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Tom Kim leads Asian Games golf in chase to avoid military service

'Kinda cool' Raygun made breakdancing famous, Asian Games B-girls say

Asian stocks hit as oil spike fans rate hike bets, eyes on US jobs

Taiwan gender-row boxer Lin Yu-ting wins 'monumental' Asian Games gold

'We're losing our scientists': west Africa's STEM struggle

Taiwan receives its first US-made F-16V fighter jets

World powers gather in Pacific to chart climate battle

Lula, Bolsonaro trade scandal fire in final scramble for votes

Return of swarming moth spectacle has Australia in a flutter

Not-so-brave new world: virtual taekwondo makes Asian Games debut

Browns snuff out Rodgers fightback to beat Steelers 27-24

Arab Israeli candidate drops out of election race

Braves power past Phillies to set up Dodgers showdown

Israel courts Europe's far right, finding friends but also unease

Lineker crisis exposes impartiality row at heart of BBC

The Gary Lineker crisis that engulfed the BBC over the weekend brought to a head an increasingly acrimonious row about impartiality at the public-funded British broadcaster.

Ivory Coast to host World Environment Day on June 5

Ivory Coast announced Monday that it will host this year's World Environment Day on June 5 on the theme of "solutions to plastic pollution".

Biden administration approves Alaska oil drilling project

The Biden administration, brushing aside pressure from environmentalists, on Monday approved a controversial oil drilling project on Alaska's North Slope.

Georgia leader visits EU chief after 'foreign agent' row

Georgia's president was set to meet EU chief Charles Michel in Brussels Monday after the South Caucasus nation dropped a controversial "foreign agent" bill in the face of major pro-Western protests.

Shiffrin to be coached by Karin Harjo next season

US ski star Mikaela Shiffrin, who split with long-time coach Mike Day during last month's World Ski Championships, will be coached by Karin Harjo next season, it was announced Monday.

Ukraine war fears give eastern Europe's populists new ammo

A year of war between Kyiv and Moscow has handed eastern European populists a potent weapon: fear.

Moldova facing Russian hybrid warfare: defence minister

Moldova does not currently face "imminent military danger" but is subject to "hybrid warfare generated by Russia" that is designed to overthrow its government, its defence minister said on Monday.

Kremlin critic Kara-Murza goes on trial for treason

Russia on Monday began the closed-door trial of jailed opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza, who faces up to two decades in prison on treason charges for comments critical of the Kremlin.

Marozsan retires from Germany women's football team

Midfielder Dzsenifer Marozsan, a European champion with Germany in 2013 and 2016 Olympic gold medallist, said Monday she was retiring from international football ahead of this year's Women's World Cup.

Man City reign will be defined by Champions League: Guardiola

Pep Guardiola admits his Manchester City reign will be defined by success in the Champions League no matter how many times his side win the Premier League.

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