The Indiana Pacers defeated the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers 120-119 as the Golden State Warriors shrugged off a Stephen Curry injury to claim victory against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the NBA playoffs on Tuesday.
The Vatican's papal conclave to choose a new spiritual leader for the world's 1.4 billion Catholics is governed by procedures and rituals that have evolved over centuries.
The Vatican, headquarters of the Catholic Church, is the smallest state in the world, with its own newspaper, national anthem in Latin and supreme leader: the pope.
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Cardinals from across the world will be shut into the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday for a secretive conclave to elect the next head of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics.
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On a rainy day in Indonesia's capital Jakarta, three men coated in metallic paint known as the "manusia silver", or silvermen, brave the elements at an intersection near a mall to ask drivers for change.
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Hollywood has always been "an international industry," that would suffer creatively if cross-border work was curbed, the head of North America's largest film festival told AFP.
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Voicing frustration over the lack of success in ending Russia's invasion of Ukraine, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called for renewed focus on "our number-one geopolitical foe" -- China.
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China vowed Wednesday to defend "justice" in upcoming trade talks with the United States in Switzerland -- the two sides' first negotiations following President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff rollout that roiled global markets.
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Manchester United are preparing for the second leg of their Europa League semi-final against Athletic Bilbao knowing only a calamity will prevent a likely showdown with Tottenham later this month.
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The Associated Press news agency will continue to credit one of its most distinctive photos, "Napalm Girl" taken during the Vietnam War, to photographer Nick Ut despite questions about who took it, the wire said Tuesday.
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Colombia's president on Tuesday said he intends to sign an accord to join Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative during an upcoming China trip, a move sure to damage already frayed relations with Washington.
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Lautaro Martinez said on Tuesday that he was brought to tears at a hamstring injury which nearly kept him out of Inter Milan's Champions League decider with Barcelona.
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Senior US and Chinese officials will travel to Switzerland later this week to kickstart stalled trade talks following President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff rollout, according to statements from both countries.
Hansi Flick said that his Barcelona players will bounce back from their dramatic Champions League semi-final defeat to Inter Milan, a tie which finished 7-6 on aggregate for the Italians after two epic matches.
A US jury on Tuesday handed WhatsApp a major victory in its cyberespionage suit against NSO Group, ordering the Israel-based firm to pay some $168 million in damages.
India fired missiles at Pakistani territory early Wednesday, killing at least three people, according to Pakistan, which said it had begun retaliating in a major escalation of tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals.
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