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Two New Zealand naval ships transit Taiwan Strait

China's robot dancers limber up for America's Got Talent final

Zidane gets down to work as France start new era

Despite military might, Saudi struggles to crush the Houthis

Inside the Venezuelan prison meant to 'drive you insane'

Trump to tout deals, defend Iran war in UN speech

UK king braces as memoir by Diana's brother goes on sale

Man shot by ICE describes pain of bullet still inside him

Sri Lanka to issue verdict in landmark Easter attack trial

No green light to lift EU sanctions on Russian oligarchs, talks to resume

Macron says talks with Trump on Red Sea, Ukraine 'constructive'

UK agrees support for Saudi in struggle with Houthis: reports

Green policies just good politics, says UK minister

EU foreign policy chief calls for continued sanctions on Russia

Europe’s arms money maze

Houthis and al-Qaeda

Brazil tests Milei’s gamble

Germany under Weidel

Syria's Kurds demand 'democratic decentralised' Syria

Syria's Kurdish parties on Saturday adopted a joint political vision calling for a "decentralised democratic" state in Syria with guarantees for Kurdish rights.

Leverkusen win to delay Bayern and Kane's title party

Bayern Munich and Harry Kane's title celebrations will need to wait after Bayer Leverkusen's 2-0 win over Augsburg cancelled out the Bavarians' 3-0 home victory over Mainz on Saturday in the Bundesliga.

Buenos Aires farewells native pontiff with tears and calls to action

With songs, candles, tears and prayers, Buenos Aires mourners marked the burial of pontiff and native son Pope Francis Saturday.

Turkey's opposition says Erdogan's canal plan behind latest arrests

Prosecutors in Turkey announced dozens more arrests Saturday as part of an ongoing corruption probe, denounced by opposition leaders as a pretext to remove resistance to an ambitious Istanbul canal project.

Maresca hails 'nasty' Chelsea as top five bid stays alive

Enzo Maresca saluted Chelsea's "nasty" performance as a gritty 1-0 win over Everton on Saturday kept alive their bid to qualify for the Champions League.

Trump raises Putin doubts after Zelensky talks at pope's funeral

Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky met briefly in the hush of St Peter's basilica before Pope Francis's funeral on Saturday in their first encounter since a noisy White House clash and the US president later cast doubt on whether Russian leader Vladimir Putin wants a peace deal.

Major blast at Iran port kills 4, injures hundreds

A powerful explosion ripped through a key port in southern Iran on Saturday, killing four people and injuring more than 500, state media said.

Napoleon's sword to be sold at auction in Paris

A sword that belonged to Napoleon and was specially ordered for the personal use of the French emperor is to be auctioned in Paris next month, the auction house said.

Iran, US discuss nuclear deal in third round of talks

The United States and Iran went into detail about a potential nuclear deal Saturday at their third consecutive round of talks, hoping to strike an accord that would ease regional tensions.