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German exports to US plunge as tariffs exact heavy cost

Suicide blast at Islamabad mosque kills at least 30, wounds over 130: police

Greenland villagers focus on 'normal life' amid stress of US threat

Dupont, Jalibert click to give France extra spark in Six Nations bid

'Excited' Scots out to prove they deserve T20 World Cup call-up

EU tells TikTok to change 'addictive' design

India captain admits 'there will be nerves' at home T20 World Cup

Stellantis takes massive hit for 'overestimation' of EV shift

'Mona's Eyes': how an obscure French art historian swept the globe

In Dakar fishing village, surfing entices girls back to school

Lakers rally to beat Sixers despite Doncic injury

Russian pensioners turn to soup kitchen as war economy stutters

Dishes clatter, steam bursts from large cooking pots and music is seeping through the bustling chatter of Russian pensioners, hunched over bowls of free meals in a Saint Petersburg soup kitchen.

Japan taps Meta to help search for abuse of Olympic athletes

Japan's Olympic committee said on Friday it was working with tech giant Meta to monitor social media around the clock to protect athletes from online abuse at the Milan-Cortina Games.

As Estonia schools phase out Russian, many families struggle

When Estonian mother Jelizaveta Ponomarjova's elder daughter started fourth grade in September, she did not understand what her teacher was saying.

Toyota names new CEO, hikes profit forecasts

Toyota has named a new CEO to "accelerate" decision-making, the Japanese auto giant said Friday as it hiked its profit and sales forecasts for the current fiscal year despite the impact of US tariffs.

Family of US news anchor's missing mother renews plea to kidnappers

The family of the kidnapped mother of a top US TV news anchor made a new plea for information from her captors on Thursday, after investigators said they believed the 84-year-old was still alive.

Spin woes, injury and poor form dog Australia for T20 World Cup

Captain Mitchell Marsh insists Australia can put their spin woes behind them at the T20 Cricket World Cup after a morale-sapping series defeat to Pakistan left their preparations in tatters.

Hazlewood out of T20 World Cup in fresh blow to Australia

Fast bowler Josh Hazlewood was on Friday ruled out of the T20 World Cup after failing to recover from hamstring and Achilles injuries in another setback for Australia.

Japan scouring social media 24 hours a day for abuse of Olympic athletes

Japan's Olympic committee is monitoring social media round the clock to protect athletes at the Milan-Cortina Games from online abuse and has already asked for hundreds of posts to be removed.

Bangladesh Islamist leader seeks power in post-uprising vote

The leader of Bangladesh's largest Islamist party and prime ministerial hopeful Shafiqur Rahman has contested three elections and lost.

Rams' Stafford named NFL's Most Valuable Player

Veteran quarterback Matthew Stafford was named this season's NFL Most Valuable Player on Thursday, barely edging Drake Maye in the closest vote in years.

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