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Iran weighs peace proposal, accuses US of 'excessive demands'

Iran weighs peace proposal, accuses US of 'excessive demands'

Tehran accused the United States of "excessive demands", Iranian media said on Saturday, as US media reports raised the prospect that Washington was mulling new strikes and leaders of the Islamic republic considered the latest peace proposal.

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Rubio in India to renew ties after Trump's China lovefest

Rubio in India to renew ties after Trump's China lovefest

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday opened a visit to India that will include talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, looking to renew ties with a usually like-minded partner a week after Washington's warm summit with China.

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Pope visits Italy's 'Land of Fires'

Pope visits Italy's 'Land of Fires'

Pope Leo XIV will visit Italy's "Land of Fires" on Saturday, where for decades the mafia has illegally dumped and burned toxic rubbish, poisoning both people and their land.

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China set for latest space launch, with Hong Kong astronaut aboard

China set for latest space launch, with Hong Kong astronaut aboard

A Hong Kong astronaut will join a Chinese space mission for the first time as part of a three-person crew launching on Sunday, as Beijing edges closer to its goal of landing people on the Moon.

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Police, protesters clash in new marches against Bolivian leader

Police, protesters clash in new marches against Bolivian leader

Bolivian riot police clashed with anti-government protesters in La Paz on Friday for the second time in a week as unions and Indigenous groups pressed their calls for President Rodrigo Paz to step down.

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US jury finds Boeing not guilty in 737 MAX grounding lawsuit

US jury finds Boeing not guilty in 737 MAX grounding lawsuit

A US jury found Friday that aerospace giant Boeing was not liable for lost revenue in a lawsuit involving its 737 MAX jets, which were grounded for 20 months following two deadly crashes in 2018 and 2019.

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'Humans want to optimize': Enhanced Games founder embraces doping row

'Humans want to optimize': Enhanced Games founder embraces doping row

Love them or loathe them, the Enhanced Games have struck a nerve.

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Rubio starts first visit to India on heels of US-China summit

Rubio starts first visit to India on heels of US-China summit

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio started his first visit to India on Saturday, looking to restore ties with a usually like-minded partner a week after Washington's warm summit with China.

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The Asian workers keeping Greenland in business

The Asian workers keeping Greenland in business

Marinel Garciano dislikes winter, and that's tough when it lasts nine months in Ilulissat, Greenland. But she has no regrets about leaving the Philippines to give her children opportunities.

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'Never going back': Cartel attack decimates Mexican Indigenous town

'Never going back': Cartel attack decimates Mexican Indigenous town

Hungry animals are the only living beings that remain in Tula, an Indigenous community in Mexico whose residents were terrorized and forced to flee by a drug cartel.

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