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Second-lowest turnout ever for HK legislative election
AFP, Published on 08/12/2025
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong's legislative election on Sunday drew the second-lowest turnout rate on record, with voters choosing candidates under Beijing's "patriots only" rules in the aftermath of the city's deadliest fire in decades.
Palace sink Fulham to reach fourth place, Rutter rescues Brighton
AFP, Published on 08/12/2025
» LONDON - Crystal Palace moved into fourth place in the Premier League as their remarkable rise hit a new high with a 2-1 win against Fulham, while Brighton stopped West Ham climbing out of the relegation zone with a last-gasp 1-1 draw on Sunday.
Netanyahu expects to move to Gaza truce second phase soon
AFP, Published on 07/12/2025
» JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Sunday he expected the second phase of the US-sponsored ceasefire plan for Gaza to begin soon, and said he would meet President Donald Trump this month.
Lando Norris crowned Formula One world champion
AFP, Published on 07/12/2025
» ABU DHABI - Lando Norris claimed his maiden Formula One world drivers' title in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, ending Max Verstappen's four-year reign.
In Jerusalem, Merz reaffirms Germany's support for Israel
AFP, Published on 07/12/2025
» JERUSALEM - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz reaffirmed Berlin's support for Israel during a visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem on Sunday before talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Palestinian coach gets hope, advice from mum in Gaza tent
AFP, Published on 07/12/2025
» DOHA - Coach Ehab Abu Jazar is guiding a national team that carries on its shoulders all the hopes and sorrows of Palestinian football, but it is his mother, forced by war to live in a Gaza tent, who is his main inspiration and motivation.
Sri Lanka issues landslide warnings as cyclone toll hits 618
AFP, Published on 07/12/2025
» COLOMBO - Sri Lankan authorities issued fresh landslide warnings on Sunday with rains lashing areas already devastated by a powerful cyclone, as the death toll rose to 618.
India nightclub fire kills 23 in Goa
AFP, Published on 07/12/2025
» MUMBAI (INDIA) - A fire at a nightclub in the west Indian state of Goa has killed at least 23 people, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and other officials said early Sunday.
No breakthrough at 'constructive' Ukraine-US talks
AFP, Published on 07/12/2025
» MIAMI - Three days of talks between Ukrainian and US officials produced no apparent breakthrough Saturday, with President Volodymyr Zelensky committing to further negotiations toward "real peace," even as Russia launched another series of drone and missile strikes on its neighbor.
Arsenal rocked by Aston Villa, Man City cut gap to two points
AFP, Published on 07/12/2025
» LONDON - Aston Villa ended Arsenal's 18-match unbeaten run to blow the Premier League title race wide open on Saturday as Manchester City beat Sunderland 3-0 to close within two points of the leaders.