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First female Archbishop of Canterbury to meet Pope Leo

Hundreds of firefighters battle Japan forest blazes

Lakers down Rockets in overtime for 3-0 series lead, Celtics hold off Sixers

'Hockey is religion': Montreal fans pack church for playoff push

Billionaire Elon Musk enters courtroom showdown with OpenAI

Awkward debut for Trump at correspondents' dinner

Under blackout threat, Wikimedia reaches compromise with Indonesia

'Going to the moon': Irish footballers return to China 50 years after historic tour

Spurs' Wembanyama ruled out of game 3 after concussion

No.2 Korda boosts LPGA Chevron lead to six

Peru confirms election runoff date, court says no to Lima re-vote

'Clearly me': AI drama accused of stealing faces

Christine Li is a model and influencer, but not an actor, so when she saw herself playing a cruel character in a Chinese microdrama she felt bewildered, then angry and afraid.

Soviet architecture vanishes as Central Asia drifts from Moscow

On the facade of an apartment block in Tajikistan's capital Dushanbe, a giant mosaic depicting cosmonauts and engineers celebrates the scientific triumphs of the Soviet Union.

Oil extends gains, stocks sink as peace talk hopes fade

Oil prices extended gains Friday and stocks struggled as investors worried about a lack of progress in ending the Middle East crisis, with Tehran keeping the Strait of Hormuz closed and the US maintaining a blockade of Iranian ports.

'Raw and honest': India climbers face obstacles in race to the top

Blink and you might miss Indian speed climber Deepu Mallesh scaling a wall five buses high in five seconds.

Cowgirls of Philippine rodeo tackle steers, stereotypes

The loop of Rizza Matutino's lasso sat atop the steer's head for what felt like forever.

'Godzilla Minus Zero' will show monster up close, director says

Godzilla will be closer to audiences than ever before in "Godzilla Minus Zero," the film's Japanese director said.

'Stigmatized' or 'sustainable'? Vintage sales boost sees fur return

Laura Jacobs thought she'd never wear animal fur, having witnessed years of protests over its use in clothing -- until suddenly she started spotting it all over New York.

YouTube offers deepfake detection to Hollywood

YouTube is offering Hollywood celebrities and entertainers a free detection tool to help combat their deepfakes, expanding the Google-owned video platform's efforts to guard against AI-driven impersonations.

Arsenal eye return to top spot, Spurs fight for survival

Arsenal can reclaim the Premier League summit this weekend as in-form Manchester City focus on the FA Cup, while Tottenham and West Ham battle to avoid the final relegation spot.

Chinese EVs geared up to dominate world's biggest auto show

The world's biggest car show opens Friday in Beijing, with hundreds of thousands of auto fans expected to descend on the Chinese capital to size up the latest sleek, teched-out models on the market.

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No.2 Korda fires 65 to grab LPGA Chevron lead