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Rybakina ousts Osaka to book Toronto semi-final against Gauff

New Zealand PM survives leadership challenge months from election

Colombia rescuers find woman alive as quake death toll passes 240

Passengers rescued as second ferry in days catches fire in Indonesia

Charges dropped against Bondi Beach attack hero

Oil prices rise, stocks mixed ahead of crucial US inflation data

Parched and desperate for rain, Kazakhstan turns to cloud-seeding

UK 'joke' candidate Binface pushes serious point about politics

The perfect storm that turbocharged Venezuela's twin quakes

New Zealand PM Luxon survives leadership challenge months from election

2.4 million girls banned from Afghan schools since Taliban return: UNESCO

Cuba celebrates Castro's 100th as his revolution faces its toughest test

Colombians dig through rubble as quake death toll surpasses 240

Defending champion Shelton rolls into Montreal semis

England's Wyatt, Ecclestone set up World Cup final with Australia

England continued their fairytale revival at the Women's World Cup Thursday when Danni Wyatt's century set up a 137-run semi-final thrashing of South Africa to set up a final showdown with Australia.

Japan rules out withdrawal from joint Russia gas project

Japan has no plans to withdraw from a joint Russian oil and gas project, despite joining tough sanctions on Moscow over its Ukraine invasion, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Thursday.

Cuba sentences protester to 5 years for 'enemy propaganda'

A Cuban man who staged a rare protest over the detention of a dissident rapper has been slapped with a five-year prison term for disobedience and "enemy propaganda," according to a sentencing document seen by AFP on Wednesday night.

Central Asian migrants eye Russia exit amid economic pain

Weeks after returning from Russia amid sanctions triggered by Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, Emomali Safarov has swapped construction tools for a video camera and his old low-paid journalism job in Tajikistan's capital Dushanbe.

Ukraine sends evacuation buses to besieged city

Ukraine said Thursday it was sending dozens of buses to evacuate civilians from the besieged city of Mariupol after a Russian ceasefire announcement, but dismissed Kremlin promises to scale back attacks on the capital saying forces were simply regrouping to target the east.

H&M sees boosted sales but Russian closures start to weigh

Swedish clothing giant H&M said Thursday its revenue increased in the first quarter, but its closure of Russian stores has started to impact growth.

One-legged Indonesian keeps football dream alive

Syaiful Arifin loved football as a child but feared his playing days were over when he lost his left leg aged 12 after falling off a train.

Sri Lanka runs out of diesel, faces longest-ever blackout

Diesel was no longer on sale across Sri Lanka on Thursday, crippling transport as the crisis-hit country's 22 million people endure record-long power blackouts.

Britain's Truss presses India on Ukraine ahead of Lavrov visit

Britain's foreign secretary was in India Thursday to press for tougher action on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, ahead of a visit by Moscow's top diplomat likely aimed at urging Delhi to do the opposite.

China, Solomon Islands agree controversial security pact

The Solomon Islands on Thursday said it had inked a wide-ranging security pact with Beijing, an agreement Western allies fear will pave the way for the first Chinese military foothold in the South Pacific.

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