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Messi says Argentina retirement is 'saddest day of my career'

Bangladesh nuclear plant draws hope -- and worry

Oil rises and stocks fall as Hormuz worries flare

US beat Canada 1-0 to wrap up four-win international break

Pacific presses world for help 'surviving' climate change at pre-COP summit

Turkey, Australia's joint COP31 leadership raises doubts

Verstappen revival to be put to the test in steamy Singapore

For Turkish NGOs, COP31 offers rare space for action

US woman who survived botched execution is conscious, speaking: lawyers

Sleep, appetite, gene-editing experts contend for Nobel chemistry prize

Climate champion Australia digging more coal

Nobel Peace Prize haunted by the 'spectre' of Trump

Emotion, tears as Messi retires from Argentina national team

Africa launches own credit agency in bid for cheaper borrowing

Wagner says Russia promises enough ammo to stay in Bakhmut

The head of the Wagner mercenary group said Sunday Russia had promised his fighters enough ammunition to stay in Bakhmut, after threatening to pull out in scathing videos.

Sudan maternity hospital fights to save lives under fire

When a maternity hospital in the Sudanese capital came under bombardment, Esraa Hesbalrasoul snatched her premature twins from an incubator and rushed out in a panic.

UK marks coronation with street parties and a concert

Tens of thousands of street parties were planned on Sunday as Britain celebrated the coronation of King Charles III ahead of a concert for 20,000 people at Windsor Castle.

Tokyo and Seoul try to bury historical hatchet, hailing 'new future' for ties

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Sunday his "heart aches" for Koreans who suffered under colonialism, as Seoul and Tokyo seek a rapid reset of long-strained ties in the face of North Korean threats.

'One Pandya will win': Brothers skipper opposing IPL sides

Hardik and Krunal Pandya hugged and joked Sunday as they made history by becoming the first brothers to captain two opposing sides in an Indian Premier League match.

S. Korea's Jung Chan-min wins Maekyung Open

South Korea's Jung Chan-min triumphed on home soil at the Asian Tour's GS Caltex Maekyung Open on Sunday, emerging as one of his country's stars of the future.

14 million watched coronation of King Charles III: BBC

More than 14 million people tuned in to watch King Charles III's coronation on BBC television, the corporation said on Sunday.

Lolesio sends Jones World Cup reminder as Brumbies topple Rebels

Playmaker Noah Lolesio sent a World Cup message to watching Wallabies coach Eddie Jones with two tries Sunday as the ACT Brumbies downed the Melbourne Rebels 33-26 in Super Rugby Pacific.

UK anti-monarchy leader freed after coronation arrest

The head of an anti-monarchy group who was arrested before a protest at King Charles III's coronation has been released from police custody, the group said.

Japanese PM in South Korea for landmark summit

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was in Seoul Sunday for a landmark summit with South Korea's president as the two countries seek to mend ties in the face of growing nuclear threats from Pyongyang.

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