'Something borrowed': Dutch bride opts for recycled wedding
"Within like 30 minutes I knew this was the one," Lara Peters said of the second-hand wedding dress she had just worn to her marriage -- in the Netherlands' busiest rail station.
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Geisha spectacle in Japan's Kyoto celebrates arrival of spring
Against a backdrop of blooming cherry blossoms, a group of geishas elegantly shuffle onto a stage in Japan's Kyoto city to begin a centuries-old performance celebrating the arrival of spring.
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Israeli director Nadav Lapid wants new satire to 'shake souls'
Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid thinks sometimes movies can change history; other times they simply narrate it.
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UN Security Council to vote on authorizing force to protect Hormuz
The UN Security Council will vote Friday on a draft resolution brought by Bahrain to authorize the use of "defensive" force to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz from Iranian attacks.
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Man City host Liverpool, Arsenal chase treble in FA Cup quarter-finals
Liverpool face a daunting trip to Manchester City in the standout tie of the FA Cup quarter-finals this weekend as Mohamed Salah seeks to end nine spectacular seasons at Anfield on a high.
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Russian court convicts German carnival float artist: reports
A German artist known for his carnival floats that satirise politicians has been sentenced in absentia to eight years and six months in jail by a court in Moscow, German media reported Thursday.
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In ritual dear to Francis, Pope Leo washes feet of 12 priests in Rome
Pope Leo XIV performed the ritual of washing of the feet for the first time on Holy Thursday, marking a return to tradition for the rite which his predecessor Francis used to perform for the homeless, prisoners and other marginalised people.
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With mighty thrust, Artemis astronauts blast towards Moon
The four Artemis astronauts fired up their spacecraft's engine to break away from Earth's orbit and zoomed towards the Moon Thursday, a milestone that commits NASA to the first crewed lunar flyby in more than half-a-century.
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Colombia's Rodriguez hospitalized with 'severe dehydration'
Colombian soccer captain James Rodriguez was hospitalized for three days with severe dehydration following a friendly match against France, Colombia's soccer federation said Thursday.
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Trump gloats on possible war crimes in Iran, but punishment distant
Threatening to destroy Iran's electricity grid and to reduce the country of 90 million to destitution, US President Donald Trump is shattering precedent by not just accepting but gloating about acts seen as potential war crimes.
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