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Alcaraz, Sinner, Osaka commit to Australian Open '1 Point Slam'

All Blacks coach Rennie says Wallabies exit 'part of the game'

Dodgers beat Braves to advance in MLB playoffs, Rays oust Yankees

The growing protests against India's poll body - and PM Modi

'A sun as black as my lungs': how corruption crucified a polluted Albania city

Stocks fall further as oil spike fans fresh inflation worries

The British historian helping the French rediscover de Gaulle

Bad COP, worse COP? EU tempers hopes for UN climate summit

Dodgers beat Braves to advance, Guardians survive in MLB playoffs

Rookie Henry named in Wallabies midfield to face All Blacks

Latin American, Caribbean women top Nobel literature buzz

Housing crisis set to dominate Spain's snap election

US says Fiji-based Chinese official paid bribes for Beijing

Gas, health care, utilities: high costs squeeze US midterm voters

40 years on, Hama survivors recall horror of Assad-era massacre

Hayan Hadid was 18 when soldiers arrested him in his pyjamas and took him for execution in Syria's Hama in 1982, during one of the darkest chapters of the Assad clan's rule.

Rwanda-backed M23 advances towards second DR Congo regional capital

The Rwandan-backed armed group M23 moved south as it closed in on a key military airport in DR Congo on Friday, a day after pledging to take the capital Kinshasa and as international criticism mounted.

Crowds welcome sumo's newest grand champion in ancient ceremony

Drums thundered and priests chanted as sumo's newest grand champion strode onto the public stage Friday in a ceremony to mark his promotion to the ancient Japanese sport's highest rank.

Indonesia deforestation rises for third year running: NGO

Deforestation in Indonesia rose in 2024 for a third year running, a local environmental NGO said Friday based on satellite image analysis and fieldwork.

Myanmar junta extends state of emergency by six months

Myanmar's junta extended a state of emergency by six months on Friday, four years after it seized power triggering a civil war that has claimed thousands of lives.

Chandimal wages lone battle as Australia tighten grip on first Test

Sri Lanka's Dinesh Chandimal was waging a lone battle on 63 with Australia ahead by 518 runs and tightening their grip on the first Test before rain forced early lunch Friday.

India's Kohli flops on return to domestic cricket

Superstar Indian cricketer Virat Kohli flopped on his first domestic cricket match in more than a decade Friday to the dismay of thousands who turned out to see him play.

Kenya's Ice Lions skate to win on East Africa's only rink

Screeching off East Africa's only ice rink, the skates of Kenya's Ice Lions scatter frozen chips of ice as they celebrate their first title win in the capital Nairobi.

Indonesia deforestation rose again in 2024: NGO

Deforestation in Indonesia rose again last year, a local environmental NGO said Friday based on satellite image analysis and fieldwork.

Kiwi cricket star Kerr says best yet to come

New Zealand all-rounder Amelia Kerr is the toast of her sport after winning ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year award for a stellar 2024, but says she is far from hitting her peak.

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