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Brazil's Lula says spoke to Putin on war, declined economic forum invitation

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Friday he had a phone call with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and reaffirmed his willingness to establish peace talks with both sides of the war in Ukraine.

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Soccer-Everton without Calvert-Lewin for relegation decider against Bournemouth

Everton were dealt a huge blow in their battle for Premier League survival as striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin and right back Nathan Patterson were ruled out of their final game of the season against Bournemouth on Sunday.

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Celine Dion cancels rest of world tour due to medical condition

Canadian pop singer Celine Dion announced on Friday that she was canceling the European stretch of her world tour, scheduled to resume this summer, due to a medical condition that makes it difficult for her to perform.

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Voter fraud allegations mark last day of election campaigning in Spain

Allegations of voter fraud in small towns and an unprecedented case of kidnapping marked the last day of campaigning before local and regional elections in Spain on Sunday.

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Canada backs Ukraine's application to join trans-Pacific trade pact

(This May 26 story has been corrected to remove 'United States' as one of the CPTPP countries mentioned in the last sentence)

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Malawi rounds up 920 refugees to return them to overcrowded camp

Authorities in Malawi have rounded up 920 refugees who had settled in different communities to move them back to a camp in a district bordering the capital Lilongwe, home affairs ministry spokesperson Patrick Botha said on Friday.

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First night train connecting Brussels and Berlin starts operations

An overnight direct train service connecting Brussels and Berlin was launched this week by Dutch-Belgian railway firm European Sleeper, reflecting a push in Europe to bolster less polluting alternatives to air travel.

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Ukraine war: pensioner sweeps fields for mines to put her cow out to pasture

Hanna Plishchynska, a pensioner, has been using a metal detector to comb her fields for mines and war detritus in the ruins of her village in southwesten Ukraine, so she can put her cow out to pasture and plant vegetables.

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Lebanon's central bank governor set to end his tenure a wanted man

Once celebrated as a financial wizard, Lebanese central bank governor Riad Salameh is spending his final weeks in office a wanted man, faced with French and German arrest warrants that have been prompted by long-running corruption probes.

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Anger and fear among Syrians amid Turkish opposition's anti-immigrant campaign

Like many Syrians in Turkey, Ghaith Sameer is awaiting the result of Sunday's election runoff with trepidation, fearing a win for an opposition candidate who promises to swiftly repatriate migrants.

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Top US diplomat to visit Nordic countries -State Department

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken plans to visit Sweden, Norway, and Finland from May 29 to June 2, the State Department said on Friday, to deepen cooperation on national security and economic issues as Russia's war in Ukraine grinds on.

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Roger Waters says Nazi outfit at Berlin concert was anti-fascist

Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters said he was opposing fascism and bigotry when he wore a Nazi-style uniform on stage at a concert in Berlin that led German police to launch an investigation into the British musician.

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Analysis-Turkish lira's long decline a symbol of strife

As Turkey's lira hit a record low ahead of the country's election decider on Sunday, the currency is looking increasingly dysfunctional with investors concerned about what may be in store if Tayyip Erdogan secures another decade in power.

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Exclusive-Offshore access curbed for website of Chinese province facing Taiwan -sources

Some offshore users of an official Chinese website providing economic and demographic data on Fujian province across from Taiwan say their access has been restricted, and Beijing said "emergency measures" had been taken to deal with a cyberattack.

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Anti-graft watchdog recalls award for Kenya's chief prosecutor

Anti-graft watchdog Transparency International has withdrawn an award it gave Kenya's outgoing chief prosecutor, it said on Friday, accusing him of dropping high profile corruption cases.

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Cross-border raid fuels calls for Russia to arm its self-defence forces

A cross-border raid into Russia from Ukraine this week has fuelled calls for Moscow to allow local self-defence units to be armed, with one influential lawmaker suggesting a new military border command structure be set up.

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US rebukes Kosovo for escalating tensions, Serbia puts army on alert

The United States and allies rebuked Kosovo for escalating tensions with Serbia on Friday, saying the use of force to install mayors in ethnic Serb areas undermined efforts to improve troubled relations with neighbouring Serbia.

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Kuwait suspends new visas for Philippines workers in rights row

Kuwait has suspended all new visas for Philippine nationals indefinitely, the interior ministry confirmed this week, in an escalation of a row between the oil-rich Gulf state and Manila over worker protections and employer rights.

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Pope, in interview, skirts issue of return of occupied parts of Ukraine

Pope Francis has said an eventual return by Russia of occupied territories in Ukraine is a "political problem" to be resolved by both sides, in his first public comment on Ukraine's request for him to back its plan demanding a total Russian withdrawal.

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Pope skipped audiences because of a fever, Vatican says

Pope Francis did not receive anyone in audiences on Friday because he has a fever, the Vatican said on Friday.

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Ukraine's Supreme Court elects new head after corruption scandal

Ukraine's Supreme Court elected a new head on Friday following the removal of his predecessor, who has been detained on bribery allegations in the country's biggest anti-corruption case.

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Serbia president puts military on combat alert, orders army to move closer to Kosovo border

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic placed the country's army on full combat alert and ordered its units to move closer to the border with Kosovo, the Tanjug news agency reported on Friday.

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Russian arms maker Kalashnikov boosts output of kamikaze drones

Russian arms maker Kalashnikov, maker of the world's most widely used assault rifle, said on Friday it was launching a new division for the production of kamikaze drones - one of the key weapons used in the Ukraine war.

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Russia summons US diplomats to protest at Sullivan comments on Crimea

Russia's Foreign Ministry summoned senior U.S. diplomats on Friday to protest against remarks by White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan, whom it accused of "effectively endorsing strikes" on Crimea.

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Musicians launch drive for more funding for arts in Africa

Performers from Ghana, Ethiopia and Tanzania have helped launch a five-year project to try to secure more funding for arts and culture, aiming to persuade African governments to allocate at least 1% of their budgets.

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