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Why did Virat Kohli retire from Tests and what does 269 mean?
Batting star Virat Kohli has retired from Tests, ending the career of the most important Indian player of his era.
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Diplomatic spat ignites as Poland accuses Russia of sabotage
Russian ambassador summoned, consulate closed, as probe confirms Moscow's involvement in Warsaw shopping centre fire.
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India, Pakistan and the fight for Kashmir
Attack on Hindu tourists in Kashmir had India and Pakistan on the brink of an all-out war before a ceasefire took hold.
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Ex-UK home secretary: Trump unlikely to yield peace between Ukraine, Russia
Charles Clarke and another Cambridge University expert argue Europe could replace a failing US as Ukraine's guarantor.
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US and China agree to 90-day tariff pause after trade talks
The US and China have agreed to a 90-day pause on punitive trade tariffs
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China and US agree to ease tariffs for 90 days as trade war talks extended
Some 'reciprocal' tariffs and duties are being rolled back in favour of 'mutually beneficial' talks.
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Ukraine says Russia launches barrage of drones amid calls for truce, talks
Ukrainian authorities say ceasefire proposals are being 'ignored' as new drone attacks damage civilian infrastructure.
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Burkina Faso army, militias killed 130 members of ethnic group, HRW says
Army aircraft were reportedly hovering above as the killings took place, showing command control of the operation.
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Gaza’s hospitals cannot provide food to recovering patients
Patients struggle to feed themselves as Israel’s blockade deepens the food and aid shortage.
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Israel committed to ‘intensified’ Gaza operation despite US captive release
Israeli PM says negotiations with Hamas will continue 'under fire', with just a pause for Edan Alexander's release.
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PKK to formally disband and lay down its weapons
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, has announced that it plans to disband and disarm
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Virat Kohli announces retirement from India Test cricket team
It's the end of an era for Indian Test cricket as Virat Kohli follows fellow batting star Rohit Sharma into retirement.
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PKK to disband, potentially ending decades of conflict in Turkiye
Move by Kurdish armed group follows February call by jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan to lay down arms.
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Do Israel’s attacks make a difference to Yemen’s Houthis?
The US and the Houthis have come to a ceasefire agreement, but Israel continues to trade attacks with the Yemeni group.
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Pope Leo XIV’s message emphasised “building bridges and peace”
“It’s a mission going out from the Church, not in but out, what they call going to the existential peripheries.”
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Pakistan’s stance against “all-out war” should be taken seriously
“These are two nuclear-armed states,so there’s a certain amount of deterrence that’s built into the diplomatic process."
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‘Who suffered the most?’: Fear and fatigue in Kashmir after ceasefire
The region, which faced the brunt of the India-Pakistan military escalation, limps back to life. But questions remain.
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US, China hail ‘substantial progress’ made in tariff talks in Geneva
The two countries have said they will issue a joint statement on the talks on Monday.
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Hamas says it will release US-Israeli captive Edan Alexander
The statement did not indicate when the 21-year-old Alexander would be released.
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What can be learned from the latest conflict between India and Pakistan?
A tense ceasefire holds days after the most intense hostilities in decades.
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