Saudi Arabia, Gulf neighbours say Ramadan to start on Saturday
For Muslims in Saudi Arabia and most Sunni-ruled Middle Eastern states Ramadan will begin on Saturday, but in Shiite-majority Iran and Iraq it will start the following day, authorities announced.
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Trump cuts short Zelensky meeting after Oval Office shouting match
US President Donald Trump cut short a meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday and said the Ukrainian leader is "not ready" for peace with Russia in an extraordinary meltdown in the Oval Office that threw question marks over chances for a truce.
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Ailing pope suffers breathing 'crisis', Vatican says
Pope Francis, in hospital with pneumonia, suffered a breathing "crisis" on Friday which caused him to vomit, but he was given air and responded well, the Vatican said.
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Three dead as cyclone Garance batters French island
Cyclone Garance barrelled across La Reunion island on Friday killing three people as fierce winds left destruction across the French Indian Ocean territory, authorities said.
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Coppola 'thrilled' by worst director Razzie for 'Megalopolis'
Multiple Oscar-winner Francis Ford Coppola on Friday said he was "thrilled" to accept this year's tongue-in-cheek Razzie Award for worst director, insisting it shows he has a "courage" sorely lacking in modern Hollywood.
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India dispel Rohit and Shami injury fears
India skipper Rohit Sharma and Mohammed Shami are fit and raring to go against New Zealand in the final group match of the Champions Trophy, the team said Friday.
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Trump and Zelensky clash in Oval Office shouting match
US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky clashed in an extraordinary shouting match in the Oval Office Friday, leaving efforts to end the war with Russia hanging in the balance.
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Trump, Zelensky row in Oval Office after dispute on compromise with Russia
US President Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky openly argued in the White House on Friday as they clashed on the need for compromising with what the Ukrainian president called Russia's "killer" leader.
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Trump crackdown leaves Panama facing chaotic reverse migration wave
Boatloads of migrants have returned to South America this week from a new departure point in Panama -- part of an increasing and chaotic reverse migratory flow triggered by US President Donald Trump's hardline policies.
Read moreUN says Gaza ceasefire 'must hold,' as first phase due to expire
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday that the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage deal "must hold", with just hours to go before an initial phase expires.
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