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Houthis launch deadly attack on presidential palace in Yemen's Aden

New York City pension fund asks Anthropic to delay IPO

Brazil forward Antony says home burgled during Betis match

Venezuela's Maduro denies US torture charges as 'false accusations'

Ravens face familiar foe in Browns coach Monken

Somalia sets May presidential election despite insecurity

France, Germany reach deal on future of car industry

Chelsea's Caicedo eager to be more of a leader

Carney campaigns for Canadian unity before Alberta secession vote

Rahm reaches separation deal with LIV in bankruptcy court

ATP proposes rankings system changes, extra player bonuses

UN chief urges nations to end 'war on nature'

Russell Brand was 'monster-like', alleged victim tells UK court

Newcastle boss Jaissle says Fernandez-Pardo just needs a goal

India's Modi readies bellwether poll in poorest state

India's poorest state Bihar goes to the polls on Thursday, and for many of its 130 million people, one issue overshadows all others: money.

Green goals versus growth needs: India's climate scorecard

India is the world's most populous country, the third-biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, and remains deeply dependent on polluting coal to meet soaring energy demand.

Where things stand on China-US trade after Trump and Xi talk

China and the United States have recently agreed to lower the temperature in their spiralling trade war, bringing a precarious end to months of back-and-forth measures between the economic and technological powerhouses.

Sri Lanka targets big fish in anti-corruption push

When Sri Lanka's economy collapsed in 2022, politicians and officials were accused of brazenly stealing the island's assets.

NY elects leftist mayor on big election night for Democrats

New Yorkers elected young leftist Zohran Mamdani as their next mayor Tuesday and Democrats won two key state governor races as US voters delivered an early warning to President Donald Trump ahead of 2026's midterms.

Injured Jordie Barrett to miss rest of All Blacks tour

Centre Jordie Barrett will fly home Wednesday after being ruled out of the rest of New Zealand's northern hemisphere tour with injuries suffered in the Test against Ireland.

Asian markets tumble as tech bubble fears grow

Tech companies led a sharp sell-off across Asia on Wednesday as investors grow increasingly worried about an AI bubble following a rally this year that has seen valuations hit record highs.

Pay to protect: Brazil pitches new forest fund at COP30

Tropical countries from Cameroon to Colombia could earn tens of millions of dollars a year under a novel approach to protecting the world's rainforests being launched at the COP30 summit in Brazil.

Australia pick 'impressive' Weatherald in first Ashes Test squad

Chief selector George Bailey hailed "impressive" uncapped opener Jake Weatherald as having all the right attributes after he was named Wednesday in Australia's squad for the first Ashes Test.

Iraq's social media mercenaries dying for Russia

Smiling broadly and clad in military fatigues, young Iraqi Mohammed Imad's last TikTok post was in a field carved up with heavy vehicle tracks in what appeared to be Ukraine. Smoke was rising behind him.

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