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Netanyahu bloc finishes ahead in Israel vote – but well short of majority

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Malawi’s fuel shortages, record prices deepen economic crisis

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Thousands of students, workers protest in Italy under heavy security

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EU hits pause on country-level social media bans for children

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‘Horrific’ Russian drone strike kills 14 at Ukraine train station

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Murdered Kenyan’s family angry over UK extradition delay

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Israeli Arab parties hold key as Netanyahu falls short of majority

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Spain high-speed train collision kills 31, injures 80

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Nigeria jail deaths blamed on ‘cruel and inhuman’ conditions

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High election turnout as Israeli voters deliver verdict on Netanyahu

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US singer Chris Brown avoids jail over London nightclub brawl

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Serbian student movement eyes power after election triumph

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Gunman kills one, wounds four in town outside Paris

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Kenya’s world marathon champ Jepchirchir suspended for doping

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Taiwan issues warnings as Typhoon Champi nears

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Targeted by Trump, ICC wins top EU rights prize

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Zelensky calls for freezing of front with Russia as first step to talks

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UK approves drilling in controversial Jackdaw gas field

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France arrests man, calls in anti-terror police over town hall protest fire

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Sudan army strike in disputed territory kills 53: local authorities

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France considers curfews as cost-of-living protests turn violent

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Albania PM accuses protesters of crossing ‘red line’ as unrest escalates

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‘Like we had a war’: France counts cost of violent protests

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Ethiopia appoints interim Tigray government

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Elon Musk unveils Tesla’s ‘flying’ car

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School roof collapse kills teacher, 32 children in NW Pakistan

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‘I couldn’t breathe’, Russell Brand’s alleged rape victim tells court

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Starlink restrictions ‘depriving’ Ukraine of defence means: Zelensky adviser

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Top Indian ‘cockroach’ leaders sent to jail after protest

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South Korea market stabbing leaves one in ‘cardiac arrest’, seven hurt

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German, British FMs urge more, not fewer sanctions on Russia

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Pope to enter hospital on Tuesday for lung operation