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Japan organisers 'not satisfied' as empty seats blight Asian Games

Austria 'ghetto' language classes leave children to repeat school

Canals full, roads submerged as Bangkok declares flood disaster

S.African women runners arm themselves after string of killings

China, US to open AI 'communication channel' after summit

'I felt embarrassed': Japan eSports whizz-kid, 11, wins Games gold

Nepal tunnel survivor wants to help post-flood rebuild

Indonesia fires threatens critically-endangered orangutan: IUCN

New China sprint star, 17, vows 'no limits' after Asian Games gold

Bangkok declares flood disaster across city

Japanese 11-year-old wins Asian Games eSports gold

'World records not enough': North Korea weightlifters target Olympic gold rush

TikTok agrees to teen limits in US settlement following Meta

Europe’s arms money maze

Houthis and al-Qaeda

Brazil tests Milei’s gamble

Germany under Weidel

Hormuz, Malacca and other key straits spawn tensions throughout history

Hormuz and a handful of maritime straits around the world have served as the linchpin of global trade since the 16th century and have fuelled geopolitical rivalries throughout history.

'The Dink' sees comedy in US pickleball craze

When filmmaker Josh Greenbaum first ventured onto a pickleball court, he found an accessible pastime that could quickly turn intense, generating not just sweat but a range of emotions in minutes.

U.S. Polo Assn. Sponsors the 2026 St. Regis British Open Polo Championship for the Cowdray Gold Cup as Official Apparel Partner

Gaston Polo Team Claims Gold Cup Title Over Dubai Polo Team at Cowdray Park Polo Club

At least 53 dead in Guyana capsized ferry disaster

At least 53 people died after a ferry capsized off the coast of Guyana over the weekend, Prime Minister Mark Phillips said Tuesday.

Rainout keeps Red Sox MLB win streak at 14 with two games Wednesday

The Boston Red Sox remained one win shy of matching their team-record longest win streak, set in 1946, after their Major League Baseball game against Baltimore was rained out on Tuesday.

Colombia to host office of Trump's anti-cartel alliance: president-elect

Colombia will host an office belonging to US President Donald Trump's "Shield of the Americas" initiative, the South American country's hard-right president-elect announced Tuesday.

Zelensky sacks army chief Syrsky after days of protests

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday sacked his Soviet-trained army chief Oleksandr Syrsky following a political crisis triggered by the removal of a popular, young and tech-savvy defence minister.

Trump says US 'not finished' as Iran widens attacks

President Donald Trump warned Tuesday that the United States was "not finished" attacking Iran, as Tehran widened strikes on Gulf states after its Houthi allies threatened to blockade Saudi ports.

Messi lands in Argentine hometown after World Cup defeat

Argentina's defeated football hero Lionel Messi returned to his hometown on Tuesday after a painful World Cup final loss.

Oleksandr Syrsky, Ukraine's fired commander-in-chief

Ukraine's Soviet-trained top commander Oleksandr Syrsky -- sacked on Tuesday -- led some of Kyiv's most decisive military campaigns, but clashed with reformers as drones and technology changed the face of war.

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