Britain is shelving its plan to hand back the Chagos Islands -- which hosts the strategic Diego Garcia US-UK military base -- according to a government spokesperson Saturday, following strong opposition from US President Donald Trump.
Russia and Ukraine fired waves of drones at each other between late Friday and early Saturday, just hours before a temporary ceasefire between the two was set to take effect for Orthodox Easter, according to officials.
Somalia president Hassan Mohamud congratulated football referee Omar Artan who has made history as the first Somalian to be selected to officiate at the World Cup finals.
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Tourists crowded beneath the Door of No Return, an arch built by the beach at Ouidah in southern Benin in memory of those crammed onto slave ships bound for the New World.
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An hour's drive north of New York City, the greenhouses at Cropsey Farm are seeing their first leaves of kale, spinach and arugula emerge. But the farmer who runs the outfit is obsessed with something else: the soaring price of fuel.
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Clark County judge finds defendant's public statements were not made in good faith. The ruling caps months of legal proceedings brought by the inventor of a wellness technology used in over 700 centers worldwide.
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Rory McIlroy delivered one of the most incredible finishes in major golf history with birdies on six of Friday's last seven holes to seize a record six-stroke lead after 36 holes at the Masters.
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Iranian officials arrived in Pakistan on Friday for peace talks with the United States as Tehran insisted on a truce in Lebanon and unfreezing of its assets for the negotiations to go ahead.
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Rory McIlroy delivered one of the most stunning finishes in major golf history, making birdies on six of Friday's last seven holes to seize a record six-stroke lead after 36 holes at the Masters.
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Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh on Saturday claimed victory in an election that secured a sixth straight term in the strategically placed Horn of Africa nation.
US President Donald Trump made a late intervention in Hungary's bitter election campaign on Friday, as nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban battles for votes against a pro-European opponent leading him in polls.
Anthropic postponing the release of its new AI model Claude Mythos, said to be so skilled at coding it could be a wicked weapon for hackers, has encountered a mix of alarm and skepticism.
Tottenham manager Roberto De Zerbi admitted he was not surprised by the backlash from a section of fans over his past comments on Mason Greenwood.
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Marseille reclaimed third place in the French Ligue 1 table with a 3-1 win over bottom side Metz on Friday to boost their hopes of Champions League qualification, while Monaco's long unbeaten run ended in a shock 4-1 defeat away to Paris FC.
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World number one Scottie Scheffler sank down the Masters leaderboard Friday, twice splashing into the water on a difficult day, but insisted he played much better than his score suggested.
A statue reveal to honor Japanese baseball legend Ichiro Suzuki went awry on Friday when a key detail in the bronze tribute broke during a ceremonial unveiling.
Chinese golfer Li Haotong battled through illness and into Masters contention with four consecutive birdies Friday, despite being so sick in the morning he could barely leave the bathroom.
Wall Street stocks rose sharply over the week and oil prices fell as a fragile truce was struck between the United States and Iran, with ceasefire talks due to start in Islamabad on Saturday.
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- Lebanon says Israel talks set for Tuesday in US
- West Ham sink Wolves to climb out of relegation zone as Spurs slip into bottom three
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- Holders Italy and Ukraine make strong starts in BJK Cup as USA trail