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    The United States walks out of a UN Security Council meeting when France's ambassador takes the floor, protesting French comments comparing the US to North Korea and other authori…

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    The United States walks out of a UN Security Council meeting when France's amba…
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    Chad becomes the latest country to announce plans to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), complaining its effectiveness was "limited and uneven" and its activitie…

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    Chad becomes the latest country to announce plans to withdraw from the Internat…
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    🇫🇷 What are 'fire clouds', the ominous phenomenon seen in France? [1/2] ➡️

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    🇫🇷 What are 'fire clouds', the ominous phenomenon seen in France? [1/2] ➡️
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    🇹🇩 Chad has become the latest country to announce plans to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), complaining its effectiveness was "limited and uneven" and its act…

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    🇹🇩 Chad has become the latest country to announce plans to withdraw from the In…
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    🇪🇸 Spain has two crucial days in front of it to bring wildfires under control before weather conditions worsen, authorities said Monday, as Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called on…

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    🇪🇸 Spain has two crucial days in front of it to bring wildfires under control b…
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    🇵🇱 A Polish billionaire is paying for a giant statue of the Virgin Mary that residents of the village of Konotopie hope will put them on the pilgrimage map. ➡️

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    🇵🇱 A Polish billionaire is paying for a giant statue of the Virgin Mary that re…
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    🇨🇫 CAR families fleeing violence seek refuge in already-overrun camps Dozens of displaced families are living in limbo in precarious shelters in Birao in northeast Central African…

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    🇩🇪 German law enforcement authorities faced criticism Monday for failing to prevent a deadly vehicle and machete attack near Berlin's Pride parade, with the far-right AfD demandin…

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    🇩🇪 German law enforcement authorities faced criticism Monday for failing to pre…
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    🇩🇪 German luxury sports carmaker Porsche, a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group, said Monday it would cut 5,000 jobs by 2035 as part of a strategic realignment to boost competitive…

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    🇩🇪 German luxury sports carmaker Porsche, a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group,…
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    🇮🇹 Former Italy playmaker Andrea Pirlo, who was favoured for the national coaching post, expressed his bitterness on Monday over the debate which has led to him no longer being a…

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    🇮🇹 Former Italy playmaker Andrea Pirlo, who was favoured for the national coach…
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    🇿🇦 South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for African countries to work together to manage migration, as his government faces mounting pressure over attacks on foreign…

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    🇿🇦 South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for African countries to…
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    🇺🇦 🇬🇧 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in Britain to meet Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who used his first bilateral with a foreign leader to underline London's "…

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    🇺🇦 🇬🇧 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in Britain to meet Pri…
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    🇯🇵 Meet the Gen-Zers reviving Japan's corporate machismo At the Japanese business development firm Global Partners, Gen-Z workers are seeking to emulate a kind of corporare machis…

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    🇩🇪 The German creator of the controversial "Body Worlds" exhibitions of dissected human and animal bodies, Gunther von Hagens, has died at age 81, his family said Monday. ➡️

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    🇩🇪 The German creator of the controversial "Body Worlds" exhibitions of dissect…
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    🇭🇰 Survivors warn of loopholes in Hong Kong sexual offence reforms Long-awaited reforms to Hong Kong's sexual offence laws will introduce stricter penalties for sexual crimes, but…

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    FIFA president Gianni Infantino has hit back at World Cup critics, claiming they were "spreading hate and false rumours" and arguing the tournament delivered "only joy and happine…

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    FIFA president Gianni Infantino has hit back at World Cup critics, claiming the…
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    🇰🇵 Kim Jong Un attends Korean War armistice anniversary ceremony North Korea's state broadcaster airs the visit of leader Kim Jong Un to the Revolutionary Martyrs Cemetery on Moun…

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    🇧🇩 🇲🇲 Rohingya refugees risk deadly journey at sea to escape Bangladesh camps After surviving war in Myanmar and years in crowded refugee camps in Bangladesh, growing numbers of R…

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    🇯🇵 The 59-year-old former Japan striker Kazuyoshi Miura scored his first competitive goal in almost four years when his Fukushima United side strolled to a 7-0 win at the weekend.…

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    🇯🇵 The 59-year-old former Japan striker Kazuyoshi Miura scored his first compet…
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    🇯🇵 Japanese mystery fiction author Keigo Higashino has died aged 68, his publisher said on Monday, triggering an outpouring of grief among fans across Asia. ➡️

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    🇯🇵 Japanese mystery fiction author Keigo Higashino has died aged 68, his publis…
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    🗣️ Iran's foreign ministry on Monday said it was not currently involved in negotiations with the United States, despite a halt in recent fighting between the two sides. ➡️

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    🗣️ Iran's foreign ministry on Monday said it was not currently involved in nego…
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    🇮🇩 Inside Indonesia's slave island where people are still born into bondage Two hours from the tourist beaches of Bali, slavery is still a reality on the Indonesian island of Sumb…

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    🇵🇭 Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, who declared a national energy emergency this year, said Monday that nuclear power might hold answers for a country paying the highest el…

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    🇵🇭 Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, who declared a national energy emerge…
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    😾 Five young Pallas's cats, dubbed the world's grumpiest feline for their sullen facial expressions, went on display at a zoo in Japan. ➡️

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    😾 Five young Pallas's cats, dubbed the world's grumpiest feline for their sulle…
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    🇨🇭 Giant swing on Swiss peak aims to boost summer tourism as Alps warm "You feel like you're flying," says tourist Anais Fougairolles after experiencing a new swing installed at 2…

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    🇮🇳 The 'half-widows' of Indian-administered Kashmir In Indian-administered Kashmir, the wives of missing men are known as "half-widows" -- unable to mourn fully until they know th…

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    🇫🇷 🇪🇸 Shelters in France and Spain on Monday overflowed with exhausted locals and holidaymakers forced to flee blazes so massive some were forming their own mini weather systems,…

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    🇫🇷 🇪🇸 Shelters in France and Spain on Monday overflowed with exhausted locals a…
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    🇧🇬 Bulgarian doctor still on-call at 90 “For now I feel fine,” says Kiril Apostolov who, at 90-years-old, is still doing the rounds as the only doctor in the Bulgarian village of…

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    🇬🇧 🇺🇦 British Prime Minister Andy Burnham will host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday, using his first meeting with a foreign leader since taking office to underlin…

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    🇬🇧 🇺🇦 British Prime Minister Andy Burnham will host Ukrainian President Volodym…
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    🇨🇳 Robots dance, fold laundry and make sandwiches at Shanghai's AI expo China's range of humanoid robot companies display their wares at the World Artificial Intelligence Conferen…

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