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Trump says US scaling back military drills with Seoul hours before start

Kushner to meet Netanyahu after talks with Hamas on Gaza plan

Nearly 13,000 displaced after deadly Indonesian quake

Photos, memories all that remain for Colombia's bereaved after quake

Axe hangs over Australian batters after Darwin 'disaster'

Sabalenka squeezes out win on sixth match point in Cincinnati

Is this cave in Turkey where Homer wrote 'The Odyssey'?

Trump says US scaling back military drills with South Korea hours before start

Winning back walls from gangs, artists fill El Salvador's towns with color

Jason Arday: UK academic who died amid plagiarism storm

Opening arguments expected in Tupac murder trial

Sabbath cafe clash lays bare Israel faultlines

As machinery removes rubble, hopes for survivors from Colombian quake dwindle

Top-ranked Scheffler powers to PGA St. Jude Championship victory

Masi removed as F1 race director over Abu Dhabi GP management

Michael Masi has been removed as Formula One race director over his management of the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix last year which led to Max Verstappen being controversially crowned world champion.

World funds own destruction with $1.8 tn subsidies: study

The world must slash $1.8 trillion in annual subsidies that destroy the environment, according to a study Thursday from business groups including one founded by tycoon Richard Branson.

Macron warns of 'predatory' Russian mercenaries in Mali

While announcing on Thursday that France would withdraw its troops from Mali, President Emmanuel Macron made his strongest condemnation yet of the shadowy Russian mercenary group Wagner whose alleged arrival in West Africa has infuriated Paris.

Shelling accusations fuel tensions in Ukraine crisis

Ukraine and Moscow-backed separatists traded accusations Thursday of intensifying shell fire across their frontline, fuelling fears of a potential Russian invasion of its pro-Western neighbour.

Walmart reports solid Q4 profits on strong US consumer

Walmart reported better-than-expected quarterly profits Thursday as strong consumer demand during the festive season offset the hit from higher costs.

Air France-KLM slashes losses by half in 2021

French-Dutch aviation giant Air France-KLM on Thursday said its net loss narrowed by more than half last year but would need more capital strengthening measures due to the pandemic.

Cardinal slams abuse cover-ups at Vatican priest forum

An influential cardinal opened a Vatican symposium on the priesthood Thursday apologising for "unworthy ministers" and the cover-up of child sexual abuse by Catholic clergy, before an audience that included Pope Francis.

Mozambican ex-president defends role at 'hidden debt' trial

Ex-president Armando Guebuza on Thursday took the witness stand in Mozambique's biggest corruption scandal, defending his government's decision to contract huge secret loans that triggered an economic crisis.

Tartan-clad Chinese pipers bring sound of Scotland to Olympic curling

The piercing sounds of bagpipes reverberate in the cold air from men dressed in tartan kilts. But this is not Scotland, it's the curling at the Beijing Winter Olympics, and Zhang Ali has never even been to Britain.

Valieva bids for second Olympic title under doping cloud

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva was poised Thursday to step onto the ice in pursuit of her second Beijing Olympics title but with a dark cloud of doping hanging heavy over her.

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