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Turkish candidate drops out days before presidential election

Istanbul (AFP) - Third-party candidate Muharrem Ince on Thursday withdrew from Turkey's tight presidential election in a shock move that raised the chances of an opposition first-round victory.

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26 dead as Israel, Gaza militants trade fire for third day

Gaza City (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - Israel and Gaza militants traded more heavy fire Thursday, the third day of the worst escalation of violence in months that has killed 26 people in the blockaded Palestinian enclave.

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Pakistan's Supreme Court declares arrest of ex-PM Khan 'invalid'

Islamabad (AFP) - Pakistan's Supreme Court declared on Thursday the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan "invalid", in a ruling that came two days after his detention sparked deadly clashes and huge protests nationwide.

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Stock markets down as traders weigh inflation, rate hikes

New York (AFP) - Major stock markets dropped on Thursday as investors assessed fresh US inflation data, the financial health of a regional bank and another UK interest rate hike.

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Sudanese fleeing war find their homes occupied by fighters

Khartoum (AFP) - Like many Sudanese forced to flee their homes amid raging street battles, Mohamed said that when he finally returned to his flat, he found heavily armed paramilitaries had moved in.

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Threats and shared gold after cheating row rocks eSports final

Phnom Penh (AFP) - An eSports final at the Southeast Asian Games has been rocked by cheating allegations that led to the gold medal being shared between two countries on Thursday.

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Pakistan's Supreme Court declares arrest of ex-PM Khan invalid

Islamabad (AFP) - Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday declared the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan "invalid" after his detention two days ago sparked violent protests across the country.

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Evenepoel 'happy' after double crash at Giro

Naples (Italy) (AFP) - World champion Remco Evenepoel said he was still in pain but "happy" with the way he felt ahead of Thursday's stage six of the Giro d'Italia following his double crash the day before.

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Czechs announce major pension, tax reform to rein in debt

Prague (AFP) - The Czech government presented an extensive tax and pension reform on Thursday designed to curb soaring public debt due to the Covid pandemic and the war in Ukraine.

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Weeks into conflict, Sudanese queue - and pray - to leave

Port Sudan (Sudan) (AFP) - As exhausted war refugees form a long queue near a gate at Port Sudan airport, some look up at a large banner above showing a Muslim prayer for travellers.

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Biden administration announces plan to curb emissions from power plants

Washington (AFP) - President Joe Biden's administration on Thursday announced sweeping plans to curb planet-warming emissions from the nation's power stations, as part of the United States' efforts to combat the climate crisis.

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Hosts and holders Qatar to face China at Asian Cup

Doha (AFP) - Holders and hosts Qatar will play China while Japan face a heavyweight clash against Iraq in the group stage of the Asian Cup, following the draw on Thursday in Doha.

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Armenia-Azerbaijan clashes threaten to derail peace talks

Yerevan (AFP) - Armenia and Azerbaijan on Thursday blamed each other for an exchange of fire along their restive border, which killed one person and wounded four days ahead of EU-hosted peace talks.

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Season over for Dortmund's English teenager Bynoe-Gittens

Berlin (AFP) - Borussia Dortmund forward Jamie Bynoe-Gittens will miss the rest of the season with a shoulder injury, coach Edin Terzic confirmed on Thursday.

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Turkish spoiler drops out in pre-election shock

Istanbul (AFP) - Third-party candidate Muharrem Ince on Thursday withdrew from Turkey's tight presidential election in a shock move that raised the chances of an opposition first-round victory.

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Yemen peace push 'serious' but next steps unclear: Saudi envoy

Aden (AFP) - Warring parties in Yemen are "serious" about ending a devastating eight-year-old conflict but it is impossible to predict when direct talks, much less a breakthrough, might happen, Saudi Arabia's envoy told AFP.

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Bank of England lifts interest rate to 15-year high

London (AFP) - The Bank of England on Thursday lifted its key interest rate to the highest level since the 2008 financial crisis, noting inflation remained stubbornly high but that the economy would now avoid recession this year.

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Stock markets waver after Bank of England rate hike

London (AFP) - Europe's main stock markets wavered on Thursday, with London sliding after the Bank of England announced it was hiking interest rates to a 15-year high.

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Finnish footbridge collapse injures 27, mostly children

Espoo (Finland) (AFP) - Some 27 young people, mostly children, were injured in Finland on Thursday when they fell five metres onto a road after a temporary footbridge near a construction site collapsed.

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iPhone maker Foxconn's profits slump 56 percent in first quarter

Taipei (AFP) - Profits for Taiwanese tech giant and key Apple supplier Foxconn fell 56 percent in the first quarter, it announced Thursday, a plunge blamed on weakened demand due to a global downturn.

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Pakistan deploys security forces to quell riots over ex-PM Khan's arrest

Islamabad (AFP) - Security forces patrolled streets across Pakistan on Thursday and detained supporters of former prime minister Imran Khan, following violent protests over his arrest on corruption charges.

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Peru to send Dutch killer to face US charges over 2005 Holloway case

Lima (AFP) - A Dutchman jailed in Peru for murder will be handed over to face charges in the United States related to the 2005 disappearance of an American woman in Aruba, authorities said Wednesday.

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French MPs vote to require town halls to fly EU flag

Paris (AFP) - France's National Assembly lower house passed a hard-fought bill early Thursday that would require town halls to fly both the French and European flags, as most already do.

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Indonesian president says no real progress on Myanmar peace plan

Labuan Bajo (Indonesia) (AFP) - Southeast Asian nations have made "no significant progress" on implementing a peace plan to end the bloodshed in Myanmar, Indonesian President Joko Widodo said Thursday as a summit wrapped up.

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Pressure by 'all possible means' needed to halt Sudan fighting: UN

Geneva (AFP) - The UN rights chief Thursday called on the international community to exert all possible pressure on the fighting sides in Sudan to resolve the conflict and end "the wanton violence".

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