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Tanzania tourism suffers after election killings

Yo-de-lay-UNESCO? Swiss hope for yodel heritage listing

Weatherald fires up as Australia race to 130-1 in second Ashes Test

Georgia's street dogs stir affection, fear, national debate

Survivors pick up pieces in flood-hit Indonesia as more rain predicted

Gibbs runs for three TDs as Lions down Cowboys to boost NFL playoff bid

Pandas and ping-pong: Macron ending China visit on lighter note

TikTok to comply with 'upsetting' Australian under-16 ban

Hope's resistance keeps West Indies alive in New Zealand Test

Pentagon endorses Australia submarine pact

India rolls out red carpet for Russia's Putin

Macron urges China to push for peace, rebalance trade

French President Emmanuel Macron appealed to Xi Jinping to help end the war in Ukraine and to tackle trade deficits as the two leaders met in Beijing on Thursday.

Keep energy infrastructure out of war, Turkey warns Moscow, Kyiv

Turkey warned Russia and Ukraine against targeting energy infrastructure following several Black Sea drone attacks claimed by Kyiv on Russia-linked tankers, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said.

Coin toss curse puts India in a million-to-one heads or tailspin

India are all in a spin after losing a scarcely believable 20 coin tosses in a row in one-day internationals -- at odds of more than a million-to-one.

Asian markets mixed as traders struggle to hold Fed cut rally

Asian markets struggled to maintain their early momentum Thursday, even after the latest batch of US data reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates for a third successive time next week.

Crawley, Root guide England recovery after Starc's double strike

Zak Crawley and Joe Root led an England recovery to 98-2 at the first tea break of the day-night second Ashes Test against Australia in Brisbane on Thursday after Mitchell Starc took two early wickets.

In Turkey, ancient carved faces shed new light on Neolithic society

On the windswept hills overlooking Turkey's vast southeastern plains, new archaeological discoveries are revealing how life might have looked 11,000 years ago when the world's earliest communities began to emerge.

Eurovision members debate call to boycott Israel

Israel's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest will be debated at a two-day meeting of member broadcasters in Geneva starting Thursday, following calls to exclude the country over its Gaza war tactics.

Macron calls on China to work for peace, rebalance trade

French President Emmanuel Macron appealed to Xi Jinping to help end the war in Ukraine and tackle trade deficits as the two leaders met in Beijing's Great Hall on Thursday.

Ravindra, Latham tons put New Zealand in command of West Indies Test

Big centuries by Tom Latham and Rachin Ravindra put New Zealand firmly in control of the first Test against the West Indies with a lead of 481 at stumps on day three in Christchurch on Thursday.

Seoul says six nationals held in North Korea, vows to help them

South Korea's presidential office confirmed Thursday that six of its citizens have been captive in North Korea for years, after President Lee Jae Myung appeared unaware of their plight during a briefing with foreign media.

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