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In London, son's agonising wait for news of parents missing in Nepal-Tibet floods

Norway's King Haakon VIII pays tribute to late father in first speech

Ivory Coast captain Kessie snubs Juventus to rejoin Atalanta

South Africa survive onslaught to beat New Zealand and level series

Strasbourg fight back to beat Lens in Ligue 1

BJP Rejects Caste Allegation Over Haldwani Venue Ritual

Maharashtra Accepts Tribal Students’ Demands After 17-Day Protest

Nepal Flood Death Toll Reaches 675 as Rescuers Confront Rain and Tunnel Crisis

Sixteen Keralites Return From Flood-Hit Nepal as Seven Remain Uncontactable

Madurai Students Join Walkathon Promoting Drug-Free Lives

Chirag Paswan Defends Caste-Based Reservations Amid NDA Dispute

Tamil Nadu BJP Chief Accuses Assembly Speaker of Religious Bias

Tamil Nadu Seeks Public Input on List of Agamic Temples

Tamil Nadu Plans District Safe Houses for Couples Facing Caste Violence

Taiwan condemns 'evil neighbour' China over war drills

Taiwan blasted its "evil neighbour next door" on Friday after China encircled the island with a series of huge military drills that were condemned by the United States and other Western allies.

Gauff thwarts Osaka fight-back to reach San Jose WTA quarter-finals

American teenager Coco Gauff built a big lead early then had to dig deep late for a 6-4, 6-4 victory over four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka Thursday at the WTA hardcourt tournament in San Jose, California.

Chinese missiles flew over Taiwan during drills: state media

Chinese missiles flew over Taiwan during Beijing's latest military drills, state media reported Friday, as the country pressed ahead with exercises encircling the island following a visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Ukraine's Zelensky accuses Amnesty of victim blaming, more grain shipments expected

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has lashed out at Amnesty International after it accused his forces of violating international law and endangering civilians in their defence against Russia's invasion.

Pelosi says US will 'not allow' China to isolate Taiwan

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that the United States will "not allow" China to isolate Taiwan, after her visit to the self-ruled island infuriated Beijing.

'Not bad!': Swimming between continents in Istanbul

Every morning, his skin bronzed by the sun, pensioner Metin Cakmakci rushes to grab a deckchair under a parasol on his local beach on the Asian side of Istanbul.

Pumas' Cheika expecting forward battle against Australia

Argentina's Australian coach Michael Cheika is expecting a tough battle up front in the Pumas' Rugby Championship opener against the Wallabies in Mendoza on Saturday.

Medvedev races into Los Cabos semi-finals

World number one Daniil Medvedev powered into the semi-finals of the ATP hardcourt tournament in Los Cabos, Mexico, on Thursday with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Ricardas Berankis.

Most Asian markets up as oil drops, eyes on Taiwan and US jobs

Asian equities mostly rose Friday as a drop in oil prices to pre-Ukraine war levels stirred hopes of a slowdown in inflation and central bank interest rate hikes, while focus turns to key US jobs data later in the day.

China Evergrande to get $818 mn for scrapping stadium deal

Embattled Chinese property giant Evergrande has cancelled a contract to build a football stadium in a southern city in return for 5.52 billion yuan ($818 million), it said in a filing.

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China to hold fresh drills around Taiwan despite US condemnation