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Where does Iraq stand as US turns up heat on Iran?

Vietnam designer makes history as Paris Haute Couture wraps up

Oil jumps, gold climbs further on Trump's Iran threat

Denmark hails 'very constructive' meeting with US over Greenland

Phan Huy: the prodigy putting Vietnam on the fashion map

US border chief says not 'surrendering' immigration mission

EU to put Iran Guards on 'terrorist list'

Pegula calls herself 'shoddy, erratic' in Melbourne semi-final loss

All hands on deck: British Navy sobers up alcohol policy

Sabalenka says Serena return would be 'cool' after great refuses to rule it out

Rybakina plots revenge over Sabalenka in Australian Open final

Irish Six Nations hopes hit by Aki ban

Ireland's hopes of regaining the Six Nations title suffered a second blow in two days with veteran centre Bundee Aki suspended for their first three matches for "verbal abuse and disrespect".

Britain's Starmer hails 'good progress' after meeting China's Xi

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer hailed "really good progress" on issues including visa-free travel and tariffs during talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday.

Parrots rescued as landslide-hit Sicilian town saves pets

Pino Terzo Di Dio was in tears as firefighters carried his beloved parrots out of his home, which has been cordoned off as his town teeters on a cliff edge.

Gold surges further, oil jumps on Trump's Iran threat

Gold soared to a fresh record near $5,600 on Thursday and oil prices climbed after US President Donald Trump ramped up geopolitical tensions with threats of a military strike on Iran.

No handshake as Sabalenka sets up repeat of 2023 Melbourne final

Belarusian world number one Aryna Sabalenka crushed Ukraine's Elina Svitolina in a politically charged Australian Open semi-final on Thursday and faces Elena Rybakina for a third Melbourne title.

Iran's IRGC: the feared 'Pasdaran' set for EU terror listing

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is the ideological army of the Islamic republic tasked with protecting the revolution from external and domestic threats but is accused by the West of militant activity abroad and serial rights violations at home.

EU eyes migration clampdown with push on deportations, visas

The European Union on Thursday laid out plans to overhaul its visa system and step up deportations as part of a five-year migration strategy that cements a hardening line on the hot-button issue.

Umpire call fired up Sabalenka in politically charged Melbourne clash

Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka said that an umpire call against her for grunting helped fire her to victory over Ukraine's Elina Svitolina on Thursday in a politically charged Australian Open semi-final.

Rybakina battles into Australian Open final against Sabalenka

Elena Rybakina battled past Jessica Pegula into the Australian Open final on Thursday with the fifth seed setting up a repeat of her 2023 title match against Aryna Sabalenka.

Giant Mozambique gas project resumes after 5-year security suspension

French energy giant TotalEnergies relaunched construction Thursday on a massive gas project in northern Mozambique that was halted for five years after a jihadist attack that claimed hundreds of lives.

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