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Ethiopia's Tigray rebels abandon regional capital as govt advances: journalist

Marc Marquez wins sprint at Japan MotoGP, Martin grabs pole

Tom Kim powers to Games gold and exemption from military service

Alcaraz fends off Arnaldi to reach Japan Open quarters

Split loyalties for Indian football fans at Brazil friendly

Antonelli tops times in final practice at Bahrain GP

India-Pakistan blockbuster brings cricket fever to Japan baseball field

Gauff digs deep to beat Osorio in China Open second round

Wong waiting on Rafa after winning Asian Games tennis gold

Fresh protests to hit Spain after housing measures defeated

With Russia next door and rising costs, Latvia goes to the polls

'He's here with me': Japan cycle queen dedicates gold to late brother

Penalty hero rues empty seats as Games hosts Japan win football gold

Japan Olympic chief says 'lot more' athletes at Games than expected

Japan's Liberal Democratic Party: an election bulldozer

Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is one of the democratic world's most successful electoral machines, governing for all but four years since its founding seven decades ago.

Hazlewood out of T20 World Cup in fresh blow to Australia

Fast bowler Josh Hazlewood was on Friday ruled out of the T20 World Cup after failing to recover from hamstring and Achilles injuries in another setback for Australia.

Japan scouring social media 24 hours a day for abuse of Olympic athletes

Japan's Olympic committee is monitoring social media round the clock to protect athletes at the Milan-Cortina Games from online abuse and has already asked for hundreds of posts to be removed.

Bangladesh Islamist leader seeks power in post-uprising vote

The leader of Bangladesh's largest Islamist party and prime ministerial hopeful Shafiqur Rahman has contested three elections and lost.

Rams' Stafford named NFL's Most Valuable Player

Veteran quarterback Matthew Stafford was named this season's NFL Most Valuable Player on Thursday, barely edging Drake Maye in the closest vote in years.

Japan to restart world's biggest nuclear plant

Japan will switch the world's largest nuclear power plant back on next week, after a glitch with an alarm forced the suspension of its first restart since the 2011 Fukushima disaster.

Japan's Sanae Takaichi: Iron Lady 2.0 hopes for election boost

Sanae Takaichi, a staunch conservative who admires Margaret Thatcher, became Japan's first woman prime minister in October but has shown little appetite for framing her leadership around gender.

Italy set for 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony

The Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics officially open with a star-studded opening ceremony at the San Siro Stadium on Friday.

Hong Kong to sentence media mogul Jimmy Lai on Monday

Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai will be sentenced on Monday following his national security trial, a court website showed.

Pressure on Townsend as Scots face Italy in Six Nations

Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend will be hoping his side secure a convincing win over Italy in their Six Nations opener on Saturday in Rome and ease some of the pressure on him.

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