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French masonic lodge at heart of murky murder trial
AFP - 24m ago
Twenty-two people went on trial in France on Monday on charges of murder and other serious crimes centred on members of …
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Trump threatens to destroy Iran oil island despite price surge
AFP - 56m ago
US President Donald Trump threatened Monday to destroy Iran's crude export hub of Kharg Island, along with its oil wells …
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Middle East war: global economic fallout
AFP - 1h ago
Here are the latest economic events in the Middle East war:
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War in the Middle East: latest developments
AFP - 2h ago
Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war:
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Iran and Israel trade strikes as US mulls Gulf ground assaults
AFP - 2h ago
Israel and Iran exchanged more missile fire Monday as concerns that the United States might escalate the Middle East …
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Israel PM restores access after Latin Patriarch blocked from Holy Sepulchre
AFP - 10h ago
Israel said the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem would regain access to Christianity's holiest site after the decision to …
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Israel strikes Tehran as Trump says Iran deal may be reached 'soon'
AFP - 5h ago
Israel said Monday it was striking military targets across Tehran, a day after US President Donald Trump insisted a deal …
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Italy chase World Cup spot as Kosovo bid to make debut
AFP - 11h ago
Four-time World Cup winners Italy hope to end a 12-year absence from football's biggest stage on Tuesday, while Kosovo …
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Australian fugitive shot dead by police after seven-month manhunt
AFP - 11h ago
Australian police said Monday they shot a fugitive wanted for killing two officers, ending a seven-month manhunt for one …
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US military building 'massive complex' beneath White House ballroom project: Trump
AFP - 11h ago
President Donald Trump said Sunday the US military was planning to construct a large complex beneath the new ballroom he …
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Premier League fans feel the pinch from ticket price hikes
AFP - 12h ago
The Premier League's global appeal is built on packed stadiums and electric atmospheres but as the arms race for talent …
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Trump says Iran deal may be reached 'soon'
AFP - 2h ago
US President Donald Trump said Sunday that the US-Israel war against Iran has achieved regime change and a deal could be …
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Trump says Russia can deliver oil to Cuba
AFP - 13h ago
US President Donald Trump said Sunday that Moscow could send oil to Cuba despite Washington's de facto fuel blockade, as …
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Dubious AI detectors drive 'pay-to-humanize' scam
AFP - 14h ago
Feed an Iranian news dispatch or a literary classic into some text detectors, and they return the same verdict: …
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Australian police shoot dead fugitive wanted for killing officers
AFP - 2h ago
Australian police said Monday they shot dead a fugitive gunman wanted for killing two officers, ending a seven-month …
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Forty new migratory species win international protection: UN body
AFP - 4h ago
The UN Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) on Sunday approved the listing of 40 …
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UK police question suspect after car hits pedestrians in English city
AFP - 3h ago
British police were on Sunday questioning a 36-year-old man arrested for attempted murder after a car ploughed into …
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Russian tanker heads to Cuba despite US oil blockade
Mar 29 2026
A Russian oil tanker under US sanctions is due to arrive in Cuba by Tuesday despite a de facto American fuel blockade of …
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Strikes knock out power in Tehran, Iran says US plotting ground invasion
Mar 29 2026
Airstrikes knocked out electricity to parts of Tehran and its surroundings on Sunday as a top Iranian official accused …
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Hungary's anxious rural voters will decide Orban's fate
Mar 29 2026
In the village of Pusztavacs in central Hungary, election posters on electricity poles remind voters of a looming poll, …
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Two more arrests over attempted attack on US bank HQ in Paris
Mar 29 2026
Police have arrested two more people over an apparent bid to explode a homemade device outside the Paris branch of the …
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Iran accuses US of plotting ground attack despite diplomatic talk
Mar 29 2026
The speaker of Iran's parliament accused the United States on Sunday of plotting a ground attack despite publicly …
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Iran parliament speaker says US planning ground attack
Mar 29 2026
Iran's parliament speaker on Sunday accused the United States of plotting a ground attack despite talking about …
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Iran claims aluminium plant attacks in Gulf as Houthis join war
Mar 29 2026
Iran claimed on Sunday attacks on two major aluminium plants in the Gulf, further raising the economic stakes of the …
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Houthis missile attacks on Israel widen Middle East war
Mar 29 2026
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels joined the month-old Middle East war, claiming two missile attacks on Israel that …
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Massive protests against Trump across US on 'No Kings' day
Mar 29 2026
Huge crowds of protesters rallied across the United States on Saturday against President Donald Trump, venting their …
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Houthis claim missile attacks on Israel, entering Middle East war
Mar 28 2026
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels joined the month-old Middle East war on Saturday, claiming two missile attacks on …
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Israel hits Iran naval research site, fresh blasts rattle Tehran
Mar 28 2026
The Israeli military said it had struck an Iranian research facility for naval weapons, while a series of loud …
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Crowds protest against Trump across US on 'No Kings' day
Mar 28 2026
Huge crowds rallied Saturday against US President Donald Trump from coast to coast, venting their fury over what they …
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French police foil Paris bomb attack outside US bank
Mar 28 2026
French police stopped an apparent bomb attack outside a US bank in Paris early Saturday when they arrested a person …
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Anti-Trump protests launch on 'No Kings' day in US
Mar 28 2026
Massive protests against President Donald Trump kicked off Saturday across the United States and beyond, as millions of …
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Pope denounces widening gap between the rich and poor on Monaco visit
Mar 28 2026
Pope Leo XIV on Saturday denounced the widening gap between the haves and have-nots as he visited Monaco, a …
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Yemen's Houthis enter war as attacks take economic toll
Mar 28 2026
Yemen's Houthi rebels announced their entry into the Middle East war on Saturday by launching a ballistic missile …
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Yemen's Houthi enter war as Iran strikes disrupt shipping
Mar 28 2026
Yemen's Houthi rebels announced their entry into the Middle East war on Saturday by launching a ballistic missile …
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Sweet heist? Nestle says 12 tonnes of KitKat stolen
Mar 28 2026
A huge shipment of Nestle's crunchy KitKat chocolate bars was stolen in Europe, the brand said, warning that the heist …
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Yemen's Houthi enter war with missile targeting Israel
Mar 28 2026
Yemen's Houthi rebels announced their entry into the Middle East war on Saturday by launching a ballistic missile …
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Attacks across Middle East as Iran war enters second month
Mar 28 2026
Gulf countries and Israel came under missile fire and Israeli forces struck Iran on Saturday, as the war raged into its …
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Tiger Woods arrested, charged with DUI after Florida crash
Mar 28 2026
Tiger Woods was arrested and charged with driving under the influence Friday after a rollover crash near his Florida …
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Tiger Woods arrested, charged with DUI after Florida crash: police
Mar 28 2026
Tiger Woods' turbulent career veered into fresh turmoil on Friday when the golf icon was arrested and charged with …
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US envoy predicts Iran talks as war enters second month
Mar 28 2026
US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff said Friday he believes Iran will hold talks with Washington …
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US envoy hopeful on Iran talks as strikes target nuclear facilities
Mar 27 2026
US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff said Friday he believes Iran will hold talks with Washington …
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'Strait of Trump': US president says Iran must open key waterway
Mar 27 2026
US President Donald Trump on Friday insisted Iran must open up the Strait of Hormuz to oil traffic to make a peace deal …
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Rubio sees G7 building 'coalition' against Iran strait control
Mar 27 2026
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday he saw European readiness to help form a coalition against Iranian control …
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Israel hits Iran nuclear sites as Washington trails end to war
Mar 27 2026
US-Israeli strikes hit two Iranian nuclear facilities on Friday, as America's top diplomat left a meeting with his G7 …
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G7 urges end to attacks on civilians in Middle East war
Mar 27 2026
G7 allies on Friday urged a stop to attacks against civilians in the Middle East war, after a foreign ministers' meeting …
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US and Israel hit nuclear sites as Rubio trails end to Iran war
Mar 27 2026
US-Israeli strikes hit two Iranian nuclear facilities on Friday, as America's top diplomat left a meeting with his G7 …
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Oil climbs, stocks fall as markets see no end to war
Mar 27 2026
Oil prices rose and stocks fell Friday as initial optimism over US President Donald Trump's decision to again delay his …
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Lebanon at risk of 'humanitarian catastrophe': UN
Mar 27 2026
Nearly a month into the Middle East war, Lebanon is facing a deepening humanitarian crisis that now risks teetering over …
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Whale filmed giving birth, with a little help from her friends
Mar 27 2026
Scientists have managed to film a spectacular event rarely witnessed by humans: a sperm whale giving birth while other …
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Tehran accuses US of 'calculated' assault on school
Mar 27 2026
Iran's foreign minister on Friday branded a deadly strike on an Iranian school on the first day of the Middle East war …
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France calls Olympic gender test 'a step backwards', other countries approve
Mar 27 2026
France on Friday called the International Olympic Committee's new policy on gender testing to determine eligibility to …
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G7 allies press Rubio on US Iran plans
Mar 27 2026
G7 allies were on Friday pressing US Secretary of State Marco Rubio for clarity on American plans for Iran almost one …
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Lebanon at real risk of 'humanitarian catastrophe': UN
Mar 27 2026
Nearly a month into the Middle East war, Lebanon is facing a deepening humanitarian crisis that now risks teetering over …
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Iran warns civilians as Trump says talks 'going well'
Mar 27 2026
Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned civilians across the Middle East Friday to stay away from areas near US forces, in a …
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'I'll never be the same': Iranians recount one month of war
Mar 27 2026
After a month of war with Israel and the United States with no clear end in sight, Iranians tell AFP about how life has …
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Iran Guards warn civilians after Trump pushes Hormuz deadline
Mar 27 2026
Iran's Revolutionary Guards urged civilians across the Middle East Friday to stay away from areas near US forces, …
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Nepali rapper Shah sworn in as prime minister
Mar 27 2026
Nepal's rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah was sworn in as prime minister on Friday after sweeping the first …
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Gabon battles for baby sea turtles' survival
Mar 27 2026
Small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, newly hatched sea turtles emerged on a Gabonese beach to embark on the …
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Hungarians' growing anger at living in EU's 'most corrupt state'
Mar 27 2026
Hungarian leader Viktor Orban's officially declared wealth is fairly modest: some savings and a jointly owned villa in …
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Nepali rapper to be sworn in as new prime minister
Mar 27 2026
Nepal's rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah will be sworn in as the new prime minister on Friday, after issuing his …
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Trump moves deadline for striking Iran energy sites
Mar 27 2026
US President Donald Trump has pushed back his deadline for strikes on Iran's energy assets, saying talks on ending the …
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Cyclone triggers outages at major Australian LNG plants
Mar 27 2026
Some of the world's largest LNG plants were forced shut on Friday by a cyclone off western Australia, squeezing fuel …
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Trump pushes back Iran strikes deadline
Mar 27 2026
US President Donald Trump on Thursday pushed back his deadline for strikes on Iran's energy assets to April 6, saying …
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US judge suspends govt sanctions on AI company Anthropic
Mar 27 2026
A US federal judge on Thursday suspended sanctions imposed by President Donald Trump's administration on Anthropic, …
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Arctic sea ice at lowest level ever this winter
Mar 27 2026
Arctic sea ice reached its lowest level ever recorded, statistically tying last year's record, a leading US climate …
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Italy stay in World Cup hunt as Wales, Ireland suffer penalty heartbreak
Mar 27 2026
Italy will face Bosnia and Herzegovina for a place at the 2026 World Cup after beating Northern Ireland 2-0 on Thursday, …
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US currency to bear Trump's signature, Treasury says
Mar 27 2026
US paper currency will soon bear Donald Trump's signature, the Treasury Department announced Thursday, in a move that …
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'True miracle': Napoleon's long-lost hat to go on display
Mar 27 2026
A newly discovered hat believed to have been worn by Napoleon Bonaparte during his exile on the island of Saint Helena …
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Olympic women's sport to be limited to 'biological females'
Mar 26 2026
The International Olympic Committee said on Thursday only "biological females" will be allowed to compete in women's …
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South Africa disinvited from G7 in France
Mar 26 2026
South Africa said Thursday it has been excluded from the G7 summit in France in June, after initially being invited, …
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Trump denies he's desperate for Iran deal, Israel short on troops
Mar 26 2026
US President Donald Trump denied Thursday he was desperate for a deal to end the Middle East war, insisting that Tehran …
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Venezuela's Maduro back in court after stunning US capture
Mar 26 2026
Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro cut a relaxed figure Thursday as he returned to a federal court in New York …
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South Africa disinvited from G7 in France after US pressure: Pretoria
Mar 26 2026
The United States put pressure on France to disinvite the South African president to the G7 summit in the French town of …
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Trump denies being 'desperate' for Iran deal
Mar 26 2026
US President Donald Trump denied being "desperate" to make a deal with Iran Thursday, as he mixed threats with diplomacy …
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Trump says Iran 'better get serious' in Mideast war talks
Mar 26 2026
US President Donald Trump warned Iran on Thursday to get serious about talks to end the Middle East war "before it is …
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G7 meets in France hoping to heal transatlantic Iran rift
Mar 26 2026
European and allied nations on Thursday looked for ways to narrow differences with the United States on the Middle East …
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Trump insists Iran operations 'extremely' ahead of schedule
Mar 26 2026
US President Donald Trump said Thursday that the Iran war was "extremely" ahead of schedule, as he pushed Tehran to make …
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Belarus' Lukashenko gifts automatic rifle to North Korea's Kim
Mar 26 2026
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko gifted Kim Jong Un an automatic rifle during his maiden visit to Pyongyang, …
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Venezuela's Maduro back in US court after stunning capture
Mar 26 2026
Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro will appear Thursday in a New York court for the second time since his …
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G7 meets in France to mend transatlantic rupture on Iran
Mar 26 2026
Foreign ministers from the G7 meet outside Paris from Thursday, with European nations and allies seeking to narrow …
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Israel strikes Iran as Tehran rejects US talks overture
Mar 26 2026
Israel struck new targets across Iran on Thursday, after Tehran rejected US overtures to wind down the nearly four-week …
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Somalia football slowly becomes a women's game
Mar 26 2026
Hundreds of Somali spectators cheered as they watched two teams of young women play football in a Mogadishu stadium -- …
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Israel strikes Iran as Trump says Tehran wants deal to end war
Mar 26 2026
Israel launched strikes across Iran on Thursday, hours after US President Donald Trump said Tehran wanted a deal to end …
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US jury finds Meta, YouTube liable in social media addiction trial
Mar 26 2026
A Los Angeles jury on Wednesday found Meta and YouTube liable for harming a young woman because of an addictive design …
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US activists work to connect Iranians via Starlink
Mar 26 2026
With the war in Iran leading to a near-total internet blackout in the country, activists around the world -- especially …
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Iran says 'no negotiations' as US warns to accept 15-point deal
Mar 26 2026
US President Donald Trump is ready to "unleash hell" if Iran does not accept a deal to end the nearly four-week Middle …
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Oldest dog DNA suggests 16,000 years of human companionship
Mar 26 2026
The discovery of the oldest ever dog DNA suggests they have been our best friends for nearly 16,000 years -- 5,000 years …
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Ex-midwife enthroned as first female Archbishop of Canterbury
Mar 26 2026
A former nurse made history Wednesday when she was enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury, the first woman to lead the …
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London plans two-day mega 100,000-runner marathon
Mar 26 2026
The London marathon could be split across two days next year to reportedly allow up to 100,000 runners to participate …
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UN pushes fuel solution for Cuba aid work amid US talks
Mar 26 2026
The United Nations has proposed an emergency plan for crisis-hit Cuba, including tracking fuel use, amid talks with the …
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No more excuses: World Cup pressure is on for host USA
Mar 26 2026
The last time the United States hosted the World Cup, Bill Clinton was in the White House, Nirvana was on the radio, and …
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Day of reckoning arrives for social media after US court loss
Mar 25 2026
A Los Angeles jury's ruling that Meta and YouTube contributed to a teenage girl's depression marks a potential turning …
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'No negotiations' says Iran FM as US touts peace plan
Mar 25 2026
US President Donald Trump is ready to "unleash hell" if Iran doesn't accept a deal to end the Middle East war, the White …
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Trump to 'unleash hell' if Iran fails to make a deal
Mar 25 2026
US President Donald Trump is ready to "unleash hell" if Iran doesn't accept a deal to end the Middle East war, the White …
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US says Iran talks continue, will 'unleash hell' if no deal
Mar 25 2026
The White House said Wednesday it was still in talks with Iran despite Tehran reportedly rejecting a US plan to end the …
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UN designates African slave trade as 'gravest crime against humanity'
Mar 25 2026
The UN General Assembly on Wednesday designated the transatlantic African slave trade as "the gravest crime against …
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California jury finds Meta, YouTube liable in social media addiction trial
Mar 25 2026
A Los Angeles jury on Wednesday found Meta and YouTube liable for harming a young woman through the addictive design of …
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Grieving families hail court victory against Instagram, YouTube
Mar 25 2026
Hearing the news that Instagram and YouTube had been found liable Wednesday for contributing to a young American woman's …
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Iran media casts doubt on US peace plan
Mar 25 2026
State media in Iran said Wednesday that Tehran had rejected a US plan to end fighting, as the head of the United Nations …
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Tehran receives US plan to end Mideast war, as Iran fires at US carrier
Mar 25 2026
Iran has received a 15-point plan from the United States to end the Middle East war, Pakistani officials said Wednesday, …
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Iran fires at US carrier as backchannel diplomacy aims to end war
Mar 25 2026
Iran said on Wednesday it fired a volley of cruise missiles at a US aircraft carrier, as strikes rained down across the …
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Salah's long goodbye brings curtain down on golden era for Liverpool
Mar 25 2026
Mohamed Salah's long goodbye from Liverpool signals the end of a glorious era and leaves the Premier League giants …
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