Venezuela moves to open up oil sector, a key Trump demand
Venezuelan lawmakers on Thursday gave their initial backing to plans to throw open the oil sector to private investors, paving the way for the return of US energy majors -- a key demand of President Donald Trump.
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Trump sues JPMorgan Chase, CEO Dimon, claims 'debanked' for politics
US President Donald Trump sued JPMorgan Chase and CEO Jamie Dimon on Thursday, alleging he was wrongly "debanked" for political reasons, according to a civil complaint.
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Chile police arrest third suspect in wildfire-ravaged south
Chilean police announced on Thursday the arrest of a third person in the country's wildfire-ravaged south who they said was deliberately trying to start a fire.
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Galthie confirms Dupont as France captain for Six Nations
France coach Fabien Galthie confirmed on Thursday in an interview with sports daily L'Equipe that star scrum-half Antoine Dupont will captain the side in this year's Six Nations.
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Villa seal place in Europa League last 16 as Celtic draw in Italy
Aston Villa secured their place in the last 16 of the Europa League on Thursday with a 1-0 win at Fenerbahce, while Celtic blew a two-goal lead against Bologna to jeopardise their qualification hopes.
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Musk's Grok created three million sexualized images, research says
Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok generated an estimated three million sexualized images of women and children in a matter of days, researchers said Thursday, revealing the scale of the explicit content that sparked a global outcry.
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Gazans pay homage to Palestinian journalists killed by Israel
Hundreds of red-eyed and exhausted people, including many journalists, crowded into the grounds of Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis in Gaza on Thursday to pay tribute to three fallen colleagues.
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With 'Board of Peace,' Trump tries hand at institution-making, to wide doubt
After a year of tearing down global norms and withdrawing from UN bodies, US President Donald Trump is trying his hand at international institution building with his self-styled "Board of Peace" -- to wide skepticism.
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At Davos, Zelensky blasts EU, says US 'security guarantees' ready
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday blasted the EU's lack of "political will" in countering Russian leader Vladimir Putin, in a fiery address criticising some of Kyiv's top allies at the World Economic Forum.
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French navy boards tanker 'from Russia' in Mediterranean
France's navy, with the help of allies, on Thursday boarded a tanker alleged to be from Russia's sanction-busting "shadow fleet" in the Mediterranean, President Emmanuel Macron said.
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