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Prosecutors in Turkey announced dozens more arrests Saturday as part of an ongoing corruption probe, denounced by opposition leaders as a pretext to remove resistance to an ambitious Istanbul canal project.

Enzo Maresca saluted Chelsea's "nasty" performance as a gritty 1-0 win over Everton on Saturday kept alive their bid to qualify for the Champions League.

Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky met briefly in the hush of St Peter's basilica before Pope Francis's funeral on Saturday in their first encounter since a noisy White House clash and the US president later cast doubt on whether Russian leader Vladimir Putin wants a peace deal.

A powerful explosion ripped through a key port in southern Iran on Saturday, killing four people and injuring more than 500, state media said.

A sword that belonged to Napoleon and was specially ordered for the personal use of the French emperor is to be auctioned in Paris next month, the auction house said.

The United States and Iran went into detail about a potential nuclear deal Saturday at their third consecutive round of talks, hoping to strike an accord that would ease regional tensions.

With songs, candles, flags and prayers, Buenos Aires mourners marked the burial of pontiff and native son Pope Francis Saturday.

Karsten Warholm broke the men's 300m hurdles world record on Saturday at the opening Diamond League meeting of the season in Xiamen, but Olympic 110m hurdles champion Grant Holloway suffered a shock defeat.

A commentator yells excitedly as hundreds of spectators stand glued to a video of a racecourse -- but the athletes they are rooting for are actually tiny sperm cells.

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange joined the crowds in Rome for Pope Francis's funeral on Saturday, the whistle-blowing website said on X, quoting his wife Stella Assange.

Marc Marquez secured his fifth consecutive sprint victory at the Spanish Grand Prix in Jerez on Saturday to expand his lead at the top of the MotoGP standings.

Celtic clinched their fourth successive Scottish Premiership title in fitting style with a 5-0 demolition of Dundee United on Saturday.

Chelsea boosted their bid to qualify for the Champions League as Nicolas Jackson ended his 13-game goal drought to seal a crucial 1-0 win against Everton on Saturday.

Catholic faithful and admirers of Pope Francis flooded St Peter's Square and the streets of Rome on Saturday in full force to give the pontiff an emotional send-off with a human touch.

Karsten Warholm broke the 300m hurdles world record on Saturday at the opening Diamond League meeting of the season in Xiamen, taking 0.21 seconds off his own mark in the little-run event.

A powerful explosion ripped through a key port in southern Iran on Saturday, killing four people and injuring more than 500, state media said.

The Russian army has fully liberated the border Kursk region from Ukrainian control with the help of North Korean soldiers, Chief of Staff Valery Gerasimov said on Saturday, admitting their participation in the conflict for the first time.

Pope Francis was laid to rest in Rome Saturday after a Vatican funeral for the "pope among the people" attended by hundreds of thousands of mourners and world leaders including US President Donald Trump.

Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky met briefly in the hush of St Peter's basilica on the sidelines of Pope Francis's funeral on Saturday in their first encounter since a noisy White House clash, as the US president pushes the Ukrainian leader to make a peace deal with Russia.

Filipino faithful prayed the rosary inside a Manila church on Saturday as the funeral of Pope Francis played overhead on large screens.

Indian business owner Rishi Kumar Jisrani has spent two days watching a messy scramble of people haul suitcases and drop loved ones at the border with Pakistan before it shuts, with dwindling hopes his family will be allowed across.

A powerful explosion ripped through a key port in southern Iran on Saturday, injuring more than 500 people, state media said, with the cause of the blast not immediately clear.

In fluid synchronisation, dozens of robotic arms picked up metal parts and welded them onto vehicle beds, as car skeletons gradually took shape and progressed along an automated factory floor near the eastern Chinese city of Ningbo.

Pakistan's leader said his nation was open to a neutral investigation on Saturday into a deadly attack in Indian-run Kashmir that New Delhi blames on Islamabad, and that has sent fraught relations into a tailspin with soldiers exchanging gunfire across their contested frontier.

Hundreds of thousands of mourners and world leaders including US President Donald Trump packed St Peter's Square on Saturday for the funeral of Pope Francis, "pope among the people" and the Catholic Church's first Latin American leader.

France's 2021 world champion Fabio Quartararo set a new all-time lap record at the Spanish Grand Prix in qualifying on Saturday to claim pole position for the sprint and MotoGP races in Jerez.

Hamas is open to an agreement to end the war in Gaza that would see all hostages released and secure a five-year truce, an official said Saturday ahead of talks with mediators.

Hundreds of thousands of mourners and world leaders including US President Donald Trump packed St Peter's Square on Saturday for the funeral of Pope Francis, "pope among the people" and the Catholic Church's first Latin American leader.

The United States and Iran were expected to start haggling over details of a potential nuclear deal in Oman on Saturday as they entered their third round of talks in as many weeks.

Tens of thousands of mourners and world leaders including US President Donald Trump packed St Peter's Square on Saturday for the funeral of Pope Francis, the champion of the poor and the Catholic Church's first Latin American leader.

Many had woken up at dawn while others slept in their cars before Catholic faithful poured into St Peter's Square from all corners of the globe on Saturday, fuelled by a desire to honour Pope Francis.

Pakistan's leader said Saturday he was ready to defend the country after a deadly attack in Indian-run Kashmir that New Delhi blames on Islamabad, sending already fraught relations into a tailspin with soldiers exchanging gunfire across their contested frontier.