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South Korea has passed a bill banning the use of mobile phones in school classrooms nationwide, officials said Thursday, joining other countries in efforts to curb social media use among minors.

Carlos Alcaraz put the "bad thoughts" of last year's early US Open exit behind him Wednesday as he charged into the third round with a straight-sets win over Mattia Bellucci.

Eliud Kipchoge says the desire to inspire others drove him to enter this week's Sydney Marathon with the Kenyan legend admitting there was "huge pressure" on him to win.

Hollywood stars and Netflix are set to take the spotlight Thursday on the second day of the prestigious Venice film festival, with George Clooney, Adam Sandler and Emma Stone preparing for high-profile premieres.

From a gold-plated White House to a grandiose revamp for the capital Washington, Donald Trump is trying to leave an architectural mark like no American president has attempted for decades.

The UN Security Council is set to vote Thursday on the future of the blue helmet peacekeeping mission in south Lebanon, which has faced US and Israeli opposition.

Carlos Alcaraz stormed into the third round of the US Open with a blistering straight-sets victory on Wednesday as Novak Djokovic overcame an early scare to advance.

Qantas Airways said Thursday it lifted annual net profit and saw a bright outlook for travel demand, days after it was fined for illegally firing staff during the Covid-19 pandemic.

When veteran fisherman Brian Tapper checked his 1,200 crab pots in waters off southwest England during this year's crabbing season, he got a series of unwelcome surprises.

Carlos Alcaraz powered into the US Open third round on Wednesday with a commanding 6-1, 6-0, 6-3 win over Italy's Mattia Bellucci.

Jelena Ostapenko was involved in a furious on-court confrontation with Taylor Townsend after being dumped out of the US Open by the unseeded American on Wednesday.

The Israeli military pressed operations around Gaza City on Wednesday as US President Donald Trump hosted a meeting on post-war plans for the shattered Palestinian territory.

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NATO on Thursday said all its members were finally set this year to hit the alliance's previous defence spending target of two percent of GDP -- as they gear up for a far more ambitious goal.

Rangers bowed out of the Champions League play-offs on Wednesday with a humiliating 6-0 defeat at the hands of Club Brugge which piles further pressure on manager Russell Martin, while Benfica secured a place in the competition proper at the expense of Jose Mourinho's Fenerbahce.

A heavily-armed shooter opened fire Wednesday on school children attending a church service in Minneapolis, killing two pupils and wounding 17 people in the latest violent tragedy to jolt the United States.

AI powerhouse Nvidia reported quarterly earnings Wednesday that beat expectations, but shares slipped amid concerns about an AI chip spending bubble and the company's stalled business in China.

Harry Kane scored a last-gasp winner to spare Bayern Munich's blushes in a dramatic 3-2 victory at third-tier Wehen Wiesbaden in the German Cup first round on Wednesday.

Argentine President Javier Milei was pelted with stones while campaigning near the capital Buenos Aires on Wednesday by demonstrators protesting a corruption scandal, AFP reporters said.

Stock markets fluctuated Wednesday as investors braced for a key earnings update from AI giant Nvidia, whose robust growth has largely driven strong gains for tech stocks in recent months.

Argentine police hunted Wednesday for a 17th century painting which was allegedly stolen by the Nazis from a Dutch Jewish art collector and resurfaced this week in a property ad, only to disappear again.

The head of Save the Children described in horrific detail Wednesday the slow agony of starving children in Gaza, saying they are so weak they do not cry.

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Wednesday warned that snap legislative polls would not help restore stability in his country, after calling a parliamentary confidence vote in less then two weeks that he is widely expected to lose.

A shooter opened fire Wednesday on school children attending a church service in Minneapolis, killing two pupils and wounding 17 people in the latest violent tragedy to jolt the United States.

Novak Djokovic overcame an early scare to reach the third round of the US Open on Wednesday as defending women's champion Aryna Sabalenka prepared to step up her title bid.

The Venice Film Festival kicked off Wednesday with Hollywood royalty arriving for Italy's glitzy movie showcase where a strong line up of star-packed films will vie with protests about the Gaza war for public attention.

US President Donald Trump's move to oust Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook marks a direct attempt to politicize the central bank and is "profoundly dangerous," former Fed chief Janet Yellen warned Wednesday.

Globetrotting filmmaker Werner Herzog, an eclectic risk-taker whose monumental works often explore humankind's conflict with nature, was honoured with a special award on Wednesday at the Venice Film Festival.

Novak Djokovic battled past American qualifier Zachary Svajda in four sets on Wednesday to reach the US Open third round for a record-equalling 19th time.

A gunman opened fire Wednesday on school children attending a church service in Minneapolis, killing two pupils and wounding 17 children and adults, police said, in the latest violent tragedy to jolt the United States.

Sweden's Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis and Australian Nicola Olyslagers sealed wins in the Diamond League finals in a high-octane 'city event' in downtown Zurich on Wednesday.

Israel on Wednesday called on UN-backed hunger monitor the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification Initiative (IPC) to immediately retract a report which determined that famine was present in parts of Gaza.

Jonas Vingegaard reclaimed the overall lead of the Vuelta a Espana on the stage five team-time trial on Wednesday while Team UAE riders Juan Ayuso and Joao Almeida climbed to second and third.

A gunman opened fire Wednesday on school children attending church in Minneapolis, killing two pupils and wounding 17 people, police said, in the country's latest violent tragedy.

German weapons-maker Rheinmetall opened Europe's largest munitions plant on Wednesday, a move hailed as boosting Western defences by NATO chief Mark Rutte.

The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam warned Wednesday that it faced closure without more state funding, saying a 104-million-euro ($120 million) renovation was vital to protect its masterpieces.

Indonesian qualifier Janice Tjen's US Open campaign ground to a halt on Wednesday with a comprehensive second-round defeat to Britain's Emma Raducanu.

The Trump administration said Wednesday it will exert more control over Washington by taking over management of Union Station, the US capital's rail hub.

Stock markets fluctuated Wednesday as investors braced for a key earnings update from AI giant Nvidia, whose robust growth has largely driven strong gains for tech stocks in recent months.