An imperious Joe Root hit a magnificent 160 to drive England to 384 in the fifth and final Ashes Test Monday before Travis Head let rip to haul Australia back into the contest with a rapid-fire unbeaten 91.
Habibullah set off from his home in western Afghanistan determined to find work in Iran, only for the 15-year-old to freeze to death while walking across the mountainous frontier.
New regulations come into force Monday in Britain banning daytime TV and online adverts for so-called junk foods, in what the government calls a "world-leading action" to tackle childhood obesity.
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An emotional Daria Kasatkina says she feels the pressure of delivering success for her new country after playing in Australia for the first time since switching from Russia.
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An imperious Joe Root scored his second century of the Ashes series and 41st overall Monday to steer England to a commanding 336-6 at lunch on day two of the fifth and final Test against Australia.
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Around 2,000 supporters of ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro demonstrated Sunday in Caracas to demand that he and his wife, who were nabbed by US forces and taken to a New York jail, be released.
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Eva Schloss, the Auschwitz survivor who dedicated decades to educating people about the Holocaust and was the step-sister of diarist Anne Frank, has died aged 96, her foundation announced Sunday.
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Denmark called on the United States to stop "threatening" Greenland Sunday as President Donald Trump told US media he "absolutely" needed the territory, a day after Washington seized the leader of Venezuela.
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The Denver Broncos captured a top seed in the NFL playoffs while the Carolina Panthers backed into their first post-season berth since 2017 without taking the field on a hectic season-closing Sunday.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test-firing of "cutting-edge" hypersonic missiles to ready Pyongyang's nuclear forces for war, state media said Monday.
Master batsman Joe Root scored his second century of the Ashes series Monday to move to 41 overall and draw level in third place with Australian great Ricky Ponting on the all-time list.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will meet Monday with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing, with closer economic ties as well as the recalcitrant North on the agenda.
Lionel Messi's Inter Miami have signed Canada goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair, the Major League Soccer 2025 goalkeeper of the year, the MLS Cup champions said on Sunday.
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Cade Cunningham scored 27 points and reserve Daniss Jenkins delivered a dazzling 25 as NBA Eastern Conference leaders Detroit held off Cleveland 114-110 on Sunday.
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Gonzalo Garcia bagged a hat-trick for Real Madrid as they beat Real Betis 5-1 on Sunday to stay on La Liga leaders Barcelona's tail.
Novak Djokovic announced on Sunday he was leaving the professional players' union he co-founded in 2020, citing "concerns regarding transparency and governance" within the body.
Eva Schloss, the Auschwitz survivor who dedicated decades to educating people on the Holocaust and was the step-sister of diarist Anne Frank, has died aged 96, her foundation announced Sunday.
Antoine Dupont's France understudy Nolann Le Garrec scored 24 points as La Rochelle hammered a much-changed Toulon 66-0 to move up to seventh in the French Top 14 table.
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