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India's Modi eyes election victory as top opponent readies for jail

Sri Lanka monsoon floods kill 14, schools shut

Zelensky says China working hard to 'prevent' countries from attending...

Top Modi opponent to return to jail after India vote ends

Moscow nightlife unchanged despite Ukraine conflict

North Korea sends 600 more trash-filled balloons over border

Mexico on brink of electing first woman president

Hunting for edible plants with London's urban foragers

Fed up with inaction, Germany's climate activists contest EU elections

Jones blasts USA to debut T20 World Cup win over Canada

Orban's social media mouthpiece zeroes in on EU ahead of vote

Northampton provide captains of both England and Wales at Twickenham

Northampton team-mates Courtney Lawes and Dan Biggar will achieve a rare feat in the Six Nations Championship when they captain England and Wales respectively at Twickenham on Saturday.

'Multi-pronged' Russian assault aims to encircle Ukraine forces

Russia's military strike against its neighbour Ukraine is designed to claim air superiority before ground troops that have massed on the country's borders encircle Ukrainian forces from the north and south, experts told AFP.

Kishan's 89 helps India thrash Sri Lanka in first T20

Opener Ishan Kishan hit an explosive 89 to set up a thumping 62-run victory for India in the first Twenty20 international against Sri Lanka on Thursday.

Ukraine flags fly in Europe and beyond against Putin's 'surreal war'

Protesters turned out in cities around the world on Thursday to show solidarity with Ukraine against Russian President Vladimir Putin's "surreal war" on the former Soviet country.

Battle underway for airbase on Kyiv outskirts

Russian and Ukrainian forces were on Thursday battling for an airbase on the northern outskirts of Kyiv after dozens of attack helicopters swooped south from Belarus towards the capital.

Bangui hails Russian 'saviours' of battered C. Africa

Russia has been branded a pariah for invading Ukraine, but in the remote Central African Republic, the country has fans -- supporters who say its paramilitaries "saved" their war-torn country.

Dual code rugby star Va'aiga Tuigamala dead at 52 - Wigan

Va'aiga Tuigamala, affectionately known as 'Inga the winger' to fans of both rugby union and rugby league, has died at the age of 52, his former club Wigan announced Thursday.

UEFA to hold emergency meeting, could move Champions League final from Russia

UEFA will hold an emergency meeting on Friday with this season's Champions League final in Saint Petersburg set to be at the top of the agenda as European football's governing body said it "strongly condemns" Russia's military invasion of Ukraine.

India's Rohit becomes leading run-getter in T20Is

India skipper Rohit Sharma on Thursday became the world's leading run-scorer in Twenty20 internationals, during his 44-run knock against Sri Lanka.

Kishan, Iyer fire India to 199-2 in Sri Lanka T20

Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer smashed half-centuries to guide India to a challenging 199 for two against Sri Lanka in the opening Twenty20 international on Thursday.

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