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Sabalenka storms into US Open third round as Pegula, Medvedev advance
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Chinese lucky loser stuns Jodar at US Open
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Zverev looks to improve after first-round scare
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US Open under the influence: content creators spark debate
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Raiders to start Cousins over top NFL Draft pick Mendoza
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NBA hammers Clippers over Leonard salary cap violations
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Palantir chief says France's digital sovereignty push 'backfiring'
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NBA strips five first-round draft picks from Clippers for Leonard salary cap violations
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US energy firms dominate Venezuela deals worth billions
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Kane brace helps Bayern win German Cup opener
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Iran, US trade threats after escalation in fighting
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Migrant plight, local anger divide Ceuta one month after influx
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US jury deadlocks again in Lindsay Clancy's child murder trial
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Outrage as Maltese tycoon acquitted of reporter's murder
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Lake America? No way, Canadians say
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Rare train of Pacific cyclones fueled by historic El Nino
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Spain report flags Moroccan police failings in Ceuta migrant rush
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Macron, King Charles hail UK-France ties after viewing Bayeux Tapestry
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Tech bosses press G20 to build data centers, but split on risk
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Fury hits out at 'coward' Joshua as 'Battle of Britain' talks go on
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Dolly Parton to get new Hollywood star after vandalism
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Maltese tycoon acquitted of masterminding reporter's murder
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Trump 'happy' Prince Harry and Meghan have left US
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George Clooney: a Hollywood icon and campaigner
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Michelson shocks Nakashima in US Open clash of rising Americans
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Europe, US closer than they look on tech rules, says EU tech chief
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Another body recovered after ferry capsizes off northern Cyprus: official
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Clooney honoured as Hollywood-light Venice Film Festival kicks off
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Cupertino Chamber President Claudio Bono Invited to White House with GiveaRoof 3-Year Plan to End Homelessness
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Third-ranked Pegula, Medvedev power into US Open third round
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Trump floats renaming Strait of Hormuz as 'Trump Strait'
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Davis-Woodhall a doubt for Ultimate Championship after car crash
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Man City, Chelsea fuel record-breaking Premier League transfer window
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Third-ranked Pegula powers into US Open third round
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Balogun rejected Everton move over transfer 'treatment'
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Uber says laying off 'about 10%' of workforce worldwide
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Northampton seek 'happy medium' in bid to keep England star Pollock
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US judge rejects bid to break up Google's ad business
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US energy secretary in Venezuela to sign Trump's 'biggest' oil deal
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Rupert Murdoch 'very happy' to be played by Guy Pearce in new film
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Branagh takes on action role in Apple's Cold War comedy 'Mayday'
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Wall Street stocks rise despite bond yields, oil rising
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Lawson fills in again for injured Hadjar at Monza
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Brennan claims third Vuelta victory in stage 11 sprint
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England omit Carse from squad for third Test against Pakistan
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Nepal flood survivors cling to zipline to cross treacherous river
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Venice festival gets underway with Clooney taking swipe at US government
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US Treasury issues $1 coin with Trump's face on it
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Pinar Selek, a Turkish-French dissident sociologist living in France, will not go to Turkey to face trial, the latest twist in 25-year legal battle with the authorities, she told AFP.
Protests in London as Israel's Netanyahu meets UK PM
Hundreds of protesters rallied Friday outside Downing Street in central London to heckle the arrival of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a meeting with his British counterpart Rishi Sunak.
India's Rahul Gandhi loses parliament seat after conviction
Top opposition figure Rahul Gandhi was expelled from India's parliament on Friday, a day after his defamation conviction for a remark seen as an insult against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Macron under pressure as hundreds injured in French protests
French President Emmanuel Macron faced mounting pressure on Friday after violent demonstrations that left more than 400 security forces injured and the centre of major cities shrouded in tear gas and smoke.
Ukraine says three killed in Donetsk region strike
A Russian strike on a humanitarian support centre in an eastern Ukraine town killed three people, the emergencies service said on Friday, revising their previous toll of five dead.
11 dead in US strikes on Syria after drone kills American contractor
Eleven pro-Iran fighters were killed in US air strikes on Syria carried out in retaliation for a drone attack that left an American dead and wounded six others, a war monitor said Friday.
Africa is world's 'future' for touring US VP Harris
US Vice President Kamala Harris will start a three-country tour of Africa this weekend, promoting the White House's positive vision of the continent as the "future of the world."
China says does not ask firms for foreign data as TikTok row grows
China insisted Friday it does not ask companies to hand over data gathered overseas, as the Chinese-owned TikTok faces mounting calls for a ban in the United States.
US strikes in Syria kill eight after contractor death
US airstrikes killed eight pro-Iran fighters in eastern Syria following a drone attack that killed one American contractor and wounded five US service personnel, a war monitor said Friday.
Moscow trip seen as a win for 'big brother' Xi
Xi Jinping's pomp-filled visit to Moscow underscored a burgeoning but unequal alliance between the two countries, cementing China's status as a "big brother" to Vladimir Putin's Russia.
'Sea change': disruptive Saudi prince shows new pragmatism with Iran
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman once compared Iran's supreme leader to Hitler, but has now green-lit a reconciliation deal intended to usher in a new era of regional prosperity.
King Charles III makes first state visit to protest-hit France
Charles III arrives in France on Sunday for his first state visit as king, but the planned celebrations of historic cross-Channel relations face potential disruption from protests over unpopular pension reforms.
North Korea says it tested new underwater nuclear attack 'drone'
North Korea claimed Friday it had tested an underwater nuclear attack drone able to unleash a "radioactive tsunami", as it blamed recent US-South Korea exercises for a deteriorating regional security situation.
Raccoon dog data sparks new debate about Covid origins
New evidence that raccoon dogs were at the Chinese market where Covid is suspected to have first infected humans has reignited debate over the origin of the pandemic.
North Korea tests new underwater nuclear attack 'drone': KCNA
North Korea has tested an underwater nuclear attack drone designed to unleash a "radioactive tsunami" that would destroy enemy naval vessels and ports, state media said Friday.
France-Germany row overshadows EU leaders' summit
Tensions between France and Germany driven by differences over nuclear energy and combustion engines cast a shadow over a meeting of the 27 European Union leaders Thursday.
Judgment awaited in Inter-American court's first abortion rights case
Activists battled the government of El Salvador Thursday on the final day of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights' first-ever abortion rights hearing.
Blinken suggests role for diplomacy on Ukraine borders
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday suggested a role for diplomacy in determining Ukraine's future borders, while reaffirming that any peace decisions were for Kyiv to make.
Violence flares as French protesters vent fury at Macron reform
Protesters clashed with French security forces Thursday in the most serous violence yet of a three-month revolt against President Emmanuel Macron's hugely controversial pension reform.
A vital pillar of US economy, regional banks soldier on
When Barrett Hill, a farmer in the US state of Illinois, needs a loan for land or new equipment, a simple phone call is all that it takes.
'He doesn't listen': Macron's method spurs on French protesters
As teargas and smoke wafted through the streets of central Paris and riot police clashed with protesters, many demonstrators felt President Emmanuel Macron only had himself to blame for the seething public anger over his pension reform.
Zelensky pleads for jets, missiles, after visit to frontline
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday told European leaders that "delays" sending fighter jets and long-range missiles could extend the war, after he paid a visit to the frontline southern region of Kherson.
TikTok chief faces hostile US lawmakers over China ties
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew faced relentless questioning from combative US lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle Thursday over the video-sharing app's alleged ties to China and its danger to teens.
French protests turn violent as pensions fury rages
Hundreds of thousands of French workers on Thursday massed in a new show of anger against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform, with protests turning violent in Paris and other cities in a confrontation that shows showed no sign of abating.
US working to get dozens of Americans from Afghanistan: Blinken
The United States is working to assist 44 Americans who want to leave Afghanistan and several others detained by Taliban authorities, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday.
Protests, strikes, fuel shortages as pensions fury rages in France
French citizens protested and downed tools again on Thursday, with transport and refineries grinding to a halt as anger over a deeply unpopular pensions reform showed no sign of abating.
Ukraine children held by Russia reunited with parents
Moments after the bus returning him and more than a dozen other children from Russian-held territory arrived in Kyiv, a ten-year-old boy jumped straight into his father's arms.
NATO rejects Russian complaints on UK uranium ammo
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday dismissed Russian complaints about Britain's announcement that it will send Ukraine ammunition containing depleted uranium.
Kyiv threatens Bakhmut counterattack as Zelensky visits Kherson
A top Ukrainian commander on Thursday threatened an impending counterattack against Russian forces in the frontline town of Bakhmut as President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Kherson, still partially controlled by Russia.
IMF warns Lebanon at 'very dangerous moment'
Crisis-hit Lebanon is "at a very dangerous moment", a visiting International Monetary Fund delegation said Thursday, criticising slow progress on reforms needed to unlock billions in loans.
TikTok chief faces grilling in US Congress as ban looms
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will fight for the survival of the hugely popular video-sharing app in the United States on Thursday, as he faces skeptical Washington lawmakers over the company's alleged ties to the Chinese government.
World Athletics set to tighten transgender rules and lift Russia doping ban
World Athletics is likely to tighten rules governing the participation of transgender women in female competition on Thursday after a meeting that is also expected to decide to lift the ban imposed on Russia for mass doping.