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Japan PM says Trump tariffs a 'national crisis'

South Korea court ousts impeached president Yoon

Security 'breakdown' allows armed men into Melbourne's MCG

Norris fastest in Japan GP first practice, Tsunoda sixth on Red Bull debut

Albon says Thailand taking bid for F1 race 'very seriously'

'It's gone': conservation science in Thailand's burning forest

Protest as quake-hit Myanmar junta chief joins Bangkok summit

EU leaders push for influence at Central Asia summit

Asian stocks extend global rout after Trump's shock tariff blitz

Lewandowski, Mbappe duel fuelling tight La Liga title race

South Korea court upholds President Yoon's impeachment, strips him of office

US fencer disqualified for not facing transgender rival

A fencer was disqualified from a US women's foil event for refusing to compete against a transgender opponent in an incident that has gone viral online.

'Everyone worried' by Trump tariffs in France's champagne region

With the United States the largest export market for champagne, producers of France's leading sparkling wine had little to celebrate on Thursday about facing an additional 20 percent tariff, although they held out hope for negotiations.

Italy's Brignone suffers broken leg with Winter Olympics looming

A week after taking the alpine skiing crystal globe Italian Federica Brignone suffered a broken leg on Thursday hampering her preparations for her home Winter Olympics next year.

Myanmar junta chief arrives for summit as quake toll passes 3,000

The head of Myanmar's junta was due to discuss the response to his country's devastating earthquake at a regional summit in Bangkok on Friday after the death toll passed 3,000.

Iyer blitz powers Kolkata to big IPL win over Hyderabad

India batter Venkatesh Iyer smashed 60 off 29 balls to fire holders Kolkata Knight Riders to a 80-run hammering of Sunrisers Hyderabad in a comeback IPL win on Thursday.

Russian soprano Netrebko to return to London's Royal Opera House

Russian superstar soprano Anna Netrebko -- shunned on some world stages since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine -- will appear at London's Royal Opera House later this year.

French creche worker gets 25 years for killing baby with drain cleaner

A French ex-daycare worker on Thursday was sentenced to 25 years in prison over a baby's death in her care, after she gave the infant drain cleaner to silence her crying.

UK avoids worst US tariffs post-Brexit, but no celebrations

More than four years after the UK's withdrawal from the European Union became effective, Britain has escaped harsher US tariffs, facing only half of the 20 percent imposed on its EU neighbours.

Canada imposing 25% tariff on some US auto imports

Canada said it would impose a 25 percent tariff on some autos imported from the United States, retaliating against President Donald Trump's levies that came into affect on Thursday.