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Top takeaways from CinemaCon: the year's hottest movies

Top takeaways from CinemaCon: the year's hottest movies

Hollywood's major studios brought their biggest movies to Las Vegas this week for CinemaCon, the annual industry summit that offers insiders a sneak peek at what's coming soon to theaters.

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Lebanon president says working on 'permanent agreements' after Israel truce

Lebanon president says working on 'permanent agreements' after Israel truce

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said on Friday that his country was on the verge of a "new phase" of "permanent agreements", after the 10-day ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war went into force.

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Trump tells AFP 'no sticking points' left for deal with Iran

Trump tells AFP 'no sticking points' left for deal with Iran

US President Donald Trump told AFP on Friday there were "no sticking points" left for a peace deal with Iran, which he said was "very close" as Tehran declared the Strait of Hormuz open to commercial shipping.

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Top-seeded Pistons embrace underdog tag

Top-seeded Pistons embrace underdog tag

Detroit are tuning out the naysayers who tip the Boston Celtics, New York Knicks or even fourth-seeded Cleveland to beat the top-seeded Pistons to the NBA Eastern Conference crown.

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Andreeva sinks Swiatek to reach Stuttgart semis

Andreeva sinks Swiatek to reach Stuttgart semis

Teenage Mirra Andreeva came from a set down to stun Iga Swiatek and reach the semi-finals of the WTA clay-court tournament in Stuttgart on Friday.

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Pope slams AI abuse after Trump's Jesus post

Pope slams AI abuse after Trump's Jesus post

Pope Leo XIV on Friday warned that the AI boom could fuel "conflict, fear and violence" while on a trip to Cameroon marked by his ongoing spat with US President Donald Trump.

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Genital mutilation: the silent suffering of Colombia's Indigenous girls

Genital mutilation: the silent suffering of Colombia's Indigenous girls

Alejandrina Guasorna did not discover until adulthood that she had been subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM) the day she was born in a remote Indigenous community in Colombia's coffee-growing region.

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UEFA probe after photographers injured at Bayern-Real game

UEFA probe after photographers injured at Bayern-Real game

UEFA on Friday opened disciplinary proceedings after several photographers were injured when fans stormed over barriers at the end of Wednesday's quarter-final between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid in Germany.

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Trump tells AFP 'no sticking points' for deal with Iran

Trump tells AFP 'no sticking points' for deal with Iran

US President Donald Trump told AFP on Friday there were "no sticking points" left for a peace deal with Iran, which he said was "very close" as Tehran declared the Strait of Hormuz open to commercial shipping.

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Trump tells AFP Iran deal close, 'no sticking points' left

Trump tells AFP Iran deal close, 'no sticking points' left

US President Donald Trump signaled Friday that an Iran peace deal was all but done, telling AFP there were "no sticking points" left between Washington and Tehran.

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