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Jennifer Lawrence condemns Gaza 'genocide' at Spain film fest

Oscar-winning U.S. actor Jennifer Lawrence called Israel's war in Gaza a genocide and warned about the normalization of lies in American politics during a Friday appearance at Spain's San Sebastian Film Festival.

"What's happening is no less than a genocide, and it's unacceptable," Lawrence told a news conference when asked about the war that has devastated the Palestinian territory for almost two years.

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World leaders step up efforts behind the scenes at UN to end war in Sudan

Behind the scenes at the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations, key countries and regional organizations have been coordinating efforts to try to end the horrific war in Sudan, which has created the most devastating humanitarian and displacement crisis in the world.

Alan Boswell, the International Crisis Group's project director for the Horn of Africa, said this year's high-level General Assembly meeting, which ends Monday, could be "make-or-break" for stopping the conflict.

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Hungary's Orbán tells Trump that dropping Russian oil would be 'disaster'

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Friday that Hungary will continue to source fossil fuels from Russia despite demands from his ally U.S. President Donald Trump, and that he'd informed the president that dropping Russian energy would be a "disaster" for Hungary's economy.

Hungary remains one of the only countries in Europe to continue purchasing Russian oil and natural gas following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. But Trump, an admirer of the long-serving Hungarian leader, earlier this month called on all NATO countries including Hungary to cease purchasing Russian oil, since he believes the Russia-Ukraine war would end if they did so.

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Latest storm blows out of Philippines, kills 10 and prompts massive evacuations

A tropical storm blew out of the central Philippines on Friday, leaving at least 10 dead, knocking down trees and power and prompting the evacuation of more than 433,000 people from landslide- and flood-prone villages long battered by typhoons.

Bualoi was the latest of back-to-back storms from the Pacific to threaten Asia. Typhoon Ragasa, one of the strongest to hit in years, caused at least 28 deaths in the northern Philippines and Taiwan, mostly drownings, before making landfall in China and dissipating on Thursday over Vietnam.

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Prada's Milan runway offers freedom to compose looks beyond fashion's conventions

Prada's cavernous showroom was awash in bright orange paint Thursday for a women's collection that swerved from cocooning to revealing, rigorous to feminine.

Co-creative directors Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons continued their meditation on the uniform, but here they invited women to throw caution to the wind, and pair bright opera gloves with coveralls, the kind a mechanic with sartorial sense might wear.

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Turkish soccer leader urges FIFA, UEFA to suspend Israel

Turkey on Friday became the first UEFA member to publicly call for Israel to be suspended from soccer, calling the situation in Gaza "inhumane and unacceptable."

Turkish Football Federation president Ibrahim Haciosmanoglu's letter to international soccer leaders comes as European body UEFA moves toward a vote to suspend Israel, whose men's team is in the middle of qualifying for next year's World Cup.

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Barcelona rallies to defeat Oviedo 3-1 in Spanish league

Barcelona overcame a blunder by goalkeeper Joan García to come from behind and win 3-1 at promoted Oviedo in the Spanish league on Thursday.

Barcelona trailed after García gave the ball away when he left the area and Alberto Reina scored for the hosts with a shot from near the midfield circle.

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Cycling team urged to remove 'Israel' from its name due to pro-Palestinian protests

A top cycling team has been urged to remove "Israel" from its name in the face of pro-Palestinian protests.

The title sponsor of Israel Premier Tech, which competes in races around the world including the Tour de France, said on Thursday it expects the team to be rebranded.

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European football body UEFA moves toward vote to suspend Israel

European football body UEFA is moving toward a vote to suspend its member federation Israel over the war in Gaza, people familiar with the proposal told The Associated Press on Thursday.

A majority of UEFA's 20-member executive committee is expected to support any vote in favor of suspending Israeli teams from international play, two sources told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the subject.

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Microsoft reduces Israel's access to cloud and AI products over reports of mass surveillance in Gaza

Microsoft said Thursday it had disabled services to a unit within the Israeli military after a company review had determined its artificial intelligence and cloud computing products were being used to help carry out mass surveillance of Palestinians.

The action comes after The Associated Press and The Guardian published reports earlier this year revealing how the Israeli Ministry of Defense had been using Microsoft's Azure platform to aid in the war in Gaza and occupation of the West Bank. Brad Smith, Microsoft's vice chair and president, wrote in a blog post that the company was taking steps to enforce compliance with its terms of service.

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