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Rahm accuses DP World Tour of 'extorting players' with LIV deal

China, North Korea make winning starts at Women's Asian Cup

Rahm accuses DP World Tour of 'exorting players' with LIV deal

Drones hit US embassy as vengeful Iran targets Mideast cities

How the T20 World Cup semi-finalists shape up

Oil extends gains and stocks dive as Middle East war spreads

Warming El Nino may return later this year: UN

Oil extends gains and stocks dive as Iran conflict spreads

South Africa, India eye T20 World Cup rematch as semi-finals begin

Trump hosts Germany's Merz for talks eclipsed by Mideast war

Second-hand phones surf rising green consumer wave

Murray scores 45 as Nuggets hold off Jazz

Jamal Murray scored 45 points as the Denver Nuggets held off the struggling Utah Jazz to snatch a 128-125 victory on Monday.

Five things about the 2026 F1 season

The 2026 Formula One season gets underway in Melbourne on March 8 with McLaren's Lando Norris looking to retain his world championship title while Max Verstappen aims to rip it back off him.

Scrum-half Gibson-Park: Ireland's 'petit general'

Ireland scrum-half Jamison Gibson-Park's decision-making and quickfire passing reminds his former Leinster team-mate Mike Ross of France's long tradition of having "a petit general".

Myong hat-trick as North Korea cruise at Women's Asian Cup

Myong Yu Jong bagged a first-half hat-trick as three-time champions North Korea marked their first Women's Asian Cup game since 2010 with a slick 3-0 win over Uzbekistan on Tuesday.

AI disinformation turns Nepal polls into 'digital battleground'

Slick AI-generated disinformation has flooded election campaigns in Nepal, which votes Thursday in the first polls since deadly protests triggered by a brief ban on social media overthrew the government.

China's overstretched healthcare looks to AI boom

Throughout her first pregnancy, Wang Yifan had lots of questions, which she usually put to renowned obstetrician Duan Tao -- or rather, an AI clone of the top Shanghai-based doctor.

Oil extends gains and stocks drop as Iran conflict spreads

Oil prices extended gains and equities fell Tuesday as investors kept tabs on the Middle East as the United States and Israel continued to bombard Iran, while Tehran launched further strikes on neighbours.

Rituals of resilience: how Afghan women stay sane in their 'cage'

They feel imprisoned "like a bird whose wings have been torn off" but struggle on, defiant in their own way.

Strait of Hormuz impasse squeezes world shipping

With few captains willing to brave the Strait of Hormuz as war rages around the Gulf, companies will have to do business without one of the world's most vital shipping lanes, especially for oil and gas.

Oscar-nominated Iranian doc offers different vision of leadership

Iran's first Oscar-nominated documentary will compete in Hollywood at a time of incredible tumult at home, days after US-Israeli strikes killed the country's long-time supreme leader.

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Oscar-nominated docs take on hot-button US social issues