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Russia says man suspected of shooting top general has been detained in Dubai

MOSCOW, Feb 8 (Reuters) - ‌Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on ‌Sunday that the man suspected of ‌shooting top Russian military intelligence officer Vladimir Alexeyev in Moscow has been detained in Dubai and ‍handed over to Russia.

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South Africa to withdraw its troops from UN peacekeeping mission in Congo

JOHANNESBURG, Feb 8 (Reuters) - ‌South Africa will withdraw its troops from ‌the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the ‌Democratic Republic of Congo, President Cyril Ramaphosa's office said in a statement late on Saturday.

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Trump meets with Honduran president Asfura

Feb 7 (Reuters) - ‌U.S. President Donald ‌Trump said on Saturday ‌that he met with President of Honduras , Nasry Asfura, ‍at his Mar-a-Lago ‍residence in Palm ‌Beach.

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North Korea to convene 9th Congress in late February, KCNA reports

SEOUL, Feb ‌8 (Reuters) - North Korea will convene ‌the 9th Congress in late ‌February in Pyongyang, state media KCNA reported on Sunday, without elaborating on the date.

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Australia's opposition coalition reunites after split over hate laws

SYDNEY, Feb 8 (Reuters) - ‌Australia's conservative opposition coalition reunited on Sunday after ‌the junior partner National Party severed ties last ‌month with the Liberal Party over its decision to back government hate speech laws drafted in the wake of the Bondi ‍massacre.

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Thailand votes in three-way race as risk of instability looms

BANGKOK, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Polls opened ‌in Thailand on Sunday in a general election defined by a three-way battle between the country's conservative, progressive and populist camps, with no single party ‌expected to secure a clear majority, prolonging the spectre of political instability.

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Washington Post publisher Will Lewis announces departure, following mass layoffs

WASHINGTON, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Washington Post publisher ‌and CEO Will Lewis is leaving the newspaper, it announced on Saturday after carrying out widespread layoffs this week. 

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Su Yiming earns China's 1st medal at Milan-Cortina Games as difficulty spikes in big air (updated)

LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Defending Olympic champion Su Yiming delivered China's first medal of the Milan-Cortina Winter Games on Saturday, claiming bronze in a fiercely contested men's snowboard big air final defined by soaring difficulty.

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Germany's Langenhan leads men's singles luge at Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics with two track records

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Germany's Max Langenhan topped the men's singles luge standings after setting two track records from as many runs at the Milan-Cortina Winter Games here on Saturday.

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Medal table at Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on February 7

MILAN, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Following is the medal table at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games after the competitions on Saturday, February 7 (tabulated under delegations, gold, silver, bronze and total medals):

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Multiple avalanches leave 4 dead in northern Italy

MILAN, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Multiple avalanches struck the northern Italian Alps on Saturday, leaving four people dead and several others injured, local media reported.

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Unbeaten British pair lead mixed doubles curling at Milan-Cortina Games

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- British pair Jennifer Dodds and Bruce Mouat dominated the mixed doubles curling competition after winning all seven of their round-robin games so far at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.

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Guirassy's late goal lifts Dortmund past Wolfsburg in Bundesliga

BERLIN, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Serhou Guirassy scored late to earn Borussia Dortmund a 2-1 victory at Wolfsburg on Saturday, extending its winning streak and intensifying the Bundesliga title race.

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Norway's Stroem clinches Olympic ski jumping gold in women's normal hill

PREDAZZO, Italy, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Anna Odine Stroem of Norway claimed the gold medal in the women's normal hill ski jumping event at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Saturday, edging Slovenia's title favorite Nika Prevc by just 1.1 points.

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Su Yiming earns China's first medal at Milan-Cortina Games as difficulty spikes in big air

LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Defending champion Su Yiming delivered China's first medal of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Saturday, claiming bronze in a fiercely contested men's snowboard big air final defined by soaring difficulty.

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China-Türkiye business conference held in Istanbul to promote deeper cooperation

ISTANBUL, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- The 3rd China-Türkiye Business Conference was held in Istanbul on Saturday, bringing together more than 300 representatives from government bodies, business associations and enterprises from both countries to explore new drivers of trade growth and cooperation.

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Feature: No title to defend, just snow to ride for American skier Alex Hall

by sportswriter He Leijing

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Roundup: Flower festival brings color back to Sudan's capital after years of war

KHARTOUM, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Khartoum this week hosted its first Flower Festival in nearly three years, a rare sign of recovery in a city scarred by war. The weeklong event is the largest horticulture and landscaping exhibition held in the capital since fighting erupted in April 2023.

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Italy's Lollobrigida breaks women's 3,000m speed skating Olympic record to win maiden Olympic gold (updated)

MILAN, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Italian veteran Francesca Lollobrigida broke the Olympic record in the women's 3,000m speed skating event to win her first Olympic gold medal at the Milan-Cortina Games on Saturday.

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Carnival held in Zimbabwe to celebrate Chinese New Year

HARARE, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabweans on Saturday were treated to Chinese cuisine and traditional performances at a carnival held in Harare, Zimbabwe's capital, to celebrate the upcoming Chinese New Year.