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Padikkal, Gill half-centuries take India to 187-3 at tea

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

India's island choke point

China’s lithography leap

China’s cartel lifeline

Australia limits migration

Diaz late show helps Bayern rebound from Arsenal loss

Luis Diaz scored in stoppage time to help Bayern Munich bounce back from Wednesday's Champions League loss to Arsenal in a 3-1 comeback home win over St Pauli on Saturday.

Stunned mourners gather outside ruins of Hong Kong housing estate blaze

Hong Kong restaurant owner Vinchi Chan took his five-year-old daughter to the charred ruins of Wang Fuk Court on Saturday, where they joined thousands of others mourning those lost in the city's deadliest fire in almost 80 years.

Amorim says Manchester United must be club of 'no excuses'

Ruben Amorim insisted Manchester United must be a club of "no excuses" given the enduring demands for success at Old Trafford.

Crowd braves rain to flock to Pope Leo's mass in Istanbul

Thousands of worshippers battled the rain to join Pope Leo XIV as he celebrated mass in Istanbul on Saturday, the last full day of his visit to Turkey.

Kaizer Chiefs snatch CAF Cup draw after Zamalek blunder

An added-time own goal by Zamalek goalkeeper Mohamed Sobhy gifted Kaizer Chiefs a 1-1 draw on Saturday in a high-profile CAF Confederation Cup Group D match.

Piastri keeps title hopes alive with cool victory in Qatar sprint

Oscar Piastri boosted his bid for a maiden drivers' world championship on Saturday when he reduced McLaren team-mate Lando Norris's lead to 22 points by winning the sprint race at the Qatar Grand Prix.

Trump says Venezuela airspace should be considered 'closed in its entirety'

US President Donald Trump warned on Saturday that the airspace above and near Venezuela should be considered closed, the latest escalation in a standoff with leftist leader Nicolas Maduro.

Piastri wins Qatar F1 sprint, title favourite Norris third

Pole-sitter Oscar Piastri won Saturday's sprint race at the Qatar Grand Prix with his McLaren teammate and title favourite Lando Norris third.

Sri Lanka declares emergency as toll from floods, mudslides hits 153

Sri Lanka declared a state of emergency on Saturday and appealed for international assistance as the death toll from floods and mudslides triggered by Cyclone Ditwah rose to 153, with another 191 people missing.

Sea drones halt operations at major Russian oil terminal

One of Russia's largest oil terminals halted operations on Saturday following an attack by sea drones, hours before Ukrainian negotiators were headed to the United States for talks on ending the war.

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