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Mbappe, Real Madrid defeat Valencia; narrow gap to Barcelona on ladder Goals by Kylian Mbappe and Alvaro Carreras allowed Real Madrid to peg back Barcelona in the La Liga standings.…

News Thailand’s Bhumjaithai set for coalition talks after surprise election win Conservative party looks set to win at least 194 seats in Thailand’s 500 member House, Thai media say. Thai…

Super Bowl 2026: Seahawks ride defence, Walker to beat Patriots Seattle Seahawks produce a dominant defensive display to outmuscle the New England Patriots 29-13. Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold celebrates…

Bangladesh’s Jamaat leader Shafiqur Rahman: The man everyone wants to meet Until recently, Bangladesh’s elite and foreign diplomats avoided the Jamaat leader and his party. Now, with Jamaat running neck-and-neck…

‘Tool of siege’: Israel’s punishing control of Gaza movement Israeli crossing closures have ceased to be a temporary ‘security measure’ and instead have become a daily reality that has redefined…

Japan’s Takaichi vows to deliver on tax cuts after LDP’s ‘historic’ win LDP looks set to secure 316 seats in Japan’s 500-member house, marking its best result since its founding…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,446 These are the key developments from day 1,446 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Residents walk through debris following the Russian bombing of…

News Iran arrests prominent reformist politicians, cites links to US, Israel Authorities accuse detainees of trying to disrupt Iran’s ‘political social order’ at a time of ‘military threats’ from the…

Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai faces sentencing in national security trial Founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily newspaper faces possible life in prison on charges of foreign collusion. Jimmy…

Iran sentences Nobel laureate Mohammadi to seven more years in prison Women’s rights activist Mohammadi was arrested in December while attending a memorial ceremony in Mashhad. Narges Mohammadi is the…