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US hosts G20 'energy abundance' talks amid Iran war shock

South Korea aims to save seniors lost in digital age

Migrant workers flock to Indian Kashmir despite militant threats

Russia's Stalin-admiring provincial leader waging an ultra-conservative crusade

Incubator shortages, premature births strain Gaza's hospitals

Marcelo Gallardo appointed as new Ecuador head coach

Canada's Carney seeks closer Europe ties to counter hostile US

'Widow's Bay' and 'The Pitt' tipped for success at Emmy Awards

Polls open in Philippine Muslim enclave after deadly shooting

For club and comfort: Rodman makes it to Shelton's US Open final

DC's Kennedy Center faces bankruptcy, closure: media

Houthis say Saudi Arabia launched over 50 strikes against them in 24 hours

Shelton hungry for more Grand Slam chances after US Open disappointment

'Fed up': Thousands march against Sinaloa Cartel violence

UK's PM faces TV inquisition ahead of tense Tory conference

After a week of market turmoil, dismal headlines and disastrous polls, British Prime Minister Liz Truss faces a TV grilling Sunday at the start of her restive Conservative party's annual conference.

Qatar races to ready luxury and budget rooms for World Cup

Fifty days before the World Cup kicks off in Qatar, workers are pouring concrete and hammering through the night to ready luxury hotels and bargain apartments for a million or more football fans.

Germany builds new gas terminals to succeed Russian pipelines

Germany's most strategically important building site is at the end of a windswept pier on the North Sea coast, where workers are assembling the country's first terminal for the import of liquefied natural gas (LNG).

Hamilton allowed to wear piercing, but Mercedes cop $24,500 fine

Lewis Hamilton will be allowed to keep wearing his nose stud at the Singapore Grand Prix for medical reasons, but his team were fined 25,000 euros ($24,500) on Sunday for failing to notify stewards.

Iraq's young covet govt jobs in headache for economy

Decent salaries and stability are the hallmarks of a job in Iraq's civil service, an institution much coveted by young graduates, even as it starves the private sector and hobbles the economy.

Death toll soars after Hurricane Ian devastates Florida

The death toll from Hurricane Ian, one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the United States, soared above 40 Saturday, as President Joe Biden heads to Florida later in the week to survey the devastation.

Veteran conservative faces reformer in Bulgaria polls

Bulgaria goes to the polls on Sunday for a fourth time in 18 months with experts predicting yet another fractured legislature.

Bulgarians vote again, anxious about soaring prices

Bulgarians vote Sunday in their fourth general election in 18 months, anxious about soaring consumer prices and energy costs ahead of a winter overshadowed by the Ukraine war.

Burkina junta chief urges putschists to 'come to their senses'

Burkina Faso's junta leader Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba on Saturday urged junior officers to "come to their senses" after they claimed to have ousted him in a reported coup that sparked deep concern among foreign leaders.

At least 129 dead after riot at Indonesia football match

At least 129 people died at a football stadium in Indonesia when thousands of fans invaded the pitch and police fired tear gas that triggered a stampede, authorities said Sunday.

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