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Cape Town mums patrol streets amid surge in violence

The South African government has deployed 2,200 soldiers alongside the police in five provinces for a period of one year to combat gangs and organized crime. One of the hardest-hit cities is Cape Town…

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Hungary's Orban plays on energy price fears in re-election bid

Much of Hungary's electoral campaign has centred around energy policy, at least in incumbent Viktor Orban's camp, as he seeks re-election amid the world's worst energy crisis in decades. Orban promises…

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US seizes Venezuela-linked oil tanker in Indian Ocean

Pentagon says US will enforce Trump-ordered blockade against South American country even 'halfway around the world'.

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Netanyahu says Israel ready to 'return to battle at any moment' against Iran

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that Israel remains prepared to confront Iran if necessary, despite a truce reached between the United States and Iran. Lebanon's civil defence…

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US kills two people in attack on boat in eastern Pacific, one survivor

The US military says one person survived the strike on the vessel and that the coastguard has been notified.

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Chart shows Iran may have put sea mines in Strait of Hormuz

Semiofficial news agencies in Iran published a chart Thursday suggesting the country’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard put sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz during the war, in a message that may be…

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UN decries 'preventable human rights catastrophe' in Sudan's El-Fasher

The atrocities unleashed on Sudan's El-Fasher last October were a "preventable human rights catastrophe", the UN rights chief said Monday, warning they now risked being repeated in Kordofan. Giving the…

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Actor behind Albania's AI 'minister' wants her face back

An actor whose face was used by Albania's government for an AI chatbot that it promoted to be a "minister" told AFP on Wednesday that she had launched a legal fight to stop the use of her image and accused…

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Guardiola eyes rest for 'exhausted' City stars

Pep Guardiola is hoping two rare free midweeks will refresh his "exhausted" Manchester City squad for the Premier League title run-in after beating Fulham 3-0 on Wednesday.

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Politics, penis injections, broken medals: A week of controversy at the Winter Olympics

Alongside displays of sporting excellence, numerous controversies have flared this week at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics. FRANCE 24 takes a look at the biggest scandals.

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