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US envoys met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Thursday in Dublin to brief him on talks with Vladimir Putin, after the Russian leader indicated Moscow will not compromise on its hardline demands to end almost five years of war.
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Finland's government on Thursday announced it was restricting visas for Russian athletes, insisting that they had "no business" in the country as long as the Ukraine war goes on.
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Pete Hegseth on Thursday awarded a medal to a US soldier who reprimanded the defense chief and his entourage for laughing and talking near the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier the day before.
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VIDEO: Manchester United fans react to the sacking of manager Michael Carrick, with some questioning whether he was to blame for the club's struggles. Former United player Carrick is the latest in a long line of managers to leave the club, with Mauricio Pochettino reportedly among the favourites to succeed him.

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Pope Leo XIV, addressing bishops in Peru on Thursday, described the "pain" caused by Catholic clerical abuse and said the Church must make amends to victims and protect others.
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The death toll from a residential building collapse in New York rose to at least eight, including two children, on Thursday, after more bodies were recovered from the rubble, officials said.
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday slammed soaring fossil fuel profits as "morally unacceptable" and demanded governments put their people ahead of the bottom lines of oil and gas giants.
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Mara Penaloza had learned to live with her partner's disappearance under Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship, but the release of his abductor by Chile's latest right-wing government has reopened the wound.
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VIDEO: Jensen Huang has resigned as CEO of tech giant Nvidia following reports that he had two extramarital affairs, one with a woman accused of spying for China. Beijing has denied the spying allegations. His departure marks the end of 33 years at the helm of the company he co-founded.

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🇺🇸 ⚠️ One person was killed and four wounded in a shooting at and outside a fitness center in an upscale residential neighborhood of downtown Washington on Thursday, police said https://t.co/ohuegNqV2P

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🇪🇸 🏛️ 🏢 The Spanish parliament on Thursday passed measures restricting evictions and aiming to make housing more affordable, after a general strike and weeks of protests over the issue which catalysed a snap election https://t.co/9eBB1uVoe8

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🇷🇺 🇺🇦 🇺🇸 🗣️ Vladimir Putin indicated on Thursday that Russia will not compromise on its hardline demands to end the Ukraine offensive, but offered a short-term ceasefire in a key frontline city during a Kremlin meeting with US envoys https://t.co/aGe7ecbosQ

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🇵🇪 🇻🇦 ✈️ 🌎 Pope Leo XIV returns to his 'homeland' Peru on Latin America tour

Pope Leo XIV has returned to his "homeland" Peru, where he spent two decades as a missionary before becoming head of the Catholic Church. Peru is the third and final leg of the Pope's Latin America tour, and comes just weeks after he underwent surgery to remove a cancerous tumour from his lung

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🇺🇸 🇨🇳 🖥️ Jensen Huang resigned as chief executive of AI giant Nvidia on Thursday, the company said, after revelations he had two extramarital affairs, including one with a woman accused of spying for China https://t.co/y9NyBZGAWn

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🇺🇸 ⚠️ New York City's fire department reported on Thursday that more victims had been found after a three-story residential building collapsed, raising the death toll to at least eight, with 19 injured https://t.co/I57CaiP3Xw

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⚽ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇫🇷 Crystal Palace have sacked their French manager Pierre Sage after just five months in charge, with the club bottom of the Premier League https://t.co/oZaat57bto

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⚽ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Jude Bellingham and brother train together after Jobe gets first England senior call-up

Brothers Jude and Jobe Bellingham prepare for England's Nations League clashes with Croatia and Spain. It is the first time 21-year-old Jobe has been called up for the senior England squad. If both brothers appear together in one of the matches, it will be the first time that brothers have represented England in the same game in almost 20 years

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🇵🇪 🇻🇦 ✈️ 🌎 Pope Leo XIV arrived in his "beloved" Peru on Wednesday, a nostalgic return to the nation where he spent two decades as a missionary before being tapped to lead the world's 1.4 billion Catholics https://t.co/QHw8WIA3Yd

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🇺🇸 🇨🇳 🖥️ Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's future with the chip giant was unclear on Thursday as the company's board was reported to have met after revelations he had two extramarital affairs, including with a woman accused of spying for China https://t.co/y9NyBZGAWn

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⚽ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇺🇸 Manchester United sacked manager Michael Carrick on Thursday after their worst-ever start to a Premier League campaign, with USA boss Mauricio Pochettino expected to replace him https://t.co/7fHX9sneEx