folk-punk

Nov 30 2023

UAE COP28 chief says fossil fuels must be part of climate deal

Nov 30 2023

I'm alive, says pope after flu scuppers COP 28 plans

Nov 30 2023

2023 set to be hottest year on record: UN

Nov 30 2023

Israel and Hamas extend truce for one day

Nov 30 2023

UN climate talks open in oil-rich UAE with pressure for urgent action

Nov 30 2023

Fire at dawn in Kazakhstan hostel kills 13

Nov 30 2023

Henry Kissinger, singular US diplomat, dead at 100

Nov 30 2023

Day-long extension of Israel-Hamas truce agreed

Nov 30 2023

COP28 talks no place to boost fossil fuels says ex-UN climate boss

Nov 30 2023

'Sea of misery': Indian rights lawyer spotlights plight of jailed women

Nov 30 2023

Nations urged to phase out fossil fuels at UN climate talks

Nov 30 2023

COP28 should seek total fossil fuel 'phaseout': UN chief to AFP

Nov 30 2023

Israel, Hamas say truce is extended

Nov 30 2023

Indian man charged in plot to kill Sikh separatist on US soil

Nov 30 2023

Celebrations as Nepal registers first LGBTQ marriage

Nov 30 2023

Nations urged to take 'great leaps' at UN climate talks

Nov 30 2023

Mediators race to extend Israel-Hamas truce as expiry looms

Nov 30 2023

Red and blue America square off in clash of the governors

Nov 30 2023

Kissinger, giant of statecraft, molded post-war US history

Nov 30 2023

Ottawa, Google reach 'historic' deal to support Canadian media

Nov 30 2023

US charges Indian man with foiled hit on American Sikh activist

Nov 30 2023

Man Utd on brink of Champions League exit, Arsenal and PSV into last 16

Nov 30 2023

Musk regrets controversial post but won't bow to advertiser 'blackmail'

Nov 30 2023

Hamas frees more hostages as Gaza truce expiry looms

Nov 30 2023

OSCE caught in tug-of-war between Moscow and West

Nov 29 2023

Hamas set to free more hostages as Gaza truce expiry looms

Nov 29 2023

French justice minister acquitted in conflict of interest case

Nov 29 2023

Russia ramping up attacks in eastern Ukraine

Nov 29 2023

Huge blow for Wilders as major party snubs coalition

Nov 29 2023

Breathless pope delegates reading as flu persists

Nov 29 2023

Full Gaza ceasefire urged as truce expiry looms

Nov 29 2023

Hamas eyes Gaza truce extension for more hostage releases

Nov 29 2023

Greek PM was 'grandstanding' in sculpture row: UK's Sunak

Nov 29 2023

Russia ramping up attacks in Donetsk region

Nov 29 2023

QR codes, shut metros: Police outline Paris Olympics security

Nov 29 2023

COP28 president denies using climate talks to push oil deals

Nov 29 2023

Thumbs-up for Wilders in one of poorest Dutch districts

Nov 29 2023

'Citizens of the Reich': Raids and suspicion as German group grows

Nov 29 2023

Five elections in 2024 that will shape the global order

Nov 29 2023

From the Israel-Gaza war to the Moon race: events that defined 2023

Nov 29 2023

After 17 days trapped in tunnel, India workers say hope kept them alive

Nov 29 2023

Final debates begin in Hong Kong's largest security trial

Nov 29 2023

New drama shines light on UK 'poltergeist' mystery

Nov 29 2023

COP28 puts out welcome mat to lobbyists

Nov 29 2023

Interpol fights crime and controversial image, 100 years on

Nov 29 2023

Women's sport revenues tipped to break $1 billion barrier

Nov 29 2023

12 more Gaza hostages freed as mediators seek lasting truce

Nov 29 2023

Spanish giant Ferrovial sells remaining stake in Heathrow

Nov 29 2023

Liverpool set to clinch place in Europa League knockouts

Nov 29 2023

Finland says to shut last border crossing to Russia

Nov 29 2023

Acropolis row: UK and Greece quarrel over cancelled PM meeting

Nov 29 2023

Death toll from Kenya floods almost doubles to 120

Nov 29 2023

Dutch version of British Royal book scrapped amid race reports

Nov 29 2023

Barca, Dortmund, Atletico and Lazio into Champions League last-16

Nov 29 2023

Jimmy Carter, 99, makes rare appearance with presidents for wife's memorial

Nov 28 2023

Jimmy Carter, 99, joins US presidents at wife Rosalynn's memorial

Nov 28 2023

12 more Gaza hostages released as mediators seek lasting truce

Nov 28 2023

Saudi snares 2030 World Expo in latest success

Nov 28 2023

Jimmy Carter, 99, leads US presidents at wife Rosalynn's memorial

Nov 28 2023

Fresh Gaza hostage releases due as mediators seek lasting truce

Nov 28 2023

All 41 Indian workers trapped in tunnel for 17 days rescued

Nov 28 2023

France arrests guru, 40 others in raids on yoga sect

Nov 28 2023

More captives to be freed as Israel-Hamas truce extended

Nov 28 2023

Indian rescuers bring first workers out of tunnel after 17 days

Nov 28 2023

Busan, Riyadh or Rome? 2030 World Expo host to be revealed

Nov 28 2023

Indian rescuers on verge of freeing 41 trapped in tunnel

Nov 28 2023

Virgin pilots first transatlantic flight with low-carbon fuel

Nov 28 2023

French serial killer's widow on trial over decades-old murders

Nov 28 2023

Iran's Raisi a no-show at summit announced by Erdogan

Nov 28 2023

Russian court extends detention of US journalist Gershkovich

Nov 28 2023

Indian rescuers on verge of bringing 41 trapped in tunnel out

Nov 28 2023

More hostages to be freed as Israel-Hamas truce prolonged

Nov 28 2023

Hopes rise Indian rescuers will reach 41 trapped in tunnel 'soon'

Nov 28 2023

From Berlusconi to Prigozhin and Tina Turner: notable deaths of 2023

Nov 28 2023

Art for bark's sake: stray dogs take up painting for UK charity

Nov 28 2023

Diamond trade polishes its act as Russia sanctions loom

Nov 28 2023

Doctors warn of New Zealand health tragedy after smoking ban scrapped

Nov 28 2023