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Russians vote as Ukraine war drags on for fifth year

Anthropic says AI systems moving towards building themselves

Backpackers fret over Australian visa crackdown

Asian stocks boosted by falling oil, yen weakens after BoJ rate hike

Most Asian stocks track Wall St rally, yen drops after BoJ rate hike

Pakistan court blocks expulsion of Afghan medical college students

Russians begin voting in controlled election as war drags on

Athletes 'can't take it any more' as Asian Games issues mount

Trump 'clearly' wants dialogue with Pyongyang: South Korean President

Allen lights up Bills' new stadium with 41-31 win over Lions

Bank of Japan hikes rates to 31-year high to battle inflation

Afghan medical students in Pakistan hope court stops college expulsions

Thailand's Muslim separatists vow to fight to the end

AI doomsday warnings unlikely to slow IPOs but questions linger

French ex-army chief in charge of Notre-Dame rebuild dies

A former French army chief in charge of restoring Paris's emblematic Notre-Dame cathedral following a devastating 2019 fire has died during a mountain hike, prosecutors told AFP on Saturday.

Sweden take third place to spoil Australia's World Cup party

Sweden scored either side of half-time to spoil Australia's party and claim third spot at the Women's World Cup with a 2-0 win in Brisbane on Saturday.

Jackson out to deny Fraser-Pryce equalling Bubka record

Shericka Jackson's late blossoming into a 100/200 metres star can come into full bloom in Budapest should she dethrone her legendary fellow Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and deny her equalling pole vaulter Sergey Bubka's record of six golds in one event.

Rise from rubble: Czech brewery wins EU heritage prize

For Czech architect Pavel Prouza, restoring a run-down building with historic value was a childhood dream nurtured during family tours of old monuments.

Putin travels south to meet generals waging Ukraine offensive

Russian leader Vladimir Putin met with the commander of Moscow's Ukraine offensive in the Russian city Rostov-on-Don, the Kremlin said Saturday, in a rare trip close to combat zones.

England must play 'game of our lives' in World Cup final, says Bright

Skipper Millie Bright said that England will need to play "the game of our lives" to beat Spain in Sunday's Women's World Cup final.

Musk says X will scrap 'block' feature

Elon Musk said Friday his social media company X would scrap a feature that allows users to block posts from specific accounts.

China stages war games in 'stern warning' to Taiwan

China held air and sea drills around Taiwan on Saturday, in what it said was a "stern warning" after the island's vice president visited the United States.

'Next question': Spain's Vilda refuses to bite on eve of World Cup final

Coach Jorge Vilda repeatedly refused to comment on the eve of Sunday's Women's World Cup final about the turmoil between him and some Spanish players.