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Tehran residents keep up semblance of normality amid destruction

Tehran residents keep up semblance of normality amid destruction

For a moment Tehran resembled a city at peace, with birdsong, joggers and tranquil views of the snow-capped Alborz mountains in the distance. Then the sound of another explosion ripped through the air. A week ago, opening strikes by the US and Israel killed Iran's supreme leader

Failed Israeli commando operation to find airman remains kills 41 in Lebanon

Failed Israeli commando operation to find airman remains kills 41 in Lebanon

An Israeli special forces operation that failed to find the remains of airman Ron Arad, captured in Lebanon in 1986, killed 41 people and wounded 40 in eastern Lebanon. Gutted buildings, torn-off roofs, munitions scattered on the ground surrounded a large crater in Nabi Sheet, the town that witnessed

Women rule the roost atop the Gdansk shipyard cranes

Women rule the roost atop the Gdansk shipyard cranes

For the past 30 years, Halina Krauze has sat atop a 15-metre (49-foot) crane surveying the Gdansk shipyard, the birthplace of the Solidarnosc trade union. For eight hours, the 65-year-old displaces tonnes of steel that will become ship hulls and wind turbine components. She is one

Ohtani homers again as Japan edge South Korea at World Baseball Classic

Ohtani homers again as Japan edge South Korea at World Baseball Classic

Japan's Shohei Ohtani hit his second home run of the World Baseball Classic on Saturday and said his team's nail-biting 8-6 win over South Korea would bring the defending champions closer together. Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Ohtani smashed the ball into the Tokyo Dome

Eight dead as tornados surge across central US

Tornados tore through the central United States in a series of storms that continued into Saturday, leaving eight people dead and at least a dozen others injured, authorities said. Four people were reported killed in Oklahoma, where the twisters gained strength, and four others died further north in the Midwestern

Nepal's rapper politician who took on the old guard and won

Nepal's rapper politician who took on the old guard and won

Nepal's rapper-turned-mayor Balendra Shah won a dramatic parliamentary contest on Saturday, defeating veteran leader KP Sharma Oli in the former prime minister's own constituency after staking his political future on the challenge. Shah's victory over the veteran Marxist leader marks one of

Russell leads Mercedes 1-2 for Australian GP as Verstappen crashes

Russell leads Mercedes 1-2 for Australian GP as Verstappen crashes

George Russell powered to pole position on Saturday for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix ahead of Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli, but there was disaster for Max Verstappen as he crashed out. On a fine day at Melbourne's Albert Park, Verstappen's Red Bull partner Isack Hadjar