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Oil rises, stocks mixed as joy over Trump Iran strike pause fades

Indonesian kids brace themselves for social media ban

No fans, no fireworks as Pakistan T20 league begins with a hush

Oil, stocks mixed as traders weigh Trump's latest Iran strike pause

Piastri outshines Mercedes duo to go fastest in Japan practice

Nepali rapper Shah sworn in as prime minister

New Zealand, Australia say Olympic gender rules bring 'clarity'

Gabon battles for baby sea turtles' survival

Hungarians' growing anger at living in EU's 'most corrupt state'

Mexico's navy says two boats ferrying aid to Cuba are missing

Germany eyes Australian 'Ghost Bat' for drone combat era

Sri Lanka to treat Iranian sailors according to 'international law'

Sri Lanka will treat Iranian sailors rescued from a torpedoed frigate according to international law, a minister said Saturday, following reports Washington was pressuring Colombo to not repatriate them.

New Zealand want to 'break a few hearts' in World Cup final

New Zealand will "not mind breaking a few hearts" in the T20 World Cup final against defending champions and hosts India, captain Mitchell Santner said on Saturday.

Farrell welcomes bonus-point win over 'tough' Welsh

Ireland coach Andy Farrell said he and his team would gladly "take" the bonus-point win they secured over a dogged Welsh side that kept alive their slim hopes of the Six Nations title.

Russian strikes kill nine across Ukraine, ravage apartment house

Russia fired a volley of missiles and drones across Ukraine overnight on Friday to Saturday, killing nine and wounding more than a dozen, including children, and destroying an apartment block in Kharkiv.

Iran vows no surrender as air strikes hit Tehran airport

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian vowed Saturday that his country would never surrender, as Israel announced a fresh blitz led by 80 fighter jets which set one of Tehran's main airports on fire.

Nepal's Balendra Shah holds unassailable poll lead for seat

Nepal's rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah held an unassailable lead against ousted prime minister KP Sharma Oli Saturday in the highly contested face-off in the southeastern district of Jhapa, according to data from the Election Commission.

Hamilton says 'not where we wanted or expected' for Australian GP

Disappointed seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton said he was not where he expected to be after coming seventh on Saturday in Australian Grand Prix qualifying.

Pole-sitter Russell says his Mercedes more go-kart than 'bouncing bus'

An upbeat George Russell said his Mercedes felt more like a go-kart than last year's "bouncing bus" after storming to pole position Saturday at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.

Google gives CEO new pay deal worth up to $692 million

The CEO of Google and its parent company Alphabet could earn up to $692 million over the next three years under a new compensation plan published Friday by the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

Thousands of Taiwan fans turn Tokyo blue at World Baseball Classic

Taiwan are not expected to win the World Baseball Classic but their fans are making their presence felt in Tokyo, with tens of thousands decked out in the team's blue tooting horns and belting out songs.

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