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Nepal's nature threatened by new development push: conservationists

Russell returns from injury to bolster Bath's bid for Premiership titl...

Cate Blanchett to be honoured by San Sebastian film festival

Charity warns Italy's ban on NGO planes risks lives

Celtic captain McGregor urges Hoops to 'stay calm' against Rangers

Olympic javelin champion Chopra targets 90m mark in Doha

Norris backs McLaren to mount 2025 F1 title bid after Miami win

London, Frankfurt hit record highs on rate-cut hopes

UK's Cameron urges NATO countries to boost defence spending

Bank of England holds rate at 16-year high, signals looming cut

Spanish court shelves Shakira tax fraud case

Taylor Swift European dates kick off in Paris

The highest-grossing tour in history finally arrived in Europe on Thursday as Taylor Swift kicked off her European dates with four nights in Paris.

Moscow children celebrate 'victory' amid patriotic education drive

Outside Moscow's patriotic Victory Museum, 11-year-old Saveliy beamed with excitement: "I've seen real machine guns!".

Hurricanes braced for breakdown storm in Super Rugby showdown

Wellington Hurricanes head coach Clark Laidlaw anticipates a back-row battle royal when his team faces a trio of All Blacks loose forwards in Saturday's Super Rugby top-of-the-table clash with the Auckland Blues.

Chinese city lifts curbs on buying homes as property crisis bites

One of China's wealthiest cities said Thursday it would lift all restrictions on buying homes, joining a growing list of urban areas rolling back curbs as they look to prop up the faltering property market.

Crespo-Kewell Champions League rivalry renewed in Asian final

Harry Kewell and Hernan Crespo, who once opposed each other in a UEFA Champions League final, will square up again in the Asian equivalent on Saturday.

S. Korea vows strong Ukraine ties, smooth Russia relations

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said Thursday that Seoul would keep strong ties with Ukraine and a "smooth" relationship with Russia, while ruling out direct weapon shipments to Kyiv.

Japan's former world figure skating champion Uno, 26, retires

Japan's two-time world figure skating champion Shoma Uno announced his retirement on Thursday at the age of 26, saying his years on the ice had been "wonderful".

Battling Brunson fires Knicks over Pacers

Jalen Brunson shrugged off injury to spark a sensational second-half fightback as the New York Knicks battled past the Indiana Pacers 130-121 to take a 2-0 lead in their best-of-seven NBA playoff series on Wednesday.

Asian markets mixed as traders eye rate cuts

Asian traders fought to get a recent rally back on course Thursday following a tepid lead from Wall Street but record performance in Europe highlighted optimism that central banks were on course to cut interest rates.

Sweden's Eurovision brings kitsch in the shadow of Gaza

After a run-up in the shadow of the war in Gaza, the Eurovision Song Contest final gets underway on Saturday in Sweden's Malmo, where representatives from 26 countries will compete.

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