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Key of seethe: I.Coast row with Sahel juntas spills into concert halls

'My blood was spilled here': a year on, Tanzania unable to mourn election violence

Romanian writer Cartarescu hails books as balm in turmoil

Afghanistan opium poppy cultivation surges despite Taliban govt ban: UN

Mbappe, Real Madrid and La Liga face long road to redemption in China

No World Series miracle for weary Rays

North Korea fires 'around a dozen' ballistic missiles into East Sea

Miami Heat earn first win of NBA season with Antetokounmpo

Brewers catcher Contreras named World Series MVP

Brewers beat Rays 4-1 to capture first World Series title

Asian stock markets fluctuate after mixed tech results

Philippine island fights rising seas with nature, not concrete

Samsung logs record quarterly profits despite investor AI jitters

Bangladesh presses India before Ganges water treaty expires

British and Irish Lions outmuscle Australia to win first Test 27-19

A relentless British and Irish Lions were ferocious in attack and solid in defence to edge a dogged Australia and win a bruising first Test 27-19 in Brisbane on Saturday.

Gaza civil defence says Israeli fire kills 26 near two aid centres

Gaza's civil defence agency said on Saturday that Israeli fire killed 26 people and wounded more than 100 near two aid centres, in the latest deaths of Palestinians seeking food.

Russian strikes kill three across Ukraine

Russian strikes killed three people across Ukraine on Saturday, authorities said, while Moscow had to briefly suspend trains in its southern Rostov region after an overnight drone attack by Kyiv.

Robertson relieved as All Blacks survive fierce France challenge

All Blacks coach Scott Roberton was relieved his team "found a way" to stave off a fierce challenge from France, pulling away late to win the third Test 29-19 on Saturday and complete a series clean sweep.

Syria forces deploy in Druze heartland after US brokers deal with Israel

Syrian interior ministry forces began deploying in Sweida on Saturday under a US-brokered deal intended to avert further Israeli military intervention in the Druze-majority province.

Gaza civil defence says Israeli attacks kill 26 near two aid centres

Gaza's civil defence agency on Saturday said Israeli gunfire killed 26 people and wounded more than 100 near two aid centres, in the latest deaths of Palestinians seeking food.

Bagnaia takes Czech MotoGP pole as Marquez crashes

Italy's Francesco Bagnaia took pole position Saturday for the Czech MotoGP sprint and race as his teammate and runaway championship leader Marc Marquez crashed.

DR Congo, M23 armed group sign ceasefire deal

The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda-backed armed group M23 signed a ceasefire deal on Saturday to end fighting that has devastated the country's mineral-rich but conflict-torn east.