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Nobel physics prize hails 'ghostly messengers' from space

Iceland is 'critical outpost' for security, says Rubio during visit

France's Mistral unveils latest model in sovereign AI push

Israeli settlers beat AFP photographer covering West Bank

Stocks climb as oil prices retreat

'Gen Z has risen up': Tens of thousands demand better education in France

Vstock Transfer Names Securities Industry Veteran Erica Goodstein General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer

$10 Million and Counting: Hola Prime Hits Major Trader Payout Milestone

Four Indonesian seamen return home after Somali pirate ordeal

UEFA investigate Ireland-Israel tunnel bustup after spitting claim

Crisis-striken Haiti postpones elections

Djokovic wins China Open and keeps unbeaten record after de Minaur retires

Germany arrests ex-spy chief on suspicion of giving secrets to foreign powers

Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum hosts 'homecoming' show for Willem de Kooning

'Welcome Donald': Zelensky seeks to win Trump to Kyiv's side

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday he wanted to appeal to US President-elect Donald Trump on a human level to win him over against "crazy" Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

Putin ready to meet Trump to talk Ukraine deal

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday he was ready for talks at "any time" with US President-elect Donald Trump, who has touted his ability to strike a Ukraine peace deal within hours of coming to office.

UN chief sees 'flame of hope' in Syria, calls for end to Israel strikes

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday that there was a "flame of hope" in Syria following the fall of president Bashar al-Assad's regime but warned of significant challenges ahead.

Wall Street stocks rebound despite government shutdown threat

Wall Street stocks rebounded Thursday from sharp losses over the prospect of fewer US rate cuts next year despite the looming threat of a government shutdown.

Locals shout out their grievances as Macron visits Mayotte

Distraught and angry inhabitants of Mayotte shouted out their grievances to French President Emmanuel Macron Thursday, five days after the Indian Ocean archipelago was devastated by a cyclone.

'A very difficult ordeal': Gisele Pelicot's statement after mass rape trial

Gisele Pelicot's ex-husband was jailed on Thursday for 20 years over her drugging and mass rape by strangers recruited online, in a case that shocked France and resonated around the world.

Bottas returns to Mercedes as reserve driver

Valtteri Bottas will return to Mercedes next season as a reserve driver in the wake of Mick Schumacher's decision to leave, the constructor announced Thursday.

Painful wait in Saudi for family of detained Syrian chess champion

As Syrians pour out of prisons that Bashar al-Assad used to cement his grip on power, the Saudi-based family of one detainee is desperate for any news, even if it confirms their worst fears.

Maiden Atal ODI century helps Afghanistan crush Zimbabwe

Sediqullah Atal scored his maiden one-day international century as Afghanistan crushed Zimbabwe by 232 runs in Harare on Thursday to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

France footballer Paul Pogba's brother sentenced to year in prison in extortion case

A Paris court on Thursday sentenced a brother of France midfielder Paul Pogba to a three-year prison term, with two years suspended, after convicting him in a high-profile extortion case.

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