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Rubio urges Cubans to work with CIA, but warns: be discreet

Ebola vaccine trial begins in DR Congo

Leclerc tops times for Ferrari in practice for US Grand Prix

Travelling man Wade equals Prem try record

Lula, Bolsonaro lock horns in final debate before Brazil vote

Rescuers search for seven people in Nairobi building collapse

Poulter and Hatton leave LIV Golf

Sacha Baron Cohen revives the 'problematic dinosaur' Ali G in new film

Blakely vaults out of the shadow of Biles for all-around world title

New race in Barcelona tops 17-event '27 IndyCar season

Oil tops $116 with stocks mixed on earnings, AI

Ukraine sends ground robots

Pakistan’s Taliban dilemma

Lyman's surrender crisis

Venezuela and the Qatar Fund

Adobe down 40%: Kodak moment?

Boomers: Selfish or Scapegoats?

Europe’s arms money maze

Houthis and al-Qaeda

Western brands under pressure as 'pre-owned' luxury booms in China

With China's economy still struggling to recover from the pandemic, even global fashion icons are beginning to feel the pinch as consumers turn instead to the second-hand market or buy upstart new homegrown brands.

France rocked by nationwide clashes, blazes and looting

France woke up Sunday to devastated streets after clashes between police and protesters, mass looting and fires erupted nationwide as marches against rising costs of living degenerated into "extreme" violence.

Oxygen tanks, purifier sales spike as haze crisis hits Southeast Asia

Toxic haze from wildfires burning in Indonesia has spiked a demand for oxygen tanks and air purifiers across the region, manufacturers say, as they work the clock on equipment providing life-saving clean air.

'Never seen anything like it': mass looting grips Paris

Smashing shop windows and snatching boxes of goods, looters in Paris poured into stores across the capital on Saturday, facing no resistance from authorities as nationwide protests degenerated into violence.

Messi brace lifts Inter Miami to 3-1 win in Atlanta

Lionel Messi scored twice in the space of four minutes to lift Inter Miami to a 3-1 victory at Atlanta United on Saturday as the Herons' MLS title defense continued to gain steam with the playoffs approaching.

All Blacks back on track after South Africa wake-up

New Zealand coach Dave Rennie hailed his team's "character and courage" after two decisive victories over Australia put their 3-1 series defeat to world champions South Africa in the rearview mirror.

Japan to launch historic round-trip mission to Mars moon

Japanese scientists are readying a mission to Mars's moons to retrieve samples that could help unlock the origins of the Solar System and life on Earth, in what aims to be the first round trip to the Martian region.

Met Opera goes for big and bold, despite shaky finances

Given its well-documented financial woes, the Metropolitan Opera might not seem a likely place to find multiple bold and costly new creative projects.

Musk back in the spotlight, but politics dims the awe

With a sports car that somersaults through the air, Elon Musk is back in the headlines for technological daring -- but his plunge into politics and his return to US President Donald Trump's side mean the world's richest man no longer enjoys the unqualified praise of years past.