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Ireland suffer blow as Szmodics stretchered off in World Cup playoff tie

Szmodics collided with Czech player Stepan Chaloupek as they both moved toward a high ball

Mexico set for Portugal test at Azteca despite injury concerns

Mexico is missing 12 regular call-ups including captain Edson Alvarez and five other starters as the team prepares to face Portugal on Saturday and Belgium three days later

F1's Japanese Grand Prix will be last for 5 weeks amid West Asia war

The next F1 race is not until May 3 in Miami

West Asia war sparks global fertiliser shortage, threatens food prices

The fertiliser shortage is putting the livelihood of farmers in developing countries at risk and could lead to people everywhere paying more for food

Costa Rica to accept 25 deportees every week under deal with Trump admin

The government said the deportees will be processed under Costa Rica's migration laws under a special migratory status

US judge blocks Pentagon from branding Anthropic as supply chain risk

US District Judge Rita Lin on Thursday said she was also blocking President Donald Trump's directive ordering all federal agencies to stop using Anthropic

Iran starts to formalise its chokehold on Hormuz with a 'toll booth' regime

Iranian communications to the UN maritime authority and the experience of ships transiting the Hormuz suggest the creation of something akin to a 'toll booth'

IOC's new policy bars transgender athletes from women's Olympics events

The eligibility policy that will apply from the LA Olympics in July 2028 "protects fairness, safety and integrity in the female category," the IOC said

European Parliament approves US trade deal but adds safeguard clauses

It set a 15 per cent tariff on most goods in an effort to stave off far higher import duties on both sides that might have sent shock waves through economies around the globe

Iran, US harden their positions as Tehran keeps grip on Strait of Hormuz

Tehran moved to formalise its control over the crucial Strait of Hormuz while Washington prepared for the arrival of US combat forces in the region

SE Asia revisits nuclear power plans for AI data centres amid Iran war

The Iran war is underscoring the vulnerability of Asia's energy supplies, raising the sense of urgency about finding alternatives to oil and gas in Southeast Asia

US court sides with Trump admin on detaining immigrants without bond

A US appeals court panel in St Louis overturned a lower court ruling that required a Mexican national arrested for lacking legal documents to be granted a bond hearing before an immigration judge

Asian stocks fall, oil climbs over Iran war de-escalation uncertainties

Tokyo's Nikkei 225 was trading 0.3 per cent lower at 53,607.75. South Korea's Kospi lost 1.9 per cent to 5,537.30

US DOJ settles lawsuit from Trump ally Michael Flynn for $1.2 million

The settlement resolves a 2023 lawsuit in which Flynn sought at least $50 million and asserted that the criminal case against him amounted to a malicious prosecution

US hits 10k targets in Iran war, including two-thirds of munition plants

If you combine what we've accomplished with the success of our Israeli ally, together, we have struck thousands more, said US Navy Adm. Brad Cooper

No plan for negotiations with US to end war, says Iranian foreign minister

Iran's defiance came as Israel launched airstrikes on Tehran and as the United States deployed paratroopers and more Marines to the region

Fighting resumes between Pak, Afghanistan after temporary ceasefire ends

The latest violence comes about a week after both sides agreed to halt hostilities following Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan at the request of Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Qatar

UK plans ban on cryptocurrency donations to political parties: PM Starmer

The move could be a financial blow to the hard-right party Reform UK. The party led by Nigel Farage is one of the few in Britain to accept cryptocurrency donations

BBC names former Google executive Matt Brittin as new director-general

Brittin, 57, spent almost two decades at Google, becoming the company's president in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. He does not have a background in broadcasting

'Negotiating with yourselves?': Iranian military mocks Trump's claim

This came shortly after the Trump administration sent a 15-point ceasefire plan to Iran