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NASA rover records first evidence of lightning on Mars

UK unveils record-breaking bid for 2035 Women's World Cup

Orban defies EU by promising Putin to keep buying Russian oil

German president honours victims in Guernica, razed by Nazis

ICC rejects release for Philippines ex-president Duterte

India economic growth beats forecasts but tariffs loom

Rebel octogenarian Austrian nuns win reprieve

France star Dupont returns to Top 14 action after 8-month lay-off

Zelensky top aide searched by anti-graft investigators

Death toll in Southeast Asia floods tops 300

France catches one of two escapees in bed-sheet prison break

Argentina's radical Shift

Hidden Cartel crisis in USA

New York’s lost Luster

Europe’s power shock

Adobe down 40%: Kodak moment?

Boomers: Selfish or Scapegoats?

Australian economy Crisis

Israel’s Haredi Challenge

Markets muted in thin trade, hit by data centre glitch

Stock markets were little changed Friday, capping a solid week driven by expectations of more US rate cuts, with trading thinned by the Thanksgiving holiday and a data centre outage.

Launch of rugby's rebel R360 league pushed back to 2028

The scheduled launch of rugby's proposed rebel R360 competition targeting the game's top stars has been pushed back by two years to 2028, organisers announced on Friday.

Trump says to suspend 'third world' migration after troop dies

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would suspend migration from what he called "third world countries", a day after an Afghan national allegedly shot two National Guard soldiers in Washington, killing one.

Israeli forces kill 13 in southern Syria operation

Israeli forces killed 13 people on Friday in an operation in southern Syria, the deadliest since Bashar al-Assad's fall from power nearly a year ago, which they said was targeting an Islamist group.

Sri Lanka deploys troops as floodwaters rise, death toll hits 56

Sri Lanka deployed the military for relief and rescue operations on Friday as the death toll from floods and landslides across the island rose to 56, with another 21 people missing.

Trailblazer Girmay to leave Intermarche-Wanty

History-making Eritrean Biniam Girmay will leave Intermarche-Wanty before next season, the Belgian cycling team announced on Friday.

Synchronised steps: Japan walking art tradition marches on

Shoes squeaking in perfect unison, dozens of Japanese students move in formation through a Yokohama sports hall in training for a synchronised walking performance expected to draw thousands.

India vows successful Games but ghosts of 2010 haunt preparations

Organisers are confident they can avoid the calamities of last time when India hosts the Commonwealth Games but there are many challenges for a country that also has Olympic ambitions.

Hadjar excited over prospect of partnering Verstappen

Star rookie Isack Hadjar told AFP he would relish "the incredible opportunity" of becoming Max Verstappen's teammate at Red Bull next season.

Iran to boycott 2026 World Cup draw over US visa row

Iran is to boycott next week's World Cup finals draw in Washington because the United States refused to grant visas to several members of the delegation, the Iranian football federation announced on Friday.

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