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Thousands gather as Pakistan buries victims of mosque suicide attack

Thousands gather as Pakistan buries victims of mosque suicide attack

Thousands gathered on Saturday for the funerals of victims of a suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque that killed 31 people and wounded 169 others in Pakistan's capital.

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Lindsey Vonn completes second downhill training session

Lindsey Vonn completes second downhill training session

Lindsey Vonn's dream of Olympic medal glory is alive after the American ski star again defied a serious knee injury to complete her second training run for the Milan-Cortina women's downhill on Saturday.

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US pressing Ukraine and Russia to end war by June, Zelensky says

US pressing Ukraine and Russia to end war by June, Zelensky says

The United States wants Ukraine and Russia to end their nearly four-year war by June, and has offered to host talks between the two sides in Florida next week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

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Faheem blitz sees Pakistan avoid Netherlands shock at T20 World Cup

Faheem blitz sees Pakistan avoid Netherlands shock at T20 World Cup

Faheem Ashraf smashed an unbeaten 29 off 11 balls as Pakistan scrambled past the Netherlands by three wickets to avoid a massive shock in the curtain-raiser of the T20 World Cup in Colombo on Saturday.

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Trump refuses to apologize for racist clip of Obamas as monkeys

Trump refuses to apologize for racist clip of Obamas as monkeys

President Donald Trump refused to apologize Friday for a video posted on his social media account depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as monkeys, though he said he condemned the post as the White House shifted the blame to staff.

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Takaichi talks tough on immigration on eve of vote

Takaichi talks tough on immigration on eve of vote

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pledged Saturday to make Japan "more prosperous and safer", including through tougher immigration screening, in a final appeal to voters on the eve of snap elections.

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England's Salt passed fit for T20 World Cup opener

England's Salt passed fit for T20 World Cup opener

Hard-hitting batsman Phil Salt was passed fit as England named their team Saturday for their first match in the T20 World Cup.

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Spain, Portugal brace for fresh storm after flood deaths

Spain, Portugal brace for fresh storm after flood deaths

Spain and Portugal on Saturday braced for another storm heading for the Iberian peninsula, just days after the floods caused by Storm Leonardo killed at least one person in each country.

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Pakistan bowl out Netherlands for 147 in T20 World Cup opener

Pakistan bowl out Netherlands for 147 in T20 World Cup opener

Pakistan's spinners turned the screws to bowl Netherlands out for 147 in the first match of the T20 World Cup at Colombo's Sinhalese Sports Club on Saturday.

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Pushed to margins, women vanish from Bangladesh's political arena

Pushed to margins, women vanish from Bangladesh's political arena

For more than three decades, Bangladesh was one of the few countries in the world to be led by women, yet there are almost none on the February 12 ballots.

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