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South Korean ex-leader jailed for 5 years in first martial law verdict

Spanish singer Julio Iglesias says abuse allegations 'absolutely false'

'Hobbit houses' that might just save a Moldovan village

Verstappen motivated as Red Bull braces for F1 changes

Fraudsters flee Cambodia's 'scam city' after accused boss taken down

Career Grand Slam 'a dream' for Swiatek but not key focus in Melbourne

Malnutrition having 'harrowing' impact on Afghan women: WFP

Coaches Regragui and Thiaw have suffered AFCON final heartbreak

US strikes deal with Taiwan to cut tariffs, boost chip investment

Anisimova targets third Slam final in a row after breakout year

China's 2025 economic growth likely slowest in decades: analysts

Sincaraz, Sabalenka and late nights: Australian Open storylines

The Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the season, starts on Sunday in Melbourne.

Alcaraz career Grand Slam at 22 would be 'crazy' - Federer

Roger Federer said on Thursday that Carlos Alcaraz winning the Australian Open to complete the career Grand Slam aged just 22 would be "crazy".

Uganda votes under internet blackout and polling delays

Ugandans found polling stations still not open hours after voting was due to start Thursday, as President Yoweri Museveni seeks to extend his 40-year rule amid an internet shutdown and a police crackdown on the opposition.

Error-strewn Keys crashes out to Mboko in Australian Open warm-up

An erratic Madison Keys struck nearly 50 unforced errors Thursday as the Australian Open champion crashed out of her final warm-up for this year's opening Grand Slam to teenager Victoria Mboko.

Dupont's Toulouse face must-win Sale meeting with Champions Cup hopes on the line

France superstar Antoine Dupont says six-time Champions Cup winners Toulouse "do not have a choice" apart from beating Sale and scoring four tries or more on Saturday if they hope to reach the last 16.

South Korean health insurer loses appeal against tobacco companies

South Korea's state health insurer lost an appeal on Thursday in its lawsuit seeking damages from the country's three largest tobacco companies over their alleged responsibility for smoking-related harms.

Experts growing new skin for Swiss fire victims

The Cell Production Centre at Lausanne University Hospital is working flat out trying to grow new skin for badly-burned survivors of Switzerland's New Year bar fire tragedy.

'Silent crisis': the generation of Salvadorans deprived of a dad

Jade comes home from school each day to feed the chickens at her home in the Central American nation of El Salvador with her classmates' taunts ringing in her ears.

Trump to host Venezuelan opposition leader sidelined by US

US President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet Thursday with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, whose pro-democracy movement he has sidelined since toppling her country's leader, and whose Nobel Peace Prize he openly envies.

Taiwan's TSMC logs net profit jump on AI boom

Taiwanese chipmaking titan TSMC announced Thursday a forecast-busting net profit for the fourth quarter in a sign of sustained global demand for AI technology.

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