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Syria first lady diagnosed with leukaemia: presidency

India inspects spice companies after contamination claims

Fear but no injuries after quake 'swarm' near Naples

France begins its first war crimes trial of Syrian officials

Blues look into early playing return for Beauden Barrett

Iranians pay last respects to president killed in helicopter crash

Japan's new whaling mothership sets sail on first hunt

Markets retreat as traders take profits, eye commodities' spike

Demise of rangelands 'severely underestimated': report

India shuts schools as temperatures soar

Muted on world stage, Taiwan speaks up at Cannes

Crunch time looms for BHP's bid to buy Anglo American

Mining behemoth BHP must overcome major hurdles to salvage its faltering pursuit of rival Anglo American, analysts said Monday as a midweek deadline over the seismic takeover bid approaches.

'Heart of the left': ruling party fights to keep Mexico City

A cable car soars above brightly painted houses, winding streets and evocative murals in a densely populated Mexico City neighborhood pivotal to the ruling party's chances of keeping control of the capital in upcoming elections.

First tourist rescue flight lands in riot-scarred New Caledonia

A military transport aircraft landed in riot-hit New Caledonia to evacuate trapped tourists Tuesday, the first rescue flight since looting, arson and deadly gunfire enveloped the French Pacific territory eight days ago.

New Caledonia tourists 'ecstatic' as rescue planes arrive

Tourists trapped by rioting, looting and separatist roadblocks in crisis-wracked New Caledonia expressed joy that they may soon be rescued after the first military evacuation flights landed on Tuesday.

Atalanta's Gasperini stands in way of Alonso's rise in Europa League final

Bayer Leverkusen's Xabi Alonso can confirm his status as the rising star of coaching in Wednesday's Europa League final, but he will come up against a wily old fox in Atalanta's Gian Piero Gasperini.

Funerary procession to be held for late president in Iran's northwest

Iranians gathered on Tuesday to mourn at the funerary procession of president Ebrahim Raisi in the northwestern city of Tabriz, the capital of East Azerbaijan province where he died unexpectedly in a helicopter crash.

Taliban poets sing praise of new Afghan order

Taliban poets, long fuelled by fervour for jihad against foreign forces, have focused their efforts on flattering the men who now rule Afghanistan.

Asian markets slump as traders take profits, eye commodities' spike

Asian markets suffered a downturn Tuesday after racking up a series of gains as profit-takers stepped in, while traders were also spooked by a surge in commodity prices.

Japan wrestles with legacy of graft-stained Games in Paris warning

Japan is still grappling with the fallout of the graft-stained and pandemic-delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics, serving as a warning to Paris ahead of the Games this summer in the French capital.

First rescue flights head to riot-scarred New Caledonia

Australia and New Zealand dispatched three planes to evacuate tourists from New Caledonia on Tuesday, the first rescue flights since looting, arson and deadly gunfire enveloped the French Pacific territory eight days ago.

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