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AFP/APP Sydney: Usman Khawaja said Friday he will retire from international cricket after the fifth and final Ashes clash against England, leaving behind a legacy as Australia’s first Muslim Test cricketer while lashing out at…

AFP/APP Paris, France: Revellers around the world toasted the start of 2026, bidding farewell on Wednesday to a volatile year when temperatures soared, US President Donald Trump upended global trade, and the brutal conflict in Ukraine…

AFP Sydney: Australians fell silent in flickering candlelight on Sunday to honour the Bondi Beach shooting victims, marking one week since gunmen fired into crowds at a Jewish festival. A father and son are accused of targeting the…

AFP/APP Sydney: A father-and-son team toting long-barrelled guns shot and killed 15 people including a 10-year-old girl at Sydney's Bondi Beach, authorities said Monday, labelling it an antisemitic terrorist attack on a Jewish festival.…

News Desk  Los Angeles:US actress Sydney Sweeney has revealed that she finds it “hard” to ask for help, a challenge she says mirrors the experiences of the character she portrays in her new film Christy. Speaking to Sky News, Sweeney,…

AFP/APP Sydney: Injured Australia captain Pat Cummins has been ruled out of the first Ashes Test against England in Perth next month, Cricket Australia announced Monday in a statement. The governing body said “Cummins will not be fit…

AFP/APP Maitland, Australia: Record floods cut a destructive path through eastern Australia on Friday, caking houses in silt, washing out roads and separating 50,000 people from help. Four bodies have been pulled from vast tides of…

AFP/APP Sydney: Torrential rain continued to lash eastern Australiaon Thursday, swelling already engorged rivers, engulfing roads and leaving almost 50,000 people stranded. Police found the body of a 63-year-old man inside a flooded…

AFP/APP New Delhi: Batting great Virat Kohli announced his immediate retirement from Test cricket on Monday, just days before India name their squad for a tour to England. Kohli, who scored 9,230 runs in 123 matches at an average of…

AFP/APP Sydney: Australians are voting in a general election Saturday, a hard-fought contest between party leaders with sharply contrasting visions for the country. Here are five key things to know about the poll Down Under:…