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Ex-Thai MP shoots dead local official over money row

US, South Korea to drill for new threats from North

July was Spain's hottest month on record: weather agency

Record July heat in regions home to 900 mn people: AFP analysis

Embattled Infantino target of letter from three confederations

Eighth day of wildfires in Indonesian national park

Chinese AI drives price competition among US labs

One woman confirmed dead in western Canada wildfire

Indian students step up exam protests in Jharkhand

Energy transition threatens to wipe Dutch village from map

Stopped broadcast, layoffs: Hungary media eyes post-Orban renewal

Self-taught Turkish 'linguist' keeps dead language alive

Typhoon Dolphin weakens but disrupts travel in east China

Asian stocks track Wall St higher after US job losses ease rate fears

NeSmith fires stunning 61 to grab PGA Valspar lead

Matthew NeSmith birdied six of his last nine holes, matching the course record with a 10-under-par 61 to seize the lead after Friday's second round of the US PGA Valspar Championship.

Transgender swimmer misses out on second US college title

Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas failed in her bid to win a second US College title on Friday, finishing in fifth place in the 200-yard freestyle final in Atlanta.

Rublev urges 'unity' as Russian invasion of Ukraine sparks tennis tension

Three weeks after his emotional plea for peace in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Russian tennis player Andrey Rublev still hopes sport can somehow remain aloof from the conflict.

Belgium delays nuclear energy exit 10 years due to Ukraine war

Belgium on Friday delayed by a decade a plan to scrap nuclear energy in 2025, spooked by the huge rise in energy prices due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Brathwaite and Blackwood centuries lift West Indies against England

Kraigg Brathwaite and Jermaine Blackwood produced an almost perfect captain, vice-captain double-act with determined centuries to lift the West Indies to 288 for four in reply to England's first innings total of 507 for nine declared at stumps on the third day of the second Test at Kensington Oval on Friday.

Ayling caps Leeds' dramatic win at Wolves

Leeds staged a dramatic fightback from two goals down to beat 10-man Wolves 3-2 as Luke Ayling's last-gasp strike improved their prospects of avoiding relegation from the Premier League

An ocean away, Russian-Americans feel backlash from Putin's war

In the days after Vladimir Putin sent troops into Ukraine, the Russian School of Mathematics, a network of popular after-school academies across the United States, felt it had no choice but to speak out.

Lost children survive 25-day ordeal in Amazon

Two Brazilian Indigenous boys aged seven and nine have been found after surviving 25 days lost in the Amazon rainforest, where they ate fruit and drank rainwater to stay alive, officials said Friday.

Desperate effort to rescue 100s feared trapped in bombed Ukraine theatre

Rescuers in Ukraine searched on Friday for hundreds of civilians feared trapped under the wreckage of a bombed theatre, as local forces battled against Russian troops across the country.