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South African election results renew debate over identity-based voting

Post-election pressures complicate US and Israeli decisions on Iran

South African voters report smoother local election but declining IEC trust

UN members approve talks on treaty protocol against environmental crime

Dolly Parton museum and Nashville hotel open after singer’s death

Family-run West Sussex beach café prepares for first winter season

George and Amal Clooney attend New York political-comedy reading

CT scans reveal health and burial clues from Egypt’s Braided Lady mummy

British buyers pay substantial premiums for period-home appearance

Oxford faces complaints over lecturer’s classroom attire

Thomas Markle released to house arrest after child-abuse-image charge

Kyren Wilson and John Higgins reach International Championship snooker final

Dawn of War 4 developers chose Adeptus Mechanicus for tactical variety

New Zealand and Tonga meet for place in Rugby League World Cup final

Bangladesh rations fuel as Mideast war deepens energy crunch

Bangladesh launched fuel rationing on Sunday as the war in the Middle East deepened an energy crunch, creating long queues at filling stations and boiling over into anger.

Iran players salute and sing national anthem at Women's Asian Cup

Iran's players sang the national anthem and saluted before their last group match at the Women's Asian Cup on Sunday in Australia, having stayed defiantly silent earlier in the tournament.

Tehran fuel dumps burn as Iran warns it can fight for months

Huge fireballs and clouds of thick smoke erupted over Tehran on Sunday after US-Israeli air strikes hit fuel depots in the city, as Iran's Revolutionary Guards vowed to fight on for months to come.

New hunt for flight MH370 ends with no clues to 12-year mystery

The latest search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which went missing 12 years ago in one of aviation's greatest enduring mysteries, concluded in January without yielding any findings, Malaysia's transport ministry said on Sunday.

Kuwait airport, Bahrain desalination unit struck as Iran presses Gulf attacks

Iran struck Gulf infrastructure on Sunday, hitting fuel tanks at Kuwait's international airport and damaging a desalination plant in Bahrain as Tehran pressed its missile and drone campaign against its neighbours into a second week.

F1 world champion Norris fears 'long, tough season'

World champion Lando Norris said he feared it will be a "long, tough season" after steering his McLaren to a distant fifth at the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday.

Russell takes pop at rival Norris over 'worst F1 cars' claim

George Russell said Sunday that fellow Briton Lando Norris would not be complaining if he was winning after the world champion lashed out at new rules that have shaken up Formula One.

'Whole country will stop' as India dreams of home World Cup glory

Tens of thousands of Indian cricket fans streamed toward the T20 World Cup final stadium Sunday and millions more will be glued to their televisions desperate to witness a historic home triumph.

Leclerc 'positively surprised' by Ferrari but says more work needed

Charles Leclerc said he was "positively surprised" by Ferrari's performance after coming third in Sunday's season-opener in Melbourne but admitted a lot of work was needed to reel in Mercedes.

Djokovic says Alcaraz equipped to extend winning streak

Novak Djokovic believes world number one Carlos Alcaraz has what it takes to keep his 2026 winning streak alive, and the Serbian star who won 41 straight matches to open 2011 should know.

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