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Ukrainian Drone Strikes Force Russian Firms to Seek Data Centers in Kazakhstan

Westminster Council Unanimously Rejects Green Party Motion in 'Zionism is not racism' Vote

Below Deck alumnus João Franco and brother arrested after fatal Turkey fight

Ole Miss inquiry expands after video and monkey-noise allegations

General Hospital actor Randall England dies at 75

Bunnie XO artwork taken down from Jelly Roll’s Nashville bar

London museum removes Russell Brand hair exhibit after rape conviction

Arlington sentinel rebukes Pete Hegseth entourage for laughter near memorial

Yella Beezy sentenced to life for arranging rapper Mo3’s murder

Kylie Jenner employee describes closet ordeal and pepper-spray incident

Xi Jinping Urges Unity and Reunification at Sun Yat-sen Anniversary

Synchron Halts Clinical Trials of Second-Generation Brain Implant Due to Performance Issues

Authorities to identify Montauk Mary and five other Long Island cold-case victims

Davante Adams injury deepens Los Angeles Rams receiver shortage

Ukraine sends ground robots

Lyman's surrender crisis

Pakistan’s Taliban dilemma

Venezuela and the Qatar Fund

Pacers demolish Thunder to stay alive in NBA Finals

The Indiana Pacers, rallying around injured star Tyrese Haliburton, crushed the Oklahoma City Thunder 108-91 on Thursday to force a decisive game seven in the NBA Finals.

PSG stunned by Botafogo in Club World Cup upset

Paris Saint-Germain suffered a shock 1-0 Club World Cup defeat against Brazilian side Botafogo on Thursday in a hardfought battle between the reigning champions of Europe and South America.

Peru gas workers find thousand-year-old mummy

Peruvian gas workers this week found a thousand-year-old mummy while installing pipes in Lima, their company said, confirming the latest discovery of a pre-Hispanic tomb in the capital.

UK MPs to hold crunch vote on assisted dying

British lawmakers could take a major step towards legalising euthanasia on Friday when they hold a knife-edge vote on whether to allow assisted dying for terminally ill people.

Australian trial says tech for social media teen ban can work

Australia's world-leading ban on under-16s joining social media sites cleared a big hurdle Friday as a trial found digital age checks can work "robustly and effectively".

Thai PM to meet army commander to defuse political crisis

Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra will on Friday visit an army commander she called an "opponent" in a leaked phone call as she battles to defuse a crisis threatening to topple her government.

Rice prices double in Japan as inflation accelerates

Rice prices doubled last month in Japan as core inflation accelerated, official data showed Friday, posing a threat to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ahead of July elections.

Summoning golden Olympic memories, Paris parties like it's 2024

Parisians had such unexpected fun at their Olympics last summer, that they are holding a public anniversary celebration to recapture the party mood, but not everyone is quite as enthusiastic.

Peru's Maido named world's top restaurant on 50 Best list

Maido, a restaurant in Peru founded by chef Mitsuharu "Micha" Tsumura, was on Thursday named the best eatery in the world for 2025 by the influential but controversial World's 50 Best Restaurants list.