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Greta Thunberg lands in Greece among Gaza flotilla activists deported from Israel

Greta Thunberg lands in Greece among Gaza flotilla activists deported from Israel

Greta Thunberg landed in Athens on Monday alongside 160 other nationals from 16 European countries expelled to Greece by Israel for taking part in a Gaza aid flotilla, AFP journalists saw.

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UNESCO board backs Egyptian ex-minister for top job: official

UNESCO board backs Egyptian ex-minister for top job: official

The UN culture agency's executive board on Monday voted to appoint a former Egyptian minister as the agency's next chief, the board's chair said, as UNESCO grapples with accusations of bias and the United States' withdrawal from the organisation.

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Facing confidence vote, EU chief calls for unity

Facing confidence vote, EU chief calls for unity

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen called for unity Monday as she warned lawmakers that confidence votes she faces this week in the European Parliament played into the hands of the bloc's foes.

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Cash-strapped UNHCR shed 5,000 jobs this year

Cash-strapped UNHCR shed 5,000 jobs this year

The United Nations refugee agency has shed nearly 5,000 jobs this year following swingeing cuts in international aid, its chief said Monday, decrying the "disastrous" political choices behind the crisis.

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Mbappe to have 'small niggle' examined at France camp: Deschamps

Mbappe to have 'small niggle' examined at France camp: Deschamps

Kylian Mbappe will undergo medical examinations on his right ankle when he meets up with his international team-mates ahead of the latest round of 2026 World Cup qualifiers, France coach Didier Deschamps said on Monday.

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Brazil's Lula asks Trump to remove tariffs in 'friendly' phone call

Brazil's Lula asks Trump to remove tariffs in 'friendly' phone call

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Monday urged US President Donald Trump to remove punitive tariffs on Brazil in the first-ever official talks between the two leaders.

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Paris stocks slide as French PM resigns, Tokyo soars

Paris stocks slide as French PM resigns, Tokyo soars

Stock markets diverged Monday as a deepening political crisis in France sent Paris into a tailspin while a new Japanese ruling party leader buoyed shares in Tokyo.

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'Terrible' Zverev dumped out of Shanghai by France's Rinderknech

'Terrible' Zverev dumped out of Shanghai by France's Rinderknech

World number three Alexander Zverev said he was playing "terrible tennis" after he was knocked out of the Shanghai Masters by France's Arthur Rinderknech 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 on Monday.

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What are regulatory T-cells? Nobel-winning science explained

What are regulatory T-cells? Nobel-winning science explained

The Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded on Monday to three scientists for discovering how a particular kind of cell can stop the body's immune system from attacking itself.

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Indirect talks on ending Gaza war begin in Sharm El-Sheikh: Egypt media

Indirect talks on ending Gaza war begin in Sharm El-Sheikh: Egypt media

Delegations from Hamas and Israel on Monday began indirect talks in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm El-Sheikh on ending the nearly two-year war in Gaza, Egyptian state-linked media reported.

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