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Hamas, Israel entrench Gaza truce positions

Hamas, Israel entrench Gaza truce positions

Efforts aimed at securing an elusive truce in exchange for hostages held in Gaza were due to resume Monday as disagreement between Israel and Hamas over demands to end the seven-month war intensified.

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Ex-minister Jose Raul Mulino wins Panama presidential race

Ex-minister Jose Raul Mulino wins Panama presidential race

Jose Raul Mulino, the protege of a graft-convicted former head of state, was declared Panama's president-elect after elections Sunday.

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Far right seen making gains in EU elections

Far right seen making gains in EU elections

Surveys predict Europe's far right will surge in EU elections next month, giving it more influence in Brussels politics even if mainstream players will still have greater weight.

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McLaren's Norris wins Miami Grand Prix for maiden F1 win

McLaren's Norris wins Miami Grand Prix for maiden F1 win

McLaren's Lando Norris won the first Formula One race of his career with a shock victory over world champion Max Verstappen in the Miami Grand Prix on Sunday.

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Macron seeks to sway China's Xi on Ukraine

Macron seeks to sway China's Xi on Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron was on Monday set to warn Chinese leader Xi Jinping against backing Russia in the conflict over Ukraine but also seek to enlist his help in finding an end to the war.

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Ex-minister Mulino leads presidential race as Panama counts votes

Ex-minister Mulino leads presidential race as Panama counts votes

Jose Raul Mulino, the protege of a graft-convicted former head of state, took the lead in Panama's presidential election Sunday evening with half the votes counted, according to election tribunal data.

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'NoWins' no more as Norris delivers F1 needed plot twist

'NoWins' no more as Norris delivers F1 needed plot twist

Formula One has built much of its recent success in the United States on the Netflix reality doc series 'Drive to Survive' but with Max Verstappen utterly dominating there was an acute need for a plot twist.

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'Everybody is vulnerable': Fake US school audio stokes AI alarm

'Everybody is vulnerable': Fake US school audio stokes AI alarm

A fabricated audio clip of a US high school principal prompted a torrent of outrage, leaving him battling allegations of racism and anti-Semitism in a case that has sparked new alarm about AI manipulation.

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Floor by floor search for flood victims in Brazil's Porto Alegre

Floor by floor search for flood victims in Brazil's Porto Alegre

From top to bottom, rescuers scour buildings in Porto Alegre for inhabitants stuck in apartments or on rooftops as unprecedented flooding turned the streets of the Brazilian metropolis into rivers.

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Exiled Russian historian rallies fellow emigrants in dark times

Exiled Russian historian rallies fellow emigrants in dark times

Russian dissident historian Tamara Eidelman was on vacation in Greece when Moscow's tanks rolled into Ukraine in February 2022 and she realized that she would not be going back to her home country.

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