Trump calls for end to US public media funding
President Donald Trump called on Congress on Thursday to "immediately" defund two public broadcasters as he and his supporters ratchet up their long-running battle with the US media.
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'We're going home': Joy in Port Sudan after army victories in Khartoum
Displaced Sudanese danced through the night in Port Sudan, celebrating a string of army advances in Khartoum and hoping they will soon return home.
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Macron hosts Europe's 'coalition of willing' to protect Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday was hosting European leaders including Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday for a summit aimed at boosting Ukrainian security ahead of any potential ceasefire with Russia.
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Rubio offers US security for oil-rich Guyana as Venezuela looms
Secretary of State Marco Rubio heads Thursday to Guyana to offer to put the newly oil-rich nation under the US security umbrella as neighboring Venezuela asserts claims.
Read moreGlobal outcry as Trump heaps 25% tariffs on foreign-built vehicles
World powers on Thursday blasted US President Donald Trump's steep tariffs on imports of vehicles and car parts, vowing retaliation as a widening trade war intensifies.
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Israel parliament passes judicial reform law, opposition challenges
Israel's parliament Thursday passed a law expanding elected officials' power to appoint judges, defying a years-long movement against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's contentious judicial reforms that saw massive street protests.
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Fire fighting helicopter tackles Thailand blazes
A bright orange helicopter races over the jungle to dump water on a raging wildfire that is adding to the air pollution choking Thailand's northern tourist hub of Chiang Mai.
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Ruthless Red Bull dump Lawson for Tsunoda ahead of Japanese Grand Prix
Red Bull said on Thursday that Liam Lawson has been axed and replaced by Yuki Tsunoda, confirming days of speculation and just two race weekends into the F1 season.
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S.Sudan opposition says vice president's arrest ends peace deal
South Sudan's opposition said on Thursday the arrest overnight of First Vice President Riek Machar, long-time rival to President Salva Kiir, had invalidated their 2018 peace deal and risked plunging the country back into war.
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Australian PM to call May 3 general election: reports
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Thursday he would call a general election "imminently", with local media reporting the poll would be held on May 3.
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