Flame arrives in Milan for Winter Olympics ceremony
The Olympic flame arrived in Milan on Thursday ahead of the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Games, while US Vice President JD Vance arrived with a message of unity for the American team.
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Olympic big air champion Su survives scare
Olympic champion Su Yiming survived a major scare in big air qualifying on Thursday as Japan's Hiroto Ogiwara topped the leaderboard on the first day of snowboarding at the Milan-Cortina Winter Games.
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89 kidnapped Nigerian Christians released
The last 89 Christians held captive since criminal gangs attacked three churches in northern Nigeria in mid-January were released on Thursday, following a spate of mass kidnappings in the country.
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Cuba willing to talk to US, 'without pressure'
Cuba is prepared to hold dialogue with the United States but not under pressure, President Miguel Diaz-Canel insisted Thursday after months of threats from US President Donald Trump.
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Famine spreading in Sudan's Darfur, UN-backed experts warn
Famine is spreading in Sudan's western Darfur region, UN-backed experts warned on Thursday, as a grinding war between the army and paramilitary forces has left millions hungry, displaced and cut off from aid.
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2026 Winter Olympics flame arrives in Milan
The flame for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics arrived in front of Milan's gothic Duomo Thursday, to cheers and applause from waiting crowds.
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Congo-Brazzaville's veteran president declares re-election run
Congo-Brazzaville's 82-year-old President Denis Sassou Nguesso said Thursday he would run for a new term in elections next March, seeking to extend his more than four decades in power.
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Olympic snowboard star Chloe Kim proud to represent 'diverse' USA
US Olympic snowboard champion Chloe Kim said Thursday she was proud to represent a country that is "strongest when it embraces diversity, dignity, and hope" as she arrived at the Milan-Cortina Winter Games.
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Iran filmmaker Panahi fears Iranians' interests will be 'sacrificed' in US talks
Dissident Iranian film director Jafar Panahi told AFP he believes ordinary Iranians risk being "sacrificed" in talks between Iran and the United States on Friday, with his country still "in shock" over a deadly crackdown on protests.
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Leicester at risk of relegation after six-point deduction
Leicester are at risk of falling into English football's third tier, a decade on from their stunning Premier League triumph, after being docked six points for breaches of financial rules on Thursday.
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