Trump says to meet Putin in Budapest after 'great progress' in call
President Donald Trump said he would meet Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Budapest after making "great progress" in a call Thursday, just a day before Ukraine's leader is due at the White House to push for US-made Tomahawk missiles.
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Three reported dead as Kenyan forces fire on mourners for politician Odinga
Three people were killed at a stadium in Nairobi as security forces opened fire to disperse mourners gathered to view the body of revered opposition leader Raila Odinga on Thursday, a rights group said.
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Madagascar's new military leader insists takeover 'not a coup'
Madagascar's Colonel Michael Randrianirina insisted on the eve of his swearing in as new leader on Friday that a military power grab that sent President Andry Rajoelina fleeing the island was "not a coup".
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'Bigger, hotter, faster': extreme blazes drive rise in CO2 fire emissions
Rampant wildfires in the Americas drove a jump in global greenhouse gas emissions from fires in the year to February, new research found Thursday, warning that climate change was fanning the flames.
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Leverkusen went in 'wrong direction' under ex-boss Ten Hag, says sporting director
Bayer Leverkusen sporting director Simon Rolfes said on Thursday that it was clear from early on that the club were going in the "wrong direction" under former coach Erik Ten Hag.
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China defends Russian oil purchases, slams US 'bullying'
China said Thursday that its purchases of Russian oil were "legitimate" and decried recent "unilateral bullying" measures by the United States as the trade row between the two countries continues to intensify.
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Paris auctioneers unveil Renoir child portrait of filmmaker son
A Paris auction house is next month to sell a previously unlisted work by French impressionist Auguste Renoir of his toddler son Jean, who went on to become an Oscar-winning filmmaker.
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Johnson & Johnson faces UK lawsuit over talc cancer claim
Thousands of UK claimants have filed legal action against US pharmaceutical and cosmetics giant Johnson & Johnson alleging people diagnosed with cancers were exposed to asbestos in its talcum powder, lawyers said Thursday.
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Goalkeeper Pickford signs new Everton contract
England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford has signed a new four-year contract at Everton, the Premier League club announced on Thursday.
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Trump speaks with Putin ahead of Zelensky visit
Donald Trump held a crucial phone call with Russian leader Vladimir Putin Thursday, a day before Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky meets the US president to push for Tomahawk missiles.
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