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'A sun as black as my lungs': how corruption crucified a polluted Albania city

Stocks fall further as oil spike fans fresh inflation worries

The British historian helping the French rediscover de Gaulle

Bad COP, worse COP? EU tempers hopes for UN climate summit

Dodgers beat Braves to advance, Guardians survive in MLB playoffs

Rookie Henry named in Wallabies midfield to face All Blacks

Latin American, Caribbean women top Nobel literature buzz

Housing crisis set to dominate Spain's snap election

US says Fiji-based Chinese official paid bribes for Beijing

Gas, health care, utilities: high costs squeeze US midterm voters

After botched US execution, Christa Pike was nearly taken off life support

New Zealand Rugby seeks injunction over PNG Chiefs name

Guinea-Bissau junta urges military unit loyal to ex-president to disarm

Samsung expects 780% quarterly operating profit jump on AI boom

Asian markets stumble as traders struggle to hold Fed cut rally

Asian markets struggled to maintain their early momentum Thursday, even after the latest batch of US data reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates for a third successive time next week.

'Believe. Belong. Become': Brisbane 2032 Olympics unveils motto

Organisers of the 2032 Brisbane Olympics have unveiled the Games' official motto: "Believe. Belong. Become".

Florida's Venezuelans divided on US military buildup

As the United States deploys more military forces and carries out airstrikes on boats in the Caribbean, Venezuelans in South Florida are divided over what President Donald Trump's next moves should be.

Norris faces nerve-shredding three-way scrap to claim maiden title

Lando Norris will battle his own nerves as much as his rivals' speed as he bids to end Max Verstappen's four-year reign as F1 world champion in Sunday's season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Five of the best F1 last race title fights

The Formula One season comes to a gripping climax on Sunday with a three-way title fight in Abu Dhabi.

Visa chaos and host city threats: how Trump disrupted World Cup plans

Organizing a World Cup is never simple. But when the host is Donald Trump, it's even more complicated.

France's Macron meets Xi for Ukraine, trade talks

French President Emmanuel Macron met Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday, where he is expected to push the Chinese leader to help secure a ceasefire in Ukraine, and discuss trade relations.

Putin visits India for defence, trade talks

President Vladimir Putin is set to begin a two-day visit to India on Thursday, seeking to deepen defence ties even as New Delhi faces growing US pressure to stop buying Russian oil.

Trump to sign Rwanda, DR Congo accord even as violence rages

US President Donald Trump on Thursday brings together the leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo for what he will hail as his latest peace triumph despite ongoing violence on the ground.

Egypt's Sinai mountain megaproject threatens the people of St Catherine

Atop one of Egypt's Sinai mountains, near where the three Abrahamic faiths say God spoke with Moses, another unmistakable sound rings out: the incessant drilling of construction work.

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