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Katy Perry fools internet with fake AI photos of Met Gala

Katy Perry fools internet with fake AI photos of Met Gala

US singer Katy Perry said even her own mother was fooled by AI-generated fake images she posted Tuesday of herself pretending to attend the Met Gala in New York.

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Madrid coach Ancelotti 'confident' of reaching Champions League final

Madrid coach Ancelotti 'confident' of reaching Champions League final

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said he was confident his side could overcome Bayern Munich on Wednesday to reach the Champions League final.

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Macron hosts Xi in French mountains to talk Ukraine, trade

Macron hosts Xi in French mountains to talk Ukraine, trade

French President Emmanuel Macron was on Tuesday hosting Chinese leader Xi Jinping at one of his beloved childhood haunts in the Pyrenees mountains, pressing a message to Beijing not to support Russia's war against Ukraine and to accept fairer trade.

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In France, Puigdemont rallies separatists ahead of Catalan vote

In France, Puigdemont rallies separatists ahead of Catalan vote

"Puigdemont, president!" chanted an excited crowd waiting to enter a campaign rally in Argeles-sur-Mer, a French seaside town near the Spanish border in an area Catalan separatists refer to as "Northern Catalonia".

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Is time up for Ten Hag after Man Utd implosion?

Is time up for Ten Hag after Man Utd implosion?

Erik ten Hag insists he is the man to revive embattled Manchester United after they hit a new low against Crystal Palace. But will he even be there for the FA Cup final?

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Stock markets mostly rise on lower rates optimism

Stock markets mostly rise on lower rates optimism

Stock markets extended the week's rally Tuesday on optimism that the US Federal Reserve will cut interest rates this year.

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Rescuers search for survivors in deadly S.Africa building collapse

Rescuers search for survivors in deadly S.Africa building collapse

Rescuers said Tuesday they had made contact with 11 people as they raced to save dozens still unaccounted for nearly 24 hours after the deadly collapse of a building in the South African city of George.

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Putin, launching fifth term, promises Russians victory

Putin, launching fifth term, promises Russians victory

President Vladimir Putin vowed at a lavish inauguration on Tuesday to deliver victory to Russians, embarking on a record-breaking fifth term with more power than ever.

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'Unlike anything we have studied': Gaza's destruction in numbers

'Unlike anything we have studied': Gaza's destruction in numbers

As well as killing more than 34,000 people and causing catastrophic levels of hunger and injury, the seven-month war between Israel and Hamas has also caused massive material destruction in Gaza.

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Olympic flame to arrive in France ahead of Paris Olympics

Olympic flame to arrive in France ahead of Paris Olympics

The Olympic flame is set to arrive in the French port of Marseille on Wednesday in front of a crowd of up to 150,000 people in a first major test of the hugely ambitious plans for the Paris Games.

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