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Asian Games crowds in spotlight as 998 see hosts in 50,000 stadium

'No limits': Marathon world record holder Sawe chasing history

The eight stadiums for the 2027 Rugby World Cup

Countdown begins to biggest-ever Rugby World Cup

Thieves swipe drugs under nose of Fiji police, swap with flour

Bangladesh women lose ground after quota reform

Vietnam admits 'differing opinions' on Hanoi development

In Nepal's flood zone, teachers mourn students who never returned

US Supreme Court lifts limits on third-country deportations

New Zealand denies breaching climate commitments to EU

Antonelli eager to 're-establish order' as F1 returns to Malaysia

Albert becomes youngest US scorer in 4-2 win over Chile

Paw-fect candidate: Australia finds new koala rescue dog

Pirate island's plunging population shows Greece's demographic decline

One third of world population exposed to harmful air pollution: monitor

Heatwaves and wildfires combined with human-caused emissions this year combined to expose one third of the world's population to extremely high levels of ozone pollution, a European Union report said on Wednesday.

West Bank's violent settlers part of a new generation fuelled by ideology

A mass attack by Israeli settlers on a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank has placed new focus on the emergence of a generation of radicals in the territory.

ChatGPT maker wants to be the App Store for AI as safety concerns grow

OpenAI on Tuesday launched a less expensive artificial intelligence (AI) model and tools that run continuously, as it aims to reposition ChatGPT as an app store for AI.

Women fight fires and sexism in Indonesian Borneo

Housework in the morning followed by several hours of firefighting: women in Indonesian Borneo risk life and limb to battle blazes making their communities sick, all while shouldering a sexist backlash.

Pope-backed White Sox join Braves with MLB playoff wins

Pope Leo XIV sent support to his hometown Chicago White Sox ahead of their Major League Baseball playoff victory on Tuesday while Atlanta's Austin Riley delivered a triumph with a three-run homer.

Forsling's OT blast lifts Florida over Carolina in NHL opener

Gustav Forsling blasted a slapshot past goaltender Brandon Bussi with 4.3 seconds remaining in overtime to give Florida a 1-0 victory over Carolina in Tuesday's 2026-27 NHL season opener.

NBA close to picking new $12-13bn Vegas team owners: report

The NBA will choose owners for a new Las Vegas team "in the very near future," with a whopping $12-13 billion price tag for the franchise rights plus the cost of a new arena, ESPN reported Tuesday.

Hurricane Polo sweeps over Mexico's Pacific coast, heads inland

Hurricane Polo ripped roofs off houses, felled trees and flooded roads as it swept over Mexico's Pacific coast but caused little serious damage and no reported injuries, according to initial assessments by authorities Tuesday.

LA28 Olympics torch relay to visit all 50 states

The torch relay ahead of the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028 will pass through all 50 US states for the first time, starting with Georgia, organizers said Tuesday.

Spain brush aside Croatia in Nations League, England down Czechs

Lamine Yamal netted a brace as world champions Spain continued their winning start to the UEFA Nations League with a 4-1 success in Seville against Croatia on Tuesday, while Harry Kane scored as England won in the Czech Republic.

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