UK's Starmer vows to 'take country forward' in reset bid
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer unveiled "ambitious" plans to reform housing, boost police numbers and fix ailing health services in a de facto reboot of his government Thursday after a bumpy first five months in power.
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Traditional giants meet as Luis Enrique denies PSG rift
Saint-Etienne and Marseille face off in Ligue 1 this weekend as two of French football's most storied clubs prepare to meet twice in the space of a fortnight.
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Germany repatriates colonial-era remains of indigenous Australians
Traditional funeral rites were held in Berlin Thursday for five indigenous Australians whose remains are to be sent home almost 150 years after they were pillaged during the colonial era.
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'Exceptional' wildfires across Americas in 2024: EU monitor
Severe drought stoked rampant wildfires across North and South America this year and churned up record carbon pollution in Bolivia, Nicaragua and the Pantanal wetlands, according to new data from Europe's climate monitor.
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New York police hunt killer of top insurance exec
New York police scoured the city Thursday for a masked gunman who shot a top health insurance executive at close range in a brazen daylight killing outside a Manhattan hotel.
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Bahamas rejects Trump proposal to take deported migrants
The Bahamas on Thursday said it had rejected a proposal from the incoming Trump administration to take in deported migrants, as the next US president seeks to follow up on pledges to tackle immigration.
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Accusations and walkouts as Ukraine, Russia ministers clash at Malta meeting
Ukraine's foreign minister called Russia's top diplomat Sergei Lavrov a "war criminal" Thursday as they both attended an international meeting in Malta, the latter's first visit to an EU country since the 2022 invasion.
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France's Macron seeks new PM after Barnier resigns
President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday sought a new prime minister to prevent France from sliding deeper into political turmoil after Michel Barnier's government was ousted in a historic no-confidence vote in parliament.
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Why does UK lag on 5G mobile connectivity?
By approving a merger of Vodafone and Three in the UK, the country has secured a commitment from the mobile phone operators to invest billions of pounds on 5G connectivity.
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US trade deficit narrows in October as imports fall: govt
The US trade gap narrowed more than expected in October, government data showed Thursday, as imports slipped more than exports.
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