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Tom Kim leads Asian Games golf in chase to avoid military service

'Kinda cool' Raygun made breakdancing famous, Asian Games B-girls say

Asian stocks hit as oil spike fans rate hike bets, eyes on US jobs

Taiwan gender-row boxer Lin Yu-ting wins 'monumental' Asian Games gold

'We're losing our scientists': west Africa's STEM struggle

Taiwan receives its first US-made F-16V fighter jets

World powers gather in Pacific to chart climate battle

Lula, Bolsonaro trade scandal fire in final scramble for votes

Return of swarming moth spectacle has Australia in a flutter

Not-so-brave new world: virtual taekwondo makes Asian Games debut

Browns snuff out Rodgers fightback to beat Steelers 27-24

Arab Israeli candidate drops out of election race

Braves power past Phillies to set up Dodgers showdown

Israel courts Europe's far right, finding friends but also unease

Europe’s arms money maze

Houthis and al-Qaeda

Brazil tests Milei’s gamble

Germany under Weidel

Suit says Meta board 'turned blind eye' to human trafficking

A shareholder lawsuit filed late Monday accuses board members of Instagram and Facebook parent Meta of shirking their duties by ignoring human and sex trafficking on the tech giant's social platforms.

Joking Biden teases 2024 run at arts awards ceremony

Joe Biden used an arts awards ceremony Tuesday -- where one honoree was an actress who famously played a fictional president -- to drop perhaps his heaviest hint yet that he's seeking a second White House term in 2024.

Focus on victims as 50,000 march against mafia in Milan

Two months after the arrest of fugitive Matteo Messina Denaro shone a spotlight on Italy's mafia bosses, more than 50,000 people marched Tuesday in Milan to remember their innocent victims.

Barcelona and Bayern seize upper hand in Women's Champions League ties

Barcelona edged Roma 1-0 in the first leg of their Women's Champions League quarter-final tie on Tuesday after a Lea Schueller goal had given Bayern Munich a victory by the same score against Arsenal.

Alcaraz returns to Miami after rapid rise

World number one Carlos Alcaraz heads into this week's Miami Open looking to defend both his title and top ranking and admitting even he has been surprised by his dizzying rise to the top of the sport.

Google launches ChatGPT rival in US and UK

Google on Tuesday invited people in the United States and Britain to test its AI chatbot, known as Bard, as it continues on its gradual path to catch up with Microsoft-backed ChatGPT.

'Unlimited possibilities': Key takeaways from Putin-Xi summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted Chinese leader Xi Jinping for two days of closely-watched talks on Monday and Tuesday.

All hormonal contraceptives increase breast cancer risk: study

All hormonal contraceptives carry a slightly increased risk of breast cancer, including the increasingly popular progestogen-only pills, according to a study published on Tuesday.

Uganda's parliament passes tough anti-gay bill

Uganda's parliament on Tuesday passed sweeping anti-gay legislation which proposes tough new penalties for same-sex relationships, following a highly charged and chaotic session.

New York plays waiting game over expected Trump indictment

Barricades set up near Trump Tower, police on high alert, and throngs of journalists outside the prosecutor's office: New York was waiting Tuesday for the likely indictment of Donald Trump, but the timing remained uncertain.

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