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Indian rescuers hurried in sub-zero temperatures Sunday to dig out four missing workers presumed buried by an avalanche in a remote border area, with snowfall increasing the risk of more sliding snow.

Quentin Grimes scored a career-high 44 points as the Philadelphia 76ers shocked the Golden State Warriors 126-119 to snap their nine-game NBA skid on Saturday -- a day after confirming superstar center Joel Embiid would miss the rest of the season.

Wilfried Zaha scored on his debut for Charlotte FC and Israeli Tai Baribo scored a hat-trick for the Philadelphia Union in Major League Soccer on Saturday.

A high-stakes father-and-son feud has plunged Singapore property giant City Developments Ltd (CDL) into turmoil, with the private boardroom dispute of one of the city-state's wealthiest families erupting into public view this week.

Wearing a traditional Indonesian black hat and shirt, President Prabowo Subianto speaks to the camera in an Instagram video, asking his people how he can help them after his election last year.

In a worn-down classroom in eastern Sudan, men and women watch attentively from a wood bench as a teacher scribbles Arabic letters on a faded blackboard.

A simple handshake between President Xi Jinping and once-shunned entrepreneur Jack Ma sent Chinese tech stocks booming in recent weeks as it was interpreted as the latest sign the sector is being brought in from the cold -- though experts advise caution.

Queensland Reds coach Les Kiss declared Super Rugby was "alive, healthy and kicking" after their last-gasp win over Western Force, with the Pacific tournament proving far more competitive this season.

Coach Clayton McMillan says his Waikato Chiefs were "a bit flat" before dismantling the ACT Brumbies in dynamic style, firing a warning to the rest of their Super Rugby rivals.

Thousands of people evacuated from parts of northern Japan as the country's largest wildfire in three decades raged unabated Sunday after killing at least one person, officials said.

The red carpet has been rolled out, the champagne is on ice, and Hollywood is ready to crown the year's best movie, with joint favorites "Anora" and "Conclave" seemingly poised for a tense showdown at Sunday's Oscars.

After a long journey through space, a US company is just hours away from attempting a daring lunar touchdown -- its spacecraft poised to become only the second private lander to achieve the feat if it succeeds.

Their sweat-stained faces lit only by a dim yellow bulb in a neglected corner of the capital Luanda, revellers sway their hips to the sound of a catchy beat on the eve of the annual Angolan carnival.

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards was fined $35,000 by the NBA on Saturday for failing to leave the court and tossing a ball into the stands when he was ejected from a game on Thursday.

Israel said Sunday it endorsed a proposal to temporarily extend the truce in Gaza as a bridging measure after the first phase of its ceasefire with Hamas drew to a close.

The San Francisco 49ers have agreed to trade star wide receiver Deebo Samuel to the Washington Commanders, ESPN reported on Saturday.

Leader Jake Knapp made a birdie on the 18th hole to ensure he heads into Sunday's final round of the Cognizant Classic at Palm Beach Gardens with a chance of a wire-to-wire victory.

Pop sensation Charli XCX turned the Brit Awards into the brat awards on Saturday as she claimed five gongs at the annual celebration of UK music.

La Liga champions Real Madrid suffered a 2-1 defeat at Real Betis on Saturday, which coach Carlo Ancelotti said was a "big blow" to their title defence, while Atletico Madrid took advantage to move top of the table.

Paris Saint-Germain cruised to a 4-1 win over Lille on Saturday to extend their lead in France to 16 points ahead of their heavyweight Champions League clash with Liverpool.

Toulouse's English flanker Jack Willis said on Saturday he dreams of playing for the British and Irish Lions this summer, after scoring two tries in a 63-21 hammering of Vannes in the French Top 14.

Lionel Messi will sit out Inter Miami's Major League Soccer game at the Houston Dynamo on Sunday as the club look to manage his minutes.

Atletico Madrid scraped a nervy 1-0 win over Athletic Bilbao to move provisionally top of La Liga on Saturday.

A red-covered table stretching several hundred metres carved a path through mounds of rubble in southern Gaza on Saturday, as families gathered to break their fast during the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Yamandu Orsi was sworn in Saturday as president of Uruguay, returning the South American country of 3.4 million to leftist governance after five years of predecessor Luis Lacalle Pou's center-right leadership.

Canadian hockey legend Wayne Gretzky is facing backlash at home over his support for US President Donald Trump, who has threatened to use economic force to make Canada the 51st state.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Saturday gave Volodymyr Zelensky a warm welcome in London, a day after the Ukrainian leader's clash with US President Donald Trump.

Bayer Leverkusen cut Bayern Munich's lead in the Bundesliga back to eight points ahead of the sides' Champions League last 16 clash, with a 4-1 win at Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday.

Manchester City survived a scare to beat giant killers Plymouth 3-1 and progress to the FA Cup quarter-finals on Saturday, after Crystal Palace striker Jean Philippe-Mateta was hospitalised in the Eagles' 3-1 win over Millwall.

Nico O'Reilly spared Manchester City's blushes as the teenager's double inspired a comeback 3-1 win over giant-killers Plymouth in the FA Cup fifth round on Saturday.

La Liga champions Real Madrid suffered a dent to their title defence with a 2-1 defeat at Real Betis on Saturday.

Bayer Leverkusen cut Bayern Munich's lead atop the German Bundesliga table to eight points ahead of Wednesday's Champions League last 16 clash between the two, with a 4-1 win at Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday.