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Future king Charles heads to Canada on queen’s behalf

15 May 2022, 10:08 PM PDT

Prince Charles is visiting Canada from Tuesday to Thursday, with more attention than ever on his position as future king

One dead, four critically injured in California church shooting

15 May 2022, 10:07 PM PDT

Police vehicles are seen after a shooting inside Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods, California, on May 15, 2022

Frankfurt ready to rock Rangers in Seville under Borre’s influence

15 May 2022, 9:53 PM PDT

Rafael Borre (C) celebrates after scoring at Barcelona in the Europa League quarter-finals

French city rekindles burkini row with pool rule change

15 May 2022, 9:38 PM PDT

The burkini, seen here modelled at a shop in Australia, is a controversial bathing suit in France

Lebanon awaits results of first vote since multiple crises

15 May 2022, 8:53 PM PDT

According to provisional turnout figures, 41 percent of Lebanon's 3.9 million registered voters cast a ballot

US, EU to boost coordination on semiconductor supply, Russia

15 May 2022, 8:52 PM PDT

The tech industry has suffered from a shortage of components for chipmaking, blamed on a boom in global demand for electronic products and pandemic snarled supply chains

Mavs, Celtics advance as Bucks, Suns exit NBA playoffs

15 May 2022, 8:38 PM PDT

A cut above: Luke Doncic soars over the Phoenix defense to score in Dallas's upset playoff win on Sunday

China’s retail sales lowest in two years from Covid damage

15 May 2022, 7:52 PM PDT

China's retail sales slumped to its lowest in over two years while factory output plunged, official data showed Monday, due to Beijing's zero-Covid policy

US in mourning, outrage after ‘racist’ mass shooting

15 May 2022, 7:52 PM PDT

Police at a Tops Friendly Market in Buffalo, New York, where authorities said a gunman killed 10 people on May 14, 2022

Somalia elects Hassan Sheik Mohamud as president a second time

15 May 2022, 7:38 PM PDT

The election has been dogged by claims of irregularities and is well over a year behind schedule

Total eclipse as Doncic, Mavs shock top-seed Suns

15 May 2022, 7:38 PM PDT

Easy: Luka Doncic scores for Dallas in Sunday's upset of Phoenix

Drug crimes keep Ecuador community in grip of fear

15 May 2022, 7:24 PM PDT

A mounted police officer frisks a man during a patrol in Cerro Las Cabras, Duran municipality, Ecuador, on April 26, 2022

Kim slams North Korea pandemic response, deploys army

15 May 2022, 7:23 PM PDT

Kim Jong Un ordered the army to get to work "on immediately stabilising the supply of medicines in Pyongyang"

Facebook changing with times a decade after stock debut

15 May 2022, 6:53 PM PDT

Facebook employees cheered and shared high-fives at its Silicon Valley headquarters when the then 8-year-old social network made its stock market debut on May 18, 2012 at an opening price of $38 a share.

Dutch doctor says group will keep sending abortion pills to US women

15 May 2022, 6:52 PM PDT

Rebecca Gomperts, the founder of abortion-rights groups Women on Waves and Aid Access, is seen in Amsterdam in September 2020

Amber Heard to return to witness stand as defamation trial resumes

15 May 2022, 6:39 PM PDT

US actress Amber Heard is to return to the witness stand in the defamation case filed against her by her former husband Johnny Depp

Facebook: from Harvard dorm to global phenomenon

15 May 2022, 6:37 PM PDT

Mark Zuckerberg is seen in 2010, with Facebook already the largest online social network but before its stock market debut

US removes Jewish extremist Kahane movement from terror blacklist

15 May 2022, 5:52 PM PDT

Israeli demonstrators carry placards against the extreme right-wing Kach movement founded by slain rabbi Meir Kahane in a March 2019 protest outside the residence of then prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Woods practices at Southern Hills in PGA Championship prep

15 May 2022, 4:53 PM PDT

Tiger Woods played a practice round Thursday at Southern Hills, which will host the PGA Championship in three weeks

Reds no-hit Pirates and still can’t win

15 May 2022, 4:53 PM PDT

Cincinnati's Hunter Greene delivers a pitch in the eighth inning of the Reds' 1-0 MLB loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates

Williams sparks Celtics as Bucks dumped out of NBA playoffs

15 May 2022, 4:38 PM PDT

Boston's Grant Williams celebrates after his three-point scoring display sends the Celtics to victory over Milwaukee

Lee holds off Spieth for second straight Byron Nelson crown

15 May 2022, 4:08 PM PDT

South Korea's Lee Kyoung-hoon reacts to his final putt on the way to victory in the US PGA Tour Byron Nelson tournament in Texas

Somalia’s new president Mohamud: dove turned fierce critic

15 May 2022, 3:08 PM PDT

Mohamud will inherit several challenges from his predecessor, including a devastating drought and a long-running fight with Al-Shabaab insurgents, who tried to assassinate him during his first stint in power

Late goal spree takes Moroccan club Berkane to CAF Cup final

15 May 2022, 2:53 PM PDT

Former Democratic Republic of Congo coach Florent Ibenge guided Moroccan club Renaissance Berkane to the CAF Confederation Cup semi-finals

Brentford duo report racist abuse of family at Everton

15 May 2022, 2:38 PM PDT

Brentford's Rico Henry (right) said his family was racially abused after scoring the winner at Everton

Mbappe says decision ‘almost’ made over PSG future

15 May 2022, 2:38 PM PDT

Kylian Mbappe receives his award from former France great Thierry Henry

Martinez brace ensures Inter take title race to final week

15 May 2022, 2:23 PM PDT

Lautaro Martinez kept the title race alive wth a brace at Cagliari

Crisis-hit Lebanon votes but few expect major change

15 May 2022, 1:53 PM PDT

Ballot boxes are distributed to polling station staff ahead of Lebanon's first election since a currency collapse plunged most of its population into poverty

Springbok Jantjies arrested for allegedly damaging airline property

15 May 2022, 1:53 PM PDT

Elton Jantjies (R) playing for South Africa against Argentina in a Rugby Championship match in Gqeberha on August 14, 2021.

Suarez bids Atletico farewell as Sevilla qualify for Champions League

15 May 2022, 1:38 PM PDT

Sevilla's players toss their coach Julen Lopetegui into the air after sealing qualification for the Champions League on Sunday.

Aussie Lee holds off Thompson for LPGA Founders Cup win

15 May 2022, 1:23 PM PDT

Australia's Minjee Lee acknowledges fans after a putt on the way to the LPGA Founders Cup title in New Jersey

Sweden, Finland take ‘historic’ steps toward NATO membership

15 May 2022, 12:38 PM PDT

For many Finns living on the border with their eastern neighbour, the prospect of Finland applying to join NATO has been greeted with relief

Heavy defeat looms for Scholz’s SPD in German regional vote

15 May 2022, 12:38 PM PDT

North Rhine-Westphalia's Social Democratic Party (SPD) top candidate Thomas Kutschaty joins party members to thank supporters

Orlando Pirates reach CAF Cup final despite shock home defeat

15 May 2022, 12:38 PM PDT

Al Ahly Tripoli defender Ahmed el Trbi (L) blocks a shot by Orlando Pirates midfielder Bandile Shandu (R) during the CAF Confederation Cup semi-final second leg at Orlando Stadium in Soweto on May 15, 2022.

Saudi Aramco says Q1 profits jump 82% as oil prices surge

15 May 2022, 12:23 PM PDT

A sign in front of Aramco's offices in the Saudi capital Riyadh

New UAE president meets Macron, Johnson as world leaders stream in

15 May 2022, 12:23 PM PDT

French President Emmanuel Macron, at the centre, meets the newly-elected president of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on the left, at Al Mushrif Palace in Abu Dhabi on May 15, 2022

Djokovic claims sixth Italian Open title, Swiatek makes it five in a row

15 May 2022, 12:23 PM PDT

Novak Djokovic kisses the trophy after winning his sixth Italian Open

Rome champion Djokovic in ‘sunshine double’ after son wins first tournament

15 May 2022, 12:23 PM PDT

Serbia's Novak Djokovic won a sixth Italian Open trophy in Rome

Three talking points from the Premier League

15 May 2022, 11:53 AM PDT

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola

Pochettino says French title ‘not enough’ but PSG can rebuild

15 May 2022, 11:38 AM PDT

Mauricio Pochettino says PSG can rebuild