Armenia PM in talks with Erdogan on 'historic' Turkey visit
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan was meeting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul on a rare visit to arch-foe Turkey, in what Yerevan describes as a "historic" step toward regional peace.
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Royal Ascot is 'heaven on earth' for shock winner Cercene's trainer
Cercene and Time for Sandals brought smiles to the faces of bookmakers on the fourth day of Royal Ascot on Friday springing huge shocks in the two Group One races.
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Iran's nuclear programme: from its origins to today's dispute
A week ago, Israel launched an unprecedented attack against Iran, saying the country was on the verge of developing a nuclear weapon, a claim Tehran has always denied.
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Draper digs deep to reach Queen's semi-finals for first time
Jack Draper reached the Queen's Club semi-finals for the first time with a tense 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 win over American Brandon Nakashima on Friday.
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Afghan-born Nadia Nadim returns to Danish team for Euros
Former Denmark star Nadia Nadim will make her return to the national team for the women's Euro 2025 tournament after an 18-month absence, the Danish Football Association announced Friday.
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NATO scrambles to overcome Spain block on summit spending deal
NATO struggled Friday to overcome a block from Spain on a new defence spending deal that US President Donald Trump has demanded for a summit next week.
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Putin says recession in Russia 'must not be allowed to happen'
President Vladimir Putin on Friday urged officials not to let Russia fall into recession "under any circumstances", as some in his own government warned of a hit to economic growth.
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Ton-up Jaiswal makes England toil in first Test as India take control
India's Yashasvi Jaiswal marked his first Test innings in England with a superb century and captain Shubman Gill hit an unbeaten fifty as the tourists took control of the series opener at Headingley on Friday.
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NBA star Durant takes minority PSG stake
Basketball star Kevin Durant has taken a minority stake in Paris Saint-Germain, the European champions announced Friday, without saying how many shares the power forward had acquired.
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US enters first major heat wave of 2025
The United States is experiencing its first significant heat wave of the year, beginning Friday across the Great Plains and expanding into parts of the Midwest and Great Lakes over the weekend, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).
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