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Boasting K-pop and Bangladeshi beatboxing, Eurovision stages its first Asia edition this Saturday, bringing the European song contest's unique brand of kitsch and geopolitics to the world's most populous region

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Lewis Hamilton says he and his Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc have "squashed" the tension between them that followed their first lap tangle in Mexico

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Pope Leo XIV on Saturday slammed the deaths of children in areas of wealthy Uruguay gripped by drug violence as he visited the most crime-ridden neighborhood in the South American country. u.afp.com/SyCA

Iran said on Saturday its military had grown stronger since the outset of the war with the United States, as mediators including Qatar worked to prevent any return to fighting after months of deadlock in the conflict u.afp.com/SyCw

🏎️ 🇧🇷 McLaren's outgoing world champion Lando Norris grabbed pole position for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix with a brave and well-judged drive in Saturday's rainswept qualifying at Interlagos. u.afp.com/SyCN