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Glitz, glamour, history and controversy, the Kentucky Derby turns 150

America’s longest continuously held sporting event turns 150 years old this weekend. To US trainers, jockeys, and fans alike, the Kentucky Derby is "the most important thing in horse racing".
A jockey raises his fist in victory, riding a horse in the Kentucky Derby, in front of a massive grandstand of fans.

The Giro d'Italia has a clear favourite but this Aussie believes it is his time

Two-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogačar will take on the Giro d'Italia for the first time in 2024 — and is immediately a near unbackable favourite. However, Australian Ben O'Connor believes this could be his time.
Ben O'Connor clenches his fist

For the first time, China has publicised an apparent South China Sea agreement with the Philippines

The move to detail the secret and unwritten deal further threatens to escalate tensions in the disputed waterway, where much of the world's trade passes through.
Two soldiers in camouflage look at a Philippine Coast Guard vessel sailing on open water

Germany summons Russian envoy over alleged cyber spying

Germany claims Russian cyber espionage group APT 28, otherwise known as Fancy Bear, exploited a unknown vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook to compromise government email accounts as far back as 2022. 
A Crowdstrike illustration of the Fancy Bear hacking group

Prominent Gaza doctor dies in Israeli prison after four months of detention

Adnan Al-Bursh, head of orthopaedics at Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital, was detained by Israeli forces while temporarily working at Al-Awada hospital in northern Gaza.
A middle-aged Palestinian man with curly dark hair in a blue suit smiles at the camera.

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