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RT @AFP: #UPDATE Canada and the EU vowed on Tuesday to stand firm against US President Donald Trump's move to impose tariffs on steel and a…
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Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti says he believes the winner of his side's two-leg Champions League play-off clash with Manchester City will be among the favourites to lift the trophy ➡️ #AFPSports #UCL
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#BREAKING Warren Gatland leaves Wales coaching job by "mutual agreement": Welsh Rugby Union #AFPSports
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#UPDATE Canada and the EU vowed on Tuesday to stand firm against US President Donald Trump's move to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium imports -- pushing Washington further towards a trade war with key global partners ➡️
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US Vice President JD Vance has warned European allies against over-regulating the US-dominated artificial intelligence sector and China against using the technology to tighten its grip on power.
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The Kremlin said that a "significant part" of Ukraine "wants to be Russia," hours after US President Donald Trump floated the idea that Ukraine "may be Russian someday."
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A project to develop green hydrogen near Chile's Cerro Paranal observatory -- home to the world's most powerful optical observatory -- threatens the world's darkest and most pristine skies.
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Former Spanish football federation chief Luis Rubiales told his trial on Tuesday he was "totally sure" Jenni Hermoso consented to his kiss on her lips in 2023 that sparked global outrage.
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In Rio de Janeiro, children are playing again "like in the old days," and their focus in class has improved after a school cellphone ban pioneered in the city that has now gone national.
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VIDEO: As poaching of valuable fragrant incense trees rises in Hong Kong, scientists are turning to genetics to fight back.
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#UPDATE A summit in Paris on the future of artificial intelligence on Tuesday urged that the fast-moving new technology must be "open", "ethical" and flanked by international governance, but the statement was not signed by Britain or the United States or key industry players.
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Warren Gatland is reportedly set to leave his role as Wales head coach midway through the Six Nations after a record 14 consecutive international defeats. #AFPSports
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South Korea's suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol has blamed the "malicious" opposition for his decision to declare martial law, telling a court that their refusal to applaud him or shake his hand exposed their plans to "destroy" his government.
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Syrians are once again picnicking and smoking shisha amid the ruins of ancient Palmyra, once desecrated by jihadists but still awe-inspiring, and open to the public following the overthrow of president Bashar al-Assad.
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#UPDATE Former Spanish football federation chief Luis Rubiales has told his trial he was "totally sure" Jenni Hermoso consented his kiss on her lips in 2023 that sparked global outrage.
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VIDEO: Deep in a Bavarian forest, a black reconnaissance drone buzzes overhead, piloted by US soldiers hoping to put lessons learned from the war in Ukraine into practice.
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North Korea has given Russia 200 long-range artillery pieces, a South Korean defence ministry official has told AFP, as Moscow and Pyongyang deepen their military ties.
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A museum of laughter in the Croatian city of Zagreb is offering to put people through the spinner to wash away the negativity of modern life.
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