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    Australian Open: Sabalenka Powers Into Semi-FinalsTennis
    Australian Open: Sabalenka Powers Into Semi-Finals

    World number one Sabalenka tamed 18-year-old American Iva Jovic 6-3, 6-0 and faces either third seed Coco Gauff or 12th...

    27 Jan 2026 9:43 AM IST

    French Lawmakers Pass Bill Banning Social Media for Under-15sEurope
    French Lawmakers Pass Bill Banning Social Media for Under-15s

    The lower National Assembly adopted the text by a vote of 130 to 21 in a lengthy overnight session from Monday to...

    27 Jan 2026 6:57 AM IST

    Ferry Sinking Kills 18, Leaves 10 Missing in PhilippinesWorld
    Ferry Sinking Kills 18, Leaves 10 Missing in Philippines

    Search-and-rescue efforts were expected to continue through the night

    26 Jan 2026 5:52 PM IST

    EU Opens Probe into Elon Musks Grok Over Sexual AI DeepfakesTechnology
    EU Opens Probe into Elon Musk's Grok Over Sexual AI Deepfakes

    Grok faces an outcry after it emerged that users could sexualise images of women and children using simple text prompts...

    26 Jan 2026 5:04 PM IST

    China Says Canada Deal Not Aimed At US After Tariff ThreatWorld
    China Says Canada Deal Not Aimed At US After Tariff Threat

    Under the deal, announced this month, Beijing is expected to reduce tariffs on Canadian canola imports and grant...

    26 Jan 2026 1:53 PM IST

    Alcaraz, Sabalenka Target Quarter-Finals at Australian OpenTennis
    Alcaraz, Sabalenka Target Quarter-Finals at Australian Open

    After brutal heat disrupted play on Saturday, temperatures are set to ease from 40C to a more manageable 23C at...

    25 Jan 2026 7:43 AM IST

    Trump Says Minnesota Officials Inciting Insurrection, After Fatal ShootingAmerica
    Trump Says Minnesota Officials Inciting Insurrection, After Fatal...

    Trump has previously threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act, which would allow him to send troops into Minnesota for...

    25 Jan 2026 7:02 AM IST

    Massive Snow and Ice Storm Set to Sweep USAmerica
    Massive Snow and Ice Storm Set to Sweep US

    Multiple US states declared states of emergency as meteorologists said the storm would soon begin marching across much...

    24 Jan 2026 10:34 AM IST

    Bangladesh Readies for Polls, Worry Among Hasina SupportersNeighbours
    Bangladesh Readies for Polls, Worry Among Hasina Supporters

    In Gopalganj, a strong bastion of Hasina's iron-grip rule, residents are grappling with an election without the party...

    24 Jan 2026 9:25 AM IST

    Defending Champion Madison Keys Surges into Australian Open Last 16Tennis
    Defending Champion Madison Keys Surges into Australian Open Last 16

    Keys stunned world number one Aryna Sabalenka in the final a year ago for her first Grand Slam title at age 29

    24 Jan 2026 7:41 AM IST

    Italys Meloni Hopes to Nominate Trump for Nobel Peace PrizeWorld
    Italy's Meloni Hopes to Nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize

    Meloni revels in her cordial ties with Trump, who has expressed frustration at failing to win the prize

    24 Jan 2026 6:40 AM IST

    Gunman at Large After Three Killed in Eastern AustraliaAustralia and New Zealand
    Gunman at Large After Three Killed in Eastern Australia

    Officers warned people to stay indoors in the country town of Lake Cargelligo, 450 kilometres (280 miles) west of Sydney

    22 Jan 2026 4:37 PM IST

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