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Omar Artan is hailed as one of Africa's best referees and was the ref for the decisive leg of the African Champions League final last month — Africa's biggest club soccer game.

MP Judy Sgro, chair of the Canada-Taiwan Parliamentary Friendship Group, told The Canadian Press Liberal and Conservative MPs will visit the island the week of Oct. 11.

The New York Knicks played in the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999 and hosted President Trump. They say it’s not why they lost to the San Antonio Spurs.

New York Knicks fans rained vulgarities down on Victor Wembanayma and his teammates inside Madison Square Garden but the San Antonio Spurs responded with their best game of the NBA Finals.

Google flew 70 teachers and administrators to its California headquarters to learn about its AI products — and how to persuade skeptical colleagues to use them.

Four states vote Tuesday, with Maine’s key Senate race capturing the most national attention and Trump picking sides in South Carolina’s race for governor.

Americans should limit their alcohol consumption to no more than one drink per day, according to a study published Tuesday in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

Thrift shopping is back in fashion

A two-person U.S. military crew was rescued after their helicopter went down near the Strait of Hormuz. The cause of the incident remains unknown. President Trump told reporters that “the pilots are fine,” and that no one was injured in the incident.

Two crew members from a U.S. military helicopter that went down near the coast of Oman were rescued by American forces, U.S.

The Justice Department opened a separate investigation this year into the Democratic governor over allegations he helped impede immigration enforcement.

President Donald Trump attended Madison Square Garden for Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Monday to cheer on his hometown team — but many of his fellow fans didn’t appear thrilled to have him there.

Forget the sky. Plenty of bold-faced names are expected Monday night on Celebrity Row and throughout the crowd at Game 3 of the NBA Finals.

A man wanted on suspicion of driving recklessly was attacked by an alligator but continued running from police before he was finally arrested, Louisiana authorities said Monday

Democrats and some Republicans were critical of the president’s defense of his “anti-weaponization” fund on NBC News’ “Meet the Press.” Others believe the idea is dead.

NBC News projects that Democratic Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman will advance to a runoff with Mayor Karen Bass in the general election.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass will face City Council member Nithya Raman in a runoff election for Bass’ job in November, NBC News projects, teeing up a one-on-one matchup between two Democrats

Israel's PM says his country is holding fire "at the moment", after Iran's armed forces said they had stopped military action.

A final decision on Karim Khan's fate is now up to the Assembly of States Parties, the body that oversees the ICC, which will hold a special session to decide if he will remain.

MAGA Inc., top Trump-backed super PAC, is set to hold a $1 million-per-person fundraiser the day before the UFC matches on the White House grounds.

Closing arguments are expected to start Tuesday as jurors were ordered sequesteredin their hotel and instructed to stay off social media.

Omar Artan, who was set to be the first Somali to referee at the World Cup finals, is dropped from the list of officials after he was denied entry to the United States.

Markets in Asia are hit by a tech sell-off, and oil is volatile as Iran and Israel launch attacks on each other.

The Knicks' stunning winning streak has energised New York as the team prepares for the third game of the NBA Finals at home.

For the first time since the start of a precarious ceasefire two months ago, Israel and Iran have traded missile strikes.

This occurrence of aurora australis, or Southern Lights, was captured by Nasa astronaut Jessica Meir.

The magnitude-7.8 quake triggered small tsunami waves in the Philippines, Indonesia and Japan.

The former leader of crypto platform FTX, currently serving a 25-year sentence, on Monday officially applied to be pardoned.

Denmark's team doctor said an ICD implanted into the footballer's chest responded as it should after he collapsed on Sunday.

Christian Eriksen says he is "doing well" and is at home with his family following his collapse in Sunday's game against Ukraine.

Activists allege there is a plan to build a car park on protected land belonging to a wildlife sanctuary.

The players and staff will have to fly in and out of the US for each of their games in the group stage.

Beijing is trying to reassert influence over a strategically vital yet deeply unpredictable partner.

Iran's decision to risk jeopardising peace talks may reflect how its leaders view their current position, writes BBC Persian editor Amir Azimi.

Experts have called the filming of a close encounter between divers and a great white shark in the Mediterranean Sea an "exciting" moment - but warned little is understood about the region's shark population.

A senior figure in a major organised crime gang has been sentenced to 24 years in prison at a court in Dublin.

Pupils could be heard screaming as the earthquake struck the city of Digos, but the school said nobody was injured in the incident.

There was no immediate response from Israel, which had launched attacks on Iran after Tehran fired missiles towards Israel late on Sunday.

Malawi is among several African nations transporting their citizens out of the country following reports of violence against migrants.

Christian Eriksen is back at home and "doing well" after the Denmark footballer's collapse on the pitch during a friendly with Ukraine on Sunday.

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's Civil Contract Party secures nearly 50% of the vote, comfortably beating the other contenders.

The race between right-wing Keiko Fujimori and left-wing Roberto Sánchez has been dominated by concerns over crime and political instability.

At least 35 people have died after a magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck the island of Mindanao in the Philippines.

The Netherlands has one of the world's lowest rates of 16 to 24-year-olds not in education, employment or training.

The European country had 9.1 million international visitors in April, the most ever for that month.

Fans across the world say US travel bans and visa regulations make them feel excluded from the World Cup.

A grandfather, a survivor, a witness: one year after the crash, the people on the ground tell their stories.

Iran had warned that an attack on Beirut would renew full-scale war across the Mideast, even as Pakistan and other mediators try to restart talks between Tehran and Washington.

The Ukrainian president's meeting with his staunchest European allies came as US President Donald Trump's focus shifts to the war with Iran.

The summit is running from June 15 to June 17 in Evian-les-Bains and France says the focus will be on reducing global inequalities.