France's budget hits snag in setback for embattled PM
A joint committee of French lawmakers on Friday failed to reach a compromise on the state budget for next year, parliamentary sources said, meaning France would not have a 2026 budget by year end.
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Putin hails Ukraine gains, threatens more, in annual press conference
Vladimir Putin on Friday hailed his troops' progress in Ukraine during an annual press conference in Moscow -- a staple of his 25-year rule -- with the Russian president emboldened by battlefield gains in Ukraine during a US diplomatic push to end the almost four-year war.
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US suspends green card lottery after Brown, MIT professor shootings
The Trump administration announced on Thursday it will suspend a green card lottery that allowed a man believed to be behind both a mass shooting at Brown University and the killing of an MIT professor into the United States.
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Chelsea's Maresca says Man City link '100 percent' speculation
Enzo Maresca said Friday that reports linking him to the Manchester City manager's job were "100 percent" speculation, promising that he would still be at Chelsea next season.
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Dominant Head moves into Bradman territory with fourth Adelaide ton
Travis Head continued his love affair with his home Adelaide Oval Friday by slamming a fourth century in as many Tests on the ground, with the aggressive Australian opener "in the best space" for years.
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Arsenal battle to stay top of Christmas charts
Could fast-charging Manchester City top the Premier League at Christmas or will Arsenal cling on to the festive number one spot?
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Mexican low-cost airlines Volaris and Viva agree to merger
Two of Mexico's top low-budget airlines said Thursday they had agreed to merge, setting up a deal that could create one of the country's largest domestic carriers.
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Border casinos caught in Thailand-Cambodia crossfire
Thailand has struck multiple casinos linked to cyberscamming in neighbouring Cambodia during an almost two-week-long border conflict, with the prime minister saying he would "take care" of fronts for fraud operations.
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Australia's Head slams unbeaten 142 to crush England's Ashes hopes
Danger man Travis Head crunched his fourth century in as many Tests at Adelaide Oval Friday as Australia built a 356-run lead over England to stand on the brink of retaining the Ashes.
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Epstein files due as US confronts long-delayed reckoning
The United States is poised on Friday to pry open one of its most closely guarded case files, as President Donald Trump's administration prepares to release a long-suppressed cache of records tied to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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