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Macron urges Europe to develop 'crewed spaceflight' programme

North Korea leader's daughter believed to have younger sibling: Seoul

Deals worth billions to be signed as UAE leader visits Germany

Wars pose a test as India hosts BRICS summit with Russia, Iran leaders

Zamanat Targets GCC’s $250 Billion SME Financing Gap With Up to $100 Million Tokenized Private Credit Fund

Alessio Vinassa Unveils an Emerging Technology Investment Approach Shaped by Financial Challenges

Sri Lanka court revokes monk's pardon, orders return to prison

Stocks drop as oil spike fans inflation and interest rate fears

'Hopeless, stuck, afraid': US deportees in limbo in Cameroon

Portugal harvests grapes at night to beat the heat

Mount Fuji ends hiking season with landslide, two rescues

Philippine ferry fire kills 5, dozens missing

Seahawks beat Patriots again in NFL opener

Oil prices flare as Iran tightens grip on Hormuz

Hamas frees three Israeli hostages in fourth ceasefire swap

Hamas on Saturday released three Israeli hostages in the fourth exchange of the ceasefire deal, ahead of the expected release of 183 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails.

Tradition and technology sync at China 'AI temple fair'

A humanoid robot gyrates to pulsing music at a shopping mall in Beijing, part of an exhibition harnessing artificial intelligence to enhance the flavour of China's biggest annual festival.

Taliban govt-run corporation takes over luxury Kabul Serena hotel

Afghanistan's Taliban government took over management of Kabul's famed Serena hotel on Saturday, a hotel statement said, a luxury property targeted by Taliban attacks during their insurgency.

Hamas frees two Israeli hostages as next ceasefire swap begins

Hamas on Saturday released two out of three Israeli hostages in the fourth exchange of the ceasefire deal, ahead of the expected release of 183 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails.

New Zealand's Wollaston wins women's Cadel Evans Road Race

New Zealand's Ally Wollaston powered home ahead of the Netherlands' Karlijn Swinkels in a bunched sprint finish to claim her first World Tour victory in the women's Cadel Evans Road Race on Saturday.

Sri Lanka facing worst-ever Test defeat, trail Australia by 414

Sri Lanka were staring down the barrel of their worst-ever Test defeat Saturday after Australia enforced the follow-on and made early inroads, dismissing their top three batters before lunch on day four.

Benin seeks home-grown cotton 'revolution'

Mathias Azonnoudo, a 50-year-old farmer in Benin, was taking a break sitting on a large pile of freshly picked cotton, which the government hopes will feed the country's nascent textile revolution.

Rubio to make debut in Panama as Trump threatens to take canal

Marco Rubio heads Saturday to Panama on his debut trip abroad as US secretary of state as he looks for how to follow up on President Donald Trump's extraordinary threat to seize the Panama Canal.

Old India-Pakistan rivalry drives South Asia diplomatic reshuffle

Old rivalries between India and Pakistan are driving a shift in regional ties, with New Delhi courting Afghanistan's Taliban while Islamabad befriends the new leaders of post-revolutionary Bangladesh.

A 'city-killer' asteroid might hit Earth -- how worried should we be?

A colossal explosion in the sky, unleashing energy hundreds of times greater than the Hiroshima bomb. A blinding flash nearly as bright as the Sun. Shockwaves powerful enough to flatten everything for miles.

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