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Mbappe misses penalty as Parrott lifts Betis past Real Madrid

Stuttgart cruise past Cologne to bounce back from Bayern thumping

PSG still winless in Ligue 1 as Monaco go top

'Smart, aggressive' Alcaraz into US Open last 16

Defending champion Alcaraz reaches last 16 at US Open

Isak fires Liverpool to first win under Iraola at Ipswich

Lyles ends season before Budapest due to injury flare ups

Stocks slip as robust US jobs data stokes rate hike odds

US Republicans announce probe into environment groups

Mistrial declared in case of US woman who killed her three children

Sabalenka survives despite 'tricky' weed smell at US Open

Seville, Alfred win at Diamond League finals, Duplantis hit with injury

S&P Revises Outlook on Freedom Holding Corp. and Core Subsidiaries to Positive

Moody’s Assigns First-Time Insurance Financial Strength Ratings to Freedom Insurance and Freedom Life

India's island choke point

China’s lithography leap

China’s cartel lifeline

Australia limits migration

At least 234 dead or hurt in Haiti gang violence from July 8-12: UN

Gang violence killed or injured at least 234 people from July 8-12 in Haiti's Cite Soleil, an impoverished and densely populated neighbourhood of the capital Port-au-Prince, the United Nations said on Saturday.

Ginting beats badminton world champ Loh to break Singapore hearts

Anthony Ginting on Saturday broke local hearts as he outclassed world champions and home favourite Loh Kean Yew in the men's singles semi-finals at the Singapore Open.

Gnabry offers Bayern good news by extending contract

Bayern Munich said on Saturday they had extended the contract of Germany winger Serge Gnabry until 2026, the news closely following the announcement of a deal to sell Robert Lewandowski to Barcelona.

Bayern agree Lewandowski move to Barcelona

Bayern Munich confirmed on Saturday they have agreed a deal with Barcelona for the sale of Polish star Robert Lewandowski to the Spanish club.

Social life helps orphaned elephants overcome loss: study

Orphaned elephants manage to overcome the loss of their mother by living in a herd, highlighting the importance of a social support for the species, according to a study.

England 'going in right direction' says Jones after Wallabies win

Embattled coach Eddie Jones believes his team is heading in the "right direction" after England's come-from-behind 21-17 victory in the deciding third Test on Saturday to seal a bruising series at a sold-out Sydney Cricket Ground.

US won't 'walk away' from Middle East, Biden tells Arab leaders

US President Joe Biden told Arab leaders on Saturday that Washington would remain fully engaged in the Middle East and would not cede influence to other world powers.

G20 finance talks overshadowed by Ukraine end without joint communique

A two-day meeting of finance ministers from the Group of 20 major economies ended Saturday in Indonesia without a joint communique after Russia's war in Ukraine divided the global forum.

Russia has been to Iran twice in last month to assess drones: US

Russian officials have recently visited Iran twice to assess combat drones, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Saturday, as Moscow looks to bolster its arsenal for the war in Ukraine.

Forest fires rage in scorching southwest Europe

Southwest Europe entered a sixth day of a summer heatwave on Saturday that has triggered devastating forest fires as parts of the continent braced for new temperature records early next week.

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