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Indian teen challenger takes 6-5 lead in world chess championship

Indian teen challenger takes 6-5 lead in world chess championship

Indian teenage challenger Gukesh Dommaraju beat China's Ding Liren in the eleventh game of their world championship match Sunday, taking a crucial lead as the tournament entered the final stretch.

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Far-right backers demand to vote after Romania election scrapped

Far-right backers demand to vote after Romania election scrapped

Romanian far-right candidate Calin Georgescu and over 100 supporters rallied at a Bucharest polling station to protest against the cancellation of Sunday's presidential election, which a top court annulled after allegations of Russian interference.

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Celebrations across Syria mark end of Assad rule

Celebrations across Syria mark end of Assad rule

Celebrations erupted around Syria and crowds ransacked President Bashar al-Assad's luxurious home on Sunday after Islamist-led rebels swept into Damascus and declared he had fled the country, in a spectacular end to five decades of Baath party rule.

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Ghana's ex-president Mahama returns with election win

Ghana's ex-president Mahama returns with election win

Ghana's former president John Drahami Mahama won a historic comeback election victory on Sunday after the ruling party accepted defeat with voters appearing to punish them for the government's handling of an economic crisis.

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Verstappen penalised after Piastri collision in Abu Dhabi

Verstappen penalised after Piastri collision in Abu Dhabi

McLaren's hopes of a first constructors' title since 1998 suffered a blow after a dramatic start to the final race of the season in Abu Dhabi on Sunday.

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Bayern pass 1bn euros in revenue after trophyless season

Bayern pass 1bn euros in revenue after trophyless season

Bayern Munich announced on Sunday that their total annual revenue topped 1 billion euros for the first time, with the football club contributing 951.5 million euros (1.006bn dollars).

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Ingebrigtsen wins third European cross-country title

Ingebrigtsen wins third European cross-country title

Norway's double Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen won a third senior European cross-country title in the Turkish city of Antalya on Sunday.

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Zelensky says Kyiv wants 'enduring' peace to protect it from Russia

Zelensky says Kyiv wants 'enduring' peace to protect it from Russia

Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday he told US President-elect Donald Trump Kyiv needed an "enduring" peace that Russia will not "destroy" in the future, after they met in Paris for talks on the almost three-year war.

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Turkey's Syrians rejoice over Assad's fall

Turkey's Syrians rejoice over Assad's fall

Hundreds of Syrians celebrated the fall of long-time ruler Bashar al-Assad in joyous scenes on Sunday outside the Fatih Mosque in central Istanbul, one of the focal points for their 500,000-strong Syrian community in the Turkish city.

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Man Utd sporting director Ashworth leaves after just five months

Man Utd sporting director Ashworth leaves after just five months

Manchester United confirmed the shock departure of sporting director Dan Ashworth on Sunday, just five months after he took up the role at Old Trafford.

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