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Rybakina ousts Osaka to book Toronto semi-final against Gauff

New Zealand PM survives leadership challenge months from election

Colombia rescuers find woman alive as quake death toll passes 240

Passengers rescued as second ferry in days catches fire in Indonesia

Charges dropped against Bondi Beach attack hero

Oil prices rise, stocks mixed ahead of crucial US inflation data

Parched and desperate for rain, Kazakhstan turns to cloud-seeding

UK 'joke' candidate Binface pushes serious point about politics

The perfect storm that turbocharged Venezuela's twin quakes

New Zealand PM Luxon survives leadership challenge months from election

2.4 million girls banned from Afghan schools since Taliban return: UNESCO

Artemis astronauts blast towards Moon on historic mission

Four Artemis astronauts were zooming towards the Moon on Thursday after a major engine firing, a milestone that commits NASA to the first crewed lunar flyby in more than half a century.

Airbus bets on copter capability for tomorrow's war drones

In the heart of southeastern France, aerospace giant Airbus is drawing on its helicopter expertise to develop drones -- a core element of modern warfare -- and enable them to work in tandem with manned aircraft.

'Metals of the future': copper and silver flow beneath Poland's surface

Thousands of metres beneath the ground, amid suffocating heat, lies one of the keys to Poland's rumbling mining sector -- and the world economy.

'Something borrowed': Dutch bride opts for recycled wedding

"Within like 30 minutes I knew this was the one," Lara Peters said of the second-hand wedding dress she had just worn to her marriage -- in the Netherlands' busiest rail station.

Geisha spectacle in Japan's Kyoto celebrates arrival of spring

Against a backdrop of blooming cherry blossoms, a group of geishas elegantly shuffle onto a stage in Japan's Kyoto city to begin a centuries-old performance celebrating the arrival of spring.

Israeli director Nadav Lapid wants new satire to 'shake souls'

Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid thinks sometimes movies can change history; other times they simply narrate it.

UN Security Council to vote on authorizing force to protect Hormuz

The UN Security Council will vote Friday on a draft resolution brought by Bahrain to authorize the use of "defensive" force to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz from Iranian attacks.

Man City host Liverpool, Arsenal chase treble in FA Cup quarter-finals

Liverpool face a daunting trip to Manchester City in the standout tie of the FA Cup quarter-finals this weekend as Mohamed Salah seeks to end nine spectacular seasons at Anfield on a high.

Russian court convicts German carnival float artist: reports

A German artist known for his carnival floats that satirise politicians has been sentenced in absentia to eight years and six months in jail by a court in Moscow, German media reported Thursday.

In ritual dear to Francis, Pope Leo washes feet of 12 priests in Rome

Pope Leo XIV performed the ritual of washing of the feet for the first time on Holy Thursday, marking a return to tradition for the rite which his predecessor Francis used to perform for the homeless, prisoners and other marginalised people.

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With mighty thrust, Artemis astronauts blast towards Moon