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Wales record-breaker Jess Fishlock announces international retirement
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Miss Universe UAE: Mariam Mohamed on becoming first Emirati to compete for crown
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Mariam Mohamed is ready to make history. As the first Emirati to represent the UAE in the Miss Universe pageant, the moment isn’t lost on her. Next month, she will step on to one of the world’s most-watched stages as she heads to Thailand to take...
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Trump repeats false claim of having ended India-Pakistan conflict following Operation Sindoor
US President Donald Trump on Monday (local time) again claimed to have ended India-Pakistan crisis following Operation Sindoor. Trump again wrongly claimed he ended the conflict through the means of trade, even after the Ministry of External...
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Inflation in Albania stays below EU average
TIRANA, Oct. 17 — Consumer prices in Albania rose 2.3% in September, according to the EU-harmonised index published Friday. National data from INSTAT showed a similar 2.4% increase. Officials said the difference stems from how each method weighs...
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What could a Ukraine peace look like?
U.S. President Donald Trump has said he will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Budapest soon to discuss a way to end the war in Ukraine. So what might a peace deal look like? WHO WOULD GET WHAT? Russia controls more than 116,000 square km...
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Explainer-What could a Ukraine peace deal look like?
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By Guy Faulconbridge and Olena Harmash MOSCOW/KYIV (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump has said he will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Budapest soon to discuss a way to end the war in Ukraine. What might a peace deal look like? WHO...
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Explainer-What could a Ukraine peace look like?
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By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump has said he will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Budapest soon to discuss a way to end the war in Ukraine. So what might a peace deal look like? WHO WOULD GET WHAT? Russia...
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IMF keeps Albania growth outlook steady at 3.4%
TIRANA, Oct. 14 (TemA) — The International Monetary Fund projects Albania’s economy to grow 3.4% in 2025 and 3.6% in 2026, showing stable momentum, its latest World Economic Outlook report said Tuesday. Average inflation is seen at 2.3% next year...
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Graham Potter closes in on return to management less than one month from West Ham sacking
Graham Potter looks set to take charge of Sweden's national team just three weeks after he was axed as West Ham boss. The 50-year-old is finalising a short-term deal that runs until March, tasked with one massive job: somehow salvaging their World...
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Turkey ready to help rebuild Gaza, but tensions with Israel could be a barrier
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey wants to take part in rebuilding Gaza and is ready to join a peacekeeping force once the fighting ends, however analysts warn strained relations between Ankara and Tel Aviv could stand in the way....
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Alexander Isak handed huge change as statement released after Liverpool star's 'crisis' admission
Jake Stokes Senior Sport Central Audience Writer 07:03, 15 Oct 2025 Liverpool striker Alexander Isak could still bag Sweden a place at the World Cup in March(Image: Photo by Michael Campanella/Getty Images) Jon Dahl Tomasson has been sacked...
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Graham Potter 'close to management return' - less than a month after West Ham sacking
By TAMARA PRENN, SENIOR SPORTS REPORTER Published: 13:14 EDT, 17 October 2025 | Updated: 13:33 EDT, 17 October 2025 Graham Potter is believed to be close to being appointed as Sweden's head coach less than one month after the former West Ham...
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World Associated Press UK sees lessons from Northern Ireland that could aid the fragile Gaza ceasefire process
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LONDON (AP) — As Israelis and Palestinians wait anxiously to see what comes after a ceasefire in the two-year war in Gaza, the experience of the Northern Ireland peace process in the 1990s may offer lessons in the thorny process of moving from...
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Novi teror Aljbina Kurtija FOTO
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Kosovo 0 U Severnoj Mitrovici jutros oko 9.30 časova uklonjen je znak "Volim K. Mitrovicu" koji se nalazio u Ulici Kralja Petra Prvog. Ustupljene fotografije Nepoznata lica su jutros došla kombijem i uklonila znak kod prvog kružnog toka na ulazu u...
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Jovan Mandić: “EPS produces less electricity today than during the NATO bombing”
By Milan Ćulibrk Jovan Mandić is best known to the wider public for cutting off the power supply in 1992 during the Vidovdan Opposition Assembly in front of the Parliament, for which he was kidnapped and beaten by the authorities – an event that...
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Quality-of-Life Issues Dominate BIRN Debates for North Macedonia Albanians
Bajram Rexhepi of the National Alliance for Integration (left) and Bilall Kasami of Vlen face off in one of the BIRN debates ahead of local elections in North Macedonia. Photo: BIRN. North Macedonia’s local elections this weekend are the focus of...
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Opinion | The Compulsion of Optimism
Have we become trapped in a cycle of compulsory optimism as our available alternatives continue to shrink? The Sharm El-Sheikh Summit stands as a pivotal moment in the history of the Middle East, redefining political and economic paradigms that...
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Home secretary: Britain has lost control of its borders
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News digest: Backlash abroad, backlash at home
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Meet the candidate 2025: City Council At-Large pt. 1
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In the 2025 election, four candidates are seeking two at-large seats on the Marshalltown city council: JBS employee and bus driver Tim Bradbury, Iowa Department of Transportation Emergency Management Coordinator Scott McLain, retired educator and...
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