Wild AI, a royal letter and big hugs - a week in Trumpworld
President Donald Trump closed out a packed week at the White House after hosting a string of eager-to-please guests, and generating the usual eye-popping menu of news items.
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What's next after Ocalan urges the PKK to disband?
Jailed militant leader Abdullah Ocalan's call for his Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) to disband and lay down its arms after decades of armed struggle has been widely hailed as a historic moment for Turkey and its Kurdish minority.
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US Fed's favored inflation gauge cooled slightly in January
The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure cooled slightly in January, according to government data published Friday, although it remained stuck above the bank's long-term target.
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Immigrant parents remove teenage sons from UK over stabbing fears
Immigrant parents in the UK, fearful of gang knife violence, are sending teenage sons back to their countries of origin, a community worker said Friday, after a boy sued his family for putting him in a Ghana boarding school.
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Tournament record gives New Zealand confidence against India, says Bracewell
New Zealand all-rounder Michael Bracewell on Friday said his team's impressive record against India in ICC tournaments gives them confidence ahead of their final group clash in the Champions Trophy.
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UK firms cautiously optimistic on US trade deal prospects
Hopes of a trade deal between Britain and the United States, reignited by President Donald Trump's positive comments after meeting Prime Minister Keir Starmer this week, prompted cautious optimism Friday from a UK business sector keen to avoid tariffs.
Read moreStocks weighed down by Crypto 'meltdown', tariff uncertainty
Bitcoin slumped below $80,000 on Friday for the first time since November, while equities diverged following President Donald Trump's latest volley of tariffs.
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Over 200 defective Paris Olympics and Paralympics medals to be replaced
The French Mint has received 220 requests to replace medals won at the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics, it told AFP on Friday.
Read moreOver 20 missing after avalanche in Indian Himalayas: rescuers
Rescuers were racing against time to search for more than 20 construction workers missing after an avalanche in India's Himalayan state of Uttarakhand on Friday following heavy snowfall, the army said.
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Two dead as cyclone Garance batters French island
Cyclone Garance barrelled across La Reunion island on Friday killing at least two people as fierce winds left destruction across the French Indian Ocean territory, authorities said.
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