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Ex-Pakistan PM Khan taken back to jail after hospital checks

Ex-Pakistan PM Khan taken back to jail after hospital checks

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was transferred back to jail on Friday, authorities said, hours after the popular politician was taken to hospital for court-ordered medical checks.

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Top India court orders new steps to protect threatened elephants

Top India court orders new steps to protect threatened elephants

India's top court has ordered tough new steps to protect wild elephant herds as habitat loss and human-elephant conflict intensify, a move welcomed by campaigners on Friday.

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Real Madrid star players are compatible: Mourinho

Real Madrid star players are compatible: Mourinho

New Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho on Friday insisted his team's star players could fit together ahead of Los Blancos' opening La Liga game at Espanyol.

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Djibouti football federation accused of misusing funds

Djibouti football federation accused of misusing funds

The tiny Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti is embroiled in a football corruption row after a government audit accused its federation, largely funded by FIFA, of favouritism and inadequate competitive bidding.

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Drovix Launches In-House Multi-Asset Liquidity and Execution Stack for Sub-Millisecond Fills, Tighter Spreads

Drovix Launches In-House Multi-Asset Liquidity and Execution Stack for Sub-Millisecond Fills, Tighter Spreads

Drovix (MU) Ltd, licensed by the Financial Services Commission of Mauritius as an Investment Dealer (Full Service Dealer, license GB21026813) and acting as a principal execution counterparty, has brought its institutional liquidity and execution stack to market, opening aggregated multi-asset OTC liquidity to brokers, hedge funds, family offices and proprietary trading firms through a single counterparty relationship.

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Australia charges man with trying to pass Ukraine military intel to Russia

Australia charges man with trying to pass Ukraine military intel to Russia

Australian police charged a man with foreign interference on Friday for allegedly seeking to pass intelligence about Ukrainian military activities to Russia.

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'So bad it's good': rough animated film becomes surprise Chinese hit

'So bad it's good': rough animated film becomes surprise Chinese hit

A low-budget Chinese animated film that was widely mocked for its crude visuals became a viral hit, with people packing cinemas to see just how bad it is.

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'I'll adapt': First pregnant candidate navigates French presidential race

'I'll adapt': First pregnant candidate navigates French presidential race

Greens leader Marine Tondelier is campaigning for the 2027 presidential race while pregnant, a first in France that is bringing infertility and motherhood into the political spotlight.

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Hong Kong convicts Tiananmen vigil activists of inciting subversion

Hong Kong convicts Tiananmen vigil activists of inciting subversion

A Hong Kong court convicted two activists who organised annual vigils marking China's deadly Tiananmen crackdown of "incitement to subversion" on Friday, with rights groups condemning the silencing of free speech.

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The Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil activists convicted in national security trial

The Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil activists convicted in national security trial

A Hong Kong court found two pro-democracy activists who organised annual vigils to mark China's deadly Tiananmen crackdown guilty of "incitement to subversion" on Friday.

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