China hawk Sanae Takaichi won the leadership of Japan's ruling party on Saturday, putting her on course to become the country's first woman prime minister.
Taylor Swift quickly set on Friday several streaming records with "The Life of a Showgirl," her new album of bouncy pop songs about love, sex, success -- and score-settling -- that had fans analyzing every word.
From Venezuela, Maria travelled halfway around the world in search of a better life. Instead, the mother of two was trapped in Albanian detention for months after being lured into illegal sex work.
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Economy
Swedes are stocking up on food items in case of war, as more conflict in Europe no longer feels like a distant possibility and authorities encourage measures to boost readiness.
October 04, 2025
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Hamas said Friday it was ready to discuss freeing the hostages it holds in Gaza under the framework of Donald Trump's recent ceasefire plan, prompting the US president to call on Israel to stop bombing the Palestinian territory "immediately".
October 03, 2025
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US President Donald Trump said Friday he believed Hamas was ready for peace and told Israel to stop bombing Gaza, after the Palestinian militant group declared it was ready to free hostages under his ceasefire plan.
October 03, 2025
The attacker who targeted a British synagogue, Jihad al-Shamie, was a British citizen of Syrian descent who was on police bail for a rape charge, police said on Friday.
October 03, 2025
A man who launched a car-ramming and stabbing attack on a British synagogue on Yom Kippur may have been inspired by Islamist extremism, police said on Friday, as emotions ran high after the atrocity.
October 03, 2025
Sports
Antoine Semenyo scored twice as Bournemouth moved up to second in the Premier League with three late goals to beat Fulham 3-1 on Friday.
October 03, 2025
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A Swiss company inaugurated two solar furnaces on Friday in a watchmaking city, aimed at melting down and recycling the key industry's steel offcuts by using green energy.
Music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs was sentenced to more than four years in prison on Friday for his conviction on prostitution-related charges.
Taylor Swift on Friday quickly set a streaming record with "The Life of a Showgirl," her new album of bouncy pop songs about love, sex, success -- and score-settling -- that had fans analyzing every word.
Japan's ruling party elects its fifth leader in as many years Saturday, charged with reviving its flagging fortunes as a new anti-immigration grouping snaps at its heels.
October 03, 2025
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The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said Friday that Kenya had made "significant and demonstrable progress" toward cleaning up its systems, delaying a threatened non-compliance order.
October 03, 2025
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The US government shutdown is set to stretch into next week after senators voted Friday for a fourth time to reject a funding fix proposed by President Donald Trump's Republicans.
Prosecutors urged a judge to put music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs behind bars for more than a decade while his children pleaded for a lesser sentence at a court hearing Friday to decide his punishment for prostitution-related crimes.
Madagascan President Andry Rajoelina condemned on Friday what he said was an attempt to topple his government, as fresh protests flared against the political elite and years of misrule.
Czechs began voting on Friday in a two-day general election, which the party of self-described "Trumpist" Andrej Babis is expected to top, though without gaining an outright majority, spelling tricky negotiations ahead.
October 03, 2025
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