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Sweden's fears realised in Brussels 'terror attack'

Sweden's fears realised in Brussels 'terror attack'

Just two months after raising its threat level, Sweden was reeling in shock on Tuesday over the killing of two of its football fans in a "terror attack" targeting Swedes in Brussels.

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Republican-led US House rejects Trump ally for speaker

Republican-led US House rejects Trump ally for speaker

US lawmakers rejected hard-line conservative Jim Jordan's bid for speaker of the House of Representatives in the first round of voting Tuesday, entrenching a stalemate that has paralyzed Washington for two weeks.

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Six great upsets at the Cricket World Cup

Six great upsets at the Cricket World Cup

The Netherlands defeated South Africa by 38 runs at the Cricket World Cup on Tuesday, beating a Test-playing nation at the tournament for the first time.

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Netherlands humiliate South Africa at Cricket World Cup

Netherlands humiliate South Africa at Cricket World Cup

Netherlands defeated mighty South Africa by 38 runs at the Cricket World Cup on Tuesday as the European outsiders humiliated the Proteas for the second time in a year.

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Poland 'needs to be repaired' after populist rule

Poland 'needs to be repaired' after populist rule

Poland "needs to be repaired" after eight years of populist government that are expected to come to an end after pro-EU opposition parties won Sunday's elections, analysts said.

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Turkey extends Syria, Iraq operations by another two years

Turkey extends Syria, Iraq operations by another two years

Turkey's parliament on Tuesday extended the military's authorisation to launch cross-border operations in neighbouring Syria and Iraq by two more years.

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Strike kills hundreds at Gaza hospital on eve of Biden visit

Strike kills hundreds at Gaza hospital on eve of Biden visit

Israeli air strikes on a hospital compound in the Gaza Strip killed at least 200 people, officials in the Hamas-run Palestinian territory said on Tuesday, on the eve of US President Joe Biden's visit to the Middle East.

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11 stops and counting, Blinken shows his patience in Mideast

11 stops and counting, Blinken shows his patience in Mideast

In Saudi Arabia, the mercurial crown prince kept him waiting until dawn. In Israel, the hard-charging prime minister kept him negotiating throughout a night punctuated by air raid sirens.

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Britney Spears says she had abortion while dating Justin Timberlake

Britney Spears says she had abortion while dating Justin Timberlake

Britney Spears says in her eagerly anticipated new memoir that she had an abortion during her relationship with Justin Timberlake over two decades ago, according to an excerpt released Tuesday.

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US tightens curbs on AI chip exports to China

US tightens curbs on AI chip exports to China

The United States on Tuesday said it was tightening curbs on exports of state-of-the-art AI chips to China, sending the share price of Nvidia and other semiconductor companies plummeting on Wall Street.

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