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Sabbath cafe clash lays bare Israel faultlines

As machinery removes rubble, hopes for survivors from Colombian quake dwindle

Top-ranked Scheffler powers to PGA St. Jude Championship victory

Trump says US scaling back military drills with South Korea

Jacquet scores on Liverpool debut in friendly win over Como

Zambia's Hichilema takes early lead in reelection bid

Hawaii's Big Island begins recovery efforts as Hurricane Lala downgrades, moves west

Sabalenka squeezes out a win on sixth match point in Cincinnati

Spidey swings high for third weekend in N. American box office

Duplantis dominant, Hunt hits four and Asher-Smith makes history

Eagle and late birdie lift Jeeno to LPGA Portland Classic win

Spanish soldier dies in Aragon wildfire

Duplantis masterclass for fourth Euro pole vault title

PSG beaten by Lens in French Champions' Trophy

Ukraine aims to evacuate civilians from Mariupol as Russia presses campaign

Ukrainesaid it would make a fresh attempt on Saturday to evacuate civilians from Mariupol, the devastated port city largely controlled by Russian forces, as hopes for a weekend truce during Orthodox Easter faded.

Pakistan reports first polio case in 15 months

Pakistan's prime minister said Saturday he will chair an emergency meeting of a national task force for polio eradication after authorities detected the country's first case of the debilitating neurodegenerative disease in 15 months.

Israel closes crossing to Gazans after new rocket attacks

Israel said it will close its only crossing from the Gaza Strip for workers on Sunday in response to overnight rocket fire, stopping short of conducting retaliatory strikes in an apparent bid to ease tensions.

Malaria: Killer of African children set for vaccine zap

Hundreds of thousands of people, mostly children living in Africa, succumb every year to malaria, an age-old mosquito-borne scourge that worsened during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Hopes wane for Ukraine Easter truce as Russia presses campaign

Hopes for a weekend truce in Ukraine to celebrate the Orthodox Easter faded with talks between Moscow and Kyiv stalled as Russia said it aimed to take full control over the east and south of its neighbour.

Loyalists turn on Sri Lanka PM as protest pressure grows

Sri Lanka's beleaguered prime minister came under increased pressure to step down on Saturday, as a cabinet minister and other senior party members backed street protests calling for resignations over a worsening economic crisis.

Hawks hold off Heat, Bucks thrash Bulls in NBA playoffs

Trae Young delivered the game-winner for Atlanta in a 111-110 victory over the Miami Heat on Friday as the Hawks clawed their way back into their NBA playoff first-round series.

Top-ranked Ko shares Los Angeles LPGA lead with Hataoka

World number one Ko Jin-young fired eight birdies in a seven-under par 64 on Friday to grab a share of the second-round lead alongside Japan's Nasa Hataoka in the LPGA's Los Angeles Open.

In north Donbas, denial and fatalism face Russian onslaught

After two months of sustained Russian artillery fire, the hamlet of Lysychansk, located just 14 kilometres (nine miles) from Russian ground forces, has turned into a ghost town.

'So much joy': Brazil holds first carnival since Covid

Rio de Janeiro's carnival, a glittering, sequin-studded festival of the flesh, exploded back to life Friday with the first famed samba school parades since Covid-19 started devastating Brazil.

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