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Far-left rebel seeking peace with Putin rocks German politics

Far-left rebel seeking peace with Putin rocks German politics

A radical far-left politician who wants to make peace with Russia's Vladimir Putin looks set to play a key role in regional elections in the former East Germany on Sunday.

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Solomon Islands voices 'concern' over Pacific police deal

Solomon Islands voices 'concern' over Pacific police deal

Solomon Islands aired reservations Friday about a landmark Pacific policing deal brokered by Australia, saying it should not preclude them from working alongside newfound ally China.

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Australian census to ask about sexuality after LGBTQ backlash

Australian census to ask about sexuality after LGBTQ backlash

Australia's census will ask citizens about their sexuality for the first time, the government said Friday, a policy U-turn aimed at quelling anger from LGBTQ groups.

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Harris says in first interview US ready to move on from Trump

Harris says in first interview US ready to move on from Trump

Kamala Harris declared Thursday that Americans are ready to turn the page on Donald Trump and chart a new path for the country, in her first major interview since her dramatic entry into November's presidential election.

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Three matches to watch on Friday  at the US Open

Three matches to watch on Friday at the US Open

Defending champions Novak Djokovic and Coco Gauff will aim to clean up their games as the going gets tougher in the third round of the US Open on Friday.

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Trump's high-wire act on abortion angers conservatives

Trump's high-wire act on abortion angers conservatives

Donald Trump has been accused of deserting the anti-abortion movement as he seeks to negate attacks by Kamala Harris over one of the most polarizing issues of the US election.

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Sinner on course for US Open clash with Alcaraz as Osaka crashes out

Sinner on course for US Open clash with Alcaraz as Osaka crashes out

Jannik Sinner won his 50th match of the year on Thursday to stay on course for a US Open semi-final duel with Carlos Alcaraz while two-time champion Naomi Osaka's colourful return to New York ended in a dispiriting second round defeat.

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Typhoon Shanshan barrels up Japan as five reported dead

Typhoon Shanshan barrels up Japan as five reported dead

Typhoon Shanshan slowly barrelled up the Japanese archipelago Friday, dumping torrential rains and causing transport havoc as its reported death toll reached five.

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Two-time champion Osaka falls to Muchova at US Open

Two-time champion Osaka falls to Muchova at US Open

Two-time champion Naomi Osaka's return to the US Open ended in the second round on Thursday with a 6-3, 7-6 (7/5) loss to 52nd-ranked Czech Karolina Muchova.

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New Zealand's Maori king dies, aged 69

New Zealand's Maori king dies, aged 69

The king of New Zealand's Indigenous Maori people died Friday while recovering from heart surgery at age 69, with aides saying he had "passed to the great beyond".

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