Duterte killed thousands, ICC prosecutors say
Rodrigo Duterte killed thousands during his anti-drug campaign, an International Criminal Court prosecutor alleged Friday, as the crimes against humanity hearing against the former Philippines president wrapped up.
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Real Madrid face Man City, PSG draw Chelsea in Champions League last 16
Real Madrid and Manchester City will face off in a Champions League knockout tie for the fifth season running after being drawn Friday to play each other in the last 16, while reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain will take on Chelsea.
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Liverpool boss Slot says Salah victim of 'his own standards'
Mohamed Salah may be experiencing the worst goal drought of his Premier League career but Liverpool manager Arne Slot believes the Egypt striker is paying the price for his own high standards.
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Stocks mostly rise, oil jumps tracking AI and Iran
Stock markets mostly rose Friday with traders relieved by the tech sector holding firm despite concerns over massive AI investments.
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The United States authorised the departure of non-emergency embassy staff from Israel on Friday, as it threatened strikes on Iran and pressed its biggest military build-up in the Middle East in decades.
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EU will provisionally apply contested South America trade deal
The European Union will implement a mammoth trade deal with the South American Mercosur bloc while waiting for a top court's ruling on its legality, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Friday.
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Cambodia welcomes back dozens of artefacts looted by UK trafficker
Cambodian monks chanted blessings and scattered flowers Friday over 74 cultural artefacts returned to the country after being plundered by a notorious British antiques smuggler.
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'Without ports, Ukraine will be destroyed': Odesa buckles under Russian bombs
Looking out at the blue and yellow cranes towering over the Black Sea horizon, Viktor Berestenko worries about the relentless Russian bombardment of Odesa, Ukraine's southern port city.
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Beating Dortmund 'a mini title', says Bayern's Kompany
Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany said the scale of the Bundesliga match at Borussia Dortmund on Saturday means victory would be like winning "a mini title".
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UK Labour party loses heartland parliament seat to left-wing Greens
Britain's ruling Labour party slumped Friday to a humiliating third-place finish as it lost a crunch vote in a traditional stronghold to the left-wing Greens, heaping fresh pressure on embattled Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
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