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Lula, Bolsonaro strike calmer tone in final Brazil election debate

Marc Marquez wins Australian sprint as Martin crashes out

'How is it possible?': Students protest Indonesian haze

North Korea's Kim calls for training world's 'strongest' military

Israel launches major West Bank operation after soldiers killed

Brewers edge Rays to capture World Series opener

Typhoon Champi knocks out power to thousands in Taiwan

France to deploy 70,000 police for fresh weekend protests

As Israeli election nears, campaign turns ugly

Tatum delivers as Celtics down winless Knicks

Oscar hopeful 'La Bola Negra' offers lessons about communicating, directors say

Romantasy fans ready for sleepless night as 'Court of Thorns and Roses' returns

Trapped: Soaring fuel costs hurt Maine lobster industry before midterms

De Goede hat-trick as Canada defeat England again

Ukraine sends ground robots

Lyman's surrender crisis

Pakistan’s Taliban dilemma

Venezuela and the Qatar Fund

Beckham joins thousands in queue for queen's coffin

Former England football captain David Beckham has joined the huge queues in London to file past the coffin of the late Queen Elizabeth II.

Spain's San Sebastian film festival gets underway

The San Sebastian film festival, Spain's most prestigious movie event, kicked off on Friday with celebrations marking its 70th anniversary, despite the last-minute withdrawal of Hollywood actress Glenn Close as jury president.

Stiglitz says oil firms did nothing to deserve windfall profits

Nobel laureate economist Joseph Stiglitz says the world's energy giants should pay a special tax on their massive profits. To him, the companies "didn't do anything to deserve" the windfall.

Djokovic hails 'incredible moments and battles' with Federer

Novak Djokovic paid tribute to his long-time rival Roger Federer on Friday, hailing the "incredible moments and battles" the pair shared on court.

Ukraine finds graves and 'torture centres' in recaptured east

Ukrainian investigators descended on a pine forest outside the recaptured town of Izyum on Friday and began pulling hundreds of hastily buried bodies from the sandy soil.

Queen's funeral: UK police gearing up for largest ever test

Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral on Monday will be London's largest ever policing event, the city's force said Friday, with world leaders and hundreds of thousands of mourners set to descend on the UK capital.

Five bank 'heists' in a day as Lebanese seek back frozen savings

Five Lebanese banks were stormed Friday by depositors seeking to unlock frozen savings, the latest in a string of "heists" in the crisis-hit country that have garnered wide public support.

Cheers for King Charles in Wales as miles-long London queue pauses

Crowds cheered for King Charles III in Wales on Friday despite some opposition to his ascent to the throne, as miles-long queues to see his late mother's coffin reached capacity.

More than 210 dead in Armenia-Azerbaijan clashes this week

Armenia and Azerbaijan said Friday that more than 210 people died in border clashes this week, with Yerevan accusing Baku troops of atrocities in the arch foes' worst fighting in two years.

Van Gaal gives Ajax pair first call-ups ahead of World Cup

Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal included Ajax midfielder Kenneth Taylor in his Nations League squad Friday, saying it was the "last chance" for players to impress before the World Cup.

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