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Sinner to play rescheduled Saudi Six Kings in December

Canadian youths ask court to impose binding climate protections

Brazilian lawmaker Andre Janones, Lula's social media 'general'

Walter Koenig, who played original Chekov on 'Star Trek,' dies at 90

Swiss Ebola patient repatriated from Nigeria

Netanyahu, rivals trade attacks over Iran as clock counts down to Israel vote

Nations far from a deal as UN nature talks enter final stretch

Townsend urges Scotland to use Nations Championship as World Cup springboard

Brazil markets battered, tech in focus elsewhere

Microsoft offers voluntary exit packages to 60,000 staff

French court adjourns trial over 2020 death of delivery driver

S.Africa ambassador calls for talks with US over 'tense' ties

Serbian student movement eyes power after election triumph

'Smells of freedom': Serbians hopeful after landmark election

Ukraine sends ground robots

Lyman's surrender crisis

Pakistan’s Taliban dilemma

Venezuela and the Qatar Fund

Burrow's Bengals aim to bounce back against Chiefs

Cincinnati quarterback Joe Burrow insists there's no cause for alarm as the Bengals head Sunday to Kansas City, where the Super Bowl champion Chiefs will be out to hand them a second straight NFL defeat.

Ingebrigtsen says getting stronger, bullish over world records

Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen insists he will only get stronger heading into next year's world championships in Tokyo, saying his training times are still improving.

Putin warns West risks 'war' if it backs Ukraine long-range strikes

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the West on Thursday that letting Ukraine use longer-range weapons to strike targets inside his country would put NATO "at war" with Russia.

Peru mourns divisive former strongman Fujimori

Peruvians began three days of national mourning Thursday for polarizing former president Alberto Fujimori, who ruled his country with an iron fist and then spent 16 years in prison for crimes against humanity.

Vaughan's son takes 11 wickets as Somerset revive title bid by beating champions Surrey

The teenage son of former England captain Michael Vaughan finished with a superb match haul of 11 wickets as Somerset beat title-holders Surrey on Thursday to throw open the race for English cricket's County Championship.

Long-awaited case on Man City charges to start on Monday: report

A long-awaited hearing into 115 charges levelled against Manchester City is set to begin on Monday with potentially huge ramifications for the Premier League champions.

PSG refuse League order to pay Mbappe disputed €55 million

Paris Saint-Germain refused Thursday to pay departed striker Kylian Mbappe a disputed 55 million euros ($60.6m) despite a French league (LFP) order to do so earlier in the day.

Harris, Trump target swing states after fierce debate

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump headed back Thursday to battleground states set to decide the knife-edge US election, with the Democrat hoping to ride the momentum from her dominant display in their first presidential debate.

Ten Hag hits back at Ronaldo criticism over Man Utd ambition

Erik ten Hag on Thursday brushed aside Cristiano Ronaldo's criticism about his ambition at struggling Manchester United, saying the Portugal star is "far from Manchester".

Oscar hopefuls to bookend US French film festival

The American French Film Festival, an annual Los Angeles jamboree of cinema from France, will bookend its run with two possible Oscar nominees, organizers announced Thursday.

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