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Judge homers as USA cruise past Brazil in World Baseball Classic

Judge homers as USA cruise past Brazil in World Baseball Classic

Aaron Judge blasted a two-run home run as the United States launched their World Baseball Classic campaign with a 15-5 victory over Brazil on Friday. New York Yankees star Judge -- who is captaining the US squad in his maiden appearance in the tournament -- opened the scoring in the

Paralympics open with Russian athletes booed in ceremony

Paralympics open with Russian athletes booed in ceremony

The Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics started on Friday with an opening ceremony marked by Russian athletes being booed as they paraded behind their national flag for the first time since 2014. Despite Russia's ongoing war with Ukraine, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has allowed six Russian athletes and

War in the Middle East: latest developments

War in the Middle East: latest developments

Here are the latest events in the Middle East war on Saturday: - Blasts in Dubai, Manama - AFP journalists heard explosions in Dubai and Bahrain's capital, Manama, on Saturday, one week into Iran's retaliatory attacks on targets around the Gulf. A warning siren sounded in Manama, with

Grabbing the bull by the tail: Venezuela's cowboy sport

Grabbing the bull by the tail: Venezuela's cowboy sport

Four mounted cowboys jostle for position near the bull pen gate. When the bull bolts out into the ring, a mad scramble begins as the riders vie to grab its tail and knock it to the ground. Bull tailing, or "coleo" is to Venezuela's "llanos&

Sinner, Sabalenka make dominant starts in quest for first Indian Wells titles

Sinner, Sabalenka make dominant starts in quest for first Indian Wells titles

World number two Jannik Sinner overwhelmed Czech qualifier Dalibor Svrcina 6-1, 6-1 on Friday to launch his bid for a first Indian Wells hardcourt crown. Sinner, back in the California desert after missing last year's edition serving a drugs suspension, controlled every aspect of the 64-

Questions over AI capability as tech guides Iran strikes

Questions over AI capability as tech guides Iran strikes

The latest bout of fighting between the United States, Israel and Iran has seen AI deployed as never before to sift intelligence and select targets, although the technology's use in war remains hotly debated. Different forms of artificial intelligence have reportedly been used to guide the Israeli campaign

Oil prices surge as Mideast war rages, stocks fall on US jobs

Oil prices surge as Mideast war rages, stocks fall on US jobs

Crude prices surged Friday on mounting fears about oil supply disruption during the Middle East war, while equities retreated on poor US hiring data. The US-Israel war on Iran and Tehran's retaliatory attacks across the Gulf region have upended the world's energy and transport sectors,