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Japan triathlete Hojo wins first gold of Asian Games

Typhoon put people off Asian Games opening ceremony, official says

IOC president impressed by 'beautiful' Asian Games wooden huts

China's 13-year-old Yu cruises as Asian Games swimming begins

First Asian Games gold goes to Japan as China's 13-year-old Yu lights up pool

AI 'warning shots' focus Beijing on national security risks

Data centre command hub keeps AI up and running

Philippine tribe in limbo over US-led tech hub

Pope Leo in France: the issues on the table

Leo XIV, first US pope transcends his restrained style

Republicans find transgender issues a powerful political weapon in midterm campaigning

In 'Tenzing', a Sherpa mountaineer gets his due

Ed Sheeran set to return to stage after Palestinian controversy

Toulouse edge Vannes, Lyon beat Pau to take Top 14 summit

Raphinha treble fires perfect Barca to win at Sevilla

Raphinha scored a superb hat-trick to earn Barcelona a 3-1 win at Sevilla on Saturday in La Liga and preserve their 100 percent record.

Germans arrested for Louvre stunt in Mona Lisa hall

Two Germans were arrested Saturday after they stuck two paintings on a wall of the hall that hosts the Mona Lisa in Paris's Louvre museum, police sources said.

Thiam makes winning heptathlon return at Decastar meet

Belgian star Nafissatou Thiam made a victorious return in her first completed heptathlon since clinching her third Olympic title in Paris two years ago at the Decastar meet in France on Saturday.

Saudi-led coalition says Houthis fired ballistic missile at Riyadh

The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Houthis said Saturday that the Iran-backed group fired a ballistic missile at Riyadh at dawn, after a fire broke out near the Saudi capital's international airport.

Czechs beat USA to qualify for Davis Cup finals

Jiri Lehecka downed Learner Tien in a deciding rubber as the Czech Republic stunned the United States 3-2 in Davis Cup qualifying for a second straight year, while South Korea reached the last eight for the first time on Saturday.

France's debt climbs to highest since 1978: ministry

France's debt mountain is growing and will this year be at its highest level since 1978 because of a soaring deficit, the country's finance ministry said Saturday.

Dortmund sink Stuttgart to climb to Bundesliga summit

Maximilian Beier's 70th-minute winner sealed Borussia Dortmund a 1-0 victory at Stuttgart on Saturday as they moved to the top of the early Bundesliga table.

McIlroy two shots off the lead at Wentworth after eagle on 18

Rory McIlroy is just two strokes off the lead going into Sunday's final day of the European Tour's flagship PGA Championship at Wentworth after finishing his third round with a spectacular eagle.

Martinez brace saves Inter in Serie A top-two clash with Roma

Lautaro Martinez rode to Inter Milan's rescue on Saturday as the Serie A champions fought back from two-down to force a 2-2 draw at Roma.

'It has to stop': runners protest women's murders in S.Africa district

Hundreds of runners gathered Saturday in South Africa's Kempton Park, near Johannesburg, where the body of a 38-year-old mother was discovered earlier this month -- one of nine woman to be murdered in the district in two months.

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