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Li Shifeng of China in action against Panitchaphon Teeraratsakul of Thailand during their men's single final match

China's Li Shifeng defends Malaysia Masters title

The separatist Baloch Liberation Army militant group claimed responsibility for the train attack which killed at least 24 people

Claimed by militant group

Pakistan train blast kills at least 24 in Balochistan

Authorities warned surfers and swimmers to stay out of the water after a spate of shark attacks in Australia's state of New South Wales

'It is not very common at all'

Shark kills man in Australia's Queensland state

The train was passing a signal in Quetta 'when an explosive-laden car hit one of the carriages', a senior official said, killing at least 24 people

At least 24 victims

Dozens killed in blast targeting train in SW Pakistan: official

Competitors vied for the title in the European Mullet Championship in Belgium

'Party in the back': Competitors vie for European mullet crown

Fatbikes are seen by many as the scourge of the cycle path

'Extremely dangerous': Cycle-mad Amsterdam slams brakes on 'fatbikes'

A man takes a nap in front of a closed shop on a hot summer day in Varanasi, in India's Uttar Pradesh, on May 23, 2026

'Unprecedented levels'

Heatstroke kills 16 in India as temperatures climb

Protesters block a highway in El Alto to demonstrate against the government of Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz

Bolivian police confront protesters blockading roads

In April, Dhaka police linked traffic cameras to artificial intelligence software designed to automatically detect violations

'We have started getting results'

Bangladesh puts AI in driving seat to tackle terrible traffic

Hundreds of thousands could be displaced to make way for construction as Hanoi races ahead with urban renewal

860,000 could be uprooted

Lightning advance: swathes of Hanoi demolished for development

Ukraine's Oleksandr Usyk (right) throws a flurry of punches at Netherlands' Rico Verhoeven (left) on his way to retaining his WBA, WBC and IBF heavyweight belts in Egypt

Usyk rocked before stopping Verhoeven to retain heavyweight belts

tourism agency is preparing a FIFA calendar of events so visitors can experience matches in neighborhoods with the most passion at stake

NYC immigrant hubs eye FIFA bounce after Trump crackdown woe

Rescue workers arrive at a mine hit by a gas explosion in northern China's Shanxi province on May 23, 2026

At least 82 dead

Quiet Chinese county hit by deadly coal mine disaster

Mercedes's British driver George Russell, the pre-season title favourite, delivered a consummate lights-to-flag drive to win the sprint race

'It’s definitely a challenge'

Russell snatches pole in Canada with late lap to frustrate Antonelli

The Ebola outbreak in the DRC is the 17th recorded in the vast, unstable country

International emergency

Ebola toll tops 200, other African countries seen at risk

Romanian director and screenwriter Cristian Mungiu receives his Palme d'Or for best film for 'Fjord'

Romania's Mungiu wins top prize at glitzy Cannes finale

Police put the turn out at 34,000, and no independent estimate was available

Anti-corruption movement

Tens of thousands rally in Serbia demanding elections

Romanian director Cristian Mungiu had already won the top Cannes prize

Mungiu wins Cannes again with culture wars drama

Rescue teams work at the Liushenyu coal mine in China's Shanxi province after a gas explosion

China authorities report 82 dead in coal mine blast, serious violations

Ewa Pajor fires Barcelona into the lead against Lyon in Saturday's Women's Champions League final

Pajor, Paralluelo star as Barcelona thrash Lyon to win Women's Champions League

Russia's foreign ministry said on Friday that those responsible would face

Ukrainian strike on college in Russian-occupied town kills 18: officials

Bordeaux-Begles won the Champions Cup for the second year in a row

Bru challenges Bordeaux-Begles to show 'true selves' in Top 14 after Champions Cup defence

Peru's Ignacio Buse at the Italian Open in Rome on May 7, 2026

First in 19 years

Buse outlasts Paul for Hamburg title to end Peruvian drought

The students leading the movement hope the demonstration will relaunch their campaign for early elections

Belgrade protests

Thousands gather in Serbian capital to call for elections

The plaintiff in the case was inspired by Gisele Pelicot to share her story publicly

'I stopped counting at 487 men'

French court hands man 25-year term for torture, rape of ex-partner

A French woman suspected of abandoning her two children in Portugal leaves court after being remanded in custody

Pre-trial detention

French mother of boys abandoned in Portugal remanded in custody

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his wife Jeanette arrive in New Dehi on the first day of a four-day visit to India

Vital relationship

Rubio renews ties with India after Trump's China lovefest

Ben Gvir (C) caused international outcry by publishing a video of aid activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla being mistreated

After flotilla incident

France bans Israeli security minister Ben Gvir from country

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