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Olympic women's sport to be limited to biological females

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The screening will mean Olympic women's sports at the 2028 Los Angeles Games will be limited to biological females, which would also rule out those with differences in sexual development (DSD) from competing.
10 hours ago
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Cambodia court upholds 14-years jail for journalists over bo...

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Information ministry spokesman Tep Asnarith said the case was "a lesson for journalists to carefully think about publishing news and the protection of national security, and to uphold national interests".
19 hours ago
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Russian court bans Oscar-winning documentary 'Mr Nobody Agai...

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The film documents pro-war propaganda lessons delivered at a school in Russia's Chelyabinsk region, using two years of footage secretly filmed and smuggled out of the country by the school's videographer.
22 hours ago
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EU to vote on Trump tariff deal -- but eyes rest of world

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Brussels and Washington clinched the deal last summer that had set tariffs at 15 percent for most EU goods.
1 day ago
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At least 28 civilians killed in Sudan drone strikes: health...

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One strike hit a market in North Darfur state's Saraf Omra town on Wednesday, killing "22 people, including an infant, and injuring 17 more," one health worker at the local clinic told AFP.
1 day ago
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Nepal report into deadly uprising recommends prosecuting ex-...

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At least 77 people were killed in the anti-corruption youth uprising on September 8 and 9, which began over a brief social media ban, but tapped into longstanding fury over economic hardship.
1 day ago
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War in the Middle East: latest developments

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Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war on Thursday:
1 day ago
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Israel strikes Iran as Trump says Tehran wants deal to end w...

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The conflict has mushroomed to draw in nations around the Middle East, sending energy markets into a tailspin and threatening to torpedo the global economy.
1 day ago
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Middle East war: global economic fallout

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Here are the latest economic events in the Middle East war:
1 day ago
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Hezbollah rejects truce talks as Israel presses Lebanon stri...

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Israel, which occupied southern Lebanon for around two decades until 2000, has kept up strikes on its northern neighbour and sent ground troops to take control of a strip up to the Litani River, around 30 kilometres (20 miles) from the border.
1 day ago