Hundreds of people queued on Tuesday outside a Hong Kong gallery to see a Vincent van Gogh painting on public display for the first time in six decades.
US actor Selma Blair was charged with assault on Monday after an alleged altercation on a flight from Los Angeles to New York City, according to court documents.
A Philippine impeachment court on Tuesday granted prosecutors' request to drop most of the charges against Vice President Sara Duterte at a trial that could still block her 2028 presidential bid.
- Hungary cuts anti-LGBTQ legislation from Orban-era law
- Hypersonic weapons highlight arms race on the Korean peninsula
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Swedish activist Greta Thunberg joined high school pupils campaigning for better learning conditions in France on Tuesday ahead of fresh nationwide demonstrations, with authorities and participants wary of further violence.
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Gianni Infantino could survive weeks of criticism and secure re-election as FIFA president in the absence of a heavy hitter to challenge him, observers have told AFP.
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Powerhouse 12-time champions Australia kick off their Rugby League World Cup defence in Sydney against New Zealand on Thursday, wary of a new wave of Pacific talent posing a threat to their dominance.
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France readied on Tuesday for fresh nationwide demonstrations supporting students who have been protesting poor classroom conditions for weeks, with authorities and participants wary of further violence.
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Pope Leo XIV was due to be admitted to hospital in Rome on Tuesday for surgery to remove a nodule on his lung, an operation experts say is generally low-risk.
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Noam Cohen was driving to a bar on a Saturday two years ago with his wife and friends in his hometown of Arad, in southern Israel, when a group of ultra-Orthodox Jewish boys began shouting at passing cars.
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Experienced Samoa forward Theo McFarland said on Monday the addition of former New Zealand players in Shaun Stevenson, Akira Ioane and Josh Ioane will have a "massive" impact on the Pacific Islanders as they prepare for next year's World Cup.
Food security concerns, wildfires and power warnings are among the impacts around the world this week from an exceptionally strong El Nino weather cycle.
William Contreras homered and drove in three runs as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-4 to take a 2-0 lead in the National League Championship Series on Monday.
Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain have reshaped football with the financial backing of Gulf state owners, but there is a stark contrast in the health of those projects ahead of their latest Champions League meeting on Wednesday.
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A 14-year-old boy opened fire with a hunting gun at a middle school in France on Monday, wounding the headmaster and a teacher before being disarmed by a member of staff, local authorities said.
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Built on Akkodis' AI-Core application, the solution delivers multilingual translation of real-time driver and team radios with race commentary for international guests in the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team Viewing Gallery.
A Melbourne imam whose Islamic community centre has been linked by prosecutors in the United Arab Emirates to the co-pilot who allegedly attacked the captain of a flydubai jet has said he "never met" the man and insisted he has "consistently preached peace".
RJ Mitte, the young actor best known for playing Walter White Jr in the award-winning TV series "Breaking Bad," has died, his representatives told AFP on Monday. He was 34.
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