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Cristiano Ronaldo provisionally suspended after Portugal walkout

Resurgent Zheng charges into China Open final with Andreeva

Alcaraz through in straight sets on Shanghai Masters opener

Spanish PM begins vote campaign overshadowed by housing protests

Palmer signs contract to stay at Chelsea until 2034

Putin told Trump about Iran's position on peace deal: Kremlin

Isaias downgraded to post-tropical cyclone after landfall in Florida

India detains 'cockroach' movement leaders in bid to thwart election protest

Verstappen wins chaotic Singapore sprint after Russell crashes

Proposed next EU budget cut back in search for deal

Kiss tells Wallabies to 'return fire' after first loss as coach

All Blacks learn from 'failed' Springboks series to punish Wallabies

Russian strikes kill 11 including 3 children: Ukrainian authorities

Marquez grabs MotoGP championship lead after Indonesia sprint chaos

Shiffrin takes historic 100th World Cup win with Sestriere slalom

Mikaela Shiffrin became the first skier, male or female, to record 100 World Cup victories when she won the slalom in Sestriere on Sunday.

Tens of thousands vow support for Lebanon's Hezbollah at slain leader's funeral

Tens of thousands of black-clad mourners vowed support for Hezbollah at the Beirut funeral of slain leader Hassan Nasrallah on Sunday, after the group was dealt major blows in its last round of hostilities with Israel.

Prayers for pope as Vatican reports peaceful night of rest

Pope Francis's ninth night in hospital passed peacefully after a respiratory attack that sparked alarm, the Vatican said Sunday, although the 88-year-old is still using oxygen through a tube to the nostrils.

Israel says army to stay in evacuated West Bank camps for 'coming year'

Israel on Sunday said troops would stay in West Bank refugee camps for the coming year, announcing expanded military operations including tank deployments, after the displacement of tens of thousands of Palestinians.

Odermatt underlines super-G power with World Cup win at Crans-Montana

Marco Odermatt, who won the super-G crown at this month's world championships, provided further evidence of his dominance in the discipline with a victory in the World Cup event at Crans-Montana on Sunday.

Kremlin hails Putin-Trump dialogue as promising

The Kremlin on Sunday hailed dialogue between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin -- two "extraordinary" presidents -- as "promising", and vowed it would "never" give up territory seized in eastern Ukraine.

Tens of thousands vow support for Hezbollah at Beirut funeral of slain leader

Tens of thousands of mourners dressed in black vowed support for Hezbollah at the Beirut funeral of slain leader Hassan Nasrallah Sunday, after the group was dealt major blows in its last round of hostilities with Israel.

Does revival or retirement await James Bond at Amazon?

James Bond in the hands of an American company: shock horror! Amazon's takeover of Britain's iconic Bond franchise has Her Majesty's subjects worried, with some wondering whether 007 still has a future.

Sudan's RSF, allies sign charter for rival government

Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and its allies have agreed to form a parallel government, they said Sunday, despite warnings such a move could further fragment the war-ravaged country.

Hamas says Gaza truce gravely endangered after Israel's prisoner delay

Hamas on Sunday said Israel has gravely endangered a five-week-old Gaza truce by delaying the release of Palestinian prisoners under the deal because of the manner it has freed Israeli hostages.

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