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Lula supporters cross fingers in Rio, a Bolsonaro bastion

Marchant back in England training squad ahead of Nations Championship fixtures

Flights resume at Riyadh airport as Houthis attack Saudi Arabia

French skater Siao Him Fa soars to victory in season-opener at home

High-flying Betis held at Celta Vigo

Embattled Albanian PM vows fines for violent protesters

Shadab ton stuns England as Pakistan reach tri-series final

Steelers top Saints in NFL's first regular-season game in Paris

France's Le Pen vows to restore 'rule of law' at presidential kickoff

'With you': Opposition leader Machado returns to Venezuela

Carrick unsure over Man Utd future after Bournemouth loss

Carrick on the brink as Man Utd misery mounts, Isak stars for Liverpool

2027 Dakar Rally to be moved from Saudi Arabia

Monaco hold Lille as both move to top of Ligue 1

China owed more than $1 trillion in Belt and Road debt: report

China is owed more than a trillion dollars through its Belt and Road project, making it the biggest debt collector in the world, a report said this week, with an estimated 80 percent of the loans supporting countries in financial distress.

Chargers defense dominates in Jets rout

The Los Angeles Chargers defeated the New York Jets 27-6 on Monday after a ferocious defensive display that saw opposing quarterback Zach Wilson sacked eight times.

Mark Zahra-ridden Without a Fight wins Melbourne Cup

Without a Fight stunned heavy favourite Vauban on Tuesday to win the Aus$8 million (US$6 million) Melbourne Cup, with jockey Mark Zahra claiming back-to-back victories in a dominant ride.

What's gone wrong for Erik ten Hag at Man Utd?

Manchester United are in desperate need of a win at FC Copenhagen in the Champions League on Wednesday as they battle to avoid an embarrassing group-stage exit.

'I try to be strong': Filipino typhoon survivors on starting again

A decade after Super Typhoon Haiyan hit the central Philippines and left more than 7,000 people dead or missing, survivors are preparing to commemorate the disaster.

US Supreme Court to weigh whether abusers have right to own guns

The conservative US Supreme Court has an opportunity on Tuesday to clarify its latest case law on the right to bear arms, which has caused confusion in American courts -- though it remains to be seen whether it will seize it.

'Blue-eyed Korean' tasked with shaking up Seoul politics

South Korea-born American doctor John Linton is on a mission no other foreigner has ever undertaken in ethnically homogenous South Korea: trying to shake up the country's highly confrontational politics.

Israel vows to take 'security responsibility' of Gaza after war

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Monday that Israel will take control of "overall security" of besieged Gaza after the war, as the Hamas-run health ministry said the death toll has surged past 10,000.

Ohio to vote in latest post-Roe US abortion referendum

Ohio voters will choose Tuesday whether to enshrine abortion rights into the midwestern state's constitution in a vote that may well be a bellwether on an issue likely to dominate next year's US presidential race.

Asian markets take a breather after Fed rate pause rally

Asian markets turned negative Tuesday after their latest rally as high hopes the US Federal Reserve has finished hiking rates gave way to profit-taking.

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