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Putin proposes direct Ukraine talks but quiet on 30-day ceasefire

Trump hails US-China trade 'reset' after first day of talks

Jeeno leads Boutier by one at LPGA Americas Open

Lowry, Straka share lead at windy Truist

Messi suffers worst defeat in MLS as Miami fall again

Celtics overwhelm Knicks to pull within 2-1 in NBA playoff series

Toulouse crush Toulon to reach Top 14 semis as Castres pay tribute to Raisuqe

Marseille, Monaco clinch Champions League qualification from Ligue 1

'One of those days': Atletico record-breaker Sorloth hits four

Toulouse's Ntamack suffers concussion in Top 14, Willemse nears exit

Record-breaker Sorloth hits four as Atletico smash Real Sociedad

Swearing Tsitsipas pushed all the way to reach third round

Misfiring Stefanos Tsitsipas survived a thorough examination by former world number one junior Sebastian Baez before taking his place in the third round of the Australian Open on Thursday.

Spain leads calls for Covid-19 to be treated like flu

Spain is spearheading calls for governments to start tackling Covid-19 as any other endemic respiratory virus like seasonal flu, despite WHO opposition and warnings that the approach is premature.

Taiwan VP to make US stopovers during Honduras visit

Taiwan said Thursday its vice president will transit in the United States on his way to the inauguration of Honduras' president-elect, a stopover seen by China as an affront to Beijing's claim on the island.

India bids farewell to 'supermum' tiger Collarwali

Indian animal lovers are in mourning over the sudden passing of a nationally famous tigress credited with repopulating a forest redoubt for her endangered kin.

Stay or go? Dilemma facing last of the Afghan Sikhs

The caretaker of the last Sikh temple in Kabul to regularly host open prayer surveysthe cavernous hall where throngs once gathered in worship.

First foreign aid flights reach Tonga

The first humanitarian flights arrived in volcano and tsunami-stricken Tonga Thursday, five days after the dual disaster cut the Pacific kingdom off from the rest of the world.

South Africa's luxury dog hotels give paws for thought

Three dachshunds lay claim to a big bed, while an agitated mongrel yaps constantly and a miniature schnauzer appears disgruntled despite soothing Bob Marley tunes playing over the stereo.

Peril and promise: gas from 'killer lake' powers Rwanda

The engineers aboard the floating power station on Lake Kivu could only watch nervously as the volcano in the distance erupted violently, sending tremors rumbling throughthe water beneath them.

Ravaged by war, separatist east Ukraine fears new conflict

Tears stream down Antonina Zaytseva's face as she considers the possibility of her separatist region of Ukraine again being engulfed by war.

Can the US and Russia find a diplomatic 'off-ramp' on Ukraine?

The United States has called for a diplomatic solution with Russia to resolve a crisis over Ukraine, but in public at least, the two powers remain deeply at odds.

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