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Moon race: how China is challenging the US

Zimbabwe lithium export ban triggers crackdown, concerns

Embiid, George make triumphant NBA returns in Sixers win

North Korea's Kim 'warmly' welcomes Belarusian leader

Oil edges up and equities mixed amid mixed messages on 'talks'

Russian oil arrives as Philippines battles 'energy emergency'

G7 meets in France to narrow transatlantic Iran split

WTO mulls future of global trade under cloud of Mideast war

Former Australian Rules player first to come out as gay

McKellar tells Waratahs to 'roll sleeves up' against rivals Brumbies

Iran says 'no negotiations' as US warns to accept 15-point deal

Journalists face restrictions, detention covering Mideast war

Journalists covering the war in the Middle East are facing increasing restrictions and censorship imposed by governments and armed groups, with reporters being stopped and questioned or even detained, a survey of AFP bureau chiefs from the region showed.

Defiant Iran vows to block Gulf oil until US-Israel bombing stops

Iran vowed on Tuesday that not one litre of oil would be exported from the Gulf while the United States and Israel continue their bombardment, as the United Arab Emirates closed its biggest oil refinery after a drone attack.

Ex-footballer Barton charged with assault near golf club

Former Premier League footballer Joey Barton has been charged with an assault near a golf club in northwest England.

Real Madrid not inferior to Man City even without Mbappe: Arbeloa

Real Madrid coach Alvaro Arbeloa said Tuesday his team should not feel inferior to Champions League opponents Manchester City, even without injured striker Kylian Mbappe.

Finland warns end of Ukraine war could bring more Russian spying

Finland's intelligence agency warned Tuesday that Russian spies could boost their efforts to target and destabilise the new NATO member once the Ukraine war ends.

Japan survive Czech scare to stay unbeaten at World Baseball Classic

Already qualified Japan were made to sweat by the Czech Republic's part-time team of teachers and firefighters before the defending World Baseball Classic champions ended pool play with a 9-0 win on Tuesday.

Italy buys rare Caravaggio portrait for 30 million euros

Italy has paid 30 million euros for a Caravaggio painting of the future pope Urban VIII, the culture ministry said Tuesday, a work that will enter the Barberini museum collection in Rome.

Luis Enrique confident PSG can raise game ahead of Chelsea showdown

Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique said Tuesday his side had "no doubts whatsoever" that they can rediscover the form that led them to Champions League glory last season as they prepare to face Chelsea in the last 16.

Iran war sends prices in next door Turkmenistan soaring

At a market in Turkmenistan's capital Ashgabat, pensioner Shemshat Kurbanova always used to pick the "juiciest" Iranian fruit -- but 10 days of war across the border have sent prices soaring and she is now worried how to get by.

'Home' at last: Ghana grants citizenship to 150 members of African diaspora

Tightly holding her citizenship certificate against her chest, Patrice Ann Robertson wiped away a tear; she's now officially Ghanaian nearly a decade after she started living in the west African country.

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