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Overnight petrol queues in Ethiopia as war shortages hit
Overnight petrol queues in Ethiopia as war shortages hit

Ethiopians said Friday they slept in their cars in hours-long queues for petrol as shortages caused by the Middle East war began to take their toll.

March 27, 2026

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Under threat of dying out, Turkish Armenian evolves through art
Under threat of dying out, Turkish Armenian evolves through art

Once spoken by two million people across the Ottoman Empire, Turkish Armenian has shrunk to the point of becoming an endangered language following a century marked by massacres and mass emigration.

March 27, 2026

French Olympic ice dance champions lead at worlds
French Olympic ice dance champions lead at worlds

Olympic ice dance champions Guillaume Cizeron and Laurence Fournier Beaudry dominated the rhythm dance at the world figure skating championships on Friday to put themselves on track for gold.

March 27, 2026

Mexico searches for missing Cuba aid boats
Mexico searches for missing Cuba aid boats

The Mexican Navy searched Friday for two sailboats that went missing while transporting humanitarian aid to crisis-hit Cuba, a week after leaving Mexico with nine people aboard.

March 27, 2026

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France calls Olympic gender test 'step backwards', other countries back policy
France calls Olympic gender test 'step backwards', other countries back policy

France on Friday called the International Olympic Committee's new policy on gender testing to determine eligibility to compete in women's events a "step backwards", but other countries welcomed the move.

March 27, 2026

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Iran Guards warn civilians after Trump pushes Hormuz deadline
Iran Guards warn civilians after Trump pushes Hormuz deadline

Iran's Revolutionary Guards urged civilians across the Middle East Friday to stay away from areas near US forces, ramping up its threats despite President Donald Trump's claim talks to end the month-long war were "going well".

March 27, 2026