North Korea acknowledges its troops cleared mines for Russia
North Korea sent troops to clear mines in Russia's Kursk region earlier this year, leader Kim Jong Un said in a speech carried on Saturday by state media, a rare acknowledgement by Pyongyang of the deadly tasks assigned to its deployed soldiers.
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US unseals warrant for tanker seized off Venezuelan coast
US authorities on Friday unsealed the warrant for an oil tanker seized off the coast of Venezuela decried as "international piracy" by Caracas.
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Cambodia says Thailand still bombing hours after Trump truce call
Cambodia said Saturday that Thailand continued dropping bombs on its territory hours after US President Donald Trump said the neighbours had agreed to stop fighting.
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Machado urges pressure so Maduro understands 'he has to go'
Venezuela's Nobel peace prize laureate Maria Corina Machado is urging more pressure on strongman Nicolas Maduro to force him from power, according to an interview excerpt released Friday.
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Leinster stutter before beating Leicester in Champions Cup
Four-times champions Leinster sputtered at Leicester on Friday night before pulling ahead in the dying minutes to open round two of the Champions Cup group stage with an 23-15 win in Pool 3.
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World stocks mostly slide, consolidating Fed-fuelled gains
Stock markets on both sides of the Atlantic pulled back Friday as profit-taking trimmed some of the gains seen after the Federal Reserve's interest rate cut this week.
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Crypto firm Tether bids for Juventus, is quickly rebuffed
Cryptocurrency firm Tether said Friday it had submitted a bid to Juventus's main shareholder, Exor, to acquire its entire stake in the Turin football club -- but was quickly rebuffed.
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Union sink second-placed Leipzig to climb in Bundesliga
Goals from Oliver Burke and Ilyas Ansah sealed a 3-1 home win for Union Berlin on Friday to deny RB Leipzig the chance to close the gap on Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich.
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US Treasury lifts sanctions on Brazil Supreme Court justice
The US Treasury Department lifted sanctions Friday on Brazil Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who oversaw a trial of his country's jailed former president Jair Bolsonaro.
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UK king shares 'good news' that cancer treatment will be reduced in 2026
Britain's King Charles III, who has broken royal taboos to talk openly about battling cancer, Friday revealed the "good news" that his treatment will be pared back next year.
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