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Germany's Merz shaken by far-right and far-left gains in state votes

Germany's Merz shaken by far-right and far-left gains in state votes

The far right and far left had more success in German state elections on Sunday, dealing yet another blow to embattled Chancellor Friedrich Merz -- who has vowed to stay the course.

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Atletico Madrid beat Real Madrid in tense derby clash

Atletico Madrid beat Real Madrid in tense derby clash

Atletico Madrid edged 10-man Real Madrid 2-1 in a La Liga derby clash on Sunday to leave Jose Mourinho's side trailing leaders Barcelona by six points.

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Macron welcomes Canada's Carney to French Atlantic territory

Macron welcomes Canada's Carney to French Atlantic territory

French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday welcomed Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney to France's tiny North Atlantic territory of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, just off the Canadian coast.

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Reusser retains world time-trial title

Reusser retains world time-trial title

Swiss Marlen Reusser retained her world time-trial title in Montreal on Sunday as her main rival Demi Vollering finished a disappointing eighth.

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Fiorentina frustrate Napoli with Serie A draw, Como upset

Fiorentina frustrate Napoli with Serie A draw, Como upset

Fiorentina maintained their unbeaten run under coach Paolo Vanoli with a 1-1 draw against Napoli on Sunday, before Frosinone pulled off one of the shocks of the Serie A season by beating high-flying Como.

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Man City outgun Sunderland despite Brobbey hat-trick, Liverpool win at Bournemouth

Man City outgun Sunderland despite Brobbey hat-trick, Liverpool win at Bournemouth

Brian Brobbey's hat-trick for Sunderland could not prevent Manchester City opening up a three-point lead at the top of the Premier League after a thrilling 5-3 win, while Liverpool beat Bournemouth 1-0 on Andoni Iraola's return to the south coast.

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Five-star Man City top Premier League after Sunderland thriller

Five-star Man City top Premier League after Sunderland thriller

Manchester City moved to the top of the Premier League in explosive style as Enzo Fernandez's first goal for the club lit the fuse on a pulsating 5-3 win against Sunderland on Sunday.

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Top US, Chinese economic officials meet ahead of Trump-Xi summit

Top US, Chinese economic officials meet ahead of Trump-Xi summit

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng began talks Sunday, as they set the stage for possible agreements on trade, AI and other issues before a summit of the countries' top leaders.

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Ukrainian drones hit Moscow on last day of Russian elections

Ukrainian drones hit Moscow on last day of Russian elections

Ukraine fired waves of drones at Moscow and the surrounding region early Sunday, killing two people and setting an oil refinery ablaze as Russians voted in a final day of parliamentary elections, officials said.

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Erdogan's LGBTQ crackdown 'first step of election campaign': activist

Erdogan's LGBTQ crackdown 'first step of election campaign': activist

Already jailed twice for his activism, Yildiz Tar has no doubt: a sweeping operation targeting Turkey's LGBTQ community marks "the start of the election campaign" for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead of an expected re-election bid in 2028.

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