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Eurovision co-hosts Sandra Studer (L) and Hazel Brugger said they did not know whether Celine Dion might appear

Eurovision Door Still Open For Celine Dion Comeback

As excitement builds for Saturday's Eurovision final, one question looms large: could superstar Celine Dion, now in fragile health, make a show-stopping appearance, 37 years after winning the competition?
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Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan with Russia's delegation head Vladimir Medinsky at the Dolmabahce Palace in Istanbul

Russia And Ukraine To Meet In Istanbul, But Expectations Low

Delegations from Moscow and Kyiv will be in Istanbul Friday for what could be their first direct meeting on the conflict in Ukraine since 2022, but the absence of Russian President Vladimir Putin leaves little hope for progress in ending the war.
Eric Trump said his latest venture into the crypto industry, American Bitcoin, aims to mine the digital currency for cheaper than its rivals

Eric Trump Says Father's Energy Policies Will Help Crypto

US President Donald Trump's son Eric on Thursday assured the world's leading crypto conference that Washington would hoard "a tremendous amount of bitcoin," aided by his father's policies of slashing environmental protections to ramp up energy production.
In a landmark anti-trust trial in Washington, Facebook-owner Meta could be forced to divest itself of Instagram and Whatsapp

US Rests Case In Landmark Meta Antitrust Trial

The US government rested its case against Facebook-owner Meta on Thursday, as it tries to persuade a US judge that the tech giant bought Instagram and WhatsApp to neutralize them as rivals.
Darwish and other Syrian rights advocates have turned to outside countries' courts for justice

To Achieve Peace, Syria Must Punish All Crimes: Rights Lawyer

Lasting peace in Syria depends on the country building a strong judicial system giving justice to the victims of all crimes committed during the Assad era, a prominent Syrian human rights lawyer told AFP. "We believe that the Syrians who paid the heavy cost to reach this moment will not accept changing one dictatorship into another," Mazen Darwish said in an interview.
Princ is competing for Serbia in the second Eurovision semifinal with the song 'Mila'

Israel In Eurovision Spotlight At Second Semifinal

Israel's participation in the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest has drawn protests but its competitor Yuval Raphael -- who escaped the Hamas attack on her country -- is hotly tipped to qualify from Thursday's semifinal.
'You can't have apathy, you can't have silence,' De Niro said

De Niro Says Hollywood Worried About 'Wrath Of Trump'

Robert De Niro told AFP Wednesday that many in Hollywood share his views on US President Donald Trump -- whom he denounced at the Cannes film festival opening -- but the industry is worried about speaking out against him.
The 58-year-old Adrianzen presented his 'irrevocable resignation' to Boluarte and ministers

Peru PM Quits Ahead Of No-confidence Vote

Adrianzen was the most trusted ally of woefully unpopular President Dina Boluarte, whose government is accused of failing to tackle a wave of killings linked to extortion gangs.
Bayrou's critics say he knew of widespread physical and sexual abuse at the school over decades

French PM To Testify On Child Abuse Scandal

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Wednesday faces one of the most delicate moments of his five months in office as he responds to questions from a parliamentary committee investigating claims of sexual abuse at a Catholic school.

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