Morocco becomes first Arab nation in FIFA’s top five men’s rankings
Morocco moved past former Euro champions Portugal and record World Cup winners Brazil to achieve its best FIFA ranking.
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Morocco moved past former Euro champions Portugal and record World Cup winners Brazil to achieve its best FIFA ranking.
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A mass funeral was held in Gaza for 70 Palestinians whose bodies were trapped under the rubble.
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For a decade, the 1.5C goal has served as the north star of climate action, a line nations pledged to hold to avoid the worst ravages of a warming planet.
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The attack on funeral at a Greek Orthodox church killed nine and injured 34 others last month.
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Southeast Asian leaders have agreed to engage Myanmar in stages after years of excluding its leaders from high-level meetings. The bloc says Myanmar could regain full representation if it makes progress on a peace plan.
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Australia dominated the first half and capitalised on the Kiwi Ferns’ errors to win 34-10 and clinch the trophy.
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Southeast Asian leaders opened their annual summit in the Philippine capital Manila on Sunday. During three days, world leaders are expected to focus on trade, energy and conflict – including the war in Iran. Donald Trump is expected to land in Manila on Tuesday. Details by FRANCE 24 correspondent…
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The 20th Francophonie Summit opened on Sunday in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, overshadowed by a high-stakes leadership dispute. The International Organisation of the Francophonie is set to elect its next secretary-general on Monday for a four-year term, but escalating friction between Rwanda, which has…
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China is forced to tread carefully as it considers hosting a meeting between Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, and Donald Trump. While the optics are sure to favor Moscow, Beijing is risking its image on the global stage.
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‘We think dialogue is a good thing,’ Australian PM says after German chancellor urges the US to work with Europe for peace in Ukraine Australia has endorsed this week’s historic summit between Donald Trump, Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin in China, even as European leaders warn that the US president…
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Tussle for influence as trade, tech and regional security to take centre stage in China, Philippines and Cambodia meetings World leaders will fly in to Asia for back-to-back high-level summits this week against the backdrop of the tussle for influence between the superpowers China and the US…
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The story: Slogans targeting Iran from Iraqi protesters marking the seventh anniversary of the 2019 Tishreen (October) uprising have caused a stir in Iraqi media. On social media, the chant “Iran out, Baghdad stays free” has been hailed as the Tishreen movement's central sovereignty demand. Critics…
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The UN climate chief has warned that "tactical delays" at the COP31 climate talks in Turkey could prevent a deal to slow global warming.
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Russia and US approach potential summit seeking China’s help to extricate them from wars of choice, as Putin hopes to find consensus on new global order The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is among those who have expressed concern that the world will witness a Yalta 2.0 moment if Donald…
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Germany is commemorating the Nazi-led November pogroms 88 years ago. Events are also being held to mark the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. DW has more.
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