US and Vietnam pledge to boost ties during Blinken visit to Hanoi
The United States and Vietnam said Saturday they hoped to upgrade diplomatic ties, days after a flare-up in tensions with China over Taiwan.
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Bad Bunny makes history with sweeping Coachella set
Bad Bunny was among Coachella's most hotly anticipated acts and the Puerto Rican reggaeton giant delivered late Friday, performing two hours of his numerous hits set against an homage to trailblazing Latino artists.
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Indian bowler Bumrah begins rehab after back surgery
Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has started rehabilitation after successful back surgery, India's cricket board said Saturday, with the focus now on the one-day World Cup.
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Grand National punters hope Blackmore is on song
The Rachael Blackmore effect brought her mount Ain't That A Shame heavy backing on Saturday, hours away from the world's greatest steeplechase the Grand National at Aintree racecourse.
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COP28 head urges 'accessible' global climate finance
Sultan Al Jaber, president of the COP28 climate talks, called on Saturday for "available, accessible and affordable" finance for the developing economies most vulnerable to the destructive impacts of a warming planet.
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US should stop 'encouraging' war in Ukraine, says Brazil's Lula
Brazil's president said Saturday that the United States should stop "encouraging war" in Ukraine, as he wrapped a state visit to China in which he has strengthened economic ties with his country's main trading partner.
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Fighting rocks Sudan capital as regular army battles paramilitaries
Explosions rocked the Sudanese capital Saturday as paramilitaries and the regular army traded attacks on each other's bases, days after the army warned the country was at a "dangerous" turning point.
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Saudis among scores of Yemen war prisoners freed on day two of swap
Scores of prisoners of war, including Saudis, were freed on Saturday as part of a cross-border exchange between a Saudi-led military coalition and Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels, the International Committee of the Red Cross said.
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Russian strike kills nine, including toddler, in eastern Ukraine
Russia shelled a block of flats in the eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk, killing nine people, authorities said Saturday, including a two-year-old boy who was rescued from the rubble but died on his way to hospital.
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Plane flies rebels from Saudi to Yemen on day two of swap
A flight carrying rebel prisoners of war left Saudi Arabia bound for Yemen on Saturday, and Saudi prisoners were due to be released later in the day, the International Committee of the Red Cross said.
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