Explosions were heard in the Afghan capital Kabul Sunday, AFP journalists said, with the Taliban government saying they were responding to aerial Pakistan attacks.
Iranians were experiencing a mix of shock, grief and joy after the death of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as Israeli and US strikes extended into a second day Sunday.
Iran fired missiles across the Middle East on Sunday after vowing to avenge the death of its supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, while Israel conducted fresh strikes on Tehran.
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South Africa coach Shukri Conrad on Sunday said the team has embraced its favourite tag in the T20 World Cup as they stay unbeaten heading into their semi-final against New Zealand.
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Star striker Sam Kerr hit the target as Australia made an unconvincing start to the Women's Asian Cup on Sunday with a 1-0 win over a gallant Philippines in front of a record crowd at Perth Stadium.
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MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez said he was "unlucky" after a damaged wheel forced him out of the season-opening Thailand grand prix late in the race on Sunday.
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At least nine people were killed during pro-Iran protests at the United States consulate in the Pakistan megacity of Karachi on Sunday, according to a hospital toll seen by AFP.
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Australia's Hannah Green lifted the LPGA Tour's HSBC Women's World Championship for a second time --with her husband Jarryd Felton playing a decisive role on her bag -- at Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore on Sunday.
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The biggest disruption to global air transport since the Covid pandemic continued Sunday, with thousands of flights affected and busy Middle Eastern hubs including Dubai and Doha shuttered as Iran lashed out after US-Israeli strikes.
Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle After Another" was named best picture by Hollywood producers on Saturday, continuing its awards season streak before the Oscars.
Iranian top officials vowed Sunday to avenge their slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and declared a new wave of strikes on US bases in the Gulf, defying US President Donald Trump's threat of an unprecedented escalation in force.
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Marco Bezzecchi won the MotoGP season-opening grand prix in Thailand from pole position on Sunday as defending world champion Marc Marquez retired late with a buckled wheel.
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The 100-day countdown to the biggest World Cup in history gets under way on Tuesday against a chaotic backdrop of global unrest, from US-Israeli strikes on Iran to surging violence in Mexico and anxiety over Donald Trump's domestic agenda.
Marco Bezzecchi won the MotoGP season-opening grand prix in Thailand from pole position on Sunday as defending world champion Marc Marquez retired late with a buckled wheel.
Afghan and Pakistani troops battled along their border, Afghan residents and officials told AFP on Sunday, with the fighting coming alongside multiple strikes including the former US air base at Bagram.
Pro-Iranian protesters angered by the death of Iran supreme leader Ali Khamenei tried to storm the US consulate in Pakistan's Karachi on Sunday, leaving eight dead, and the fortified Green Zone hosting Washington's embassy in the Iraqi capital Baghdad.
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