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Pacifist Japan struggles to boost troops as China anxiety grows

Sinner, Swiatek tested at US Open as Gauff sets up Osaka showdown

Swiatek struggles into US Open fourth round

Olympic champion Hassan and Kiros smash course records to win Sydney Marathon

New wave: Sea power turned into energy at Los Angeles port

China's Wang grabs three-shot LPGA lead at TPC Boston

Hassan and Kiros smash race records to win Sydney Marathon

Mitchell wants more from England at World Cup after another huge win

Real Madrid overturn Mallorca as Atletico held

Sinner tested at US Open as Gauff cruises into last 16

Joao Neves bags stunning hat-trick as PSG put six past Toulouse

Hope and hate: how migrant influx has changed Germany

Men sit outside shisha bars and women in hijabs push strollers past Middle Eastern restaurants and pastry shops in Berlin's Sonnenallee, a wide avenue which has become a symbol of how much Germany has changed in the last decade.

Outdoor athletics season should be longer, says Coe

The outdoor season for athletes, welfare concerns notwithstanding, should be stretched longer than it currently is, according to World Athletics president Sebastian Coe.

Russian composer Rodion Shchedrin dies aged 92: Bolshoi

Russian composer Rodion Shchedrin, whose work included famed ballets such as "Anna Karenina" and "Carmen Suite", has died at the age of 92, Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre said Friday, calling his passing an "enormous tragedy".

Thai court to rule on PM's fate after Cambodia phone call row

Thailand's Constitutional Court began delivering its verdict Friday on suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who could be thrown out of office over her handling of the country's border row with Cambodia.

Last French survivor of key WWII desert battle dies aged 103

The last surviving member of the French resistance force that withstood a German advance in a key battle in the north African desert in World War II has died aged 103, authorities announced.

NZ police say CCTV shows father on the run for four years

New Zealand police released rare images Friday apparently showing a fugitive father whose nearly four years on the run with his children have gripped the country.

At 81, DJ Gloria fills Sweden's dancefloors

She drops the beat and gets her groove on, spinning discs like a pro as her head-to-toe sequins twinkle under the lights: 81-year-old DJ Gloria is filling dancefloors across Sweden.

Late-night Paul battles through at US Open in 1:46 am finish

Tommy Paul survived a brutal five-set epic that finished at 1:46 am to fight his way past Nuno Borges and into the third round of the US Open early Friday.

Jury finds Australian croc wrangler lied about air crash

An Australian celebrity crocodile wrangler was found guilty Friday of lying to police and seeking to falsify flight records after a fatal helicopter crash.

Mistrust undermines Ivory Coast's universal healthcare dream

As patients enter a major Abidjan hospital, a large sign informs them that Ivory Coast's universal health insurance will cover some of their medical expenses.

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Sinner on the march as Swiatek, tearful Gauff toil at US Open