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Crypto kingpin Alexander Vinnik handed over to Russia: US official

Crypto kingpin Alexander Vinnik handed over to Russia: US official

The United States has released Russian cryptocurrency kingpin Alexander Vinnik, as part of an exchange deal that saw Moscow free US teacher Marc Fogel, a senior US official said Thursday.

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Porto draw with Roma as Fenerbahce win in Europa League play-offs

Porto draw with Roma as Fenerbahce win in Europa League play-offs

Porto and Roma drew 1-1 in the first leg of their Europa League knockout phase play-off Thursday, while Jose Mourinho's Fenerbahce took a big step towards the last 16 with a 3-0 win over Anderlecht.

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Stocks mostly up on Ukraine peace hopes, shrugging off latest US tariff talk

Stocks mostly up on Ukraine peace hopes, shrugging off latest US tariff talk

Major stock markets mostly rose Thursday on hopes for an end to the war in Ukraine and as US President Trump announced a trade policy shake-up but held off on specific new levies.

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India's Modi builds bromance with Trump and Musk despite trade war

India's Modi builds bromance with Trump and Musk despite trade war

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi met US President Donald Trump -- and billionaire Elon Musk -- at the White House on Thursday, with the two national leaders hailing their close bond despite Trump's expanding global trade war.

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RFK Jr, vaccine critic turned US health secretary, hints at overhaul

RFK Jr, vaccine critic turned US health secretary, hints at overhaul

Newly confirmed Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday accused US institutions of "stealing the health of our children" and suggested they should meet the same fate as USAID, which President Donald Trump's administration is working to slash.

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Argentina's Schwartzman retires from professional tennis

Argentina's Schwartzman retires from professional tennis

Argentina's Diego Schwartzman, a former world number eight, ended his professional tennis career on Thursday with a bruising defeat by Spain's Pedro Martinez in the second round of the Argentina Open.

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Swinton lashes out as she receives Berlin festival award

Swinton lashes out as she receives Berlin festival award

British movie star Tilda Swinton lashed out at the "state-operated" crimes of "greed-addicted governments" as she received a special award on the first day of the Berlin Film Festival on Thursday.

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India's Modi meets Trump, Musk as tariff pressure

India's Modi meets Trump, Musk as tariff pressure

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Donald Trump and Elon Musk in Washington Thursday, with the US president pressing the leader of the world's most populous nation on tariffs and trade.

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Argentina records lowest monthly inflation in 4.5 years

Argentina records lowest monthly inflation in 4.5 years

Argentina recorded a monthly inflation rate of 2.2 percent in January, the lowest in 4.5 years, the INDEC national statistics agency said Thursday, in a boost for budget-slashing President Javier Milei.

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Trump eyes summit with Xi-Putin, shaking up world order

Trump eyes summit with Xi-Putin, shaking up world order

Donald Trump unveiled an extraordinary vision of a shake-up to the world order Thursday, eyeing a three-way summit with the Russian and Chinese leaders just a day after saying he had agreed with Vladimir Putin to start Ukraine peace talks.

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