Life on the frontline: fear, camaraderie on S. Korean border island
When a North Korean artillery shell slammed into his house and burned it to the ground in 2010, Jung Chang-kuan thought that war had broken out again.
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Sabalenka, Rybakina set up Australian Open final rematch
Top seed Aryna Sabalenka swept past Victoria Azarenka on Saturday into a Brisbane International final against world number four Elena Rybakina, setting up a replay of their 2023 Australian Open decider.
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Sudan paramilitary chief bids for legitimacy in Africa tour: analysts
Sudan's paramilitary chief spent the first months of the country's war in the shadows. Now he has emerged to embrace civilian politicians and tour African capitals in a bid for international legitimacy, analysts say.
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DR Congo annuls vote results for three ministers over fraud
The Democratic Republic of Congo's election authority has annulled recent election results for three government ministers and four provincial governors, citing fraud and voter intimidation.
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UK police launch fraud inquiry over post office IT scandal
UK police have announced they are investigating possible fraud offences committed during Britain's post office scandal, described as one of the worst miscarriages of justice in British legal history.
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Death toll hits 126 in Japan quake
Rescuers and residents sifted through rubble Saturday as their focus turned to recovering bodies and cleaning up rather than finding survivors, five days after a huge earthquake struck central Japan and killed at least 126 people.
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UN warns Gaza 'uninhabitable' as war rages on
Israel bombed southern Gaza early Saturday as the UN warned the besieged Palestinian territory has been rendered "uninhabitable" by three months of war.
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Blinken tackles Gaza, NATO expansion with Turkey's Erdogan
Washington's top diplomat discusses the Gaza war with Turkey's mercurial leader on Saturday before flying to Crete to address Greek worries about the looming sale of US fighter jets to Ankara.
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Rybakina, Rune power into Brisbane International finals
World number four Elena Rybakina put on a serving masterclass as she stormed into the Brisbane International women's final Saturday, while top seed Holger Rune battled through to the men's decider.
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Top seeds Gauff, Svitolina to clash in Auckland Classic final
US Open champion Coco Gauff maintained her imperious form in the lead-up to the Australia Open by dismantling Emma Navarro 6-3, 6-1 in the semi-finals of the Auckland Classic on Saturday.
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