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Brazil's Lula, 80, says 'in great shape' as he launches fourth term bid

Zverev remains wary of 12-day Masters events

Barco joins Chelsea rebuild from Strasbourg

Wimbledon champ Noskova ready for 'new opportunity'

Commonwealth Games faces uncertain future ahead of centenary edition

Japan's Kuwaki wins women's British Open to clinch first major title

Moroccans gather at Ceuta border, desperate for news of loved ones

Sabalenka aims to bounce back in Toronto after Wimbledon disappointment

Finucane seals fourth cycling gold on final day of Commonwealth Games

Iran says close to Hormuz deal with Oman, after US suspends attack plan

At Nepal school, outpouring of grief for climber Nirmal Purja

'Spider-Man' soars to huge $355 million opening in North America

Tourists slowly return to French bay opposite huge wildfire

Handbag tosses and high-heeled sprints: Amsterdam celebrates Drag Olympics

Helicopter crew killed in Greece fires

The two-man crew of a firefighting helicopter was killed in a midair collision in Greece Sunday as forces battled multiple wildfires that have devastated swathes of land, with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis warning of "extremely difficult" days ahead.

Trump's on-again-off-again war against Iran: in his own words

Donald Trump has made some of the most aggressive public threats about military action of any modern US president. He has walked back many of them too.

Wiebes takes dominant second win at Tour de France Femmes

Lorena Wiebes sprinted to victory on the second stage of the Tour de France Femmes on Sunday after a hilly 147.9km run from Aigle to Geneva in Switzerland, much of it lakeside.

Dodgers land Tigers pitching ace Skubal in MLB trade deadline blockbuster

Reigning two-time Cy Young Award-winning pitcher Tarik Skubal is headed to the Los Angeles Dodgers from Detroit in a deal that rocked Major League Baseball ahead of Monday's trade deadline.

Suicide attack kills 13 during protest in northern Pakistan: police

A suicide bomber attacked a busy area near a police station during a protest in northern Pakistan's Swat district, killing 13 people and wounding 22, police said on Sunday.

Infantino struggling to survive, says former IOC marketing chief

FIFA president Gianni Infantino's leadership has become "radioactive" and his 10-year reign as head of world football "is over", a former head of IOC marketing told AFP.

Helicopters collide in Greece as fires spread

Two fire helicopters collided in Greece on Sunday as forces battled multiple wildfires that have devastated swathes of land, with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis warning of "extremely difficult" days ahead.

OPEC+ boosts September production by 188,000 barrels/day

Saudi Arabia, Russia and five other key members of OPEC+ agreed in an online meeting Sunday to boost oil production by 188,000 barrels a day from September, against a backdrop of disruption caused by the Mideast war.

Power returns to Cuba's west after grid failure

Power returned to Havana and other parts of western Cuba early Sunday after the latest in a string of widespread grid failures was fixed by the state-run electric company.

Rescuers recover climber Nirmal Purja's body after avalanche disaster

Rescuers recovered the body of renowned climber Nirmal Purja on Sunday after an avalanche killed him and nine team members on one of the world's highest peaks in northern Pakistan, the Alpine Club of Pakistan said.

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