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Ancelotti unsure about Neymar's World Cup spot, says no debts to anyone

SAO PAULO, Dec. 7 -- Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti raised doubts about whether Neymar will be in his squad for the 2026 World Cup. The Italian is yet to pick the former captain since he took over in Ma... Read More


Protests as far-right party forms youth wing

GIESSEN, Nov. 30 -- A confident far-right Alternative for Germany set up its new youth organization on Saturday even as thousands of protesters converged on the western city of Giessen, where the part... Read More


Oz PM gets married; dog was ring bearer

MELBOURNE, Nov. 30 -- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese married his partner Jodie Haydon in a secretive and intimate ceremony on Saturday at his official residence in Canberra. Albanese is th... Read More


thai-cambodia spat reignites after chinese steps on mine

BANGKOK, Nov. 30 -- A Chinese man allegedly attempting to cross illegally into Thailand from Cambodia was injured on Saturday when he stepped on a land mine, the Thai army said, reiterating its charge... Read More


36 dead, 279 missing in Hong Kong fire

HONG KONG, Nov. 27 -- Hong Kong leader John Lee has said that 36 people were reported killed in the fire that spread through a dense high-rise residential housing complex on Wednesday, and that anothe... Read More


Carrier group arrives in Caribbean in major buildup near Venezuela

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- The US's most advanced aircraft carrier arrived in the Caribbean Sea on Sunday in a display of USmilitary power, raising questions about what the new influx of troops and weapon... Read More


Diamonds are forever: 'Mellon Blue' sells for $25.6 million

GENEVA, Nov. 13 -- A blue diamond weighing nearly 10 carats has sold at auction in Switzerland for 20.5 million Swiss francs ($25.6 million) including fees. The pear-shaped 9.51-carat "Mellon Blue" - ... Read More


David Szalay wins Booker for fiction with earthy novel 'Flesh'

LONDON, Nov. 12 -- Canadian-Hungarian-British writer David Szalay won the Booker Prize for fiction on Monday for "Flesh", the story of one man's life from working-class origins in Hungary to mega-weal... Read More


China puts curbs on chemicals after U.S. deal on fentanyl tariffs

Washington, Nov. 12 -- China said on Monday it is making good on its pledge to crack down on chemicals that can be used to make fentanyl, a key issue for President Donald Trump during recent talks wit... Read More


Canada signs defence pact with Philippines

Manila, Nov. 3 -- Canada and the Philippines, both staunch critics of China's increasingly coercive actions in the disputed South China Sea, signed a key defence agreement on Sunday to boost combat dr... Read More