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Palestinian statehood key to Arab plans for post-war Gaza

Taiwan drag queen performs for outgoing President Tsai

One dead, hundreds injured as riots sweep New Caledonia

Cannes gets rolling with strong day for women on screen

Renault to pursue autonomous minibuses but not cars

Knicks bounce back to crush Pacers, Jokic and Nuggets on a roll

Clark struggles in WNBA debut defeat

S. African communities terrorised by gold mining gangs

Palestinians mark 'Nakba' anniversary as thousands flee Gaza's Rafah

'We will never register': Georgia NGOs vow to defy repressive law

A-list stars, menstruating superheroes in Cannes VR competition

France's Godreche says #MeToo allegations should not be theatre

French actor and director Judith Godreche, a key figure in France's #MeToo movement, told AFP she does not believe in trial-by-media as she premieres a short film about sexual abuse at Cannes on Wednesday.

Brunson and Knicks bounce back to crush Pacers

Jalen Brunson was back to his best on Tuesday as the New York Knicks dominated the Indiana Pacers 121-91 to take a 3-2 lead in their Eastern Conference semi-final Game 5.

Canadian oil sands city evacuated as wildfire draws near

Thousands of residents of Fort McMurray, a city in Canada's major oil-producing region, fled as an out-of-control wildfire drew near and thick smoke filled the skies.

Indonesia floods kill 58 as rescuers race to find missing

Indonesian rescuers raced Wednesday to find dozens of people still unaccounted for after flash floods and cold lava flow that inundated neighbourhoods and swept away houses over the weekend left 58 people dead.

Chief of state oil company dismissed in Brazil

The CEO of Brazil's state oil company Petrobras has been sacked, the government announced Tuesday.

Clark top scores but gives up 10 turnovers in WNBA debut defeat

Women's basketball sensation Caitlin Clark scored 20 points but gave up 10 turnovers on a tough WNBA debut as her Indiana Fever team fell to a 92-71 loss to the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday.

Asian markets mixed as focus turns to US inflation report

Asian markets wobbled Wednesday ahead of key US inflation data later in the day, with traders struggling to pick up the baton after a record performance on Wall Street.

Bus accident in Peru leaves at least 16 dead

At least 16 people were killed Tuesday in Peru when a bus rolled off a ledge in the mountainous Ayacucho region, authorities said.

OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever announces departure

OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever announced his departure Tuesday from the startup that ignited an artificial intelligence tech race with its release of ChatGPT.