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Kenyan farmers turn to bugs as organic demand grows

Pant, Jurel half-centuries take India past 400 in Sri Lanka Test

'His feet are his pillars': Nepal para swimmer gives all for Asian glory

Migrants, rescue ships face threats, harassment at sea: aid group

New Zealand moves to ban social media for under-16s

UEFA's Ceferin tells Infantino to go, but 'not interested' in replacing him

Hyundai union back in wage talks after rare full-day strike

Oil falls as Trump pledges economic war on Iran

Shein grapples with EU backlash, but clients keep coming

Yamashita marches to nine-shot win in LPGA Canadian Women's Open

Key facts about Chinese-founded fast-fashion giant Shein

Gauff powers past Pegula to win US Open warm-up in Cincinnati

Shein to make market debut in Hong Kong in September

Japan's Olympic figure skating heroes to wed

Rising star of African art hits on colonialism, tyranny and beauty of black

In a serene studio filled with birdsong, Omar Ba takes off his shoes and gets down on his hands and knees. Then the renowned Senegalese artist begins to paint a five-metre-long canvas a deep, dark shade of black.

Turkey dreams of far-fetched gas pipeline with Israel

Turkey is ready for energy cooperation with Israel after years of enmity, reviving a project to pipe Israeli gas to Europe as Ankara seeks to reduce its dependence on Russia.

'This is an atrocity': fears grow that Russian blockade may unleash famine

Staring out over Ukraine's seemingly endless wheat fields near Odessa, Dmitriy Matulyak has a difficult time imagining that so many people may starve soon as another bountiful harvest nears.

'Men' brings blood-soaked toxic masculinity to Cannes

Rising star Jessie Buckley admits she is no horror film junkie, but was happy to take on the wild, gore-splattered "Men" thanks to its provocative look at issues around toxic masculinity.

UN human rights chief to begin contentious China visit

The UN human rights chief was Monday due to begin a six-day trip to China that takes in the remote Xinjiang region, stirring fears over access and the propaganda value the visit offers to the Chinese Communist Party.

War crimes verdict looms as Russian offensive intensifies

With a verdict due Monday in the conflict’s first war crimes trial, Moscow's offensive in eastern Ukraine is only intensifying, with the city of Severodonetsk under "round-the-clock" bombardment as Russian troops attempt its encirclement.

Warriors on brink as Curry, Wiggins sink Mavs

Stephen Curry and Andrew Wiggins starred as the Golden State Warriors moved to the brink of the NBA Finals on Sunday with a 109-100 victory over the Dallas Mavericks.

Asian markets mixed as inflation fears weigh

Asian stocks were mixed Monday as inflation fears and concerns about low economic growth weighed on markets.

New Australian PM heads to Tokyo with climate message

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese took the oath of office Monday and immediately flew to a Tokyo summit with a "message to the world" that his country is ready to engage on climate change.

More than 100 million people forcibly displaced: UN

Russia's war in Ukraine has pushed the number of forcibly displaced people around the world above 100 million for the first time ever, the United Nations said Monday.

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