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Superstar duo headline strong New Zealand squad for Rugby League World Cup

German factory orders plunge as recovery still fragile

South Korea warns of possible AI use in banking hacks

Leaders visit Pacific's Tuvalu on frontline of climate change

Coco Gauff calls out online racism following China open video review

EU vows AI rules will protect Europeans. Will they?

KVB Accelerates Middle East Footprint with Strategic MENA Regional Expansion

Myanmar leader to visit Malaysia after migrant returns begin

Purple reign: Philippines seeks to keep grip on ube throne

Germany's AfD poised to preside over state assembly for first time

Seoul weighs steps to force North Korea landmine apology

Australia's opposition vows 'largest cut to immigration' in country's history

Yemen's Houthis say struck Riyadh airport, other Saudi sites

Ready, set, snooze: Sleep-deprived Japanese compete for best-rested

Taiwan protests after badminton players taunted in China

Taiwan's badminton association has filed a protest after its Olympic champion duo Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin were taunted by spectators during a match in China, Taiwan sports authorities said Friday.

G7 to meet on Syria, government pledges 'rule of law'

G7 leaders will attempt Friday to forge a common approach to the new government of Syria, which has pledged to protect the rule of law after years of abuses under ousted president Bashar al-Assad.

Rams down 49ers to boost NFL playoff hopes

The Los Angeles Rams came out on top in a defensive duel with the San Francisco 49ers on Thursday, seizing three of their four field goals in the final quarter and triumphing 12-6 to boost their NFL playoff hopes.

Second martial law impeachment vote looms for S. Korean president

South Korea's opposition leader warned his ruling party colleagues on Friday that "history will remember" if they do not back the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol, with just over 24 hours until a vote to remove him from office.

Veteran Wawrinka gets Australian Open wildcard

Three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka was handed a wildcard Friday for the Australian Open, a tournament he first played almost 20 years ago.

Crowned youngest world chess champ, teen prodigy eyes 'greatness'

Newly crowned world chess king Gukesh Dommaraju said becoming a champion was a dream that was more than a decade in the making, as he underlined his ambition to strive for "greatness".

Short-handed Celtics cruise past Pistons

The NBA champion Boston Celtics shrugged off the absence of All-Star Jayson Tatum, raining 20 three-pointers in a lopsided 123-99 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Thursday.

New Syria leaders vow to search for abducted US journalist Tice

Syria's new leadership said Thursday it was searching for abducted US journalist Austin Tice and had secured the release of another American it said had been held by the ousted government.

Skippers hail New Zealand 'great' Southee before final Test

Tim Southee was hailed a New Zealand cricketing "great" by opposing captains on Friday as the seamer prepared to take on England in the last Test of a 16-year career.

Macron, Tusk discuss idea of foreign peacekeepers in Ukraine

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Thursday said he discussed with French President Emmanuel Macron the possibility of stationing foreign troops in Ukraine in case of a ceasefire, but that Warsaw was not currently "planning any such actions".

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