Germany arrive in Qatar as Iran shrug off protest talk
Four-time winners Germany arrived at the World Cup in Qatar on Thursday while Iran's captain urged his team to focus on football rather than anti-government protests that have rocked his country.
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Iran World Cup players' minds on football, not protests at home
Iran captain Alireza Jahanbakhsh said Thursday his team was focused on the competition at the World Cup and not on anti-government protests that have gripped his country.
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Boris Johnson on post-PM earnings spree in US
Leaving 10 Downing Street was a political hammer blow for Boris Johnson but is doing no harm to his depleted bank balance.
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Verstappen attacks media for ‘sickening’ reports
Max Verstappen on Thursday hit back at what he called "sickening" and "unacceptable" news reports and online threats following his refusal to follow team orders at last Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix.
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W.Africa coastal states eye more cooperation over Sahel jihadism
West African coastal states on Thursday held their first major talks on boosting cooperation against jihadist violence spilling over from the Sahel after more countries announced they would pull their peacekeepers out of Mali.
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Canada police lay charges in alleged Haiti coup plot
Canadian federal police said Thursday they have charged a man in Quebec province for allegedly plotting to sow violence in Haiti and overthrow its government.
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UN chief says stop 'blame game' at deadlocked climate talks
UN chief Antonio Guterres urged rich and developing nations to stop the "finger pointing" at crunch climate talks on Thursday and reach a deal on covering the losses suffered by vulnerable nations battered by weather disasters.
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Three sentenced to life for flight MH17 downing
A Dutch court sentenced three men to life imprisonment in the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine 2014, in the early stages of a war that eight years later would put the world on edge.
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UK unveils recession budget triggered by markets chaos
Britain's government Thursday unveiled a painful budget with £55 billion ($65 billion) of tax hikes and spending cuts despite confirming the country was in recession.
Read moreDR Congo sends warplanes against advancing M23 rebels
The Democratic Republic of Congo deployed two warplanes against advancing M23 militants on Thursday in the country's volatile east, sources said, after a regional bloc called for rebels to disarm.
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