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Maresca 'happy' with pressure of Champions League challenge

Maresca 'happy' with pressure of Champions League challenge

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca said he welcomes the pressure of potentially having to win their final two Premier League games to secure a place in next season's Champions League.

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'Miracle': family reunites in Kashmir after fleeing conflict

'Miracle': family reunites in Kashmir after fleeing conflict

Shruti Sharma tearfully hugged her family goodbye and fled her home near the contested border in Kashmir with her three children on the first night of India and Pakistan's worst conflict in decades.

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'Paradigm shift': Germany says to meet Trump's NATO spending target

'Paradigm shift': Germany says to meet Trump's NATO spending target

Germany under new Chancellor Friedrich Merz surprised NATO allies on Thursday by signalling plans to massively boost defence spending to five percent of GDP as demanded by US President Donald Trump.

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Struggling steel giant Thyssenkrupp's shares slump after profit hit

Struggling steel giant Thyssenkrupp's shares slump after profit hit

Thyssenkrupp's shares slumped Thursday after it reported worse-than-expected earnings and its steel business took a fresh hit, in more bad news for the struggling German industrial titan.

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French lawmakers divided over PM child abuse hearing

French lawmakers divided over PM child abuse hearing

French politicians were divided on Thursday over the marathon hearing of Prime Minister Francois Bayrou, who was grilled by lawmakers about claims of sexual abuse at a Catholic school.

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French chauffeur to face trial over alleged theft from UK minister

French chauffeur to face trial over alleged theft from UK minister

A chauffeur faces trial later this year charged with stealing money and baggage from Britain's top diplomat after driving David Lammy and his wife hundreds of kilometres from Italy to an Alpine ski resort in France, a prosecutor said.

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China's Alibaba posts annual revenue increase despite spending slump

China's Alibaba posts annual revenue increase despite spending slump

Internet giant Alibaba posted on Thursday a six percent increase in annual revenue, the latest positive sign for China's tech sector despite persisting economic uncertainties that include sluggish spending and threatened trade.

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Tracking the disinfo on Macron's 'cocaine use' in Ukraine

Tracking the disinfo on Macron's 'cocaine use' in Ukraine

Unsubstantiated claims of supposed cocaine use by French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on a train to Ukraine last weekend may have started from a French account.

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Fraser-Pryce admits family balance hard to maintain

Fraser-Pryce admits family balance hard to maintain

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, the most decorated woman sprinter in history, admitted on Thursday she finds it increasingly challenging to balance family life with her career on the track.

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Frankfurt extend coach Toppmoeller's deal until 2028

Frankfurt extend coach Toppmoeller's deal until 2028

Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday announced an extension to coach Dino Toppmoeller's contract by two years until 2028, days out from a season-defining match at Freiburg.

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