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Lula, Bolsonaro strike calmer tone in final Brazil election debate

Marc Marquez wins Australian sprint as Martin crashes out

'How is it possible?': Students protest Indonesian haze

North Korea's Kim calls for training world's 'strongest' military

Israel launches major West Bank operation after soldiers killed

Brewers edge Rays to capture World Series opener

Typhoon Champi knocks out power to thousands in Taiwan

France to deploy 70,000 police for fresh weekend protests

As Israeli election nears, campaign turns ugly

Tatum delivers as Celtics down winless Knicks

Oscar hopeful 'La Bola Negra' offers lessons about communicating, directors say

Romantasy fans ready for sleepless night as 'Court of Thorns and Roses' returns

Trapped: Soaring fuel costs hurt Maine lobster industry before midterms

De Goede hat-trick as Canada defeat England again

Iranian filmmaker Panahi urges 'freedom' as he wins Cannes top prize

Iranian dissident director Jafar Panahi won the Palme d'Or top prize at the Cannes film festival on Saturday, using his acceptance speech to urge his country to unite for "freedom".

Hamilton hit with three-place grid penalty in Monaco

Lewis Hamilton was given a three-place grid penalty for Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix after accidentally impeding Max Verstappen during qualifying.

'Hasn't sunk in yet': Arsenal's Blackstenius after Champions League winner

Arsenal hero Stina Blackstenius said she can barely believe scoring the winner which helped the Gunners upset Barcelona in the women's Champions League final on Saturday.

England captain Stokes defends hundred hero Pope from negative 'agenda'

Ben Stokes came to the defence of Ollie Pope by saying the vice-captain's century against Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge had answered an "agenda" against the Surrey batsman.

Cannes best actress Melliti is football player spotted in street

Nadia Melliti, who won best actress at the Cannes Festival Saturday for her first-ever role in a film, is a French student and amateur football player who was spotted in the street.

Bordeaux-Begles join club rugby's 'top table' with Champions Cup glory

Bordeaux-Begles captain Maxime Lucu said on Saturday they have joined the "big boys" of club rugby after lifting their first Champions Cup with a breathless 28-20 win over Northampton.

Brazil's truth-teller Mendonca Filho's double Cannes win

Brazilian director Kleber Mendonca Filho, whose thriller "The Secret Agent" won two prizes at the Cannes film festival Saturday, revels in getting under the skin of his homeland.

Rescuers say 9 children of Gaza doctor couple killed in Israeli strike

Gaza's civil defence agency said Saturday that an Israeli strike in the southern city of Khan Yunis killed nine children of a pair of married doctors, with the Israeli army saying it was reviewing the reports.

Dissident Iranian filmmaker Panahi wins top prize at Cannes

"It Was Just an Accident" by dissident Iranian director Jafar Panahi won the Palme d'Or for best film at the Cannes Festival on Saturday.

Valiant Arsenal shock Barca to win women's Champions League

Arsenal produced a shock 1-0 victory over Barcelona to win the women's Champions League on Saturday in Lisbon, with Stina Blackstenius' goal earning the Gunners their second European crown against the odds.

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Jafar Panahi: Iran's dissident director who lives for cinema