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Venezuela and the United States meet in the World Baseball Classic final at Miami’s LoanDepot Park. Follow all the action with David Lengel ...

Senior Democrat calls for Trump ally and far-right political figure Joe Kent to testify after resigning from his post ...

Iranian army chief Amir Hatami threatened to launch a ‘decisive and regrettable’ retaliation for the killing ...

Senegal have been stripped of their Africa Cup of Nations title after Morocco’s appeal to the Confederation of African Football’s disciplinary committee was upheld ...

Greater Manchester mayor hopes yet-to-be-built £250m course could provide ‘lasting legacy’ for north of England ...

Postmaster general David Steiner has called for change to federal law that caps USPS’s borrowing at $15bn ...

The silicon figures are a touching version of what the Hindi language calls ‘smaran’, or remembrance ...

Premature birth, pneumonia and malaria among leading causes of death in under-fives worldwide, as UN experts warn aid cuts are slowing progress on survival rates ...

Experts say attacks on Afghanistan are ‘defensive, not offensive’ but carry a risk of spiralling cycle of violence ...

Police allege the 85-year-old was kidnapped from his North Ryde home in February in a case of mistaken identity, with his remains found in a vehicle on Sydney's outskirts 10 days later ...