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West Indies crush Bangladesh by eight wickets in first Test

Kimono-clad pets blessed at Japan festival lacking enough kids

France on alert as Halloween protests raise risk of violence

Hakimi bags hat-trick as PSG rip Le Havre to pieces

Polish president calls crisis talks after court standoff

Abhishek Sharma: Indian cricket's 'new-generation superstar'

In-form Fernandez sets up Tokyo final against Russia's Shnaider

Marquez stretches MotoGP championship lead after Martin pulls out

محمد بن راشد يتابع مخططات وقف تحدي القراءة العربي في دبي

الشارقة الإسلامي يدرج صكوكاً بقيمة 500 مليون دولار في ناسداك دبي

Scam centres relocated from Cambodia operate in Madagascar

جاسيندا أرديرن تدرّس القيادة القائمة على التعاطف في جامعة سيدني

النائب العام العسكري الإماراتي يؤكد المساواة في أداء الخدمة الوطنية

In-form Fernandez reaches Tokyo final

Stimac looks to late show in must-win Asian Cup clash

Igor Stimac said his goal-shy India will try and wear down Syria and look to hit them late on in a must-win Asian Cup clash on Tuesday.

Football gives fans 'last outlet to support Hong Kong'

All international football comes with displays of pride and heritage, but for Hong Kong fans, it is more than that.

Zverev wins five-setter to reach Australian Open quarters

Alexander Zverev overcame a fierce challenge from Britain's Cameron Norrie to make the Australian Open quarter-finals after a gruelling five-set battle on Monday.

Modi opens flashpoint temple symbolising 'new era' for India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the opening of a temple Monday heralded a "new era" for India, at a ceremony that embodies the triumph of his muscular Hindu nationalist politics, galvanising loyalists ahead of elections this year.

Iran holds funerals for Guards killed in alleged Israeli strike

Hundreds of mourners gathered Monday in Tehran for the funerals of Revolutionary Guards killed in Syria, in what Iran called an Israeli strike.

Musk to address anti-Semitism online in Poland

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk was Monday due to address anti-Semitism online at an event in Poland just weeks after sparking a firestorm by endorsing an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory.

Russia's Kalinskaya reaches maiden Grand Slam quarter-final

Unseeded Russian Anna Kalinskaya powered into a maiden Grand Slam quarter-final on Monday with a straight-sets thumping of Italian 26th seed Jasmine Paolini at the Australian Open.

Dozens buried, three killed in southwest China landslide

Dozens of people were buried and three confirmed killed when a landslide struck a remote and mountainous part of southwestern China on Monday.

Sony 'terminates' Indian merger with Zee

Sony "terminated" on Monday the $10-billion merger of its Indian operations with local rival Zee Entertainment that would have created a new streaming giant in the world's most populous nation.

EU presses Israel on two-state solution after war in Gaza

The EU's foreign policy chief on Monday insisted on an eventual two-state solution as he told Israel it couldn't build peace "only by military means" ahead of talks with Israeli and Palestinian top diplomats.

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