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India target record Asian Games medal haul as LA 2028 beckons

Tracing the 'Green Sahara' in Chad's northern desert

Asian markets mostly drop ahead of Trump-Xi talks

US comics slam 'censorship' after Kimmel pulled

China's Xiaomi to remotely fix assisted driving flaw in 110,000 SU7 cars

Brewing battle: coffee booms in tea-loving Kosovo

Dortmund on lookout for leaders as familiar cracks emerge

BoJ holds interest rates but to sell funds in shift from easing policy

Real Madrid aiming to stay perfect against impressive Espanyol

Georgia's Niniashvili aims to stay 'crazy' at new club La Rochelle

Latinos, ex-military, retirees -- ICE hopefuls answer Uncle Sam's call

American Moon wins third straight world pole vault gold

American Katie Moon won a third consecutive women's pole vault world title in Tokyo on Wednesday.

King gives Trump royal welcome on UK state visit

Donald Trump was welcomed by King Charles III to Windsor Castle Wednesday with a royal spectacle featuring gun salutes, mounted horses and bagpipes as the US president's historic second state visit got into full swing.

Man Utd post sixth straight annual loss despite record revenues

Manchester United on Wednesday reported an annual net loss for the sixth consecutive year despite record revenues of £666.5 million ($910 million).

Australian teen Gout Gout revels in world championships debut

Australian teen sensation Gout Gout advanced to the semi-finals of the 200 metres at the world championships on Wednesday and immediately vowed to keep emulating Jamaican legend Usain Bolt.

AI may boost global trade value by nearly 40%: WTO

Artificial intelligence could boost the value of global trade by almost 40 percent by 2040 thanks to cost reductions and productivity gains, the World Trade Organization said Wednesday.

New Zealand star Miller out of Women's Rugby World Cup semi-final

Jorja Miller has been ruled out of New Zealand's Women's Rugby World Cup semi-final against Canada in a blow to the reigning champions' hopes of defending their title.

Lyles and Gout Gout advance to world 200m semi-finals

Noah Lyles' bid to match Usain Bolt's record of four consecutive world 200 metres titles got off to a steady start as the American safely negotiated his heat on Wednesday.

S.Africa commission begins probe into alleged links between politics and crime

A judicial commission set up by South Africa's president to investigate explosive claims by a top cop linking politicians to criminal gangs began its public hearings on Wednesday, weeks after a delayed start.

PSG women in audacious bid to sign Barca's Putellas

Paris Saint-Germain women have made an offer for Barcelona's Alexia Putellas and are "in discussion" with the two-time Ballon d'Or winner, AFP learned on Wednesday from a source close to the negotiations.

Jefferson-Wooden eases into world 200m semis and sets sights on being next Fraser-Pryce

Melissa Jefferson-Wooden eased into the 200 metres semi-finals on Wednesday in Tokyo as she began her quest to become the first woman to achieve the individual world sprint double since Jamaican legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce in Moscow in 2013.

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