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Key of seethe: I.Coast row with Sahel juntas spills into concert halls

'My blood was spilled here': a year on, Tanzania unable to mourn election violence

Romanian writer Cartarescu hails books as balm in turmoil

Afghanistan opium poppy cultivation surges despite Taliban govt ban: UN

Mbappe, Real Madrid and La Liga face long road to redemption in China

No World Series miracle for weary Rays

North Korea fires 'around a dozen' ballistic missiles into East Sea

Miami Heat earn first win of NBA season with Antetokounmpo

Brewers catcher Contreras named World Series MVP

Brewers beat Rays 4-1 to capture first World Series title

Asian stock markets fluctuate after mixed tech results

Philippine island fights rising seas with nature, not concrete

Samsung logs record quarterly profits despite investor AI jitters

Bangladesh presses India before Ganges water treaty expires

Congolese vote amid 'chaos', delays, conflict in east

People in the Democratic Republic of Congo voted Wednesday in a high-stakes election pitting the incumbent President Felix Tshisekedi against a fragmented opposition, whose leaders denounced "chaos" and "irregularities".

Suriname court upholds 20-year sentence for ex-president in murder trial

Suriname's highest court on Wednesday upheld a 20-year prison sentence for ex-president Desi Bouterse, who lost an appeal against his conviction for the 1982 killings of political opponents.

EU looks to downgrade wolf protection status

The European Commission said Wednesday it wants to allow wolves to be hunted based on new data suggesting the animals pose a rising threat to livestock.

Domestic security boss becomes France's top spook

France's domestic intelligence chief was appointed Wednesday to head the country's DGSE foreign espionage service made famous by the fictional hit series "The Bureau".

Israel and Hamas working toward new truce, hostage deal

Hopes rose Wednesday that Israel and Hamas may be inching toward another truce and hostage release deal in the Gaza war, following secret talks and as the head of the Palestinian militant group visited Egypt.

UK's Supreme Court rules in favour of Guantanamo detainee

Britain's top court ruled Wednesday that a Guantanamo detainee waterboarded by the CIA can use English law in his claim against the UK government over alleged complicity in the torture.

Survivors brave freezing cold after China quake kills 134

Survivors of China's deadliest earthquake in years huddled in makeshift aid tents despite freezing temperatures on Wednesday, too scared to return to homes made dangerous by the disaster.

EU court sides with Ryanair over Air France-KLM aid

A top EU court annulled on Wednesday the approval of a pandemic state aid programme for Air France-KLM that had been challenged by Irish rival Ryanair and Malta Air.

French health minister resigns over controversial immigration law

France's health minister resigned on Tuesday after the adoption of tough new immigration legislation backed by the far-right sparked an unprecedented rebellion within its ranks of President Emmanuel Macron's ruling party.

European stocks waver; London boosted by rate cut hopes

European stock markets wavered on Wednesday but London climbed and the pound sank as news of sharply slowing inflation stoked hopes of a Bank of England interest rate cut.

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