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Spain mourns after latest train tragedy kills 68

Spain mourns after latest train tragedy kills 68

Spain began three days of mourning on Thursday after its second high-speed rail collision this year killed 68 people and injured scores, with relatives desperately seeking news about their loved ones.

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England in peril with Rugby League World Cup semi spots at stake

England in peril with Rugby League World Cup semi spots at stake

England face their earliest Rugby League World Cup exit ever this weekend with their fate in the hands of Tonga and Samoa during bumper games that will decide the semi-final line-up.

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Trump's border: quiet, but few people are happy

Trump's border: quiet, but few people are happy

Between the hundreds of migrants arriving every day to seek asylum, chases of those fleeing, and the encounters with drug traffickers, Jason Mercado was overwhelmed during his time working for the US Border Patrol under Joe Biden.

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Antonelli ready to rewrite the Formula One record books in Mexico

Antonelli ready to rewrite the Formula One record books in Mexico

Kimi Antonelli will take his place in Formula One’s record books as the youngest champion and Italy’s first since 1953, barring a wild swing of unexpected misfortunes amid a fiesta atmosphere at this weekend’s Mexico City Grand Prix.

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Australian defence chief says China military buildup creating 'pressure' in SE Asia

Australian defence chief says China military buildup creating 'pressure' in SE Asia

Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles said Thursday that China's military build-up was creating a "condition of pressure" in Southeast Asia, and urged allies and partners to deepen cooperation.

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Chelsea win as Bayern and Madrid draw in Women's Champions League

Chelsea win as Bayern and Madrid draw in Women's Champions League

Goals from Ellie Carpenter and Kadeisha Buchanan were enough to give Chelsea their second win in this season's Women's Champions League on Wednesday while Bayern Munich came from two goals down to draw with Real Madrid.

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US Fed holds interest rates steady despite 'too high' inflation

US Fed holds interest rates steady despite 'too high' inflation

The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday held interest rates steady, even as its Chairman Kevin Warsh said inflation remained "too high" but insisted that politics played no part in the central bank's decision not to continue raising rates days before crucial midterm elections.

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Made with munitions from the Falklands War, a 'Chalice of Peace' for the pope

Made with munitions from the Falklands War, a 'Chalice of Peace' for the pope

Combining the remnants of shell casings and other items from the Falklands War, Argentine silversmith Juan Carlos Pallarols is crafting a "Chalice of Peace" to give to Pope Leo XIV when he visits Argentina next month.

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Rwanda cannot be blamed for what happens in DR Congo, FM says

Rwanda cannot be blamed for what happens in DR Congo, FM says

Rwanda should not be a "scapegoat" for events in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda's foreign minister said Wednesday, as the neighbours battle over responsibility for fighting in eastern DR Congo.

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Pioneering US labor leader Dolores Huerta dies at 96

Pioneering US labor leader Dolores Huerta dies at 96

Dolores Huerta, the US labor leader and civil rights icon whose union work changed the lives of migrant workers, has died, her family said Wednesday. She was 96.

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