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Man suspected of hitting boy with hammer in Japan arrested

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US imposes sanctions on DR Congo ex-President Kabila alleging rebel support

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Elon Musk clashes with OpenAI lawyer on third day of trial over ChatGPT maker

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Thai court jails ex-senator’s son for 132 years in online gambling and money laundering case

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Pressure builds on Putin to escalate Ukraine war

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Podcast | Is the future looking bright or bleak for European workers?

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‘A united region’: Central Asian nations meet to protect the Caspian Sea and biodiversity

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‘Lagaan’ Filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker Named Director of 57th International Film Festival of India

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What alternatives do Gulf states have to the Strait of Hormuz?

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“The most exciting mobile trend is full Qwerty keyboards”

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Activists on Gaza aid flotilla detained by Israel disembark in Crete

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Trump Has No Clue What His Supreme Court Has Just Unleashed

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Indonesian Action Thriller ‘Queen of Malacca’ Sets Blue Finch on Sales Ahead of Cannes Market (EXCLUSIVE)

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Fiasco for Trump as Urgent GOP Memo Warns of Epic Midterm Bloodbath

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New treatment cuts bad cholesterol by nearly 50% without statins

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Canonical, the company that makes Ubuntu Linux, says its web infrastructure is under a 'sustained, cross-border attack'

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Activists on Gaza flotilla intercepted by Israel disembark in Crete

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Republicans’ faith in Mike Johnson is fading fast

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Japan-Australia frigate deal about far more than 11 warships

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Four-year-old among 46 hospitalised after eating bread from Vietnam bakery

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How Sylvester Stallone Rescued the First Rambo Film With a Radical Recut, Cutting It From 3½ Hours to 93 Minutes

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Africa: May Day - African Workers Decry Rising Inequality, 'Vanishing Billions' and Elite Control

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Azerbaijan summons EU envoy in row over treatment of Karabakh Armenians

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On the board but frozen out: The Taib family feud tearing Sarawak construction giant apart

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Israel 'rushed laser defense system' to UAE to protect against Iranian missiles, FT reports

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Olivia Rodrigo Says Her New Album Was Inspired by Steve and Miranda on ‘Sex and the City’

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‘Mr Nobody Against Putin’ director’s Oscar lost after being confiscated at US airport

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Man charged with attempted murder over stabbings of Jewish men in London

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India’s softer tone on Bangladesh hits a hard note in Assam

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Large sign in Thailand collapses at Thai market, killing teen and injuring 11

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Riot erupts over Australian Indigenous girl's suspected killer, authorities urge calm

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Is Saudi Arabia's sports revolution unravelling?

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House arrest sparks little hope of Myanmar’s Suu Kyi reclaiming limelight

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Africa: Hate On Parade - Xenophobic Marches Gather Pace As UN Warns South Africa

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Lizzo Celebrates Her ‘Independence From the Bullshit’ on Feminist Single ‘Bitch’

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China should borrow Britain’s tobacco-ban logic, not its law

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Why drinking more water didn’t prevent kidney stones

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5 million cataract surgeries performed in 2023

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Hear Two More New Lady Gaga Songs From ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Soundtrack

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Two dead, 10 injured after small plane crashes at Australia airport

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Africa: Zambia Govt 'Postponement' of RightsCon 2026 Slammed

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Brazil's Congress reduces ex-President Bolsonaro's coup prison sentence

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Man arrested in Japan after allegedly incinerating wife at zoo

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Week in wildlife: a clever orangutan, a cheeky frog and a dramatic whale rescue

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Ex-Spandau Ballet singer Ross Davidson sentenced to 14 years for rape and sexual assault

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Commission approves close to €72 million Hungarian state aid measure to support new tyre manufacturing line

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Hear Madonna and Sabrina Carpenter Team Up on Buoyant Single ‘Bring Your Love’

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‘Swapped’ Review: Michael B. Jordon and Juno Temple Voice a Minor but Ravishing Animated Body-Swap Comedy for Tykes

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UAE’s OPEC exit hands Asia a petroyuan moment

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Africa: All of Africa Today - May 1, 2026

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