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AFP/APP Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on Israel during a Monday meeting with its defense minister to avoid further escalation in Lebanon as they discussed efforts to reach a deal to free hostages in Gaza.…

AFP/APP London: Stock markets mostly retreated on Thursday as traders reacted to political uncertainty in Europe and the US Federal Reserve's plan to only cut interest rates once this year. European stocks closed firmly in the red,…

AFP/APP Orlando: The United States bounced back from their 5-1 defeat to Colombia to earn a morale-boosting 1-1 draw with Brazil in their final warm-up game before the Copa America on Wednesday. US skipper Christian Pulisic's rasping…

AFP/APP Barbuda: Australia marched into the Super Eights  of the T20 World Cup with a nine-wicket demolition of Namibia at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on Tuesday. Adam Zampa led the rout of an outclassed Namibia with…

AFP/APP New York:European stock markets and the euro tumbled Tuesday amid heightened political uncertainty following weekend election results that bolstered far-right parties, while a rally in Apple shares lifted US stocks to fresh…

AFP/APP Lilongwe:Malawi's president on Monday said he was sparing no resources in a search operation for a missing military aircraft carrying the country's vice president Saulos Chilima. "I know that this is a heartbreaking…

AFP/APP Guyana: Brief scores in the Group C match of the T20 World Cup between the West Indies and Uganda at the Guyana National Stadium on Saturday: West Indies 173-5 off 20 overs (Johnson Charles 44, Andre Russell 30 not out; Brian…

AFP/APP Brussels:Voting began across Europe Sunday on the final -- and biggest -- day of marathon EU elections, with balloting due in 21 countries, including France and Germany, where support for surging far-right parties is being…

AFP/APP New York: Dornoch won the 156th Belmont Stakes on Saturday, jockey Luis Saez piloting the 17-1 longshot to victory in the third jewel in US flat racing's Triple Crown at Saratoga Race Course. "It was perfect," Saez said after…

News Desk  New York:While the historic victory of the US cricket team against Pakistan in a Cricket World Cup match in Dallas went largely unnoticed by many Americans, it resonated deeply in the homeland of the 1992 champions, as…