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Barre hopes to take France form to Stade Francais' Top 14 'operation survival'

Barre hopes to take France form to Stade Francais' Top 14 'operation survival'

France full-back Leo Barre said he wants to transfer his impressive Six Nations form to Stade Francais as the Parisian club, who host La Rochelle on Saturday, fight for their French Top 14 survival.

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PSG host Lille with Champions League blockbuster on the horizon

PSG host Lille with Champions League blockbuster on the horizon

Paris Saint-Germain face Lille on Saturday in a clash of France's remaining Champions League hopefuls before a potentially season-defining showdown with Liverpool in the last 16.

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Trump's Russia pivot keeps China guessing on Ukraine

Trump's Russia pivot keeps China guessing on Ukraine

US President Donald Trump's abrupt pivot to Russia will remould Moscow's ties with China but is unlikely to prise apart its flourishing partnership with Beijing, analysts say.

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Talks to resume in Cairo on next phase of Israel-Hamas ceasefire

Talks to resume in Cairo on next phase of Israel-Hamas ceasefire

Talks resume in Cairo Friday on a second phase of an Israel-Hamas ceasefire that mediators hope will bring a lasting end to the Gaza conflict, a day after Israel's military acknowledged its "complete failure" to prevent the 2023 Hamas attack that sparked the war.

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Avowed misogynist Andrew Tate in US despite rape charges in Romania

Avowed misogynist Andrew Tate in US despite rape charges in Romania

Andrew Tate, a right-wing influencer charged with rape and human trafficking in Romania, arrived in the United States on Thursday -- the first time he has been out of the eastern European country since his 2022 arrest.

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Worry, confusion as Vietnam slashes public jobs

Worry, confusion as Vietnam slashes public jobs

Senior Vietnamese official Nguyen Linh believes he has much more to give in the job he has worked his whole life but will soon retire as part of a radical government cost-cutting drive approved last week.

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Rudderless Matildas desperate to reignite fire when Kerr returns

Rudderless Matildas desperate to reignite fire when Kerr returns

Stand-in skipper Steph Catley says World Cup semi-finalists Australia will "fight back" from an alarming slump in form, but the return of star striker Sam Kerr cannot come soon enough.

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Asian markets tumble as Trump tariff salvo fans fresh fears

Asian markets tumble as Trump tariff salvo fans fresh fears

Asian markets tracked losses across the world Friday as US President Donald Trump's volley of tariff measures sparked fresh fears about a global trade war that could hammer struggling economies.

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Oscars nod 'truly magical' for Iranian film's young stars

Oscars nod 'truly magical' for Iranian film's young stars

Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof's "The Seed of the Sacred Fig" won a special prize at the Cannes film festival last year and is hoping to go one better at the Oscars on Sunday.

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Ronaldo closes on Asian Champions League crown as Saudi sides reign

Ronaldo closes on Asian Champions League crown as Saudi sides reign

Cristiano Ronaldo's Al Nassr travel to Iran in the Asian Champions League next week with his side one of three from Saudi Arabia in the last 16 of the region's top club competition.

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