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Tanzania's Alphonce Felix Simbu produced a savage dip at the line to snatch world marathon gold from Germany's Amanal Petros in Tokyo on Monday.

Roughly 100 days after Elon Musk's dramatic departure from the Trump White House, federal workers are still grappling with the lasting damage from his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

Rising oceans and flooding caused by climate change will threaten the homes and livelihoods of over a million Australians by 2050 while deaths from heat-related illness will soar, a landmark report warned Monday ahead of the country's releasing its emission reduction targets this week.

Olympic champions Faith Kipyegon (1,500 metres) and Hamish Kerr (high jump) headline day four of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Tuesday when four finals, two track and two field, will be held.

Hollywood satire "The Studio," office sci-fi drama "Severance" and teen murder saga "Adolescence" were among the early Emmy Awards winners Sunday, at a ceremony where "Hacks" actor Hannah Einbinder delivered a rare political statement.

Donald Trump may adore Britain's royal family but the brash US leader could not be more different from King Charles III, a passionate environmentalist who is always strait-laced in public.

World number one Scottie Scheffler powered to victory in the US PGA Tour Procore Championship on Sunday, grabbing his sixth title of the year and sounding a Ryder Cup warning to Europe.

The first ever trial of a former British soldier accused of murdering victims of the Bloody Sunday massacre opens Monday in Belfast, in a landmark moment in Northern Ireland's conflict-scarred recent history.

Donald Trump will get the red carpet treatment this week on an unprecedented second UK state visit, as Britain counts on royal pomp and circumstance to woo the unpredictable US president.

Tens of thousands of people protested in Ankara ahead of a key court hearing Monday targeting Turkey's main CHP opposition party that could see its leadership upended.

Tanzania's Alphonce Felix Simbu produced a savage dip at the line to snatch world marathon gold from Germany's Amanal Petros in Tokyo on Monday.

On the Island of the Dolls in Mexico City, hundreds of plastic toys wearing little more than rags hang from trees, their glass eyes staring down at visitors.

Television's biggest stars hit the red carpet Sunday under a bright September sun for the Emmys, the first of many awards shows that will offer style trends on the road to the Oscars.

The Emmys began Sunday with a comedy sketch poking fun at television and the awards themselves, kicking off a ceremony in which big winners are expected to include Hollywood satire "The Studio" and teen murder saga "Adolescence."

Seven players scored a try for Japan in an overwhelming 62-24 rout of Tonga on Sunday that advanced the Asian men's rugby side into the Pacific Nations Cup final.

Australia's ANZ, one of the country's "big four" banks, has agreed to pay a record fine of Aus$240 million ($159.5 million) over "widespread misconduct", the financial regulator said Monday.

The Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles held off the Kansas City Chiefs 20-17 on Sunday in a scrappy rematch of last season's NFL championship game.

Cal Raleigh blasted his historic 54th home run of the Major League Baseball season on Sunday, setting two marks in the first inning against the visiting Los Angeles Angels.

Quarterbacks Dak Prescott and Russell Wilson dueled down the stretch but it was Brandon Aubrey who booted the game-winning field goal on the final play of overtime Sunday to give the Dallas Cowboys a 40-37 NFL victory over the New York Giants.

President Donald Trump on Sunday said foreign workers sent to the United States are "welcome" and he doesn't want to "frighten off" investors, 10 days after hundreds of South Koreans were arrested at a work site in Georgia.

Luka Modric scored his first goal for AC Milan in Sunday's 1-0 win over Bologna, the veteran star making his mark at the San Siro days after turning 40.

Winger Max Spring scored three tries in 12 minutes as Racing 92 stunned Bordeaux-Begles 44-32 in the French Top 14 on Sunday.

Macau's first "patriots only" legislative polls on Sunday saw one of the worst turnout rates in recent years, preliminary results showed, after authorities disqualified a dozen candidates and arrested a former opposition lawmaker.

Prince Harry has defended his tell-all autobiography "Spare", insisting he had no regrets after its publication more than two years ago sowed discord within the British royal family.

Luka Modric scored his first goal for AC Milan in Sunday's 1-0 win over Bologna, the veteran star making his mark at the San Siro days after turning 40 years old.

NBA star Dennis Schroeder came good when it mattered most as Germany edged out Turkey 88-83 to win the EuroBasket title, two years after lifting the World Cup.

England's Charley Hull won her third LPGA title on Sunday at the Queen City Championship with a last-hole birdie after Jeeno Thitikul squandered the lead with a closing four-putt bogey.

Spain's political class clashed over chaotic pro-Palestinian protests in Madrid that brought the Vuelta to a premature end Sunday, with the opposition accusing the leftist government of permitting an "international embarrassment".

The top four teams in women's rugby will feature in the World Cup semi-finals after France staged a superb second-half rally to edge out Ireland on Sunday before England thrashed Scotland.

Two ships set sail Sunday evening from the Greek island of Syros to join the Global Sumud Flotilla, an international mission aiming to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza and deliver humanitarian aid, AFP journalists saw.

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim insisted he will not change his formation or tactics but said he is suffering more than the club's supporters after a 3-0 derby defeat to Manchester City on Sunday.

Spinners led by Kuldeep Yadav helped India beat Pakistan by seven wickets in the Asia Cup on Sunday as the neighbours met on the cricket pitch for the first time since a military conflict between them in May.