US considers ending Ukraine truce efforts
KHARKIV, Ukraine - As Russia fired a fresh volley of missiles and drones at Ukraine overnight, the United States warned it could &move on& from efforts to broker a ceasefire in Ukraine if it did not see progress soon.

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China's post-Phd students hit record levels as global talent race heats up
China's post-Phd students hit record levels as global talent race heats upAround 400,000 postdoctoral students have trained in China over the past four decades, with annual enrolment more than tripling in 12 years amid an intensifying global talent race, according to latest figures from the Chinese government.

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'War has taken everything': AFP reporter returns home to Khartoum
KHARTOUM — It had been nearly two years since Agence France-Presse (AFP) journalist Abdelmoneim Abu Idris Ali set foot in his home in war-torn Khartoum, after the sound of children playing in the street gave way to the fearsome fire of machine guns.

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Malaysia PM says Myanmar junta, opposition to extend ceasefire
Myanmar's junta and a key opposition group have indicated they will extend a ceasefire to support more aid efforts after a devastating earthquake in the strife-torn nation, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Friday.

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'Defend ourselves': Refugee girls in Kenya find strength in taekwondo
KAKUMA — Along one of the many dirt tracks leading into Kenya's Kakuma refugee camp there is a large hidden compound, where inside, twice a week, adolescent girls gather to learn taekwondo, the martial arts lessons offering a safe space in the often chaotic settlement.

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Menendez brothers& resentencing hearing paused over governor&s risk report

A US judge has paused a resentencing hearing to determine whether Erik and Lyle Menendez deserve reduced sentences — and the chance of freedom — nearly 30 years after they were convicted of murdering their parents.

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