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Ukraine's 'Origami Deer' sculpture rescued from frontline tours Europe

Samsung battery plant turns toxic for Orban's re-election campaign

Clinical Japan confident of taking down Philippines at Women's Asian Cup

Iran, US threaten attacks on oil facilities

Mercedes' Russell wins 'pretty fun' Shanghai sprint from both Ferraris

Russell wins exciting sprint race at Chinese GP

Sabalenka downs Noskova to set Indian Wells title rematch with Rybakina

USA to meet Dominicans in World Baseball Classic semis

Facing rockets, Arabs in northern Israel fume over lack of shelters

Cavs crush Mavs while Knicks rip Indiana and Pistons roll

Iranian leaders determined to prove Islamic republic's staying power

Is that Israel's final blow?

Iran lifts Dollar, sinks Euro

Israel presses Tehran

Iran and the holy War risk

Adobe down 40%: Kodak moment?

Boomers: Selfish or Scapegoats?

Hormuz Shock Risk rising

Brazil's trade-war boom

Peru Congress impeaches interim president after four months in office

Peru's Congress on Tuesday impeached interim president Jose Jeri, the Latin American country's seventh head of state in 10 years and only the latest toppled over graft claims.

Hungry, wounded, orphaned: South Sudan's children trapped in new conflict

An 18-month-old boy lies motionless on a dirty hospital bed deep in the conflict zone of South Sudan, a bullet wound in his leg -- another newly orphaned victim in the world's newest country.

UK manufacturers struggle under sky-high energy bills

Molten glass drops through chutes before being blown into bottles at manufacturer Encirc's northwest England plant, where intensive operations are under strain from exorbitant energy prices weighing on Britain's heavy industry.

New tech and AI set to take athlete data business to next level

From tracking the trajectory and speed of a footballer's strike to monitoring a Tour de France rider's real-time power output, performance athlete data is deepening its reach in sports, with specialised firms eyeing to score big business.

'Pay or he dies', families told as more Egyptians risk Mediterranean crossing

Weeks after Hamdy Ibrahim left his village in Egypt's Nile Delta hoping to reach Europe, his brother's phone rang with a chilling message from Libya: pay now or the boy would die.

Indonesia coal plant closure U-turn sows energy transition doubts

Indonesian villager Supriyanto is visibly frustrated as he discusses the sprawling coal power plant emitting white plumes of smoke over his small fishing community.

Ukraine war talks to resume in Geneva with no sign of progress

Ukrainian and Russian negotiators were to resume a second round of US-mediated peace talks in Geneva on Wednesday, though neither side signalled they were any closer to ending Europe's deadliest conflict since World War II.

Afghan woman's boutique brightens Bamiyan

With women banned from most jobs in Afghanistan, an embroidery boutique run by 22-year-old Rahima Alavi is a surprising and treasured sight in Bamiyan.

Zuckerberg to testify in landmark social media addiction trial

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is set to testify Wednesday at a groundbreaking social media addiction trial, summoned by lawyers representing a plaintiff who alleges Instagram and other platforms were deliberately designed to make young users addicted.

US towns resist Trump plans to jail immigrants in warehouses

Residents in a leafy, conservative New Jersey suburb have erupted in protest against plans to convert a vast warehouse into an immigration detention center as part of President Donald Trump's mass deportation campaign.

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