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Naturally, Italyâs Song for the Olympics Is About Love
The 1977 classic âTi Amoâ was so popular that it was recorded in several languages. Now, it takes a spin as the official song for the 2026 Winter Olympics.
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Milan Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony: What Time to Watch, How to Watch, and More
They will take place at 2 p.m. Eastern on Friday across four separate venues in Northern Italy.
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Pam Bondi announces arrest of âkey participantâ in 2012 Benghazi attack
Zubayar al-Bakoush is suspected in Libya attack resulting in deaths of US ambassador and three other Americans The US attorney general, Pam Bondi, announced on Friday the arrest of a âkey participantâ in the 2012 Benghazi terrorist attack that killed four US government officials, including the US ambassador to Libya , J Christopher Stevens. Bondi said the suspect, Zubayar al-Bakoush, was taken into US custody at 3am ET on Friday. âWe will prosecute this alleged terrorist to the fullest extent...
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What to Expect at the Olympic Opening Ceremonies, From the Man Behind Them
Marco Balich has helped design grand spectacles at more than half a dozen Olympics. On Friday, heâll do it again, on home turf in Italy.
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Netanyahu Suggests Other Officials to Blame for Oct. 7 Failings
In a document released on Thursday night, the Israeli leader sought to distance himself from responsibility for intelligence and security failings before the Hamas-led attack.
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Argentina and U.S. Sign Sweeping Trade Deal as Alliance Deepens
The deal reduces reciprocal tariffs and expands quotas for key trading goods, including Argentine beef â a flashpoint for American ranchers.
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Iranâs foreign minister says talks with US were â a very good startâ but are âover for nowâ â as it happened
This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story here It is the first time the US and Iran have sat down for face-to-face negotiations since June last year , when Israel launched attacks on Iran that sparked a war marked by tit-for-tat airstrikes, with the US also joining the fray. It effectively ended the US-Iran talks that were held in the weeks prior to the conflict aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement. More recently, Donald Trump has been threatening to strike Iran for more...
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Mosque bombing in Pakistan capital kills at least 31 people
Police investigating whether blast that injured at least 169 at Friday prayers in Islamabad was suicide attack An explosion has ripped through a Shia mosque on the outskirts of Pakistanâs capital during Friday prayers, killing 31 people and injuring at least 169 others, according to officials. Police said they were investigating whether the attack was carried out by a suicide bomber. There were fears the death toll from the blast at the Khadija al-Kubra mosque in Islamabad could rise as some ...
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Watch: Ukrainian soldier thought to be dead calls his family
Nazar Daletskyi's relatives were told he had been killed in 2022, the first year of Russiaâs full-scale invasion.
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Weather tracker: Storm Leonardo continues to batter Europe and northern Africa
Spain and Portugal hit with torrential rain while flash floods in Morocco force more than 100,000 people to evacuate The Iberian peninsula has been placed under severe weather alerts as Storm Leonardo continues to batter parts of Spain and Portugal with torrential rain and strong winds. Since Tuesday, the slow-moving system has brought widespread disruption, flooding and evacuations. In Grazalema, in southern Spain, more than 700mm of rain has fallen since Wednesday, roughly equivalent to the...
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Canada and France open Greenland consulates in show of Denmark support
Founding of diplomatic outposts in Nuuk comes after US made efforts to secure control of Arctic island Opposition to US has hardened in western Europe after Greenland threat, poll finds Canada and France are to open diplomatic consulates in the capital of Greenland on Friday, showing support for their Nato ally Denmark and the Arctic island after US efforts to secure control of the semi-autonomous Danish territory. Canadaâs foreign minister, Anita Anand, was travelling to Nuuk to inaugurate t...
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Sheâs Upending Japanese Politics With Two Words: âIâm Pregnantâ
Hikaru Fujita, whoâs running in Sundayâs parliamentary election, is a standout in a country where expectant mothers rarely enter national politics.
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The Olympics Are a Show Of Global Harmony. The World is Anything But.
The Winter Games, which officially open in Italy on Friday, are rooted in international cooperation. That feels out of place to some in a world where old rules no longer apply.
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Horror in Wellington as millions of litres of untreated sewage flow into the sea
Residents of New Zealand capital advised not to enter the water, collect seafood or walk their dogs on local beaches after wastewater plant failure A sewage leak in New Zealandâs capital Wellington has been described by local authorities as an âenvironmental disaster,â with repairs to the cityâs wastewater treatment plant expected to take months. Residents of Wellington have been advised not to enter the water, collect seafood or even walk their dogs on local beaches. Continue reading...
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Dozens dead after record snow in Japan â and officials warn warmer weather will be treacherous
Dozens of people have died, including two Australians, as record-breaking snowfall blankets the north Dozens of people have died in Japan after record-breaking snowfall blanketed northern regions of the country, while officials warned that warmer temperatures could trigger a new wave of accidents. Authorities said 35 people had died in snow-related incidents across Japan since 20 January, with almost 400 injured, 126 of them seriously. Most of the deaths were among people who fell while tryin...
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âSana-maniaâ grips Japan as ultra-conservative Takaichi expected to secure election landslide
The countryâs first female PM is the object of a personality cult revolving around everything from her outfits and snacks to her favourite pink pen Just eight months ago, Japanâs ruling party appeared to have reached the edge of the electoral abyss. It had lost a parliamentary majority for the second time in 15 months; its MPs were implicated in a long-running slush fund scandal ; the then prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, was the target of factional plotting. But as voters prepare to brave fre...
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Toronto Police Charged in Sweeping Drug and Corruption Case
After hit men targeted the home of a prison manager in June, investigators say, the schemes of a criminal network involving the police unraveled.
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Andrew vouched for Epstein on state visit to UAE with queen in 2010
Emails appear to show Mountbatten-Windsor attempting to introduce Epstein to UAE crown prince via foreign affairs minister Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor vouched for Jeffrey Epstein during a UK state visit to the United Arab Emirates with Queen Elizabeth II in 2010, according to newly released emails. The email was sent from âThe Dukeâ to Epstein on 24 November of that year, with the subject listed as âAbdullahâ â an apparent reference to the UAE foreign affairs minister, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zaye...
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âThey killed my sonsâ: chief of Nigerian village where jihadists massacred hundreds recounts night of terror
Umar Bio Salihu, 53, the local head of Woro in Kwara state, says gunmen âjust came in and started shootingâ The traditional chief of a village in western Nigeria where jihadists massacred residents earlier this week has recounted a night of terror during which the attackers killed two of his sons and kidnapped his wife and three daughters. Umar Bio Salihu, the 53-year-old chief of Woro, a small, Muslim-majority village in Kwara state, said that at about 5pm on Tuesday the gunmen âjust came in...
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Cuba open to talks with US âwithout pressureâ after months of Trump threats
Miguel DĂazâCanel says Cuba is willing to engage Washington amid the islandâs deepening economic crisis After months of threats from Donald Trump , the president of Cuba , Miguel DĂaz-Canel, has said that his government is willing to talk to the United States, just so long as it is âwithout pressureâ. Standing in front of a life-sized photograph of Fidel Castro carrying a rifle during the 1959 revolution, DĂaz-Canel, the 65-year-old president, said on Thursday that his island nation had been ...
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