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South Africa's No. 14 Jaco Williams jumps for the ball against Wales wing Ellis Mee

Debutant Williams scores as South Africa thump Wales

Kyiv has dubbed its campaign of drone attacks 'long-range sanctions'

Escalating tensions

Ukrainian strikes on Russian warehouses kill 8, shroud skies in smoke

Argentina's President Javier Milei (R) has been barred form visiting former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro (L), who is under house arrest

Under 30-day visitor ban

Brazil high court says Argentina's Milei cannot visit Bolsonaro

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani says he is not sure if he has the power to order the New York Police Department to detain a foreign leader

Over alleged war crimes

NY mayor says still mulling Netanyahu arrest during UN meet

Ukraine struck two key warehouses of Russia's biggest online retailer Wildberries.

Moscow and Tambov regions

Ukrainian strikes on Russian warehouses kill 8, shroud skies in smoke

Can Lionel Messi lead Argentina to a fourth World Cup crown?

Match in smoke?

Spain, Argentina tune up for World Cup final in smoggy New Jersey

Botswana is led by President Duma Boko who took office on on November 1, 2024

Deceptive recruitment schemes

Botswana says 'alarming rise' in citizens lured to Russia's war

US President Donald Trump with FIFA chief Gianni Infantino at a reception at Trump Tower in New York

Bracing for 'physical' battle

Spain, Argentina prepare for World Cup final, Trump hails success

Jens Spahn said he was stepping down as the parliamentary group leader of Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) over the controversy

Following internal party criticism

German lawmaker steps down for using US surrogacy to have a child

Japan's Dylan Riley makes a run against France in Tokyo during his side's 42-15 defeat

Nations Championship

Jones says Japan making 'good progress' despite France defeat

France's Emmanuel Meafou runs with the ball against Japan

Nations Championship

Galthie hails France 'energy and commitment' after Japan rout

Australia's Brandon Paenga-Amosa celebrates a try against Italy

Nations Championship

Australia beat Italy 57-10 to end Schmidt era with win

Jens Spahn said he was stepping down as the parliamentary group leader of Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) over the controversy

Following internal party criticism

German lawmaker steps down over surrogate pregnancy controversy: party sources to AFP

Two Danish citizens, an American, a Briton and two Australians died following what media reports said was a night out on the town in Vang Vieng in November 2024

Autopsies refused

Laos says cannot determine cause of tourist deaths linked to tainted alcohol

France's Emmanuel Meafou runs with the ball against Japan

France cruise past Japan 42-15 in Nations Championship

Damian McKenzie of New Zealand makes a run against Ireland

Rennie hails 'clinical' All Blacks after 40-21 win over Ireland

Belgium to introduce road tolls, but unclear details raise fairness concerns

Andy Burnham was on Friday overwhelmingly backed as leader of the Labour party

Seventh leader in a decade

The challenges facing UK's next PM Andy Burnham

Damian McKenzie of New Zealand makes a run against Ireland

Six-try All Blacks see off Ireland at Eden Park fortress

This photo taken and released by Vietnam News Agency on July 17 shows rescue workers addressing the aftermath of flash floods in Muong Than Commune, Lai Chau Province

Northern provinces

Vietnam floods and landslides kill at least 4

In New York and neighboring New Jersey, where the final will be played on Sunday in an open stadium, the metro area was experiencing air that could be unhealthy for sensitive groups

Unhealthy air quality alerts

Trump threatens to increase Canada tariffs over wildfire smoke pollution

A street vendor sells Argentina football shirts to customers in Dhaka ahead of the World Cup final

Rooftops draped in blue and white

From Maradona to Messi: Bangladesh's enduring love for Argentina

This US Marine Corps handout photograph taken on July 16, 2026, by US Central Command Public Affairs reportedly shows US Marines from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit conducting a verification boarding aboard M/T Wen Yao in the Gulf of Oman.

Intensified bombing

US launches 7th night of strikes as Iran attacks military sites

A statue of General Aung San is seen at Bogyoke Aung San Park in Yangon. Statues of the independence hero are quietly disappearing across Myanmar

Contested legacy

Founding father: statues of Myanmar's Aung San disappear

One million animals -- including antelopes -- migrate through the South Sudanese site each year, leaving scars visible from the sky

Sending a message

UN to list more sites as 'in danger' from conflict or climate change

A US Marine Corps handout showing Marines boarding a ship, M/T Wen Yao, in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday as part of America's revived blockade of Iranian ports

War in the Middle East

US-Iran strikes: latest developments

The sprawling eastern Cairo settlement of Manshiyet Nasser is one of the world's most sophisticated informal recycling systems

Built on rubbish

Egypt's 'Garbage City' recyclers reap gains from Iran war plastic squeeze

Russia has faced nationwide fuel shortages as Ukraine pounds its oil depots

Amid intensified Ukraine strikes

No fuel, no patience: Russians endure fuel shortages

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