Messi back as 2026 World Cup qualifiers kick off
After a dazzling start to his career in Major League Soccer, Lionel Messi returns to international duty with Argentina this week as South America's long qualifying road to the 2026 World Cup kicks off on Thursday.
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Awkwardness abounds for Lula, army on Brazil's national day
Hammering home his message that Brazil is "back to normal," President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will set aside bad blood and mutual suspicion with the military to mark the country's independence day Thursday.
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Handwritten letters a lifeline in war-devastated Darfur
With no cell service or phone calls, people in Sudan's war-ravaged western region of Darfur are resorting to a bygone means of communication: handwritten letters, carried by taxi drivers.
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'We're going to sink': hundreds abandon Caribbean island home
On a tiny Caribbean island, hundreds of people are preparing to pack up and move to escape the rising waters threatening to engulf their already precarious homes.
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Women center stage as Mexico presidential race takes shape
Mexico appears likely to take a step closer to choosing its first woman president when the ruling party announces its candidate Wednesday for next year's election.
Read moreRecord-making Djokovic and Gauff steam into US Open semi-finals
Novak Djokovic charged into a record 47th Grand Slam semi-final on a steamy Tuesday at the US Open with a straight-sets win over Taylor Fritz, while home favourite Coco Gauff stayed on track for her first major title.
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Muchova beats Cirstea to reach US Open semi-finals
Karolina Muchova defeated Romania's Sorana Cirstea in straight sets to reach the semi-finals of the US Open on Tuesday.
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Far-right Proud Boys leader gets 22 years for US Congress attack
Enrique Tarrio, the former leader of the far-right Proud Boys militia, was sentenced to 22 years in prison on Tuesday for his role in the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol, the stiffest sentence handed out so far.
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Musk threatens to sue anti-defamation group for falling revenue
Elon Musk, the owner of social media platform X, formerly Twitter, said he is considering suing a leading anti-defamation group, arguing that its accusations of anti-Semitism have led the company to lose revenue.
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Cyclone leaves 21 dead in southern Brazil
Torrential rain and winds caused by an extratropical cyclone have left at least 21 people dead in southern Brazil, officials said Tuesday, warning more flooding may be coming.
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