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Turkey ex-minister resigns as investment fund crisis grows

UK police call in bomb disposal team near air force base

Pope urges French bishops to 'persevere' against clerical sex abuse

Bangkok floods send thousands into shelters after days of rain

Decorated Indian badminton star calls Japan Asian Games 'very sad'

Assefa just misses women's world record at Berlin Marathon

Asian Games chiefs say lessons learned over accommodation

Dramatic winners Zimbabwe to end five-year exile by tackling DR Congo

UK's PM urges 'calm' as thousands seek to thwart flashpoint N.Ireland parade

Pope to meet victims of clerical sex abuse on France trip

Thousands seek to thwart disputed N.Ireland flashpoint parade

How young is too young as child prodigies win big at Asian Games

Swiss vote on what it means to be neutral

UK Labour party meets buoyed by Burnham but eager for concrete plans

Four charged over French schoolboy's killing

Two brothers and two other young people have been charged with murder over the killing of a 15-year-old boy that has heightened concern about violence in French schools.

Israel prepares military operations in Gaza's Rafah

Israeli leaders were preparing Monday for military operations in Gaza's southern city of Rafah, where most of the Palestinian territory's population has fled after six months of fighting.

In Nashville, preserving a Black neighborhood's music legacy

Country music capital Nashville was once also a hotbed of blues, rock and jazz, thanks to a historically Black neighborhood that brought then-budding greats like Jimi Hendrix to town.

Muslims face dwindling representation in Modi's India

More than half the voters in the Indian city of Rampur are Muslim, but its member of parliament is a staunch supporter of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's muscular Hindu-first agenda.

To each their own: In Texas town, reasons vary for watching eclipse

Shelli Ezell wants to watch the upcoming solar eclipse so she can feel the presence of her late daughter, with whom she observed one in 2017.

Swapping of the Guard: French, British troops mark Entente Cordiale

French and British troops on Monday will swap roles to take part in the changing of the guards ceremonies outside the palaces of the other country's head of state, in an unprecedented move to celebrate 120 years since the Entente Cordiale.

Malaysian state converts Ramadan food waste into fertiliser

After breaking their Ramadan fast outside a mosque in Malaysia, people throw their leftovers into a machine that converts the food scraps into organic fertiliser for crops.

South Korea set to vote in crucial parliamentary election

South Korea will vote Wednesday in key legislative elections that will determine control of the country's parliament -- and whether President Yoon Suk Yeol can advance his socially conservative agenda.

Germany faces Gaza genocide case at top UN court

Germany faces charges from Nicaragua at the top UN court on Monday that it is "facilitating the commission of genocide" against Palestinians with its military and political support for Israel.

Totality insanity: Eclipse frenzy hits North America

Eclipse mania is sweeping across North America as a breathtaking celestial event on Monday promises a rare blend of commerce, science -- and celebration.

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