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Mideast war escalates as fresh strikes batter Iran

Mideast war escalates as fresh strikes batter Iran

Fresh strikes rocked Iran and Lebanon Friday as Israel and the United States stepped up their attacks in the spawling Middle East war, with powerful explosions shattering the skies of Tehran.

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Pirovano takes downhill at Val di Fassa for first World Cup win

Pirovano takes downhill at Val di Fassa for first World Cup win

Italian skier Laura Pirovano finally claimed her first World Cup victory on Friday by winning the first of two downhills on home snow in Val di Fassa.

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Iran drone strike on Azerbaijan raises fears of Mideast war spreading to Caucasus

Iran drone strike on Azerbaijan raises fears of Mideast war spreading to Caucasus

Iranian drone strikes on Azerbaijan have raised fears that the Middle East war could spill into the Caucasus, as Baku, an ally of Israel, vows to respond.

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Decades of planning and US backing helps fuel Israel's air power

Decades of planning and US backing helps fuel Israel's air power

Israel's air superiority over Iranian skies in the war with the Islamic republic reflects decades of strategic thinking and a singular partnership with Washington, experts told AFP.

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Hungary to expel seven Ukrainians as Zelensky, Orban quarrel over Russian oil

Hungary to expel seven Ukrainians as Zelensky, Orban quarrel over Russian oil

Hungary will expel seven detained Ukrainians, the government said Friday, as Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky traded threats in a row over stalled Russian oil supplies.

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Nepal's rapper-turned-politician takes early lead in key polls

Nepal's rapper-turned-politician takes early lead in key polls

Nepal's centrist party of rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah took an early lead in the high-stakes parliamentary election on Friday, as slow counting continued after the first polls since last year's deadly uprising.

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Stocks fluctuate, oil climbs as Mideast crisis rages

Stocks fluctuate, oil climbs as Mideast crisis rages

Global stock markets fluctuated and oil prices jumped Friday at the end of a volatile week's trading unleashed by the Middle East conflict.

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Mideast war is heightening uncertainty, Lufthansa warns

Mideast war is heightening uncertainty, Lufthansa warns

German aviation giant Lufthansa warned Friday it faced a more uncertain outlook because of the unfolding Middle East conflict, and that the fallout showed how vulnerable air traffic remains to geopolitical shocks.

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Fresh Israeli strikes on Lebanon as PM warns of 'looming humanitarian disaster'

Fresh Israeli strikes on Lebanon as PM warns of 'looming humanitarian disaster'

Fresh Israeli strikes on Friday battered Lebanon, where Prime Minister Nawaf Salam warned "a humanitarian disaster is looming" due to mass displacement.

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Hong Kong mogul Jimmy Lai won't appeal national security conviction: lawyer

Hong Kong mogul Jimmy Lai won't appeal national security conviction: lawyer

Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai will not appeal against the national security conviction for which he was jailed for 20 years last month, his legal team said on Friday without providing a reason.

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