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![Pegula in thrilling comeback to set-up US Open final with Sabalenka](https://www.thealbanygazette.com/media/shared/articles/60/d4/1e/Pegula-in-thrilling-comeback-to-set-555537_small.jpg)
Pegula in thrilling comeback to set-up US Open fin...
Jessica Pegula staged an astonishing recovery from a set and a break down to defeat Karolina Muchova and reach her first Grand Sla...
![7-Eleven owner rejects initial takeover bid from Canadian rival](https://www.thealbanygazette.com/media/shared/articles/06/b7/94/7-Eleven-owner-rejects-initial-take-412295_small.jpg)
7-Eleven owner rejects initial takeover bid from C...
The Japanese owner of 7-Eleven said Friday it had rejected a takeover bid from Canadian retail giant Alimentation Couche-Tard, say...
![India's far-right Hindus seek to drive Muslims out of 'holy land'](https://www.thealbanygazette.com/media/shared/articles/1c/be/ce/India-s-far-right-Hindus-seek-to-dr-575225_small.jpg)
India's far-right Hindus seek to drive Muslims out...
A year after extremists forced Muslim neighbours from their homes in India, victims live in despair as their tormentors seek to dr...
![China logs hottest August in more than six decades](https://www.thealbanygazette.com/media/shared/articles/18/ee/43/China-logs-hottest-August-in-more-t-051052_small.jpg)
China logs hottest August in more than six decades
China logged its hottest August in more than six decades last month, its national weather service said, after the country endured...
![Asian markets swing as traders prepare for US jobs data](https://www.thealbanygazette.com/media/shared/articles/a8/12/3a/Asian-markets-swing-as-traders-prep-279507_small.jpg)
Asian markets swing as traders prepare for US jobs...
Asian markets drifted Friday as traders positioned themselves ahead of a highly anticipated US jobs report later in the day and fo...
![Taiwan volunteers fight rise in whale and dolphin strandings](https://www.thealbanygazette.com/media/shared/articles/cc/37/4d/Taiwan-volunteers-fight-rise-in-wha-615021_small.jpg)
Taiwan volunteers fight rise in whale and dolphin...
Taiwanese volunteers gathered around a large inflatable whale as they learned how to help beached sea mammals -- an increasingly c...
![Sinaloa cartel leader agrees to transfer to New York for trial](https://www.thealbanygazette.com/media/shared/articles/68/29/c4/Sinaloa-cartel-leader-agrees-to-tra-569289_small.jpg)
Sinaloa cartel leader agrees to transfer to New Yo...
The co-founder of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel agreed on Thursday to be transferred to New York from Texas, where he has been held sinc...
![June-August 2024 were hottest ever recorded: EU monitor](https://www.thealbanygazette.com/media/shared/articles/41/d6/31/June-August-2024-were-hottest-ever--231678_small.jpg)
June-August 2024 were hottest ever recorded: EU mo...
The 2024 northern summer saw the highest global temperatures ever recorded, beating last year's record and making this year likely...
![Under-pressure Zelensky in Germany to rally Ukraine's allies](https://www.thealbanygazette.com/media/shared/articles/3b/62/27/Under-pressure-Zelensky-in-Germany--887005_small.jpg)
Under-pressure Zelensky in Germany to rally Ukrain...
President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday visits Germany where Ukraine's military backers are meeting, days after one of the deadlies...
![Argentina cruise past Chile, Bolivia thrash Venezuela in World Cup qualifiers](https://www.thealbanygazette.com/media/shared/articles/66/50/f8/Argentina-cruise-past-Chile--Bolivi-318612_small.jpg)
Argentina cruise past Chile, Bolivia thrash Venezu...
Alexis Mac Allister, Julian Alvarez and Paulo Dybala were on target as Argentina tightened their grip on South America's 2026 Worl...
![Outgoing Japan PM heads to Seoul hoping warmer ties outlast him](https://www.thealbanygazette.com/media/shared/articles/3a/37/0b/Outgoing-Japan-PM-heads-to-Seoul-ho-237182_small.jpg)
Outgoing Japan PM heads to Seoul hoping warmer tie...
Japan's outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to arrive in South Korea on Friday for a final round of talks, hoping to ceme...
![Iraqi date farmers fight drought to protect national treasure](https://www.thealbanygazette.com/media/shared/articles/c8/bb/4c/Iraqi-date-farmers-fight-drought-to-775557_small.jpg)
Iraqi date farmers fight drought to protect nation...
Bare feet pressed against the rough trunk of a palm tree, his back supported by a metal and fabric harness, Ali Abed begins the cl...
Hamas urges US pressure on Israel over Gaza truce
Hamas called on the United States Thursday to "exert real pressure" on Israel to reach a Gaza ceasefire agreement as Prime Ministe...
!['Reagan' movie splits audiences, captures US divisions](https://www.thealbanygazette.com/media/shared/articles/d7/83/f0/-Reagan--movie-splits-audiences--ca-662256_small.jpg)
'Reagan' movie splits audiences, captures US divis...
Movie critics and audiences don't always see eye-to-eye -- but rarely have they appeared as divided as they are over "Reagan," a h...
![Despite court victory, 'parental alienation' plagues Colombian mothers](https://www.thealbanygazette.com/media/shared/articles/66/e0/99/Despite-court-victory---parental-al-282655_small.jpg)
Despite court victory, 'parental alienation' plagu...
When Sandra filed a complaint against her partner for sexually abusing their son, she said she became the target of Colombia's jus...
![Boeing's troubled Starliner spaceship to return to Earth sans crew](https://www.thealbanygazette.com/media/shared/articles/78/23/eb/Boeing-s-troubled-Starliner-spacesh-628535_small.jpg)
Boeing's troubled Starliner spaceship to return to...
Boeing's problem-plagued Starliner is set to finally depart the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, returning to Earth wi...
![Sabalenka beats Navarro and crowd to reach second successive US Open final](https://www.thealbanygazette.com/media/shared/articles/a2/df/28/Sabalenka-beats-Navarro-and-crowd-t-441455_small.jpg)
Sabalenka beats Navarro and crowd to reach second...
World number two Aryna Sabalenka reached a second successive US Open final on Thursday when she defeated a battling Emma Navarro a...
![Japanese 7-Eleven owner says rejected initial takeover offer from Canadian rival](https://www.thealbanygazette.com/media/shared/articles/06/b7/94/Japanese-7-Eleven-owner-says-reject-494495_small.jpg)
Japanese 7-Eleven owner says rejected initial take...
The Japanese owner of 7-Eleven said Friday it had rejected a takeover bid from retail giant Alimentation Couche-Tard, saying the p...
![Sabalenka into second successive US Open final](https://www.thealbanygazette.com/media/shared/articles/58/17/4e/Sabalenka-into-second-successive-US-558554_small.jpg)
Sabalenka into second successive US Open final
World number two Aryna Sabalenka reached a second successive US Open final on Thursday when she defeated a battling Emma Navarro t...
![Colombian police break up road blockades against diesel price hikes](https://www.thealbanygazette.com/media/shared/articles/5f/4a/ba/Colombian-police-break-up-road-bloc-542485_small.jpg)
Colombian police break up road blockades against d...
Colombian police moved in Thursday to break up road blockades in and around the capital on the fourth day of protests against a ri...
![On rare Haiti trip, Blinken pledges aid and calls for more support](https://www.thealbanygazette.com/media/shared/articles/85/86/41/On-rare-Haiti-trip--Blinken-pledges-821520_small.jpg)
On rare Haiti trip, Blinken pledges aid and calls...
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on a rare visit to violence-ravaged Haiti on Thursday heard guarded optimism as he promised $...
![Uruguay's leftist icon Mujica back to hospital](https://www.thealbanygazette.com/media/shared/articles/79/98/b6/Uruguay-s-leftist-icon-Mujica-back--275995_small.jpg)
Uruguay's leftist icon Mujica back to hospital
Uruguay's leftist ex-leader Jose Mujica, battling cancer, was hospitalized Thursday for the fourth time in two weeks, his doctor s...
![Hunter Biden pleads guilty to tax evasion charges](https://www.thealbanygazette.com/media/shared/articles/4a/10/c3/Hunter-Biden-pleads-guilty-to-tax-e-645514_small.jpg)
Hunter Biden pleads guilty to tax evasion charges
Joe Biden's son Hunter pleaded guilty in a tax evasion trial on Thursday, without reaching the deal he had sought with prosecutors...
![Andean 'Viagra': Peru seizes hundreds of frogs used as aphrodisiacs](https://www.thealbanygazette.com/media/shared/articles/4b/28/c6/Andean--Viagra---Peru-seizes-hundre-235195_small.jpg)
Andean 'Viagra': Peru seizes hundreds of frogs use...
Peruvian authorities said Thursday they had seized hundreds of endangered frogs from Lake Titicaca that were illegally captured to...
![Telegram chief Durov blasts 'surprising' and 'misguided' French charges](https://www.thealbanygazette.com/media/shared/articles/29/6d/40/Telegram-chief-Durov-blasts--surpri-555557_small.jpg)
Telegram chief Durov blasts 'surprising' and 'misg...
Telegram founder and chief executive Pavel Durov on Thursday hit out at France for arresting and charging him last month over the...
![Trump taps Musk to 'save trillions' in war on waste](https://www.thealbanygazette.com/media/shared/articles/81/41/c4/Trump-taps-Musk-to--save-trillions--055224_small.jpg)
Trump taps Musk to 'save trillions' in war on wast...
Republican White House candidate Donald Trump unveiled a plan Thursday to install tech billionaire Elon Musk at the head of a gove...
![Bolivia hit heights to down Venezuela in World Cup qualifying win](https://www.thealbanygazette.com/media/shared/articles/70/95/5d/Bolivia-hit-heights-to-down-Venezue-883516_small.jpg)
Bolivia hit heights to down Venezuela in World Cup...
Bolivia reignited their 2026 World Cup qualification campaign with a 4-0 drubbing over Venezuela on Thursday in a game played more...
![Hunter Biden pleads guilty plea to tax evasion charges](https://www.thealbanygazette.com/media/shared/articles/4a/10/c3/Hunter-Biden-pleads-guilty-plea-to--276144_small.jpg)
Hunter Biden pleads guilty plea to tax evasion cha...
Joe Biden's son Hunter pleaded guilty in his tax evasion trial on Thursday, without reaching the deal he had sought with prosecuto...
![Colombia left-wing rebels see no chance of imminent peace](https://www.thealbanygazette.com/media/shared/articles/1f/2f/8e/Colombia-left-wing-rebels-see-no-ch-667521_small.jpg)
Colombia left-wing rebels see no chance of imminen...
One of Colombia's biggest left-wing guerrilla groups says peace talks are "blocked" over the government's failure to cancel warran...
![Euro winners Spain held in Nations League, Ronaldo scores 900th goal](https://www.thealbanygazette.com/media/shared/articles/36/87/51/Euro-winners-Spain-held-in-Nations--724145_small.jpg)
Euro winners Spain held in Nations League, Ronaldo...
Spain were held by Serbia in the UEFA Nations League on Thursday in their first game since winning Euro 2024, while Cristiano Rona...
![Boy, 14, charged with killing four in US school shooting](https://www.thealbanygazette.com/media/shared/articles/45/2e/9c/Boy--14--charged-with-killing-four--563207_small.jpg)
Boy, 14, charged with killing four in US school sh...
A 14-year-old boy has been charged with shooting four people dead at a US high school, authorities said Thursday, adding that thei...
![Gobert sad 'triggered' Shaq calls him all-time NBA worst](https://www.thealbanygazette.com/media/shared/articles/e9/f1/3d/Gobert-sad--triggered--Shaq-calls-h-526711_small.jpg)
Gobert sad 'triggered' Shaq calls him all-time NBA...
French center Rudy Gobert, a four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year, said Thursday he was sad his success "triggered" Shaquill...