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Iran Guards say won't reopen Hormuz without US meeting all Tehran's conditions

South Korea FA apologises after sex scandal adds to controversies

Messi absent after father's death as Miami lose in Leagues Cup

Indonesia closes national park as wildfire spreads

Flight cancellations, evacuations in China as Typhoon Dolphin looms

ZXMoto leads China's charge to dominate the global motorbike market

Iran issues demands for reopening of Hormuz

Top-ranked Sabalenka, Pegula stunned in Toronto fourth round

Afghanistan's gold rush upends lives and landscapes

Japan nuclear debate unnerves proponents of pacifism

Messi missing after father's death as Miami lose in Leagues Cup

India's island choke point

China’s lithography leap

Australia limits migration

Venezuela’s Oil Return

Adobe down 40%: Kodak moment?

Boomers: Selfish or Scapegoats?

China’s cartel lifeline

Sweden’s welfare reckoning

UN Sudan chief says country 'abandoned' after three years of war

The top United Nations official in Sudan told AFP on Thursday that the country, facing the world's largest humanitarian crisis, has been "abandoned" as the war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) enters its fourth year.

Trump says Israel, Lebanon agree to ceasefire

US President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Lebanon had agreed to a ceasefire Thursday, and said he was trying to set up the first-ever meeting between the leaders of the two countries.

Mideast war an 'unprecedented' blow for region: IMF to AFP

The Middle East war has created an "unprecedented shock" for the region's economies with no guarantee of a quick recovery, a senior International Monetary Fund official has told AFP.

Cuba 'ready' for possible US attack: president

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said Thursday his country was "ready" for a possible US attack on the communist island following months of mounting pressure from President Donald Trump.

Pope slams 'tyrants' on Cameroon conflict visit after spat with Trump

Pope Leo XIV on Thursday criticised the "tyrants" ransacking the world, on a high-security visit to a "bloodstained" region of Cameroon following a war of words with US President Donald Trump.

Vessels cross Hormuz destined for Iran despite US blockade

Two sanctioned cargo vessels have crossed the Strait of Hormuz, apparently bound for Iranian ports despite Washington's blockade in the Middle East war, tracking data indicated Thursday.

Doncic, Cunningham eligible for MVP race: NBA

Luka Doncic and Cade Cunningham have been ruled eligible for the NBA's Most Valuable Player race despite not meeting the 65-game minimum to enter the running for the honor, the league said Thursday.

Arsenal ex-goalkeeper Manninger dies after car struck by train

Former Arsenal goalkeeper Alexander Manninger, who played for Austria at Euro 2008, died on Thursday after his car was hit by a train, his former club Red Bull Salzburg said.

Hezbollah MP to AFP: direct Lebanon-Israel talks a 'grave error'

Hezbollah lawmaker Hussein Hajj Hassan told AFP on Thursday that the Lebanese government's decision to hold direct negotiations with Israel was a "grave error", urging Beirut to stop making concessions to Israel and the United States.

Lana Del Rey takes on Bond with new game title track

Lana Del Rey has joined an exclusive club of pop greats by voicing a new theme song for James Bond -- albeit for the fictional British superspy's video game incarnation in the upcoming "007: First Light".

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