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Sinner withdraws from Italian Open with hip injury

US blames Rwanda for deadly attack on displaced camp in DR Congo

Arsenal sink Bournemouth to move four points clear in title race

Death toll in southern Brazil flood rises to 56

Russia adds Zelensky to criminal 'wanted' list

UK's ruling Conservatives brace for more losses in local elections

Gaza truce talks expected to resume in Egypt

Flood-hit Kenya and Tanzania buffeted by tropical cyclone

France probes TotalEnergies over 2021 Mozambique attack

Sydney edge Melbourne City to win women's A-League grand final

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Heatwave hammers Thailand's stinky but lucrative durian farms

Clambering hand-over-hand, sweat dripping into his eyes, a durian labourer expertly slices a cumbersome fruit from a tree before tossing it down to land with a soft thump in his colleague's waiting arms some 15 metres (50 feet) below.

Flood-hit Kenya and Tanzania on alert as cyclone nears

Kenya and Tanzania were on alert on Saturday for a cyclone heading towards their Indian Ocean coastlines, threatening to pile on more misery after deadly floods that have ravaged the region.

Ceasefire should be 'no-brainer' for Hamas, Blinken says

Accepting a ceasefire deal with Israel should be a "no-brainer" for Hamas, but the motivations of the militants' elusive Gaza-based leadership remain unclear, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.

Sweden's Eurovision contest to open in shadow of Gaza war

Glitter and rhinestones or pro-Palestinian demonstrations and slogans? The 2024 Eurovision Song Contest opens in the southern Swedish city of Malmo on Tuesday overshadowed by the war in Gaza.

Vietnam temperature records tumble as heatwave scorches

More than 100 temperature records fell across Vietnam in April, according to official data, as a deadly heatwave scorches South and Southeast Asia.

Hamas delegation heads to Cairo for truce talks

Hamas said its delegation was heading to Cairo on Saturday to resume Gaza truce talks, as the United Nations warned that Israel's threatened assault on the city of Rafah could produce a "bloodbath".

Three bodies found after surfers go missing in Mexico: FBI

Three bodies were found in Mexico's Baja California state, the FBI said Friday, days after two Australians and an American went missing during a surfing trip in an area hit by cartel violence.

Boeing's Starliner joins select club of crewed US spaceships

Throughout the annals of American space exploration, a select few spacecraft have had the distinction of carrying human beings beyond Earth.

Boeing's Starliner finally ready for first crewed mission

Launch day is finally here: Boeing's Starliner capsule blasts off Monday to the International Space Station on its first crewed mission -- several years after SpaceX first achieved the same milestone.