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Bogota closes dozens of parks as fires rage in Colombia

Bogota closes dozens of parks as fires rage in Colombia

Colombian capital Bogota has closed some 40 parks and hiking trails due to heavy smoke from wildfires raging in the area, the mayor's office announced Saturday.

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Tchouameni sends Madrid top in late win at Las Palmas

Tchouameni sends Madrid top in late win at Las Palmas

Aurelien Tchouameni's towering header earned Real Madrid a late 2-1 victory at Las Palmas and sent them top of La Liga on Saturday.

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China, US say talks in Bangkok 'candid, substantive'

China, US say talks in Bangkok 'candid, substantive'

China's top diplomat Wang Yi and US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan held "candid, substantive" talks in Thailand's capital Bangkok, focusing on the sensitive issues of Taiwan and the attacks in the Red Sea by Huthi rebels, officials said Saturday.

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Tchouameni grabs Madrid late win at Las Palmas to top Liga

Tchouameni grabs Madrid late win at Las Palmas to top Liga

Aurelien Tchouameni's towering header earned Real Madrid a late 2-1 victory at Las Palmas and sent them top of La Liga on Saturday.

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Sixth-tier Maidstone stun Ipswich, Luton dump out Everton in FA Cup 4th round

Sixth-tier Maidstone stun Ipswich, Luton dump out Everton in FA Cup 4th round

Maidstone manager George Elokobi said the "magic of the FA Cup is very much alive" after the sixth-tier side stunned Championship high-flyers Ipswich 2-1 as Luton struck at the death to dump Everton out in the fourth round on Saturday.

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Bayern cut gap as Augsburg suffer hit and miss penalty drama

Bayern cut gap as Augsburg suffer hit and miss penalty drama

Bayern Munich closed the gap on Bayer Leverkusen at the top of the Bundesliga to a point with a 3-2 victory at Augsburg on Saturday after the hosts endured hit and miss late penalty drama.

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Putin repeats Ukraine Nazi claims at Leningrad siege memorial

Putin repeats Ukraine Nazi claims at Leningrad siege memorial

President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said Ukraine "glorifies" Adolf Hitler's SS killing squads and vowed to "eradicate Nazism," as he opened a memorial marking 80 years since the end of the siege of Leningrad.

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Washington, Baghdad open talks on foreign troops in Iraq

Washington, Baghdad open talks on foreign troops in Iraq

Iraq and the United States on Saturday held a first round of talks on the future of American and other foreign troops in the country, with Baghdad expecting discussions to lead to a timeline for reducing their presence.

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Non-League Maidstone stun Ipswich to reach FA Cup last 16

Non-League Maidstone stun Ipswich to reach FA Cup last 16

Non-League Maidstone produced one of the all-time great FA Cup shocks by beating Championship high-flyers Ipswich 2-1 on Saturday to reach the fifth round of the FA Cup.

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King Charles spends second day in London hospital after surgery

King Charles spends second day in London hospital after surgery

Britain's King Charles III spent a second day in hospital on Saturday where he was visited by his wife Queen Camilla following scheduled prostate surgery.

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