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South Africa beat Australia by 176 runs in third Test to win series

Kamindu hits maiden ODI ton as Sri Lanka set Pakistan 326 in final

Evacuees from Russian-occupied Oleshky expected in Ukraine

Aston Villa to take legal action against pundit Carragher

UK PM 'open' to slavery apology but not reparations

West Indies crush Bangladesh by eight wickets in first Test

Kimono-clad pets blessed at Japan festival lacking enough kids

France on alert as Halloween protests raise risk of violence

Hakimi bags hat-trick as PSG rip Le Havre to pieces

Polish president calls crisis talks after court standoff

Abhishek Sharma: Indian cricket's 'new-generation superstar'

In-form Fernandez sets up Tokyo final against Russia's Shnaider

Marquez stretches MotoGP championship lead after Martin pulls out

Scam centres relocated from Cambodia operate in Madagascar

Ukraine sends ground robots

Lyman's surrender crisis

Pakistan’s Taliban dilemma

Venezuela and the Qatar Fund

Stocks drop, oil rises as Iran and rate worries dog traders

Fresh worries about the Middle East ceasefire and the prospect of a US interest rate hike hit stocks and oil prices Thursday, following a rollercoaster week for markets that has sent shivers through trading floors.

Giants under pressure in open Women's T20 World Cup

The Women's T20 World Cup starts on Friday when hosts England face Sri Lanka in Birmingham, with at least one leading nation guaranteed an early exit from what promises to be an unusually open tournament.

Antonelli seeks sixth straight win at Barcelona Grand Prix

Ten years after Max Verstappen announced his arrival by winning the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix, his apparent heir Mercedes' teenage ace Kimi Antonelli, will on Sunday seek a crushing sixth consecutive victory.

Russia's conscripts recount pressure to fight in Ukraine

After Russian police started using facial-recognition cameras to identify men wanted by military authorities, a young bank worker spent weeks avoiding the Moscow metro.

Twenty-two countries tell Iran to stop attacks 'on our soil'

Twenty-two countries including the United States and European nations jointly warned Iran on Thursday to stop attacking people "on our soil".

ECB set to hike interest rates to tame Iran war inflation surge

The European Central Bank is set to hike interest rates Thursday for the first time since 2023 as the Iran war fuels inflation, despite concerns the move could hit growth in the struggling eurozone.

Pilots demand answers ahead of Air India crash anniversary

India's aviation accident probe agency is facing renewed criticism from pilot groups ahead of the anniversary of the 2025 Air India Boeing-787 crash in Ahmedabad, which killed 260 people.

Iran's World Cup super fans excited for football despite the war

Between them, Reza Mansoor and Mostafa Pourmand have attended 11 World Cups to cheer on their beloved Iran, and even a war between their team and host nation the United States is not going to stop them this time.

Drone rescue highlights US Navy's autonomous push

The use of a sea drone to rescue two US Army aviators apparently shot down by Iran underscores the growing importance of such vessels in Washington's naval operations, analysts said Wednesday.

All in on Musk, SpaceX's self-declared 'dream weaver'

When SpaceX lists on Wall Street, expected on Friday, Elon Musk will serve simultaneously as chief executive, chief technology officer and board chairman of the rocket and AI company.

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