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  • Japan's Prime Minister and President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Sanae Takaichi, gestures after speaking with media on the House of Representatives election day at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo, on February 8, 2026.
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    She’s one of the world’s most powerful conservative leaders – and she just won again
  • As US squeezes Cuba’s oil supply, airlines rethink flights and Havana rations health services
  • Gen Z won the revolution. The old guard are dominating the election
  • ‘Not prepared to walk away’: Starmer defends premiership as UK government reels from Epstein fallout
  • King Charles ‘ready to support’ police as they assess claim his brother, Andrew, shared confidential material with Epstein
  • Venezuelan opposition figure Guanipa detained by heavily armed men hours after being freed from prison
  • Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who heads the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, speaks during a media interview at the party headquarters following a general election in Tokyo, on February 8, 2026, .
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    Japan’s Takaichi secures historic supermajority in landslide election victory
  • Iran sentences Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi to 7 more years in prison
  • ‘We must get through the next few days’: Ukrainians face bitter cold without power
  • UK PM’s chief of staff resigns over Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador despite Epstein links
  • Russian investigators claim Ukraine behind assassination attempt on top general
  • Anti-Olympics protest in Milan turns violent as Italy investigates suspected railway sabotage
  • Russian general shot and wounded in Moscow, in latest attack on top military leaders
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  • A woman holding up her baby is silhouetted against the backdrop of N Seoul Tower, commonly known as Namsan Tower, in Seoul, South Korea, on October 2, 2018.
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    South Korea is finally having more babies. But can it last?
  • Peter Mandelson, pictured on January 10, quit Britain's House of Lords on Wednesday.
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    UK police searching two properties linked to Peter Mandelson over Epstein investigation

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  • <p>Celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson chats with CNN’s Larry Madowo in Washington, DC, about immigration, identity, and the power of food. From his new restaurant, Marcus DC, to projects in Addis Ababa, Samuelsson explains how cuisine can honor African heritage, build community, and reshape global perceptions of African and Black cooking.</p>
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  • Prince William at the University of Bristol on January 22.
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    Prince William and Kate ‘deeply concerned’ by Epstein revelations
  • The Epstein files are threatening to split Norway’s royal family in two
  • Former French minister Lang resigns from Arab World Institute after Epstein correspondence revealed
  • Zelensky says US wants Ukraine-Russia peace deal by June, despite failure to reach breakthrough so far
  • France and Canada open consulates in Greenland amid Trump threats
  • Ukrainian Defense Ministry says Starlink terminals used by Russia in Ukraine are ‘cut off’

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  • US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leave the State Dining Room of the White House after a news conference on September 29, 2025.
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    Israel tightens grip on West Bank ahead of Netanyahu’s visit to US
  • Trump confirms more talks with Iran as Tehran stands firm on nuclear enrichment. Here’s what to know
  • Confusion at reopening of Rafah crossing leaves Palestinians stranded
  • Bezalel Zini, brother of Israel’s security chief, arrested in bust of alleged Gaza smuggling ring
  • Trump warns Iran’s supreme leader should be ‘very worried’
  • Exclusive: Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi on hunger strike in detention in Iran, foundation says
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  • Lovers or lawbreakers? Banknote bouquet craze could land Kenyan sweethearts in jail
  • Gunmen kill nearly 200 in Nigeria’s Kwara and Katsina attacks
  • ‘You escape, or you die’: African men say Russia duped them into fighting in Ukraine

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  • Exclusive: Cuba says it’s ready to talk to US, but not about regime change, as Trump ramps up pressure
  • The US says Venezuela is changing. But one month since Maduro’s capture, its people aren’t so sure
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    Suicide bomber kills dozens in Pakistan mosque
  • Japan’s conservative leader bets big on Takaichi mania with snap election. Will her gamble pay off?
  • The US wants these critical minerals, but militants with American weapons stand in the way
  • Australian snowboarder dies after becoming caught on ski lift in Japan

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    The massive megastructure built for eternity and still standing 1,700 years later
  • The ancient Roman city 10 times the size of Disneyland
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  • Bad Bunny performs during halftime of Super Bowl LX between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks at Levi's Stadium on February 08, 2026 in Santa Clara, California.
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    Bad Bunny’s minimalist outfits didn’t distract from Super Bowl celebration — that was the point
  • Striking 2,000-year-old mummy portrait sells for $889,000
  • Tiny Michelangelo sketch of a foot sells for more than $27 million, an auction record
  • He bought a 127-year-old bottle of wine. Then, he opened it
  • Look of the Week: Margot Robbie goes high-fashion Victorian for ‘Wuthering Heights’ press tour

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  • Firefighters shovel outside Boston Fire Department Engine 33 Ladder 15 during a winter storm in Boston, Massachusetts, US, on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026.
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    The eastern US has been gripped by an Arctic freeze. That’s about to change
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  • Jimmy Lai leaves the Court of Final Appeal by prison van in Hong Kong, on February 1, 2021.
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    Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison after landmark national security trial
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    So-called ‘manfluencers’ are filming themselves trying to pick up women. Smart glasses are their perfect tool
  • Police detain protesters during a protest against the visit of Israel's President Isaac Herzog in Sydney, Australia, on Monday.
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    Clashes in Sydney over Israeli president’s visit as police disperse mass protests
  • Amar Vennapusa, a bariatric surgeon, fills a syringe with Eli Lilly's Mounjaro, a tirzepatide injection drug used for treating type 2 diabetes and weight loss, at his health clinic in Hyderabad, India, on April 14, 2025.
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    Is India about to make Ozempic-like weight-loss drugs a whole lot cheaper?
  • Indian spiritual guru who calls himself Saint Dr. Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Ji Insan, center, greets followers as he arrives for a press conference ahead of the release of his new movie "MSG: The Warrior Lion Heart," in New Delhi, India, on October 5, 2016.
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    A spiritual guru was jailed for rape and murder. He’s out on parole for the 15th time
  • The lying malayan tiger roars in the tropical nature.
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    How a royal tiger reserve is protecting the last of Malaysia’s big cats
  • A photograph appearing to show Prince Andrew with Jeffrey Epstein's accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre and Ghislaine Maxwell.
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    Email appears to confirm photo of former Prince Andrew and Virginia Giuffre is real
  • Rafa Hernando, Daimé Hernando's father, opened Havana Blues in 2012.
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    Trump’s pressure on Havana stirs hope among Cuban diaspora in Spain
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    Trippy coral, confounded mayflies and a hungry spider among Close-up Photographer of the Year winners
  • Saif al-Islam Gadhafi, son of Libyan leader Moamer Gadhafi, gestures as he speaks during a meeting with different social organizations in the capital Tripoli on July 24, 2008.
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    Son of Libya’s late dictator Gadhafi shot dead by gunmen, political team says
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    Angelic face of Italian prime minister wiped from fresco

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    Plans for $2.3 billion stadium ignite debate in 2032 Olympics host city
  • 11 architecture projects set to shape the world in 2026
  • This AI convention center in China was designed by AI. Kind of
  • Robert A.M. Stern, renowned American architect, dies at 86
  • Building a modern metropolis using a centuries-old technique

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    49ers’ Keion White undergoes surgery after being shot in ankle during altercation in San Francisco
  • Judge rules 7-foot center Charles Bediako is no longer eligible to play for Alabama
  • Lindsey Vonn says she has no regrets after breaking leg in serious crash while competing in Winter Olympics
  • Serena Williams is eligible to return to tennis later this month. It’s not clear if she will
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  • Parents who lost children to alleged social media–related harms hold a vigil ahead of a social media addiction trial in Los Angeles on February 5, 2026.
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    Lawyers argue that Instagram and YouTube intentionally addicted and harmed teen in landmark social media trial
  • Super Bowl ads want you to stop worrying and learn to love AI
  • This job has become the ultimate case study for why AI won’t replace human workers
  • Uber must pay $8.5 million in driver sexual assault case, jury says. Here’s what it could mean for thousands of similar cases
  • AI is upending entry-level jobs. Three teens tell us how they’re responding

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