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Air support kicks in as record Belgian wildfire jumps in size

India's Padikkal makes 167 in first Sri Lanka Test

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Hurricane Lala pulls away from Hawaii's Big Island

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Petros, Vainio set new championship records to win Euro marathons

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Hurricane Lala brushes past Hawaii's Big Island, bringing heavy rain

Mass drone attack on Moscow as Russian strikes kill three in Ukraine

'Something we dreamed of': Bangladesh celebrates historic cricket win

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Australia limits migration

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Rain holds up India on day two of Sri Lanka Test

Rain prevented play in the morning session on the second day of the first cricket Test between Sri Lanka and India in Galle on Sunday.

Pallister stuns Ledecky in Pan Pacs 800m free as two world records carry Douglass to gold

Australian Lani Pallister dealt US great Katie Ledecky her first 800m freestyle defeat in a major international meet on Saturday, beating her one-time idol at the Pan Pacific Championships in Irvine, California.

The Ukrainian social media channels tracking Russian missiles

The chances of a missile attack on Kyiv that night were around 50 percent, according to the administrator of a social media channel monitoring Russian air raids.

Rampant Bangladesh make history with first-ever Test win in Australia

A dominant Bangladesh stunned hosts Australia to win the first Test by nine wickets in Darwin on Sunday for a historic maiden Test victory on Australian soil.

Disney offers fans an escapist bubble at D23 event

Disney devotees lined up for a weekend of escapism at D23, the official fan club's biennial convention that draws tens of thousands of people to Anaheim for three days, billed as "the Ultimate Disney Fan Event."

UK's media-savvy PM Burnham shifts messaging to TikTok, podcasts

Whether he is pulling a pint, tossing a builder's helmet in the air or running with Olympic medallist Mo Farah, the UK's new prime minister Andy Burnham has embraced social media with a deft touch.

Thousands await aid after deadly Indonesian quake

Help started arriving Sunday for thousands of evacuees on Indonesia's Flores island after a powerful earthquake killed 48 people, injured dozens and damaged hundreds of houses and buildings.

Gay badminton star Gilmour urges progress on LGBTQ rights in Asia

Scotland's European badminton champion Kirsty Gilmour, who came out as gay in 2021, said she hopes to see greater acceptance of LGBTQ people in Asia.

Chinese ship sets off for Europe through Arctic, halving travel time

A Chinese container vessel has set sail for Europe through the Arctic, part of new weekly service on a route that cuts shipment times in half but which environmental groups warn could speed up the melting of polar ice.