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'Find your own room': Japan says can't handle added Asian Games numbers

Pilgrims seeking peace caught in deadly Nepal-Tibet floods

Fresh flood warnings for disaster-hit Nepal and Tibet, 1,400 still missing

China's help critical, but unlikely, for US to choke off Iran

Most Asian stocks advance as attention turns to Warsh speech

US court rules Pentagon ban of Anthropic unlawful

US mother's child murder trial puts spotlight on postpartum psychosis

In Zambia, a Shaolin Temple offers a softer face of China

'End of an era': Players lament decline of the disc at Gamescom

Messi's Inter Miami appoint new coach Gonzalez

Air traffic controllers left early before deadly NY crash: report

Clashes in Spain's Ceuta month after mass migrant influx

Golf media firm loses Callaway, PGA Tour deals over violent ad

Argentina names unchanged side for Australia Test

US to push economic pressure on Iran at G20 finance talks

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will step up efforts to isolate Iran economically as he hosts G20 counterparts next week, a US official said Thursday, in a gathering clouded by war and trade tensions.

Australia's Lee leads PGA Tour Championship

Australia's Min Woo Lee fired an eight-under par 62 at the Tour Championship on Thursday to lead a star-studded field at the lucrative crowning event of the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup playoffs.

Kiss rotates Wallabies forwards for Argentina Test

Wallabies coach Les Kiss named an entirely different forward pack on Thursday to face Argentina as he continues his policy of rotation, with Harry Wilson rested and prop Allan Alaalatoa captaining the side.

US judge urged to rebuff restoring Trump name to Kennedy Center

Opponents of a plan to restore US President Donald Trump's name to the Kennedy Center urged a federal judge on Thursday to block the move, calling it "open defiance" of his previous rulings.

Guns, drugs and car chases: GTA 6 preview lands on Netflix after leaks

Rockstar Games on Thursday launched, for the first time on Netflix, a preview of its hotly anticipated next installment in the Grand Theft Auto franchise, which will be released in November after a months-long delay and recent leaks.

Trump orders Lake Ontario to be renamed 'Lake America'

US President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered Lake Ontario to be renamed "Lake America" as he escalated his trade war with Canada, sparking immediate pushback from Ottawa.

Arteta braced for 'tough' Martinelli, Jesus exits from Arsenal

Mikel Arteta revealed he has had difficult conversations with forwards Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Jesus as both Brazilian internationals appear set to depart Arsenal.

Raphinha, Lopez strike again as Barca beat Athletic

Raphinha and Fermin Lopez goals helped Spanish champions Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao 2-0 on Thursday in La Liga to continue their perfect start to the season.

Welbeck scores first Chelsea goal in League Cup win over Luton

Danny Welbeck netted his first Chelsea goal as the Blues shrugged aside third-tier Luton 2-0 at Stamford Bridge to reach the League Cup third round.

Dos Santos, Russell set world records in 'crazy' Zurich Diamond League

Alison Dos Santos and Masai Russell each set a world record while Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis won a historic pole vault in a barmy night of track and field in Zurich on Thursday that would have more than appeased onlooking World Athletics president Sebastian Coe.

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