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Vance in Islamabad for Iran talks overshadowed by mutual mistrust

After Artemis II, NASA looks to SpaceX, Blue Origin for Moon landings

Benin leans into painful past to attract tourists

Britain storm into Billie Jean King Cup finals with Australia thumping

'Howl at the Moon': NASA's bid to boost space enthusiasm

Russia and Ukraine set to begin Easter truce

Hawks clinch NBA playoff berth with win over Cavs

Trump administration reveals plans for massive Washington arch

Carney poised to win Canada majority but affordability pressure looms

Artemis II lunar mission draws flood of conspiracy theories

Extra time at Augusta helps McIlroy make Masters magic

Harry Styles fans head in one direction: to star's home village

Boasting a centuries-old church, quaint pubs and rolling green countryside, Holmes Chapel looks like many other English villages.

Syrian jailed over stabbing at Berlin Holocaust memorial

A Berlin court on Thursday jailed a Syrian man for 13 years for a jihadist-inspired knife attack on a Spanish tourist at the German capital's Holocaust memorial.

Second Iranian ship heading to Sri Lanka after submarine attack

A second Iranian warship was heading towards Sri Lanka's territorial waters Thursday, a day after a US submarine destroyed an Iranian frigate, killing at least 87 sailors, a minister told parliament.

Middle East war spirals as Iran hits Kurds in Iraq

Israel pounded Tehran with fresh strikes and Iran targeted Kurdish guerilla groups in Iraq on Thursday as a spiralling war in the Middle East engulfed the entire region.

Norris hungrier than ever to defend Formula One world title

Lando Norris said Thursday his tense world title triumph last year made him hungrier than ever to win another, with the McLaren ace having no concerns about being the hunted rather than the hunter.

Fatherhood, sleep, T20 World Cup final: Henry's whirlwind journey

New Zealand's Matt Henry played a doting father to his new-born son back home and returned to help his team reach the T20 World Cup final, all in a space of five days.

Conservative Nigerian city sees women drive rickshaw taxis

Sporting a pink knee-length veil, Umma Hani Yusuf Khalid has recently found financial stability as a rickshaw taxi driver, a trade that was unthinkable for her in Nigeria's conservative Muslim city of Kano two years ago.

T20 World Cup hero Allen says New Zealand confidence high for final

Semi-final hero Finn Allen said New Zealand's thumping demi-final win over South Africa was a "huge confidence booster" ahead of going for their maiden T20 World Cup title in Sunday's final.

The silent struggle of an anti-war woman in Russia

When Vladimir Putin launched Russia's large-scale offensive against Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Varvara felt "despair and anger" -- and joined an anti-war protest in central Moscow.

Iran hits Kurdish groups in Iraq as conflict widens

Fresh blasts were reported in Iran's capital on Thursday as Tehran said it had targeted Kurdish groups in Iraq and warned "separatist groups" against action in the widening war.

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