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'Vande Mataram': Why is India's freedom song in spotlight?

Ukrainian fashion designer debuts art between air raids

Counterculture pop artist Peter Max dies at 88: US media

Gambian businesses struggle under prolonged blackouts

Asian Games chief defends 'functional' rooms after backlash

Fiji declares national HIV crisis

Leader's sister says only 'idiots' think N. Korea to give up nukes

Australia to cut migration to fix housing crisis: minister

World's water cycle becoming more unpredictable, UN warns

NASA scan discovers new, 'once in a century' Moon crater

Where the US-China tariff row stands ahead of White House summit

Most stocks rise as Fed hikes and indicates drive to curb inflation

Croc-habitat gets green light for 2032 Olympic rowing

US again denies Palestinian leader Abbas visa to attend UN assembly

Australia captain Cummins has 'moved past' Stokes's Headingley heroics

Australia captain Pat Cummins said on Wednesday that England counterpart Ben Stokes's match-winning 2019 hundred at Headingley will be a thing of the past during this week's Ashes clash in Leeds.

Violins in the sun: Stradivari's home workshop reopens in Italy

For over three centuries, music lovers the world over have been trying to unlock the secrets of Antonio Stradivari's prized string instruments.

Hindley takes Tour de France lead as Pogacar suffers in Pyrenees

Australian Jai Hindley crossed the line alone to win stage five of the Tour de France on Wednesday to take the overall leader's yellow jersey as defending champion Jonas Vingegaard won a tactical battle with key rival Tadej Pogacar.

Stocks drop as Chinese, eurozone data disappoint

Stock markets retreated Wednesday on disappointing eurozone and Chinese economic data and rising tensions between Beijing and Washington.

Wimbledon disrupted by climate protests

Climate activists interrupted matches on one of Wimbledon's show courts on Wednesday, scattering orange confetti and jigsaw pieces in the latest protests targeting major sporting events.

Exiled HK activists in UK defiant against bounty threat

Supporters of democratic freedoms in Hong Kong will never be silenced by a bounty placed on the heads of eight exiled activists, one of those targeted said in London on Wednesday.

Biden discusses Sweden's stalled NATO bid with PM

President Joe Biden greets Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson at the White House on Wednesday to discuss Sweden's stalled bid to join NATO and Western support for Ukraine ahead of the military alliance's summit next week.

Charles III presented with Scottish Crown Jewels

King Charles III was on Wednesday presented with symbols of his authority in Scotland, two months after he was officially crowned as monarch.

Greta Thunberg charged over Swedish climate protest: report

Climate activist Greta Thunberg has been charged with disobeying police during a June climate protest in southern Sweden, media reported Wednesday, most likely risking a fine.