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Wife of US hostage in Africa reveals captors’ ransom demand

WASHINGTON: The wife of an American humanitarian worker who was kidnapped in Niger five years ago said Wednesday that her husband's captors have made a multimillion-dollar ransom demand but US government "restrictions"...

Mourners lining streets for Queen Elizabeth’s funeral share thoughts about her and future of the monarchy

LONDON: Hundreds of thousands of mourners lined the streets of London on Monday to honor and say farewell to Queen Elizabeth II, whose seven-decade reign meant she had been a constant throughout...

Strong earthquake in southwest China kills 46

BEIJING: At least 46 people were killed when a strong earthquake struck southwestern China on Monday, state media reported, as violent tremors in a remote region damaged homes and left some areas...

Germany oust Giannis and Greece, Spain rally past Finland into EuroBasket semis

BERLIN: Giannis Antetokounmpo got ejected, and Greece's hopes of bringing home a European championship ended not long afterward. Germany, meanwhile, are taking full advantage of their home-court edge. Dennis Schroder scored 26 points, Daniel...

Nadal to face Kyrgios after surviving Wimbledon injury scare

LONDON: Rafael Nadal beat Taylor Fritz in a gruelling five-setter on Wednesday to set up a blockbuster Wimbledon semifinal against Nick Kyrgios, but revealed that an abdomen injury almost forced him to...

Babar and Rizwan lead Pakistan to big win over England

KARACHI: Babar Azam returned to batting form with a century and Mohammad Rizwan hit 88 in a Pakistan record-breaking double-century opening stand to beat England by 10 wickets in the second Twenty20...

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