#BREAKING Russia lists proposals limiting US, NATO role in ex-USSR, Eastern Europe
#BREAKING Russia says 'ready as early' as Saturday to begin security talks with US
#UPDATE Russia on Friday published security proposals addressed to NATO and the US and called for urgent talks with Washington as tensions between Moscow and Western capitals soar over the conflict in Ukraine u.afp.com/wTNv
#BREAKING White House warns Russia 'no talks on European security' without allies
#UPDATE The United States pushed back on Friday at #Russia's proposals aimed at containing #NATO's sphere of influence in ex-Soviet countries and Eastern Europe, saying it would not negotiate without Europe's input u.afp.com/wTNv
#BREAKING US 'prepared to discuss' Russian security proposals: official
#UPDATE Russia unveiled proposals to contain the United States and NATO in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, calling for urgent negotiations with Washington as it amasses forces near Ukraine u.afp.com/wTgT
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#BREAKING 75 reported dead in Philippines typhoon, officials say
#UPDATE At least 75 people have been reported killed in the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year, official tallies show, as efforts to deliver water and food to devastated islands ramp up u.afp.com/wTWz
#BREAKING Death toll in Philippines typhoon rises to 108: officials
#BREAKING Voting begins in Hong Kong "patriots only" legislature poll
#UPDATE Hong Kong's political elite begin voting to pick new city lawmakers under Beijing's "patriots only" rules that drastically reduce the number of directly elected seats and control who can run for office u.afp.com/wTWa
#BREAKING Turnout for Hong Kong's "patriots only" legislature polls is running at 19 percent halfway through the voting process, official results show
Flicking a coin-shaped disc around a table-top, Hungarians still adore the simple sport of button football, a game they invented a century ago u.afp.com/wTdQ #AFPSports #Thread
"It's a traditional national sport, like petanque to the French or baseball to the Americans," Attila Becz, who runs a museum dedicated to the game, told AFP u.afp.com/wTdQ
The game is played on a large polished-smooth table depicting a soccer pitch with both players controlling a team of discs with a combination of strategy and dexterity u.afp.com/wTdQ
Joe Root and Dawid Malan build a 128-run stand to survive the opening session on day three of the second #Ashes Test and give England hope of salvaging the day-night clash u.afp.com/wTQX
Joe Root becomes just the fourth player in history to chalk up 1,600 Test runs in a calendar year, and the first since 2008, but a maiden century in Australia again eluded him #Ashes#AFPsports u.afp.com/wTQE
Steve Smith says he always felt that he had the support of the Australian public after slipping back into the captaincy of the Test team this week, capping a remarkable career revival #Ashes#AFPsportsu.afp.com/wTQz
#BREAKING Eight killed in Iraqi Kurdistan floods: official
#UPDATE "The floods began at 4:00 am, and have left eight dead including women and children" a provincial governor told AFP
VIDEO: 🇮🇶 Floodwaters on the river Zab Asfal in Altun Kubri, some 50 kilometres south of Arbil in northern Iraq, after torrential rains left eight dead in the region on Friday