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'We put Norway on the map', says Haaland after World Cup exit

Bhutan battles 'existential' population crisis with birth drive

Tuchel says 'lucky' England must improve despite reaching World Cup semi-finals

Norway coach says ball hit camera cable for crucial England goal

'Never in doubt': England fans dare to dream after quarter-final scare

Growing list of countries move to ban social media for children

Till death do us bark: Pets serve as witnesses at Ecuador weddings

Schmidt aims to leave Wallabies 'in good order' for incoming Kiss

Typhoon makes landfall in China, downgraded to severe tropical storm

Rennie says All Blacks must improve with 'smart' Ireland awaiting

US launches new strikes on Iran after container ship hit in Hormuz

Eddie Jones says 'pretty obvious' Japan on right track

Farrell's Ireland look to future after Japan experiment pays off

Latin America’s age trap

Putin's peace threshold

China's silicon reckoning

Saudi Arabia’s Costly Mirage

Lebanon mourns dead from Israeli strikes that rattled US-Iran truce

Lebanon declared a national day of mourning on Thursday after Israeli strikes pummelled the country, killing nearly 200 people and calling into question the ceasefire between the United States and Iran.

Artemis crew's families enthralled by messages from space

A week after astronaut Jeremy Hansen blasted off on the historic Artemis II mission to the Moon, his wife Catherine recalled the anxiety and thrill of witnessing the journey from afar.

Champions Cup 'heartbreak' driving Toulouse revenge mission

Toulouse hooker Peato Mauvaka is eyeing revenge on Sunday as the six-time Champions Cup winners head to Bordeaux-Begles in the quarter-finals after last season's "heartbreaking" loss to their French rivals in the last four.

Shallow Indonesian quake damages houses, injures residents

A shallow 4.9-magitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia overnight, damaging dozens of homes and injuring multiple people, an official said Thursday.

Argentine MPs approve bill to allow mining in glaciers

Argentine MPs approved a bill early Thursday promoted by President Javier Milei that authorizes mining in ecologically sensitive areas of glaciers and permafrost, and has outraged environmentalists.

Nepal ex-PM Oli released from custody after 12 days: police

Nepal's ex-prime minister KP Sharma Oli and former interior minister Ramesh Lekhak have been released from custody after questioning for their alleged role in a deadly 2025 crackdown on protesters, police said Thursday.

'Chills': Artemis astronauts say lunar flyby still washing over them

They took thousands of photographs and documented copious observations on their voyage around the Moon, but as they sped closer to home the Artemis astronauts said Wednesday they have barely started processing the extraordinary experience they shared.

Ukraine lets firms deploy air defences against Russian attacks

Facing daily barrages of Russian drones and missiles, Ukraine has invited private companies to get their own air-defence systems in a bid to ease the burden on its military.

Mountain-made: Balkan sheepdog eyes future beyond the hills

At a remote monastery in North Macedonia's rugged west, Father Porfirij starts his day by feeding his large black Karaman sheepdogs, a breed that has guarded highland flocks for centuries.

Escaped wolf forces school closure in South Korea

A wolf that escaped from a zoo in South Korea remained at large Thursday, authorities said, prompting a local school to close over safety concerns as the search continued.

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