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Jay Leno: US comedian ‘seriously burned’ in car fire
The TV host, 72, said he is OK and recovering despite being injured in a fire at his LA garage.
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Ukraine war: Zambia demands answers for death of student Lemekhani Nyirenda
Lemekhani Nyirenda was serving a nine-year prison sentence when he went off to fight for Russia.
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US midterms: Race to control House majority down to the wire
Republicans are still slightly favoured to secure the 218 seats they need to win back the majority.
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Xi Biden meeting: US leader promises ‘no new Cold War’ with China
The leaders of the US and China strike a conciliatory tone in their first in-person talks for years.
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Footballers die in University of Virginia shooting
The shooting occurred on a bus filled with students returning from a field trip.
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Afghanistan: Taliban leader orders Sharia law punishments
Afghan judges are told to enforce Islamic law that may include public executions and stoning.
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Istiklal Street: Istanbul’s beating heart reels from deadly blast
Locals are returning to Istiklal Street, the busy thoroughfare where six were killed on Sunday.
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Ukraine war: Wagner chief Prigozhin defends brutal killing video
Putin ally Yevgeny Prigozhin says a defector to Ukraine died “a dog’s death for a dog”.
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Alaa Abdel Fattah: Family say jailed British-Egyptian activist is alive
Alaa Abdel Fattah tells his family in a letter from prison that he has resumed drinking water.
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Iran protests: Tehran court sentences first person to death over unrest
It is the first time since protests erupted, with the accused found guilty of “enmity against God”.