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Smith breaks fielding record as Australia take first innings lead

Verstappen wins Singapore Grand Prix for first time

Saints win south coast derby after Eckert's suspended 'Spygate' ban

Zheng beats Andreeva to become first home player to win China Open

Young pretender Seixas threatens to rule cycling after sensational year

Shelton dumped out in Shanghai but Zverev ploughs on

Serie A stalemate as Roma held by Como

Top seed Zverev digs deep to reach Shanghai last 16

Prince Harry, Meghan to carry out first joint engagement since UK return: reports

Pope to be operated on for lump on lung

Pope says to be operated in 'coming days' for lung nodule

Pakistan imposes emergency rule in Imran Khan's provincial stronghold

Ukraine irrelevant to Russia and IOC's relationship: Russian minister

Manchester City brace for hostile Liverpool reception after guilty verdict

Bangladesh again closes schools nationwide due to heatwave

A Bangladeshi court ordered a nationwide shutdown of schools on Monday due to an ongoing heatwave, the day after the government sent millions of children back to class despite searing temperatures.

Yen swings after hitting new 34-year low; stocks mixed

The yen swung in volatile trade Monday as it rebounded soon after hitting a 34-year low against the dollar, fuelling speculation Japanese authorities had intervened to support the currency for the first time since late 2022.

Tearful Thiago Silva to leave Chelsea at end of season

Brazilian defender Thiago Silva will leave Chelsea at the end of the season after a "dream" four-year spell at Stamford Bridge.

Last chance for global pandemic agreement talks

Countries returned to the negotiating table Monday for one last push to conclude an international agreement on how to handle future pandemics, with the most likely outcome being a slimmed-down accord that shelves some of the thorniest issues.

Dozens killed as dam bursts in flood-hit Kenya

At least 45 people died when a dam burst its banks near a town in Kenya's Rift Valley, police said on Monday, as torrential rains and floods battered the country.

Filipino farmers struggle as drought and heatwave hits

Filipino farmer Daniel Velasco pumps water from a well in a desperate attempt to save his wilting vegetables, as a scorching heatwave and the worst drought in years hits crops.

G7 urged to be 'bold' in climate hotspot Italy

G7 environment ministers gathered in Turin on Monday for two days of talks, as the UN warned "excuses" for failing to take bold actions on climate change were "not acceptable".

England rugby star Billy Vunipola arrested in Mallorca: reports

England and Saracens forward Billy Vunipola has been tasered and arrested following an alleged violent incident in Mallorca, Spanish reports said on Monday.

With motorbikes banned, Yangon delivery riders struggle in heatwave

Delivery rider Than Toe Aung pedals his bicycle through a punishing heatwave in Myanmar's commercial capital Yangon, where scooters and motorbikes are banned.