Gaza rescuers say 37 people killed in Israeli strikes, most of them displaced
Gaza's civil defence agency said Thursday that a series of Israeli air strikes killed at least 37 people, most of them in encampments for displaced civilians, as Israel pressed its unrelenting military offensive in the Palestinian territory.
Read moreStrongest 'hints' yet of life detected on distant planet
Astronomers announced Thursday that they had detected the most promising "hints" of potential life on a planet beyond our solar system, though other scientists expressed scepticism.
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EU hopes Trump tariffs can nudge Mercosur deal past finish line
The spectre of a transatlantic trade war is also fuelling hopes of a silver lining in Europe: that a commerce deal with four South American countries could get a final green light despite longstanding French opposition.
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Nvidia CEO in Beijing as US tech curbs, trade war threaten sales
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang arrived in Beijing on Thursday, state media said, days after the United States curbed sales of its H20 artificial intelligence chips to China.
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Sexton moves into coaching role with Ireland and Lions
Former international fly-half Johnny Sexton has been appointed as assistant coach of Ireland and will also take up a coaching role with the British and Irish Lions, the Irish rugby union (IRFU) announced Thursday.
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Italy's Meloni in Washington seeking EU tariff deal from Trump
Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni meets with Donald Trump Thursday in Washington, hoping a personal charm offensive can help convince the US president to cut a more favourable deal on EU tariffs.
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UN nuclear chief in Tehran ahead of fresh Iran-US talks
UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi met the head of Iran's atomic energy agency, Mohammad Eslami, on Thursday ahead of a fresh round of nuclear talks between Tehran and Washington.
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Silent killing fields 50 years on from Khmer Rouge atrocities
Cambodia marked on Thursday the 50th anniversary of the Khmer Rouge's march into Phnom Penh, though survivors of its genocidal rule were forbidden from praying before victims' skulls.
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Ancelotti exposed as Real Madrid struggle to accommodate Mbappe
Kylian Mbappe's arrival at Real Madrid was envisioned to expand their Champions League domination, but he was muzzled by Arsenal as Los Blancos crashed out in the quarter-finals, leaving coach Carlo Ancelotti on the brink.
Read moreRubio in Paris to meet Macron on Ukraine war
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was in Paris on Thursday to meet French President Emmanuel Macron about crafting a Ukraine ceasefire, as Washington and Europe seek common ground on ending the fighting.
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