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Iran, US trade blows as Hormuz impasse deepens

'Our year': Kane and Bayern primed for Champions League tilt

The round-the-clock monitors protecting Bhutan from glacier risk

Australian World Cup star Volpato fined over positive cocaine test

'Hell': Father of surfers killed in Mexico testifies at trial

Sabalenka edges Noskova to keep US Open treble bid alive

Travellers in UK face more chaos after air traffic control glitch

Pegula outlasts Navarro to set US Open semi with Sabalenka

Crude pushes towards $100 on Mideast flare-up, fanning inflation fears

From trenches to catwalk: Ukraine's amputee soldiers hit the runway

Record rain forces Asian Games athletes to evacuate accommodation

UK airports face more disruption after air traffic control glitch

Amusing or addictive? The algorithms powering our social feeds

Trump bans Canadian alcohol in new trade war salvo

France steps closer to defining rape as lack of consent

The French Senate passed a bill late on Wednesday that includes lack of consent in the country's criminal definition of rape, paving the way for its official adoption in the coming months.

SpaceX Starship explodes during routine test

One of Elon Musk's SpaceX Starships exploded during a routine test late Wednesday in Texas, law enforcement said, in the latest setback to the billionaire's dream of turning humanity into an interplanetary species.

Belgrade show plots path out of Balkan labyrinth of pain

Life in 1990s former Yugoslavia was a nightmare of war, economic collapse and an all-powerful mafia.

Thailand's 'Yellow Shirts' return to streets demand PM quit

Hundreds of anti-government protesters gathered outside Thailand's Government House on Thursday, demanding Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra resign over a leaked phone call with former Cambodian leader Hun Sen that triggered public outrage.

Stocks drop after Fed comments as Mideast fears lift crude

Equities fell Thursday after the Federal Reserve warned Donald Trump's trade war could reignite US inflation and dampen economic growth, while oil rose on Middle East concerns as investors awaited developments in the Israel-Iran conflict.

Govts scramble to evacuate citizens from Israel, Iran

Governments around the world are attempting to evacuate thousands of their nationals caught up in the rapidly spiralling Israel-Iran conflict, organising buses and planes and in some cases assisting people crossing borders on foot.

'Moving Great Wall': China unleash towering teen basketball star

China look set to unleash their 2.26m (7ft 5in) "moving Great Wall" at the Women's Asia Cup after teenager Zhang Ziyu put in another towering display days after her debut.

Nippon Steel closes US Steel acquisition under strict conditions

Nippon Steel completed its multi-billion-dollar acquisition of US Steel on Wednesday, granting rare veto-like power over strategic decisions to Washington with a "golden share".

Fundraising shift at NY pride as Trump scares off corporate donors

New York's pride parade, the highest-profile annual US LGBTQ gathering, is ramping up efforts to raise funds from individual community members with corporate donations on the wane as Washington demonizes diversity.

Kenyan LGBTQ community vogues despite threat of repressive law

Before a cheering audience, a man opened the ball in Nairobi with acrobatic moves to electronic rhythms -- a celebration of queer resistance from a Kenyan LGBT community feeling threatened by new legislation.

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