Japan PM Takaichi under pressure over gifts to MPs

Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi was under pressure after it emerged she gave congratulatory gift catalogues to lawmakers from her ruling LDP following its landslide election victory.

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Sri Lanka's ex-spy boss arrested over 2019 Easter bombings

A whistleblower told the network that he had permitted the attack to proceed with the intention of influencing that year's presidential election in favour of Rajapaksa.

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India PM Modi heads to Israel to 'strengthen cooperation'

India's Adani Group, operates the Mediterranean port of Haifa, while Israeli military drone technology played a pivotal role during India's May 2025 clash with Pakistan.

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Trump claims Iran working on missiles that could hit US

"They've already developed missiles that can threaten Europe and our bases overseas, and they're working to build missiles that will soon reach the United States of America."

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Five moments from Trump's record-breaking State of the Union address

US President Donald Trump decided to go long, broaching everything from the economy to Iran during his one hour and 47 minute speech to Congress.

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Inside the Mexican resort that was the final hideout of 'El Mencho'

The roar of machine guns and drone of helicopters shook the luxurious resort where Mexico's most-wanted cartel boss hid on Sunday, plunging tourists into panic.

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Mourinho, the unwelcome guest at Madrid's home

Jose Mourinho has not set foot in the Santiago Bernabeu since leaving Real Madrid in 2013, but his Champions League homecoming with Benfica on will be complicated.

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FIFA boss 'very reassured' about World Cup in Mexico despite violence

FIFA president Gianni Infantino says he is “very reassured” about Mexico hosting matches at the 2026 FIFA World Cup despite recent violence following the killing of a drug cartel leader.

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UN Security Council sanctions four RSF commanders over El-Fasher atrocities

UN Security Council sanctions four top RSF commanders, including Hemedti's brother, Abdelrahim Daglo, over alleged October 2025 El-Fasher city takeover.

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Carrick hails 'ruthless' Manchester United match-winner Sesko

Manchester United boss Michael Carrick praised the impact of super-sub Benjamin Sesko after the Slovenian's cool finish earned a 1-0 win at Everton on Monday night.

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Moscow war against Ukraine 'triple failure for Russia': Macron

Vladimir Putin's war against Ukraine is a "triple failure for Russia," President Macron said on Tuesday to mark the four-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of the Western-backed country.

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Torrential rains leave 20 dead in Brazil, dozens missing

Torrential rains in southeastern Brazil have left at least 20 people dead and dozens missing in flooding and landslides, officials said Tuesday.

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Mayweather to fight Pacquiao in Las Vegas in September

Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao will meet in a long-awaited rematch of the highest-grossing clash in boxing history this September at the Sphere in Las Vegas

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Mourinho's Bernabeu homecoming upended by suspension, racism row

Mourinho cannot sit in the dug-out for the play-off second leg after being sent off during his team's 1-0 first-leg defeat in Lisbon last week.

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China tightens Japanese trade restrictions as spat worsens

China imposed export restrictions on 40 Japanese companies, citing national security concerns, as Beijing escalated a months-long row that has seen Chinese tourism to Japan plummet.

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Kim Yo Jong: the powerful sister behind North Korea's supreme leader

Kim Yo Jong, the younger sister of Kim Jong Un, has emerged as one of the most powerful figures in North Korea, playing a leading role in diplomatic efforts and nuclear posturing.

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Putin failed to achieve goals in Ukraine, Zelensky says on war anniversary

President Zelensky marked the four-year anniversary of the Ukraine war by accusing Russia's Putin of trying to take over Ukraine, saying he had failed to achieve this and other war goals.

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UK govt backs releasing documents tied to 'rude' ex-prince Andrew

The UK government said it supported the release of documents on ex-prince Andrew's past role as a trade envoy, hours after a veteran politician was quizzed by police on the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.

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US abstains in UN vote voicing support for Ukraine

The UN General Assembly voiced support for Ukraine Tuesday on the fourth anniversary of Russia's invasion, with the US among countries abstaining from the vote.

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UK govt says will release files on 'rude' ex-prince Andrew

Britain's government committed Tuesday to releasing documents on ex-prince Andrew's past role as a trade envoy, after the Jeffrey Epstein scandal widened.

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Football matches cancelled in Mexico over unrest after killing of drug kingpin El Mencho

Multiple Mexican football games were suspended Sunday due to an outbreak of violence in the aftermath of the army killing a top cartel leader, Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera

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Tudor says Tottenham can still beat the drop despite Arsenal loss

Igor Tudor believes there is still enough time for his Tottenham Hotspur side to avoid relegation from the Premier League provided they "stay humble".

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South Africa accepts Trump's new US ambassador

South Africa on Monday said it accepted a conservative envoy highly critical of Pretoria as the new US ambassador to the country, amid frayed relations with US President Donald Trump.

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'No thanks': Greenland, Denmark reject Trump's hospital ship offer

Denmark and its territory Greenland on Sunday rejected Donald Trump's offer to send a naval hospital ship to the Arctic island coveted by the US leader.

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Russian missile barrage hits energy, railways across Ukraine

Russia fired scores of missiles and drones at targets across Ukraine Sunday

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Thrashing Spurs dragged Arsenal out of title hell - Arteta

Mikel Arteta said Arsenal's 4-1 demolition of north London rivals Tottenham was a cathartic release for his Premier League leaders after 72 hours in hell.

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UN chief decries global rise of 'rule of force'

United Nations warn "the rule of force" was spreading, as the powerful trample on international law and wield artificial intelligence and other technologies to attack human rights.

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Police investigating racist abuse of Premier League quartet

Police are investigating "abhorrent" racist abuse directed online at four Premier League footballers last weekend.

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Australia PM backs removing UK's Andrew from line of succession

Australian PM Anthony Albanese on Monday backed calls to remove Andrew from the royal line of succession amid investigations into the disgraced former prince's ties with Epstein.

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Dozens dead in Mexico violence after drug kingpin killed

Twenty-five Mexican troops died in clashes with cartel gunmen following a raid that led to the death of the country's most-wanted drug lord, a top security official said Monday.

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US can access minerals, military bases in Somaliland, minister to AFP

Somaliland is willing to give the United States access to its minerals and military bases, a minister has told AFP, as the breakaway region of Somalia seeks international recognition.

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US Secret Service says shot dead man trying to access Trump Florida estate

The US Secret Service said Sunday its agents had shot and killed an armed man who breached the security perimeter of President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.

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Arteta urges Arsenal to seize destiny in crucial Spurs showdown

Mikel Arteta has urged Arsenal F.C. to “write their own destiny” in the north London derby against Tottenham Hotspur F.C. after slipping in the Premier League title race.

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Andrew's arrest hands King Charles fresh royal crisis

King Charles III has been left wrestling with a new test after the arrest of his brother Andrew, the latest in a series of painful personal shocks to mar his reign.

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France to summon US ambassador over comments on slain far-right activist

The French foreign ministry will summon the US ambassador to Paris over comments made by the Trump administration about the killing of a French far-right activist.

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Cameroon jails three soldiers for 2020 civilian killings

Cameroon has handed jail terms to three soldiers found guilty of involvement in the killing of 21 civilians in 2020 unrest in the country's English-speaking northwest, victims' lawyers said on Friday.

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Trump, once unstoppable, hits snag after snag ahead of major US address

Polls show growing dissatisfaction with the cost of living as well as Trump's crackdown on undocumented immigrants.

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Trump hikes US global tariff rate to 15 per cent

President Donald Trump raised the global duty on imports into the United States to 15 percent on Saturday, doubling down on his promise to maintain his aggressive tariff policy.

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Zelensky: Ukraine is not losing the war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told AFP on Friday that his country is not losing its war against Russia, has taken hundreds of square kilometres in a new counteroffensive.

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Tariffs ruling plunges Trump into political and economic chaos

After Trump told supporters ‘tariffs’ was his "favorite word in the whole dictionary," US Supreme Court said what he had done was illegal, plunging his presidency into economic and political crisis.

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