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Kremlin says Ukrainian attacks won't change war aims as Kyiv hits Saint Petersburg

Kulusevski on brink of return for Spurs after 17-month absence

Martinez starts for Man Utd after outburst

Ukraine sets Saint Petersburg refinery ablaze in large-scale drone attack

Alberta separatists rally ahead of independence vote

Spain's in-form Chacarra wins DP World India Championship

Katie Alexander reportedly leaves flat shared with Eamonn Holmes

Robertson and Selby chase rare Home Nations sweep in Belfast

Body found in search for missing Glasgow teenager

Arteta backs Kai Havertz to become a 30-goal Arsenal forward

Andi King recounts late-life transition after decades behind an “alpha male” identity

Emiliano Martinez expects Chelsea return within weeks after surgery

Bromsgrove Repair Cafe reports nearly 80% repair success rate

Sri Lanka choose to field against Pakistan in tri-series opener

Ukraine sends ground robots

Lyman's surrender crisis

Pakistan’s Taliban dilemma

Venezuela and the Qatar Fund

Arteta buries hatchet with Hurzeler ahead of Brighton clash

Mikel Arteta has made peace with Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler following their row last season as the pair go head to head again on Saturday.

Russia seizes assets of Nestle, French firms

Russian authorities have seized the businesses and assets of Swiss food giant Nestle and three French groups, a move the Kremlin defended Friday as a justified measure against firms representing "unfriendly countries" that back Ukraine.

Alexander-Arnold and Palmer return to England squad for Nations League

Trent Alexander-Arnold and Cole Palmer were recalled by England on Friday as Thomas Tuchel named his first squad since leaving the pair out of the World Cup.

Japan's busiest rail station tests robot bins

The world's busiest railway station, located at the heart of Tokyo in Japan, is testing whether mobile robotic rubbish bins can ease the workload of sanitation workers, a rail operator representative said on Friday.

Russians vote as Ukraine war drags on for fifth year

Russians began voting Friday in a tightly controlled three-day election that will likely see President Vladimir Putin tighten his grip on power after 26 years at the helm, in the country's fifth year of war with Ukraine

Anthropic says AI systems moving towards building themselves

Artificial intelligence giant Anthropic said on Thursday that AI systems are increasingly capable of building future versions of themselves, adding to mounting concerns about the dangers of the powerful technology.

Backpackers fret over Australian visa crackdown

Briton Johnny Gibbs has been in Australia for six months, surfing and working part-time -- like countless other young people drawn to the country's pristine beaches and laid-back way of life.

Asian stocks boosted by falling oil, yen weakens after BoJ rate hike

Asian stocks mostly rose on Friday in line with a rally on Wall Street as a tumble in oil prices eased inflation concerns, while the yen dropped against the dollar even after the Bank of Japan hiked interest rates to a three-decade high.

Most Asian stocks track Wall St rally, yen drops after BoJ rate hike

Asian stocks mostly rose on Friday in line with a rally on Wall Street as a drop in oil prices eased inflation concerns, while the yen dropped against the dollar even after the Bank of Japan hiked interest rates to a three-decade high.

Pakistan court blocks expulsion of Afghan medical college students

A Pakistan court blocked on Friday an order by the country's medical board for dozens of Afghans studying to be doctors to be expelled from colleges and universities and sent home.

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Russians begin voting in controlled election as war drags on