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Eala recovers to move into Tokyo quarter-finals

Russia woos African leaders at Moscow summit

COPs 'bunch of baloney' says Panama as it vies to host nature summit

Local ceasefire in Russia-occupied Ukrainian city holds for second day

طفرة رقائق الذاكرة ترفع إيرادات إس كيه هاينكس بأكثر من 300%

Denmark mulls banning turbo chickens

Odegaard urges Arsenal to move on after Fleetwood upset

Nintendo producer 'all nervous' as Zelda classic remake hits shelves

قراءة في تحول العقيدة الأمنية الإسرائيلية نحو فرض وقائع إقليمية

Japan, Germany leaders target closer ties on critical minerals

Israeli Arab parties hold key as Netanyahu falls short of majority

الزيتون الفلسطيني بين خسائر الحرب والاستهداف المتكرر للأرض

Spain high-speed train collision kills 31, injures 80

UK comedian Brand tells rape trial 'consent is fundamental'

French interior minister drops presidential ambition, backs ex-PM

France's powerful Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin has indicated he is no longer interested in running for the presidency in 2027, saying that former prime minister Edouard Philippe is best placed to succeed Emmanuel Macron.

French Muslim school to lose funding over teaching: official

The French government will end state subsidies for the country's biggest Muslim high school receiving state funds, authorities said, following controversy over the ideas set out in its teaching.

Hong Kong election sees lowest-ever turnout with dissent banned

Hong Kong's first district elections for "patriots" saw a turnout of 27.5 percent, the government said Monday, a record-low share for a race that had shut out all opposition candidates.

'Race against time': Climate talks in last push to end fossil fuels

UN leaders on Monday urged an end to obstruction hours before a deadline for a deal at a climate summit in Dubai, as oil producers resisted historic calls for the world to wind down fossil fuels.

Markets mixed ahead of US inflation data, Fed decision

Markets diverged Monday as investors awaited key US data and a Federal Reserve policy decision after labour figures last week suggested the US central bank was on course to deliver a soft landing for the economy while reining in inflation.

Philippines summons Chinese envoy over maritime confrontations

The Philippines said it had summoned China's envoy on Monday and flagged the possibility of expelling him following the most tense confrontations between the countries' vessels in years at flashpoint reefs in the disputed South China Sea.

Asian markets mixed ahead of US inflation data, Fed decision

Asian markets diverged Monday as investors awaited key US data and a Federal Reserve policy decision after labour figures last week suggested the US central bank was on course to deliver a soft landing for the economy while reining in inflation.

UK Covid-19 inquiry to grill PM Sunak over Eat Out scheme

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces questions Monday over whether his "Eat Out to Help Out" scheme to help the struggling hospitality sector during the pandemic spurred the spread of Covid-19.

Fears for children of same-sex couples in hard-right Italy

The risk she could lose her children is driving Chiara and her family into self-imposed exile, away from Italy and a hard-right government hostile to same-sex parents.

'Not a minute to lose': Clock ticks on fossil fuel deal at climate summit

The UN climate chief on Monday urged an end to obstruction a day before the deadline for a deal at a summit in Dubai, with oil producers resisting historic calls for the world to wind down fossil fuels.

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