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M23 militia says to pull out of key DR Congo city at US's request

Thousands of glaciers to melt each year by mid-century: study

China to impose anti-dumping duties on EU pork for five years

Nepal starts tiger census to track recovery

Economic losses from natural disasters down by a third in 2025: Swiss Re

Indonesians reeling from flood devastation plea for global help

Timeline: How the Bondi Beach mass shooting unfolded

On the campaign trail in a tug-of-war Myanmar town

Bondi Beach suspect visited Philippines on Indian passport

Kenyan girls still afflicted by genital mutilation years after ban

Djokovic to warm up for Australian Open in Adelaide

Trap laid, Ukraine walked in

BRICS-Dollar challenge

Al-Qaida’s growing ambitions

Saudi shift shakes Israel

Adobe down 40%: Kodak moment?

Boomers: Selfish or Scapegoats?

Argentina's radical Shift

Hidden Cartel crisis in USA

Thai, Cambodian border evacuees split over Trump mediation

Stranded Thai and Cambodian evacuees were split Thursday over the expected intervention of US President Donald Trump to end a decades-long border dispute that has turned their lives upside down.

Bulgarian government resigns after mass protests: PM

Bulgaria's prime minister announced Thursday that his government was resigning after less than a year in office following a series of anti-corruption protests.

Austrian parliament approves headscarf ban in schools

Austrian lawmakers on Thursday voted by a large majority in favour of a law banning headscarves in schools for girls under 14, a move rights groups and experts say is discriminatory and could deepen societal division.

Thyssenkrupp pauses steel production at two sites citing Asian pressure

Europe's largest steelmaker Thyssenkrupp is to pause steel production at two sites for about two weeks because of Asian competition, the German firm said Thursday, as the European Union considers tightening its steel tariffs.

Swiss yodelling joins world cultural heritage list

Yodelling, the traditional singing of herders in the Swiss Alps, was recognised by the United Nations on Thursday as part of the world's cultural heritage.

Stocks diverge as AI fears cloud US rate cut

Stock markets diverged Thursday as optimism over the Federal Reserve's latest interest rate cut was dampened by disappointing earnings from software giant Oracle, which revived concerns over sky-high AI valuations.

Israel says Hamas 'will be disarmed' after group proposes weapons freeze

Israel said on Thursday Hamas "will be disarmed" as part of the US-sponsored peace plan for Gaza, after a top leader from the Palestinian Islamist movement suggested a weapons freeze.

ECB proposes simplifying rules for banks

The European Central Bank proposed Thursday simplifying rules for the region's lenders to help them compete internationally, but insisted the move would not weaken guardrails aimed at preventing crises.

Toll in deadly Indonesia floods near 1,000, frustrations grow

The death toll in Indonesia's devastating floods closed in on the 1,000 mark Thursday as hundreds of thousands more continued to face shortages, with frustration growing over relief efforts.

Myanmar junta air strike on hospital kills 31, aid workers say

A Myanmar military air strike killed more than 30 people at a hospital, aid workers said Thursday, as the junta wages a withering offensive ahead of elections beginning this month.

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