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Zelensky rejects wartime elections, says would 'split' Ukraine

Cummins hails 'sharp' Australia as they get back to winning ways

'Keep up the spirit': Indonesian teenage 'Superman' joins wildfire fight

Bangladesh eye more Australia Tests to hit next level

Starc bags 10 as Australia thrash Bangladesh in second Test

Thousands expected at Sweden climate demo as election looms

Starc heroics see Australia thrash Bangladesh in second Test

Starc heroics put Australia on brink of victory over Bangladesh

Pegula dethrones Swiatek to book Cincy final against Gauff

Austrian mountain town finds niche in AI boom

South Korean survivor fights for workplace harassment 'justice'

Messi scores but Miami slump continues with loss to Toronto

Starc strikes as Bangladesh struggle to stay alive in 2nd Test

Sydney marathon unveils medal with wrong stadium

India's island choke point

China’s lithography leap

China’s cartel lifeline

Australia limits migration

Malta Labour party cruises to third term despite corruption woes

Malta's Prime Minister Robert Abela promised "greater humility" Sunday as his Labour Party claimed they were headed for a landslide win in elections to secure a third term in government, despite a legacy of corruption and the lowest turnout in decades.

'Lost City' finds top of N.America box office on Oscar weekend

Paramount's new action romance "The Lost City" topped the North American box office this weekend, drawing female viewers through Oscar Sunday in numbers confirming Hollywood's continuing post-Covid recovery.

New Ukraine-Russia talks next week, Macron warns against 'escalation'

Russian and Ukrainian negotiators are to sit down for a fresh round of talks next week in an attempt to end the war in Ukraine that the UN estimates has killed at least 1,100 civilians and sent more than 3.8 million fleeing to other countries.

Ashton at the double as Leicester secure play-off spot

Chris Ashton equalled the English Premiership all-time try-scoring record as his double helped leaders Leicester enjoy a 22-17 win at Exeter on Sunday that secured a play-off place for the Tigers.

West Indies crush England by 10 wickets to pile pressure on Root

West Indies needed just over an hour to complete a crushing 10-wicket victory over England in the decisive third and final Test on the fourth morning at the Grenada National Stadium on Sunday.

Scholz's SPD clears first election test with clear win

Just over 100 days after taking power, Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his Social Democrats cleared their first electoral test, with a thumping win Sunday in regional polls in the small state of Saarland, exit polls showed.

Schumacher 'not even sore' after horror crash

Mick Schumacher paid tribute to the safety features built in to the current crop of Formula One cars after escaping uninjured from his horror crash in qualifying for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

Biden 'gaffe' on Putin scrambles US message on Ukraine

President Joe Biden's apparent call for Vladimir Putin's exit reverberated instantly around the world, sparking an administration rush to course-correct -- and risks scrambling US efforts to rally a united front on the Ukraine conflict.

Thousands ordered evacuated as Colorado fights latest fire

Thousands of Coloradans were placed under evacuation orders for the latest wildfire to tear through parts of the Rocky Mountain US state, where authorities Sunday said the blaze was partially contained.