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US envoy to UK warns against cancelling king's visit

IOC's new gender testing throws up multiple questions

Malinin back to his best as third world skating title beckons

Cuban children's heart hospital makes tough choices amid US blockade

Oil climbs, stocks slide on uncertainty over US-Iran talks

Nepal's PM-to-be delivers first post-election message in rap, urges unity

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ChatGPT's taste for literary nonsense sparks alarm

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G7 meets in France hoping to heal transatlantic Iran rift

European and allied nations on Thursday looked for ways to narrow differences with the United States on the Middle East war as a two-day meeting of G7 foreign ministers got underway outside Paris.

IOC's gender test directive throws up multiple questions

The International Olympic Committee's announcement on Thursday that it is reintroducing gender testing to protect the female category, after last being used at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, raises practical, legal, ethical and scientific questions.

Trump insists Iran operations 'extremely' ahead of schedule

US President Donald Trump said Thursday that the Iran war was "extremely" ahead of schedule, as he pushed Tehran to make a deal at his first cabinet meeting since the conflict began nearly a month ago.

Bab al-Mandeb Strait: another key shipping route under threat

Here are facts and figures about the Bab al-Mandeb strait, a crucial passage into the Red Sea that Iran has threatened to target if US forces launch a ground assault on its territory.

Families of Kabul bombing victims still search for answers

Abdul Hai Hamidi gently opened each of the dozens of coffins, hoping to recognise one of his relatives who was killed in a Pakistani strike on a Kabul drug treatment centre.

Police detain French ex-cop suspected of killing mothers of his children

Portuguese police have arrested a former French police officer suspected of killing his partner and his ex-girlfriend after kidnapping them and their children.

Venezuela's Maduro back in court after stunning US capture

Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro was back in a New York court Thursday for his second appearance since his capture by US forces in an extraordinary nighttime raid.

Senegal victims of 'most blatant scam' in football history: federation

Senegal football boss Abdoulaye Fall on Thursday labelled the decision to strip the country of its 2025 Africa Cup of Nations title the "most blatant administrative scam in the history of our sport".

Former badminton Olympic gold winner Marin retires due to injury

Spanish Olympic badminton gold medal winner Carolina Marin retired from the sport on Thursday after a long struggle with a knee injury.

Olympic women's sport to be limited to biological females

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Thursday it was re-introducing testing for gender to determine eligibility to compete in the female category, preventing transgender women from competing.

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