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New push to reach plastic pollution pact

US do talking in pool after Phelps, Lochte slam worlds performance

Up to a million young Catholics expected for grand Pope Leo vigil

New push to reach plastic polution pact

Second seed Fritz ends Canadian hopes at ATP Toronto Masters

Japan sweats through hottest July on record

Jefferson-Wooden, Bednarek blaze to 100m titles at US trials

Son Heung-min to leave Tottenham this summer after decade

Richardson 'domestic violence' drama overshadows US trials

Bid to relocate US Space Shuttle Discovery faces museum pushback

Academics warn Columbia University deal sets dangerous precedent

Japan's financial precipice

Iraq vs. Iran – The end?

France's debt is growing

Azerbaijan defies Russia

Boomers: Selfish or Scapegoats?

Geopolitics: Peru's balancing act

Spain defies NATO's 5% goal

Israel's Covert Nuclear Rise

Ketamine 'epidemic' among UK youth raises alarm

The first time Barney Casserly used ketamine at a UK music festival he thought he had found "nirvana". Five years later he died in agony, leaving behind devastated parents and friends.

'Shocking' COP30 lodging costs heap pressure on Brazil

"Belem is ready," Brazilian officials have insisted ahead of the COP30 gathering in November -- but eye-watering lodging costs in the northern city have panicked many would-be attendees.

India investigates 'unnatural' death of five tigers

India has launched an investigation after an endangered tigress and her four cubs were found dead in a protected forest in the southern state of Karnataka, an official said Friday.

Anderson teases Dior debut with Mbappe, Basquiet and Marie Antoinette

It's the most eagerly awaited show of Paris Men's Fashion Week. And for the last few days Dior's new creative director Jonathan Anderson has been dropping clues on social media about the contents of his first collection for the fabled French house.

Bangladesh pushes solar to tackle energy woes

Bangladesh's caretaker leader has ordered all government institutions including ministry buildings and schools to install solar panels to ease chronic power problems in a country regularly hit by deadly heatwaves.

Wallabies veteran White relishing 'unreal' Lions opportunity

Wallabies scrum-half Nic White has been waiting 12 years to face the British and Irish Lions and on Friday called it "proper spine-tingling stuff" to finally get the opportunity this weekend.

Hong Kong's dragnet widens 5 years after national security law

Jailed pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong shrugged and shook his head after a Hong Kong court this month announced a fresh charge of breaching the city's national security law.

Tibetans face up to uncertain future as Dalai Lama turns 90

Tibetans in exile celebrate the 90th birthday of spiritual leader the Dalai Lama next week, an occasion overshadowed by uncertainty about the future of the role and what it means for their movement.

'Simple monk': the Dalai Lama, in his translator's words

With his flowing red monk's robes, beaming smile and contagious laugh, the Dalai Lama, Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, has been the charismatic global face of his people's cause for decades.

Man City crush Juventus, Real Madrid reach Club World Cup last 16

Pep Guardiola's Manchester City demonstrated their Club World Cup credentials with a 5-2 victory over Juventus on Thursday while Vinicius Junior starred as Real Madrid beat Salzburg 3-0 to secure a spot in the last 16.

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