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Rio favela residents vote with little hope

Three previous two-time Arc de Triomphe winners

Evenepoel puts worlds 'disappointment' to bed with European crown

'Champion' Daryz wins second successive Arc in fine style

Two-time winning Arc trainer Rouget bows out in emotional farewell

Daryz wins second successive Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe

Battling Djokovic stuns top seed Zverev at China Open

England's seven-goal spree sends message to Euro rivals: Kane

Spy chief Clayton, the Trump loyalist tech bosses trust on AI

Trump confirms national intelligence chief as new AI czar

Russian strikes hit Kyiv while Germany's Merz visits

UK's Glastonbury festival tickets sell out in 45 minutes

Up to 500 French schools to be totally or partly closed Monday: minister

Two dead in Catalonia due to torrential rains: Spanish officials

Green leads at LPGA in South Korea as Jeeno surges

Major winner Hannah Green took a two-shot lead into the final day of the LPGA BMW Ladies Championship in South Korea on Saturday as Thailand's Atthaya "Jeeno" Thitikul surged into contention.

G7 defence summit convenes as conflicts rage

G7 defence ministers started talks on Saturday against a backdrop of escalation in the Middle East and mounting pressure on Ukraine as it faces another winter of fighting.

Electricity blackout puts Cubans on edge

Cuban Tania Ramirez walks alone along Havana's famous Malecon promenade to relieve the stress wrought by the massive blackout that has plunged the entire island into darkness.

North Korea troop deployment locks in Russia military alliance

North Korea's decision to deploy thousands of soldiers to Ukraine's front lines cements Pyongyang's contentious military alliance with Moscow, experts told AFP, and pulls Russia deeper into Korean peninsula security.

New Zealand and South Africa face off in Women's T20 World Cup final

Whatever the result in Dubai on Sunday, there will be a new name on the trophy when New Zealand line up against South Africa in the final of the Women's T20 World Cup.

Maresca defies expectations with Chelsea revival

Faced with feuding owners, a bloated squad and intense pressure to drag Chelsea out of their malaise, Enzo Maresca has defied expectations by restoring order at chaotic Stamford Bridge.

G7 defence summit convenes during 'historic moment'

G7 defence ministers started talks on Saturday against a backdrop of escalation in the Middle East and mounting pressure on Ukraine as it faces another winter of fighting.

Harris, Trump deploy celebrity power in must-win states

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump will roll out starkly contrasting celebrity back-up this weekend in Pennsylvania and Michigan -– among the most prized of the battleground states set to decide the tightest of US presidential races.

Bella Nipotina wins world's richest turf race, The Everest

Australian sprinter Bella Nipotina, ridden by Craig Williams, outgunned fast-finishing Giga Kick in Sydney on Saturday to become the first mare to win the world's richest turf race, The Everest.

Sarfaraz ton powers India to 344-3 in rain-hit Test

India's Sarfaraz Khan slammed his first Test century as the hosts pared back their yawning deficit against New Zealand on day four of the rain-hit opening Test on Saturday.

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