A long-simmering feud between rap titans Drake and Kendrick Lamar exploded into allegations of pedophilia, abuse and infidelity over the weekend, sending shockwaves through the world of hip hop and beyond, writes Andrew Marszal
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An American soldier was detained last week by authorities in Russia's far eastern port city of Vladivostok on charges of 'criminal misconduct,' the US Army said Monday.
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From #AFPSports : England's Kyren Wilson held his nerve on Monday as he overcame an impressive fightback from qualifier Zak Jones to win snooker's World Championship title for the first time. 🎱⬇️
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Palestinians in the southern Gazan city of Rafah voiced despair on Monday as Israel dropped fliers urging them to evacuate for their own 'safety' ahead of a long-threatened ground invasion.
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Showbiz elite descend on New York City for the annual #MetGala , with the dress code this year set as 'The Garden of Time'
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Updates on Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to France:
➡️ Macron welcomes China 'commitments' not to supply arms to Russia
➡️ Xi warns against using Ukraine crisis to 'smear' others
➡️ Macron thanks Xi for backing global 'Olympic truce'
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President Marcos said Monday the Philippines would not respond in kind to China's deployment of water cannons against its vessels, ruling out the use of 'offensive' equipment as Manila asserts its sovereignty in the disputed South China Sea.
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The rains may have abated, but floodwaters on Monday continued their assault on southern Brazil, with hundreds of municipalities in ruins amid fears that food and drinking water may soon run out.
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Declared a 'foreign agent' by Moscow, historian Tamara Eidelman is part of a group of exiled anti-war Russian public intellectuals and cultural figures who are rebuilding their careers abroad, reports Maria Danilova
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Dozens trapped, at least one person killed after multi-storey building under construction in South Africa's coastal city of George collapsed Monday.
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Satelite imagery shows Afghanistan's Taliban rulers have been successful in slashing opium cultivation—but on the ground, farmers stripped of their livelihoods have resisted anti-narcotics units, sometimes at the cost of their lives.
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