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The Japanese women’s softball team got the Tokyo 2020 Olympics off to a winning start for the hosts Wednesday, kicking off a pandemic-postponed Games that the World Health Organization says … Read More

A dozen people died in a flooded subway line in Zhengzhou, the capital of China’s central Henan province, after the city was drenched by what weather watchers said were the … Read More

Families in Lebanon are now spending five times the minimum wage on food alone, a report found Wednesday, as inflation caused by the country’s worst-ever economic crisis continues to soar.

“Rioters” shot dead a police officer in southwestern Iran, state media reported Wednesday, following nearly a week of protests against water shortages in the drought-hit region.

The Taliban said Wednesday they would fight only to defend themselves over the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, but stopped short of declaring a formal ceasefire.

Malian strongman Colonel Assimi Goita survived an assassination attempt at a mosque in Bamako on Tuesday, in the latest blow to stability in a country reeling from two military coups … Read More

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 50 points in an astounding all-around performance and the Milwaukee Bucks captured their first NBA title since 1971 by defeating the Phoenix Suns 105-98 Tuesday.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday peace talks on the future of ethnically divided Cyprus can take place only between “the two states” on the Mediterranean island, in comments sure … Read More

Human rights groups said Tuesday they feared possible retaliation against prominent United Arab Emirates activist Ahmed Mansoor, after the publication of a letter he wrote alleging mistreatment in jail.

The head of the organizing committee for the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday did not rule out a last-minute cancellation of the global sporting showpiece, amid rising coronavirus cases that have … Read More