Macron welcomes Biden at Arc de Triomphe at start of state visit
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed Joe Biden at Paris' Arc de Triomphe at the start of the US leader's state visit to France on Saturday as the two nations seek to tighten ties.
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EU election passes halfway mark as Slovakia, Italy join in
Four days of voting to choose a new European Parliament passed the halfway mark Saturday with Slovakia -- shaken by an assassination attempt last month on its premier -- and influential Italy joining in.
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Centenarian WWII vet marries sweetheart, 96, in Normandy after D-Day events
It might have been the longest wait but on Saturday 100-year-old American World War II veteran Harold Terens married his 96-year-old fiancee in Normandy, just days after being honoured on the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in northern France.
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Alcaraz eyeing history in French Open final against Zverev
Carlos Alcaraz says he is hoping to join the long list of Spanish French Open champions when he bids to become the youngest man to win Grand Slam titles on all three surfaces in the final against Alexander Zverev on Sunday.
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'Shaken' Danish PM cancels appointments after street attack
Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Saturday cancelled her appointments after suffering a whiplash injury in a street attack that left her "shaken".
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Hurricanes, Blues reach Super Rugby semi-finals as Rebels farewelled
The Wellington Hurricanes and Auckland Blues booked home semi-finals with power-packed victories on Saturday while the Melbourne Rebels bade farewell to Super Rugby.
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Israel bombs Gaza as minister poised to quit government
Israel pressed its bombardment of Gaza on Saturday as a war cabinet minister looked set to carry through on his threat to quit a government under mounting pressure over its conduct of the military campaign.
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EU voting passes halfway mark with Slovakia, Italy joining in
Four days of voting to choose a new European Parliament passed the halfway mark Saturday with Slovakia -- shaken by an assassination attempt last month on its premier -- and influential Italy joining in.
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Indonesia's first Olympic gymnast encourages others to 'dream higher'
Indonesian gymnast Rifda Irfanaluthfi's palms are covered in chalk as she swings between two uneven bars during intensive training just weeks before she makes history at the Paris Olympics.
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South Korea on alert for more trash balloons from the North
South Korea's military said it was on alert for more trash-carrying balloons possibly arriving from North Korea on Sunday.
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