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Fiji declares national HIV crisis

Leader's sister says only 'idiots' think N. Korea to give up nukes

Australia to cut migration to fix housing crisis: minister

World's water cycle becoming more unpredictable, UN warns

NASA scan discovers new, 'once in a century' Moon crater

Where the US-China tariff row stands ahead of White House summit

Most stocks rise as Fed hikes and indicates drive to curb inflation

Croc-habitat gets green light for 2032 Olympic rowing

US again denies Palestinian leader Abbas visa to attend UN assembly

Indonesia cash-for-photos scheme turns animal hunters into protectors

Lula says he will go to UN to tell Trump to 'stay out' of Brazil's elections

'Left-field' life: Briton becomes Thailand's top foreign monk

Messi heads Inter Miami to Campeones Cup triumph

India's transgender amendment leaves many in limbo

Europe’s arms money maze

Houthis and al-Qaeda

Brazil tests Milei’s gamble

Germany under Weidel

'Palme d'Or whisperer': US distributor Neon picks Cannes winner again

An independent movie distributor founded eight years ago has picked the winning film at the Cannes film festival for a stunning sixth consecutive time.

Three things we learned from England's rout of Zimbabwe

England launched their home season with an innings and 45-run thrashing of Zimbabwe in a one-off Test at Trent Bridge on Saturday.

'I only feel pain': Barca's Putellas after Champions League defeat

Barcelona midfielder Alexia Putellas said Arsenal deserved to beat her side in the women's Champions League final on Saturday and all she felt afterwards was "pain".

After brief X outage, Musk says refocusing on businesses

Social media platform X was hit by a two-hour outage Saturday, prompting owner Elon Musk to say he needs to spend more time focusing on his companies.

Le Bris hails Sunderland's 'impossible' promotion to Premier League

Sunderland manager Regis Le Bris claimed his side's promotion to the Premier League was "impossible to predict" as they clinched a dramatic 2-1 win against Sheffield United in the Championship play-off final.

Iranian filmmaker Panahi urges 'freedom' as he wins Cannes top prize

Iranian dissident director Jafar Panahi won the Palme d'Or top prize at the Cannes film festival on Saturday, using his acceptance speech to urge his country to unite for "freedom".

Hamilton hit with three-place grid penalty in Monaco

Lewis Hamilton was given a three-place grid penalty for Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix after accidentally impeding Max Verstappen during qualifying.

'Hasn't sunk in yet': Arsenal's Blackstenius after Champions League winner

Arsenal hero Stina Blackstenius said she can barely believe scoring the winner which helped the Gunners upset Barcelona in the women's Champions League final on Saturday.

England captain Stokes defends hundred hero Pope from negative 'agenda'

Ben Stokes came to the defence of Ollie Pope by saying the vice-captain's century against Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge had answered an "agenda" against the Surrey batsman.

Cannes best actress Melliti is football player spotted in street

Nadia Melliti, who won best actress at the Cannes Festival Saturday for her first-ever role in a film, is a French student and amateur football player who was spotted in the street.

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