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Maresca defends VAR officials after Man City benefit from error

Philippines ex-leader Duterte makes first in-person ICC appearance

Courts jails LGBTQ activists as Turkey crackdown widens

2027 Formula One calendar includes Monaco sprint race

French court to hear Depardieu's appeal against rape trial order: sources

Palestinians are the real victims, Thunberg tells Ed Sheeran

The German state premier hoping to halt far-right surge

Hashim Thaci: From 'George Washington of Kosovo' to Hague convict

Lebanon wants Israel security deal as prelude to peace: president to AFP

Amnesty says Iran committed 'crimes against humanity' in crackdown on 2022 protests

England's Brook keen to learn from 'hero' Pietersen after stunning ton

EU to ban social media for under 13s, curb access until 15

Saudi says Houthis target Mecca, warns of 'red line'

Philippines ex-leader Duterte makes first appearance at ICC

Asensio and Ugarte set for PSG moves after passing medicals

Real Madrid forward Marco Asensio and Sporting Lisbon midfielder Manuel Ugarte are set to join Paris Saint-Germain after passing their medicals, a source at the Ligue 1 champions told AFP on Monday.

Benzema admits Madrid departure 'hurts' ahead of Saudi switch

Karim Benzema said leaving Real Madrid "hurts" at a goodbye ceremony Tuesday ahead of his move to Saudi Arabia's Al-Ittihad.

'Everything is going to die': Kherson locals rage at Russians

"Everything is going to die here," said Sergiy as water from the breached Kakhovka dam poured downstream into the Ukrainian city of Kherson on Tuesday.

India captain Rohit coy over Ashwin role in WTC final

India captain Rohit Sharma was tight-lipped on whether star spinner Ravichandran Ashwin would feature in the World Test Championship final starting on Wednesday.

Major aid group's women staff partially resume work in Afghanistan

A leading international NGO's Afghan women staff have resumed their work in some provinces, months after the Taliban government banned them from working.

S.Africa skirts recession with surprise first quarter growth

South Africa's economy grew slightly in the first three months of the year, shooing away fears of recession hanging over Africa's most industrialised country, official data showed Tuesday.

Paris on track for 2024 Olympics, says mayor

Paris is on time and on budget for the 2025 Olympics, the city's mayor said on Tuesday, dismissing concern expressed recently by a senior Olympics official.

Pope in hospital for check-up: Italian media

Pope Francis visited a Rome hospital for a medical check-up on Tuesday, according to Italian media, just over two months after he was hospitalised with bronchitis.

Deezer to detect AI-generated music clones

Music streaming app Deezer said Tuesday it was launching a tool to detect and tag songs with AI-generated vocal clones in a bid to protect the revenues of the real artists.