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All Blacks want answers on referee calls in World Cup final

New Zealand have asked World Rugby to explain some of the officiating during their World Cup final defeat to South Africa, outgoing coach Ian Foster said.

One year to the US election: Who are the candidates vying for the White House?

The Israel-Hamas war is having an effect on the whole of the Americas. This week, the government in Bolivia announced it was cutting all diplomatic ties with Israel over what it called its "crimes against humanity" in the Gaza Strip. Chile, the country with the largest Palestinian population outside the Arab world, has recalled its ambassador to Israel in protest. And in Colombia, President Gustavo Petro also recalled his country's ambassador to Israel and threatened to completely cut ties with Tel Aviv. We take a closer look.

No.2 Iga Swiatek Downs No.3 Coco Gauff To Stay Unbeaten At WTA Finals

World number two Iga Swiatek defeated third-ranked Coco Gauff 6-0, 7-5 in a showdown of reigning Grand Slam champions on Wednesday in a group-stage match at the WTA Finals. Poland's 22-year-old Swiatek, the French Open winner and a four-time Grand Slam champion, took only 89 minutes to dispatch 19-year-old American Gauff, who won the US Open last month. "In the second set, obviously, it got more tight," Swiatek said. "I was happy I stayed focused. I had plenty of chances in her first service games to break back, but I knew somehow I would use one of those chances."

Dwindling sympathy? Israel's Gaza bombing strains relations with Americas

Make no mistake, Latin American nations overwhelmingly condemned the Hamas slaughter of civilians. At least 15 Argentinians are listed as hostages. But the slow rollout of the ground offensive and the trickle of aid going into a blockaded Gaza have provoked sharp reactions.