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T'Wolves dominate Lakers, Nuggets edge Clippers as NBA playoffs start

T'Wolves dominate Lakers, Nuggets edge Clippers as NBA playoffs start

The Minnesota Timberwolves, fueled by 25 points from Jaden McDaniels, cruised past LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers 117-95 on Saturday in game one of their NBA Western Conference playoff series.

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Taxes on super rich and tech giants stall under Trump

Taxes on super rich and tech giants stall under Trump

Global tax plans targeting billionaires and multinational companies are running aground, with the United States torpedoing reforms under President Donald Trump.

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Star Wars series 'Andor' back for final season

Star Wars series 'Andor' back for final season

If "Andor" -- which returns from Tuesday for its second and final season -- has been received as one of the very best "Star Wars" TV series, that is largely thanks to the grittier, more adult approach taken by its creator Tony Gilroy.

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Neighbours improvise first aid for wounded in besieged Sudan city

Neighbours improvise first aid for wounded in besieged Sudan city

For a week, eight-year-old Mohamed has suffered the pain of shrapnel stuck in his arm. But he is one of the lucky ones in Sudan's western city El-Fasher, which is under paramilitary attack.

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Tariffs could lift Boeing and Airbus plane prices even higher

Tariffs could lift Boeing and Airbus plane prices even higher

Commercial plane prices, already lifted in recent years due to pandemic supply chain shocks, are poised to climb further as Boeing and Airbus are buffeted by trade tariffs.

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Analysts warn US could be handing chip market to China

Analysts warn US could be handing chip market to China

As the Trump administration attempts to choke off exports of strategically important computer chips to China, experts say the effort might well backfire, fueling innovation at Chinese firms that could help them seize the world semiconductor market.

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Unbeaten Miami edge Columbus in front of big MLS crowd in Cleveland

Unbeaten Miami edge Columbus in front of big MLS crowd in Cleveland

Inter Miami are the last remaining unbeaten team in Major League Soccer after they handed the Columbus Crew their first loss of the season with a 1-0 win in Cleveland on Saturday.

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Social media helps fuel growing 'sex tourism' in Japan

Social media helps fuel growing 'sex tourism' in Japan

Young women standing idly around a park in Tokyo's west suggest that a giant statue of Godzilla is not the only attraction for a record number of foreign tourists.

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'Pandora's box': alarm bells in Indonesia over rising military role

'Pandora's box': alarm bells in Indonesia over rising military role

Greater military influence in government, reporters under threat and a stuttering economy -- Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's first six months in power have triggered alarm bells for activists worried about a return to the country's authoritarian roots.

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Alaalatoa hails 'hustling hard' Brumbies for rare Super Rugby clean sheet

Alaalatoa hails 'hustling hard' Brumbies for rare Super Rugby clean sheet

ACT Brumbies skipper Allan Alaalatoa hailed his side for "hustling hard" after they became the first Super Rugby team to keep a clean sheet this season with a 24-0 takedown of Moana Pasifika.

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