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Carrick uncertain if Man Utd defender De Ligt will return this season

Carrick uncertain if Man Utd defender De Ligt will return this season

Michael Carrick admits he doesn't know if Manchester United defender Matthijs de Ligt will play again this season as he struggles with a "difficult" back injury.

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Forest survive shoot-out to reach Europa League quarters, Villa advance

Forest survive shoot-out to reach Europa League quarters, Villa advance

Nottingham Forest reached the Europa League quarter-finals after Midtjylland missed all three of their penalties in the last-16 second-leg shoot-out, while John McGinn inspired Aston Villa's 2-0 win against Lille on Thursday.

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US, Israel tactics diverge on Iran as Trump's goals still 'fuzzy'

US, Israel tactics diverge on Iran as Trump's goals still 'fuzzy'

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu both praise their relationship as excellent, but after three weeks of attacking Iran, their tactics are increasingly diverging -- the result, some experts say, of Trump's ill-defined goals.

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Japan PM placates Trump on Iran, but faces Pearl Harbor surprise

Japan PM placates Trump on Iran, but faces Pearl Harbor surprise

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sailed smoothly past a potential clash with Donald Trump over Iran on Thursday, though the US president whipped up a bit of a storm about Pearl Harbor.

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Brazil presidential hopeful Flavio Bolsonaro praises Bukele

Brazil presidential hopeful Flavio Bolsonaro praises Bukele

Brazil's Flavio Bolsonaro, who plans to run for president in October elections, on Thursday called for "many, many prisons" in a speech praising the controversial security policies of El Salvador's Nayib Bukele.

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The Iran war and the cost of killing 'bad guys'

The Iran war and the cost of killing 'bad guys'

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday that it "takes money to kill bad guys" when asked if the Pentagon had requested $200 billion in funding for the Iran war.

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US stocks cut losses on Netanyahu war comments as energy prices soar again

US stocks cut losses on Netanyahu war comments as energy prices soar again

Energy prices soared during a volatile session Thursday, while Wall Street stocks trimmed losses after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the war with Iran could finish sooner than expected.

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Forest beat Midtjylland on penalties to reach Europa League quarters

Forest beat Midtjylland on penalties to reach Europa League quarters

Nottingham Forest reached the Europa League quarter-finals after Midtjylland missed all three of their penalties in the last-16 second-leg shoot-out on Thursday.

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Netanyahu says Iran decimated as Tehran warns of 'zero restraint' in energy attacks

Netanyahu says Iran decimated as Tehran warns of 'zero restraint' in energy attacks

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Israel's military attacks had "decimated" Iran and that the Middle East war could finish sooner than expected, even as the Islamic republic kept up attacks on Gulf oil and gas targets that have jolted global markets.

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Salvadoran anti-corruption lawyer jailed to 'silence her', husband says

Salvadoran anti-corruption lawyer jailed to 'silence her', husband says

Jailed Salvadoran lawyer Ruth Lopez symbolizes the "decency" and "credible voice" that President Nayib Bukele's government only managed to silence with imprisonment, her husband Louis Benavides told AFP in an interview.

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