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US President Joe Biden said Saturday that the body of Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin was among six recovered in Gaza by Israeli forces.

Former champion Daniil Medvedev survived a determined effort from 22-year-old Flavio Cobolli to reach the fourth round of the US Open on Saturday for the sixth straight year.

Japan voiced "strong concern and protest" Saturday after a Chinese naval ship entered its territorial waters, days after Tokyo accused Beijing of sending a military aircraft into Japanese airspace.

Luis Suarez struck twice to take his season tally to 16 goals in 20 Major League Soccer games, as Inter Miami cruised to a 4-1 win over the Chicago Fire on Saturday.

Generative AI tools will save companies lots of time and money, promises Vik Singh, a Microsoft vice president, even if the models must learn to admit when they just don't know what to do.

Iga Swiatek said a chat with Serena Williams as the 23-time Grand Slam champion toured the US Open grounds on Saturday was a "positive kick" before her third-round victory over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.

Russia on Sunday marks the 20th anniversary of the Beslan school massacre, when over 330 people -- more than half of them children -- died in a hostage siege in the country's deadliest attack in modern history.

Hollywood's two top leading men -- George Clooney and Brad Pitt -- promise to set the Venice Film Festival alight on Sunday with the premiere of their new film "Wolfs".

Mexican Pato O'Ward of McLaren won the first of the two IndyCar races at the Milwaukee Mile on Saturday but Will Power closed the gap on championship leader Alex Palou with just two races remaining.

Ex-Ivory Coast international defender Sol Bamba, who overcame cancer to resume his playing career, has died at the age of 39, his former clubs announced on Saturday.

Voters in two former East German states go to the polls Sunday in elections expected to deal a blow to Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government and deliver big gains for the far-right AfD.

Judicial reforms championed by Mexico's outgoing president, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, and supported by his incoming successor have sparked diplomatic tensions with the United States and upset financial markets.

France's arrest of Telegram chief Pavel Durov has raised fears in Russia that the popular messaging app -- used both by the Kremlin and its opponents -- could be blocked, depriving them of one of the last sources of critical, uncensored news.

Jannik Sinner avoided plunging through the US Open trapdoor which claimed Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz when he stormed into the last 16 on Saturday as fellow world number one Iga Swiatek stayed on course for a second New York triumph.

The US Open swings into the second week on Sunday with the notable absence of upset victims Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz.

World number one Iga Swiatek cruised into the fourth round of the US Open on Saturday, beating 27th-ranked Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4, 6-2.

Australia fought back to earn a nail-biting 20-19 victory over Argentina on Saturday as the Wallabies snapped their eight-match losing streak in The Rugby Championship.

A former Miss South Africa contestant hounded over a nationality row was crowned Miss Universe Nigeria on Saturday, capping a difficult few weeks for the beauty queen.

World number one Scottie Scheffler remains on course to complete his remarkable season with the $25 million FedEx Cup title, heading into Sunday's final round of the season-ending Tour Championship with a five-stroke lead.

South Korea's Ko Jin-young shot a 5-under 67 to grab a two shot lead at the LPGA Tour's FM Championship after the third round at TPC Boston on Saturday.

China and the Philippines on Saturday accused each other of deliberately ramming their coast guard ships near a flashpoint shoal in the South China Sea, the latest in a spate of similar incidents in recent weeks.

The United States won their first two track and field titles of the Paris Paralympics on Saturday but China piled on the medals to stretch their lead in the table.

UNICEF said Saturday that it has launched an emergency tender for mpox vaccines to help countries hardest hit by the recent outbreak of the disease.

Two goals in the space of a minute by former Manchester United striker Mason Greenwood provided the fuel for Marseille to burn off Toulouse 3-1 on Saturday and climb to the top of Ligue 1.

The Eiffel Tower will keep the Olympic rings that have adorned it since June after the ongoing Paralympic Games, Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo said on Saturday.

Romelu Lukaku made an immediate impact on his Napoli debut by netting the leveller which set up Saturday's last-gasp 2-1 win over 10-man Parma, while AC Milan were held to an entertaining 2-2 draw at Lazio.

Another Grand Slam another second seek for Jasmine Paolini, whose 6-3, 6-4 victory over Yulia Putintseva on Saturday saw her join Coco Gauff as the only two players to reach the fourth round at every Grand Slam this season.

Jannik Sinner avoided falling through the US Open trapdoor which claimed Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz when he stormed into the last 16 on Saturday as Daniil Medvedev, the only former champion left, eyed another step closer to a second title.

Oasis's reunion concerts in the UK and Ireland next year have sold out, the British music legends said late Saturday, after a day-long struggle for millions of frustrated fans.

Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso said Saturday's 3-2 loss to RB Leipzig, who came back from 2-0 down, was "not a good sign" for the reigning champions.

South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus admitted that conceding four tries annoyed him after a 31-27 comeback Rugby Championship victory over New Zealand in Johannesburg on Saturday.

The United States won their first two track and field titles of the Paris Paralympics on Saturday but China piled on the medals to stretch their lead in the table.