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St. Louis City's unbeaten MLS run ends at 19, Union's reaches 15

Williams lifts Valkyries past Dream in WNBA Finals opener

NFL Eagles bench Hurts at least a month with blood clot

Dubois destroys Wardley to retain WBO heavyweight crown

Clashes, blazes and wide-scale looting mar French protests

Oregon families grapple with explaining school shooting to children

Tents spring up in Lisbon as Portugal housing protests spread

'Best in world' Yamal powers Barca to Betis rout, Atletico strike late

Fire rages at town hall in France's Limoges after protests: authorities

Emotional Lions come up short in Champions Cup as tributes paid to Andrews

Unstoppable Barca thrash Betis to extend perfect start

Diaz dazzles as Bayern batter Leipzig to go top

Maresca faces anxious wait over Haaland injury scare

Inter move clear at Serie A summit with Bologna win

'Can't sleep': Spain's housing crunch upends lives

At 38, Nadinne Fillol has a job, a partner and hopes of having children.

Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia could be postponed but 'no hurry' to decide: AFC

The Asian Cup scheduled for January in Saudi Arabia could be moved back a year to 2028 "if we need to", the continent's top football official said, following a series of Houthi attacks on the country.

Conrad wields axe after South Africa loss to Australia

South African head coach Shukri Conrad axed batsman Tristan Stubbs and wicketkeeper Kyle Verreynne on Thursday when he announced his squad for the second Test against Australia starting Sunday.

Still smiling at 117, Albanian may be world's oldest woman

At 117, Qamile Marra is not particularly concerned with proving she may be the world's oldest woman -- or even persuading Albanian pension officials that she is not dead.

School roof collapse kills teacher, 27 children in NW Pakistan

Twenty-seven pupils and a teacher were killed on Thursday after a roof collapsed at a school in the northwest Pakistani city of Peshawar, a hospital official said.

Pope has 'good night' in hospital: Vatican

Pope Leo XIV had a "good night" in hospital and has eaten breakfast as he recovers from lung cancer surgery, the Vatican said Thursday.

Haze turns Indonesia skies orange, shuts schools in East Timor

Thick haze turned the skies in Indonesia's Palangkaraya apocalyptic shades of yellow and orange on Thursday, reducing visibility to a few dozen metres as wildfires cause a regional air pollution crisis.

China's economy seen missing target as global shocks bite: AFP poll

China's economy likely grew at a slower pace than the government's target in the third quarter, an AFP survey of analysts shows, as energy, geopolitical and debt crises stoke fears of a global downturn.

Costa Rica opens jail inspired by El Salvador mega-prison

Costa Rica opened a high-security jail on Wednesday inspired by a mega-prison in El Salvador that has become a symbol of the country's war on gangs, widely criticized by human rights groups.

School headscarf ban meets resistance in Austria

As the new school year gets under way in Austria, a headscarf ban for girls under 14 has sparked protests on the streets and in the classroom, with dozens of pupils refusing to comply.

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