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Biden requests $106 bln package, including Ukraine, Israel funds

Biden requests $106 bln package, including Ukraine, Israel funds

US President Joe Biden urgently requested Friday military aid for Ukraine and Israel in a massive $106 billion national security package, but Republican paralysis in Congress means it will hit an immediate wall.

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Deposed Niger president's lawyers deny escape bid

Deposed Niger president's lawyers deny escape bid

Lawyers for Niger's ousted president on Friday rejected claims by the new military rulers that he had tried to escape, as France said its forces would be gone from the West African country by year's end as planned.

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Lebanon national carrier halves flights amid fears of Israel war

Lebanon national carrier halves flights amid fears of Israel war

Lebanon's national carrier Friday said it was cutting more than half of its flights as tensions along the border with Israel prompted more Western countries to warn against travel to Lebanon.

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Gazans await 'life and death' aid, Israel readies invasion

Gazans await 'life and death' aid, Israel readies invasion

Thousands of tonnes of "life and death" aid for Gaza should be delivered soon, the United Nations said Friday, to relieve a "beyond catastrophic" situation after unrelenting Israeli bombing in response to an unprecedented Hamas attack.

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Coin tosses are not 50/50: researchers find a slight bias

Coin tosses are not 50/50: researchers find a slight bias

Want to get a slight edge during a coin toss? Check out which side is facing upwards before the coin is flipped –- then call that same side.

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Leaderless US House ends week where it started - in limbo

Leaderless US House ends week where it started - in limbo

The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives was closing out a third week of dysfunction Friday, no nearer to replacing its ousted leader and with no realistic plan to end one of its worst institutional crises in decades.

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South Africa skipper Bavuma thrilled his Tendulkar wish comes true

South Africa skipper Bavuma thrilled his Tendulkar wish comes true

Temba Bavuma said he would fulfil a cherished ambition on Saturday when he leads out South Africa in a World Cup match against England at the Wankhede Stadium, the home ground of his boyhood idol Sachin Tendulkar.

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Barcelona draw Frankfurt in Women's Champions League group stage

Barcelona draw Frankfurt in Women's Champions League group stage

Women's Champions League holders Barcelona were placed in a pool with four-time winners Eintracht Frankfurt while English champions Chelsea were matched with Real Madrid in the group-stage draw on Friday.

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Deadly Storm Babet batters Scotland and Scandinavia

Deadly Storm Babet batters Scotland and Scandinavia

Two people died and families were trapped in flooded homes in Scotland Friday as Storm Babet moved east, prompting the cancellation of flights and ferries in Scandinavia.

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Liverpool defender Robertson faces shoulder surgery

Liverpool defender Robertson faces shoulder surgery

Liverpool defender Andy Robertson is set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines as he prepares to have surgery on a shoulder injury.

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