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Japan ruling coalition projected to miss majority in election

Japan ruling coalition projected to miss majority in election

Japan's ruling coalition has lost its majority after snap elections, Japanese media projected early Monday, in a major blow to new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.

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Netanyahu declares Iran strike a success as Israel pounds Lebanon, Gaza

Netanyahu declares Iran strike a success as Israel pounds Lebanon, Gaza

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared on Sunday that what he called Israel's "precise and powerful" strikes on Iran had been a success, as his country's forces pounded targets in Gaza and Lebanon.

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Draper holds off Khachanov for first ATP 500 title in Vienna

Draper holds off Khachanov for first ATP 500 title in Vienna

Jack Draper survived a second-set collapse to win the Vienna Open with a 6-4, 7-5 victory over Karen Khachanov on Sunday.

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Left seeks to unseat conservative in Uruguay president vote

Left seeks to unseat conservative in Uruguay president vote

Uruguayans voted Sunday in presidential elections with a leftist favored to unseat the incumbent conservative, although a runoff looked likely.

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'Failing' Judge vows to dig Yankees out of World Series hole

'Failing' Judge vows to dig Yankees out of World Series hole

Aaron Judge has vowed to dig himself out of the batting slump that has helped leave the New York Yankees in a 2-0 hole in their World Series showdown with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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Leon Marchand savours break from post-Olympics glare

Leon Marchand savours break from post-Olympics glare

Leon Marchand, a quadruple Olympic gold medallist at Paris 2024 and the man dubbed the "next Michael Phelps", has told AFP he is enjoying the relative anonymity of swimming in Asia.

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Ex-president of Bolivia says 14 shots fired at his car

Ex-president of Bolivia says 14 shots fired at his car

Former Bolivian president Evo Morales said gunmen fired a hail of bullets at his car Sunday as he traveled to a radio interview in the central city of Cochabamba, wounding his driver.

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Netanyahu hails 'precise' strike on Iran as Israel pounds Lebanon, Gaza

Netanyahu hails 'precise' strike on Iran as Israel pounds Lebanon, Gaza

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared on Sunday that Israel's "precise and powerful" strikes on Iran had been a success, as his country's forces pounded targets in Gaza and Lebanon.

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Steen Olsen wins World Cup opener as Hirscher wows on comeback

Steen Olsen wins World Cup opener as Hirscher wows on comeback

Norway's Alexander Steen Olsen won the season-opening men's giant slalom in the World Cup on Sunday, hitting speeds of over 91kph despite the 46 turns on the steep Rettenbach glacier.

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Georgia thrown into political turmoil after disputed vote

Georgia thrown into political turmoil after disputed vote

Georgia plunged into political turmoil on Sunday after the ruling party declared victory in parliamentary elections decried by the opposition as "falsified".

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