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Why Australian Open live streams look like Wii tennis — and what it means for sports

The Australian Open’s animated tennis livestreams are making a splash. U.S. leagues have used similar technology to put Simpsons on the football field and superheroes on ice skates. (Image credit: Australian Open TV/Screenshot by NPR)

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Court sentences former Pakistani leader Imran Khan to 14 years in prison

Khan has denied wrongdoing and insisted since his arrest in 2023 that all the charges against him are a plot by rivals to keep him from returning to office. (Image credit: K.M. Chaudary)

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Flights forced to divert to avoid SpaceX rocket explosion debris

Dozens of planes have been forced to divert or fly holding patterns to avoid potential debris from the SpaceX rocket that blew up.

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China’s Xi Offers Olive Branch to Trump by Sending Top Deputy to Inauguration

Vice President Han Zheng is set to be highest-level Chinese official ever to attend a presidential swearing-in, signaling Beijing’s willingness to engage the new administration.

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Hear the latest developments on the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delayed a vote on a ceasefire agreement with Hamas, saying the group was making demands for a “last minute concession.” Hear the latest developments.

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Biden adviser Amos Hochstein discusses how the Gaza ceasefire deal came together

NPR’s Michel Martin talks to Amos Hochstein, senior adviser to President Biden, about the latest ceasefire deal in Gaza and his earlier negotiations for a ceasefire in Lebanon.

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Madeleine McCann suspect ‘won’t face charges for foreseeable future’

The man suspected of abducting Madeleine McCann won’t face any charges in the foreseeable future, a prosecutor has told Sky News.

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Russia is about to sign a pact with Iran – should the West be worried?

In Moscow on Friday, a couple of days before Donald Trump’s inauguration as US president, two of the West’s main adversaries – Russia and Iran – will sign a strategic partnership pact.

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Fit for purpose? Fears over robustness of UK’s enforcement of Russia sanctions

Fears have been raised over the robustness of Britain’s trade sanctions against Russia after the main government department enforcing the rules admitted it has no idea how many cases it is investigating.

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Pakistan Court Sentences Already-Imprisoned Ex-PM Imran Khan and His Wife for Corruption

ISLAMABAD — A Pakistani court on Friday sentenced the country’s already-imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife to 14 and seven years in jail after finding them guilty of corruption, officials and his lawyer said. It’s yet another

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