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Actress, engineer, jihadist's widow among Syria's new women MPs

Houthi missile attacks kill 58 Saudi-backed Yemeni govt forces: source

Battling Norrie survives match point to oust de Minaur

No.1 Sabalenka and Pegula advance at Toronto

US firm takes on backyard mosquitoes -- with 600,000 mosquitoes

China missile test top of agenda as Pacific diplomats meet in Fiji

Thousands protest private property legislation in Argentina

Most UK teens to opt out of planned social media curfew: poll

Battling Norrie survives match point to oust de Minaur at Montreal

Venezuela's political transition talks launch in Caracas

Venezuela's political transition talks start: AFP

Bangladesh signs biggest-ever plane deal for 14 Boeings

Bangladesh on Thursday signed a deal with US aircraft manufacturer Boeing to buy 14 planes for its national carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines, the two sides announced -- the airline's biggest-ever order, in a deal valued at $3.7 billion.

Musk grilled on AI profits at OpenAI trial

Elon Musk sparred with lawyers for a third day Thursday at his California trial against OpenAI, struggling to explain why his own for-profit AI empire differs from the one he is trying to take down.

Venezuela opens arms to world with Miami-Caracas flight

A relaunched Miami-Caracas flight after seven years of a standstill is paving the way for Venezuela to reclaim its status as a bustling aviation hub.

King Charles experiences small-town America on last day of visit

King Charles III was treated to a big helping of Americana on Thursday, the final day of a state visit aimed at healing ties between Britain and the United States strained by the war in Iran.

Trump mulls US troop cuts in Italy, Spain over Iran row

President Donald Trump said Thursday he may pull US troops from Italy and Spain due to their opposition to the Iran war, a day after proposing a similar reduction in Germany.

Israel says detained Gaza flotilla activists to be taken to Greece

Israel said on Thursday that dozens of activists intercepted by its military on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in international waters off Crete would be taken to Greece.

Infantino confirms Iran will play World Cup games in US

FIFA President Gianni Infantino reiterated that Iran will play their World Cup games in the United States as scheduled as football's power-brokers met in Vancouver on Thursday.

Blow for Lula as Brazil MPs slash Bolsonaro prison term

Brazil's Congress on Thursday overturned President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's veto of a law dramatically reducing the prison sentence of his arch-rival Jair Bolsonaro, the second major defeat for Lula in as many days.

At Iranian film's Berlin premiere, calls not to forget Iranian people

The Iranian film crew behind "Roya", which recounts the torment and trauma of a political prisoner in Tehran's Evin prison, urged the Iranian people "not to be forgotten" at the film's German premiere.

Honda confident Aston Martin power unit problems solved

Honda’s trackside racing boss Shintaro Orihara said Thursday that he is confident they have found solutions to the power unit problems that undermined Aston Martin’s start to the 2026 F1 season.

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