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Partial solar eclipse in northern areas on Saturday

Partial solar eclipse in northern areas on Saturday

The moon will cross in front of the Sun for around four hours on Saturday, creating a partial solar eclipse that careful skygazers will able to see in parts of the Northern Hemisphere.

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Trump reiterates US need to 'have' Greenland ahead of Vance visit

Trump reiterates US need to 'have' Greenland ahead of Vance visit

US President Donald Trump ramped up his claims to Greenland on Wednesday, saying ahead of a visit by Vice President JD Vance that the United States needed to take control of the Danish island for "international security."

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Ayuso pips Roglic to Tour of Catalonia stage three

Ayuso pips Roglic to Tour of Catalonia stage three

Juan Ayuso snatched victory on stage three of the Tour of Catalonia fractionally ahead of 2023 winner Primoz Roglic and climbed to the top of the general classification on Wednesday.

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Global stocks drop as US tariff uncertainty lingers

Global stocks drop as US tariff uncertainty lingers

Global stock markets mostly slipped Wednesday as investors digested conflicting signals from President Donald Trump about his coming wave of tariffs.

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Rubio in Caribbean to chart new path for Haiti

Rubio in Caribbean to chart new path for Haiti

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in the Caribbean on Wednesday looking for ways forward on violence-torn Haiti and to show support for oil-rich Guyana in its dispute with Venezuela.

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Brazil's Bolsonaro ordered to stand trial for attempted coup

Brazil's Bolsonaro ordered to stand trial for attempted coup

Brazil's Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro to stand trial on charges of plotting a coup after failing to win re-election in 2022.

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Canada PM Carney details fund to protect auto industry against Trump

Canada PM Carney details fund to protect auto industry against Trump

Prime Minister Mark Carney on Wednesday announced support for "all-in-Canada" auto manufacturing, escalating trade protection in response to US President Donald Trump's threat to "shut down" the northern country's auto industry.

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Estonian MPs pass bill to limit voting rights for Russian minority

Estonian MPs pass bill to limit voting rights for Russian minority

Estonian lawmakers voted Wednesday to ban the country's large Russian minority and other non-EU residents from voting in local elections, as the Baltic state warily eyes Moscow.

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Ukraine needs European troops with 'readiness to fight': Kyiv aide

Ukraine needs European troops with 'readiness to fight': Kyiv aide

Ukraine needs a "serious" contribution from Europe of troops who are ready to fight, and not peacekeepers, after any end of hostilities with Russia, a senior aide to President Volodymyr Zelensky told AFP on Wednesday.

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Trump says 'we have to have' Greenland, ahead of Vance trip

Trump says 'we have to have' Greenland, ahead of Vance trip

US President Donald Trump ramped up his claims to Greenland on Wednesday, saying ahead of a visit by Vice President JD Vance that the United States needed to take control of the Danish island for "international security."

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