Israel pounds Gaza as UN Security Council meets over deadly strike
Israel carried out fresh strikes on Wednesday in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where its forces are battling Hamas militants, after the UN Security Council met to discuss a deadly attack that sparked global outcry.
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Fortress Europe? The Nazi 'wall' that failed to prevent D-Day
For the 80th D-Day landings anniversary, AFP travelled the coastlines from northern Norway to southern France to find out what became of the German-built Atlantic Wall defences aimed at keeping the Allies at bay.
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Ancelotti's 'quiet leadership' key to his Champions League success
Real Madrid's superstars usually grab the headlines but quietly steering the ship in the direction of Champions League success yet again is coach Carlo Ancelotti.
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From fan bus to team bus: Dortmund's Terzic primed for Real Madrid
Saturday's clash with Real Madrid will not be coach Edin Terzic's first Champions League final experience with Borussia Dortmund -- but this time around he will be closer to the action.
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Hard-hitting Nepali cop looks to handcuff World Cup bowlers
Nepal's Dipendra Singh Airee is a 24-year-old policeman dubbed "The Tiger", who hopes to use his record-breaking batting skills to boost his nation at the T20 World Cup.
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Pakistan's Sufi festivals reclaim spirit after violence
Rhythmic drums and spirited dancing are once again bringing life to the shrines of Pakistan's saints, where festivals were long stifled by jihadist violence.
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'Normalised and invisible': online abuse targets Ethiopian women
Influential Ethiopian women's rights activist Betelehem Akalework says she has been forced to move home twice in two years after enduring a barrage of online abuse, death threats and physical harassment.
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Starless and forever alone: more 'rogue' planets discovered
The Euclid space telescope has discovered seven more rogue planets, shining a light on the dark and lonely worlds floating freely through the universe untethered to any star.
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IMF lifts China growth forecast but warns on industrial policy
The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday raised its yearly growth forecast for China, but warned that Beijing's industrial policy risks a "misallocation" of resources and could harm trade.
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Asian markets retreat on US rate concerns, oil rallies after attack
Most equities fell Wednesday on lingering worries about the outlook for US interest rates, while oil prices extended their rally after an attack on a ship in the Red Sea stoked fresh worries about supplies from the Middle East.
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