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Olympic favourite Malinin stumbles at Grand Prix Final

Russia's Putin in India for defence, trade talks

Memphis soul guitarist Steve Cropper dead at 84

Devastating landslides turn Sri Lanka village into burial ground

'Wasim's still better' says Starc after left-arm wicket landmark

Salah does not have 'unlimited credit' at Liverpool, Van Dijk says

Microsoft faces complaint in EU over Israeli surveillance data

Milan-Cortina organisers rush to ready venues as Olympic flame arrives in Italy

1,327 days: Families pine for OSCE employees detained in Russia

'Chuffed for him': Crawley, Starc pay tribute to 'flawless' Root

Truth commission urges Finland to rectify Sami injustices

Nintendo launches long-awaited 'Metroid Prime 4' sci-fi blaster

Fans of Nintendo's "Metroid" science-fiction saga have reason to celebrate Thursday as the latest instalment in the series is released after an eight-year wait and a bumpy road through development.

World Cup draw starts countdown to 2026 finals with Trump presiding

The countdown to the first 48-team World Cup begins in earnest on Friday as the draw for the 2026 finals takes place in Washington, with Donald Trump set to dominate much of the attention.

All Blacks relishing prospect of South Africa clash at World Cup

Skipper Scott Barrett on Thursday said the All Blacks had no fear of potentially meeting South Africa in the 2027 Rugby World Cup quarter-finals but admitted they must peak at the right time.

Democrats release photos of Epstein's notorious private island

Democrats in the US Congress released photos and videos Wednesday showing the luxury island home where convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein allegedly forced underage girls into sex with powerful men.

Meta starts removing under-16s from social media in Australia

Tech giant Meta said Thursday it is starting to remove under-16s in Australia from Instagram, Threads and Facebook ahead of the country's world-first youth social media ban.

New Zealand build 164-run lead but Windies claim Williamson

New Zealand built a healthy 164-run lead over the West Indies, but lost the key wicket of Kane Williamson as they went to lunch at 100-2 on day three of the first Test in Christchurch on Thursday.

Conor McGregor sexual assault lawsuit dropped

A US woman who accused Conor McGregor of sexually assaulting her at an NBA basketball game has dropped her lawsuit against the Irish mixed martial arts fighter.

Meta says starting to remove under-16s from social media in Australia

Tech giant Meta said Thursday it is starting to remove under-16s in Australia from Instagram, Threads and Facebook ahead of the country's world-first social media ban.

Liverpool fear factor gone, admits Slot

Liverpool boss Arne Slot conceded his side have lost their fear factor during a miserable run as Sunderland emerged with a 1-1 draw at Anfield on Wednesday.

Maresca blasts 'very poor' Chelsea after damaging Leeds defeat

Enzo Maresca slammed lacklustre Chelsea after their Premier League title challenge suffered a huge setback in a shock 3-1 defeat at lowly Leeds on Wednesday.

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