Alison dos Santos again outgunned Karsten Warholm, while Shericka Jackson and Masai Russell shined at the Diamond League meeting in Xiamen, China, on Saturday.
Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes was named Premier League Player of the Season on Saturday.
Iran's chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warned on Saturday of a "crushing" response if Washington resumes hostilities, after US media reports raised the prospect of new strikes.
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Politics
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday invited Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Washington, reaffirming the importance of a relationship that has come under growing strain, a week after the United States held a warm summit with China.
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday opened a visit to India that will include talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, looking to renew ties with a usually like-minded partner a week after Washington's warm summit with China.
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Pope Leo XIV will visit Italy's "Land of Fires" on Saturday, where for decades the mafia has illegally dumped and burned toxic rubbish, poisoning both people and their land.
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A Hong Kong astronaut will join a Chinese space mission for the first time as part of a three-person crew launching on Sunday, as Beijing edges closer to its goal of landing people on the Moon.
May 23, 2026
Bolivian riot police clashed with anti-government protesters in La Paz on Friday for the second time in a week as unions and Indigenous groups pressed their calls for President Rodrigo Paz to step down.
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A US jury found Friday that aerospace giant Boeing was not liable for lost revenue in a lawsuit involving its 737 MAX jets, which were grounded for 20 months following two deadly crashes in 2018 and 2019.
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Love them or loathe them, the Enhanced Games have struck a nerve.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio started his first visit to India on Saturday, looking to restore ties with a usually like-minded partner a week after Washington's warm summit with China.
Marinel Garciano dislikes winter, and that's tough when it lasts nine months in Ilulissat, Greenland. But she has no regrets about leaving the Philippines to give her children opportunities.
Hungry animals are the only living beings that remain in Tula, an Indigenous community in Mexico whose residents were terrorized and forced to flee by a drug cartel.
May 23, 2026
Culture
The Cannes Film Festival wraps up Saturday with its traditional awards ceremony after two action-packed weeks of world premieres, star-studded red carpets, parties and fashion shows. AFP looks back on some of the highlights:
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Twenty-two films from some of the world's most celebrated directors are vying for the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival, which will be handed out on Saturday.
A tense family drama set against the backdrop of Russia's invasion of Ukraine is among the favourites for top prize at the Cannes Film Festival which will be handed out on Saturday.
Fred Kerley will compete clean against drug-fuelled athletes at this weekend's Enhanced Games and still hopes to race in the 2028 Olympics, the suspended former 100m world champion said Friday.
NSW Waratahs coach Dan McKellar insists his side are "on the right track" despite their Super Rugby season hanging by a thread after a crushing 21-14 defeat to the ACT Brumbies.
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