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Teenager shines as Britain seize control of BJK Cup tie with Australia

Chinese, Taiwanese will unite, Xi tells Taiwan opposition leader

Sleepy seal diverts traffic in Australian seaside town

Artemis astronauts to shed light on space health risks

Pakistan prepares to host US-Iran talks, as Lebanon fighting continues

Vaccine gaps fuel Bangladesh's deadly measles crisis

Fish furore fuels fierce election in India's West Bengal

Coachella kicks off with headliners Sabrina Carpenter, Bieber and Karol G

Myanmar junta chief sworn in as president

Exiled cartoonists give voice to Iran's silenced millions

In Pakistan's mediation to end Mideast war, China may hold the key

Kane-less Bayern brush aside Gladbach to continue title march

Bayern Munich cruised to a 4–1 win over a struggling Borussia Moenchengladbach on Friday, barely missing the absent Harry Kane as they continued their relentless march towards another Bundesliga title.

Only nine commercial ships detected crossing Hormuz Strait since Monday

Only nine oil tankers, cargo and container ships, some of which at times concealed their position, have been recorded crossing the Strait of Hormuz since Monday, according to MarineTraffic data analysed by AFP.

Berger extends lead midway through Arnold Palmer Invitational

Daniel Berger opened up a substantial lead at the Arnold Palmer Invitational Friday, carding an impressive 68 to sit 13 under par midway through the tournament at Florida's challenging Bay Hill course.

Paralympics open with Russian athletes booed in ceremony

The Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics started on Friday with an opening ceremony marked by Russian athletes being booed as they paraded behind their national flag for the first time since 2014.

Cuba 'next' on agenda, after Iran: Trump

President Donald Trump said Friday Cuba was next on his agenda after Iran, predicting that the communist-run island, crippled by a US energy blockade, is "gonna fall pretty soon."

Zverev leads way into Indian Wells third round

Fourth-seeded German Alexander Zverev breezed into the third round of the Indian Wells ATP and WTA Masters 1000 on Friday with a brisk 6-3, 6-4 victory over Matteo Berrettini.

NASA defense test kicked asteroid off course -- and changed its orbit around the sun

Four years ago, NASA purposely smashed a spacecraft into a small asteroid to see if they could deflect it -- a test to prove humanity could protect Earth from threatening space rocks.

Anthropic vows court fight in Pentagon row

Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei has said the company has "no choice" but to challenge in court the Pentagon's formal designation of the artificial intelligence firm as a risk to US national security.

'Harder path': Obama attacks Trump at Jesse Jackson memorial

Former US president Barack Obama lashed out at President Donald Trump for conducting an "assault on our democratic institutions" as he paid tribute to the late civil rights activist Jesse Jackson on Friday.