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US to control one fifth of Venezuela's oil reserves, Trump says
President Donald Trump on Friday announced an unprecedented US push to take control of a fifth of Venezuela's vast oil reserves, betting th
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Nepal army races to rescue more than 100 trapped in hydropower tunnel after floods
Nepali army rescue teams were using drilling equipment on Saturday seeking to rescue more than 100 people trapped inside a hydropower tunnel
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Dutch institute issues 'red alert' over Trump-shaped ecstasy pills
The drugs have a delayed effect which "increases the risk of overdose", the institute has advised.
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Ligue 1: PSG survive scare to snatch a miraculous 2-2 draw at Lille
A dramatic start to Matchday 2 in Ligue 1. Just like last week at Rennes, Paris Saint-Germain found themselves 2-0 down, only to produce ano
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Exeter University approves deal with Saudi Arabia to train military officers and officials
In move that could generate millions, Exeter academics to deliver MA at National Defense University in RiyadhThe University of Exeter has ap
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Aston Villa sign Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson for reported club record
Jackson arrives as a replacement for Ollie Watkins, whose move to Saudi Arabian side Al Hilal is being finalised.
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‘Where there were bombs, there are now sunflowers’: The woman ridding Ukraine of Russian mines
Ukraine has been littered with mines since Putin invaded the country in 2022, posing a devastating risk to civilians. Antonina Kulhava, a hu
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Serbia keeps EU, Russia in play ahead of key election
As Serbia heads toward an uncertain election, President Aleksandar Vucic is balancing ties with Russia and EU ambitions. But growing geopoli
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Ex-White House teleprompter operator to pay $172,000 for Trump speech bets
The staffer was found to have used his prior knowledge of the president's speeches to place lucrative bets.
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India and Pakistan are united in spending citizen lives like pocket change
Recent hospital fires expose how little decades of national achievement mean when basic public safety still fails.
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‘In walked this big bundle of energy’: the day Dolly Parton came to Rotherham
Country star came to South Yorkshire town in 2007 for UK launch of the Imagination Library, her book donation schemeShane Jarman was up a la
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Europe's summer drought threatens fish in rivers, lakes and farms
Extreme drought and heat have severely impacted the Danube River and surrounding regions
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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin fires nuclear-capable missile that could reach US days after CIA chief’s visit
The defence ministry said it had successfully launched the missile on Friday
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Icelanders vote in referendum on whether to resume EU membership talks
Iceland will vote in a tight referendum on Saturday on whether to reopen membership negotiations with the European Union. Reykjavik applied
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Nepal flash flood deaths surpass 600, with around 3,000 still missing
A Nepali Army spokesperson said early Saturday that helicopter operations were on hold until weather conditions improved.
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Nepal-Tibet floods: death toll rises to 626 and missing climbs to nearly 3,000 – latest updates
Rescue workers and military personnel have been working around the clock since Wednesday’s disaster‘The flood took everything I have’: survi
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Gunfire and explosions heard near military base in Niger's capital
Local residents heard gunfire and explosions overnight in Niger’s capital, Niamey, near a military base at an international airport which wa
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What happens if you give everyone $700? A local economy thrives
An experiment designed to showcase what the future of aid might look like is seeing success in the village of Kamala in southern Malawi.
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Six months into the Iran war, a new Gulf security architecture is emerging
Gulf states are building overlapping partnerships that complement, rather than replace, the US security role.
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Guinea-Bissau junta puts new constitution to referendum as opposition urges boycott
A commentator and a human rights activist, speaking to Euronews, stress that the law has already been published and call for stronger EU act
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Households could save up to £173 a year by switching to fixed energy deal
Moving tariffs will cushion the blow from the October price cap rise and the increase widely predicted for JanuaryWith higher energy bills l
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Sharp rise in incidents of AI escaping users’ control, research finds
Exclusive: Number of times AI lies, ignores instructions and pursues goals in harmful ways almost doubles in JulyIncidents of AIs escaping u
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UK risks falling behind in AI race without faster telecoms upgrades, say executives
Planning delays and slow 5G upgrades could leave the UK unable to cope with a surge in AI-related traffic The UK risks becoming a laggard in
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Icelanders head to polls for referendum on whether to resume talks to join EU
Icelanders are heading to the polls on Saturday to vote on whether their country should resume talks to join the European Union, years after
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