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Thu, 21 May 2026 08:19:09 GMT
London next step in all-women Athlos' goal to be 'F1 of track and field'
Ohanian, who is married to tennis legend Serena Williams, has added London to the meeting in New York, which is in its third year and takes place a fortnight later. The London event will take place at the 10,500-capacity stadium of English rugby gi...

Thu, 21 May 2026 08:05:03 GMT
Ebola returns: How to fight outbreak amid defunding of global health?
Can border walls keep out pandemics? The World Health Organization is officially branding the Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo a "public health emergency of international concern". As the death toll from the rare strain climbs, so does the number ...

Thu, 21 May 2026 08:04:39 GMT
Israeli minister Ben-Gvir's video of Gaza flotilla activists sparks outcry
Detained activists, their hands tied and forced to kneel as the Israeli national anthem is belted out in the background. Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir released footage on X of him taunting the activists from a Gaza-bound flotill...

Thu, 21 May 2026 07:23:13 GMT
Winston Churchill's 'playful' paintings go on show in London
The exhibition opening Saturday at the Wallace Collection will be the most significant display of the statesman's paintings for more than 60 years, including over 50 canvases, many of them rarely seen in public. Churchill first tried painting durin...

Thu, 21 May 2026 07:09:16 GMT
Tourists in Thailand plan for coming cuts to visa-free stays
Near the capital's Tha Tian pier, where tourists catch ferries to the landmark Wat Arun, Irishman Alex Brady said the forthcoming one-month limit would have affected his plans a lot -- because he and his friends "initially came here with no plan at ...

Thu, 21 May 2026 06:59:11 GMT
Australia 'disappointed' by Chinese owner's resistance to forced port sale
Private Chinese company Landbridge acquired a 99 year lease to Darwin Port in 2015, prompting criticism of Australia from then-US president Barack Obama. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese pledged last year to return the northern port -- which sits ac...

Thu, 21 May 2026 06:51:14 GMT
Philippines orders arrest of fugitive senator sought by ICC
Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa, who served as the nation's police chief, was the enforcer of the drug war that killed thousands of people in the Philippines. Dela Rosa is on the run after fleeing the Senate building last week, hours after a shooti...

Thu, 21 May 2026 06:29:08 GMT
'They're afraid': Nicaraguan writer Gioconda Belli on fighting censorship
Belli, one of Latin America's most influential literary voices, said husband-and-wife co-presidents Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo fear voices that expose their betrayal of the leftist Sandinista revolution that toppled the US-backed right-wing r...

Thu, 21 May 2026 06:19:09 GMT
Samsung shareholders vow legal action over tentative union deal
The last-minute agreement on bonuses -- which union members will vote on -- was struck late Wednesday, with plans for an 18-day strike from Thursday put on hold until further notice. The dispute takes place against the backdrop of a global artifici...

Thu, 21 May 2026 05:51:24 GMT
'Ready for violence': Serbian hooligans target protesters
After an hours-long ordeal, his assailants freed him, bruised and bloodied. "I feared for my life. I had no idea what they were planning to do with me," Voja, who asked to be identified only by his first name, told AFP. Weeks later, he is still vi...

Thu, 21 May 2026 05:33:17 GMT
Some Ukrainian refugees head home - for dental work
But with the war showing no signs of stopping, significant numbers of refugees have started trickling back home, if only temporarily, for one reason: to see their dentist. Those displaced by an onslaught of Russian tanks, drones and missiles have b...

Thu, 21 May 2026 05:11:13 GMT
Top UN court to rule on right to strike
The International Court of Justice has been asked to deliver a so-called advisory opinion on whether a treaty drawn up in 1948 by the International Labour Organisation implicitly enshrines the right to strike. The treaty, known as Convention 87, is...

Thu, 21 May 2026 04:03:15 GMT
Bordeaux-Begles' Lucu on verge of Basque 'dream' with Champions Cup final
In 2018, Lucu, now 33, was in the stands at San Mames Stadium the last time the decider was held in the Basque city, as the Irish province edged French club Racing 92 to the title. He travelled two hours to Bilbao from the French part of the Basqu...

Thu, 21 May 2026 04:03:14 GMT
Juve risk disaster as Serie A's Champions League race goes down to the wire
In one of Europe's most one-sided derbies Juve have not lost to Torino in 11 years but the pressure is on for a victory over their local rivals whose mid-table position in Italy's top flight does not reflect their ability to make things difficult fo...

Thu, 21 May 2026 04:03:13 GMT
Antonelli seeks to extend sensational start with fourth win
The 19-year-old rising star of Italian sport leads the Briton, nine years his senior and the pre-season favourite for the title, by 20 points after four rounds of the 22-race championship as Mercedes unveil a major upgrade package. For Russell, it ...

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