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There are an estimated 350 black robins living in two protected areas in New Zealand

Diminutive native

New Zealanders pick endangered black robin as Bird of the Year

China's Yu Zidi won Asian games gold in the women's 200m butterfly

China's Yu, 13, great for swimming says multiple Olympic medallist

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's meeting with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in New York is expected to cover issues including AI, trade and rare earths

Amid growing fears

US seeks 'AI dialogue' with China as officials set stage for Trump-Xi summit

Farina Othman with a female Bornean elephant after a GPS collaring operation

Deep in the jungle

Malaysia's 'elephant whisperer' fights to save Borneo's endangered giants

Members of a local electoral commission count votes in Russia's parliamentary election in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, on September 20, 2026, amid the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian conflict

Won large majority

Putin's party set to retain power after Russia vote hit by cyberattacks, drones

Around 44 percent of reported abuse in Pakistan was entirely online, with Snapchat and WhatsApp among the most common settings

'I live in fear': 1.5 million Pakistani children sexually exploited online

Politicians, rights groups and other activists joined the protest

'Police kill already'

Thousands march in France against 'licence to kill' draft law

Erling Haaland scored in Manchester City's 5-3 win over Sunderland

Man City outgun Sunderland despite Brobbey hat-trick, Man Utd rescue Fulham draw

A helicopter drops water on a forest fire in central Colombia

Near popular tourist location

Forest fire threatens tourist town in Colombian Andes

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has vowed to stay the course

Germany's Merz vows to stay course despite new election defeats

The two leaders' meeting comes as both countries experience strained relations with the United States

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

France's Macron, Canada's Carney announce closer ties

The Houthis have made dramatic advances in recent days, seizing total control of Yemen's Red Sea coast

Following attacks on Riyadh

US warns of rapid escalation in Middle East war

AfD's Alice Weidel (right) celebrated after exit polls

'We are strongest force'

Germany's far-right AfD celebrates another state election win

US actor Austin Abrams stars in 'Resident Evil,' which topped the North American box office on its opening weekend

Based on video game franchise

Horror movie 'Resident Evil' tops N. American box office

Ed Sheeran, shown here performing at the Grammys in 2017, is facing tumult following the removal of Macklemore from his tour over comments in solidarity with Palestinian people

'I am not complicit'

Singer Ed Sheeran says Gaza situation 'unjustifiable' following controversy

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's meeting with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in New York is expected to cover issues including AI, trade and rare earths

Top US, Chinese economic officials meet ahead of Trump-Xi summit

Moscow regional Governor Andrey Vorobyov said at least two people had been killed

As elections wrap up

Mass drone barrage on Moscow kills two

Yildiz Tar has been jailed twice for his activism with Kaos GL, one of Turkey's leading LGBTQ rights groups

'Tensions will increase'

Erdogan's LGBTQ crackdown 'first step of election campaign': activist

China's Yu Zidi celebrates on the podium

Triathlon and swimming

China swim sensation, 13, sets Games record after Japan win early

The fight broke out on Vouliagmeni beach, near Athens, parts of which are reserved for sun-lounger hire

82-year-old dies after beach fight in Greece over sun lounger

PSG president Nasser al-Khelaifi, through his lawyer, denied the allegations

Paris Saint-Germain

PSG president Nasser al-Khelaifi under investigation in France for conflict of interest

China's Yu Zidi dives in at the start of the final of the women's 200m butterfly at the Asian Games

China's 13-year-old Yu scorches to first major gold at Asian Games

Chile's former president Michelle Bachelet has withdrawn from the race to be the next UN secretary-general

After straw poll

Chile's Bachelet quits race to be next UN chief

The Houthis have made dramatic advances in recent days, seizing total control of Yemen's Red Sea coast

US fears rapid escalation in Mideast after Houthis attack Riyadh

The hearse carrying Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong's first leader after the city's handover from Britain to China in 1997, leaves North Point Funeral Home in Hong Kong on September 20, 2026.

Eight-year tenure

Hong Kong pays final respects to former city leader Tung

Humanoid robots take part in the opening ceremony of the 2nd World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing on August 22, 2026

'Alarming' hacking ability

AI 'warning shots' focus Beijing on national security risks

Analysts monitor operations at the Digital Realty data command centre in Singapore

Behind the scenes

Data centre command hub keeps AI up and running

Pope Leo's trip is the first papal state visit to France since Benedict XVI's in 2008

First Papal visit since 2008

Pope Leo in France: the issues on the table

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