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PSG fan stabbed in Milan ahead of Champions League clash

PSG fan stabbed in Milan ahead of Champions League clash

Hooded attackers stabbed a Paris Saint-Germain supporter ahead of the French club's Champions League match at AC Milan, Italian police said Tuesday.

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France's 'getaway king' declines to appeal breakout conviction

France's 'getaway king' declines to appeal breakout conviction

A career criminal and self-described "freedom addict" who escaped a French jail in a hijacked helicopter will not appeal his 14-year sentence for the escape, prosecutors told AFP Tuesday.

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'Nightmare is our reality': the agony of Hamas hostages' relatives

'Nightmare is our reality': the agony of Hamas hostages' relatives

It was just before 8am on October 7 when Orit Meir's cellphone beeped with a terrifying voice message from her son Almog who was at a music festival in southern Israel.

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Port workers join Tesla strike in Sweden

Port workers join Tesla strike in Sweden

Workers at four Swedish ports blocked the loading and unloading of Tesla cars Tuesday in a growing strike movement over the US company's refusal to sign a collective wage agreement with mechanics.

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Blinken calls for G7 'clear voice' on Gaza

Blinken calls for G7 'clear voice' on Gaza

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Tuesday on the G7 to speak "in a clear voice" about the Israel-Hamas war as he kicked off talks with fellow foreign ministers from the grouping in Japan.

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Zadran posts Afghanistan's first World Cup hundred

Zadran posts Afghanistan's first World Cup hundred

Ibrahim Zadran became the first Afghanistan batsman to score a World Cup hundred when he reached three figures against Australia in a group match in Mumbai on Tuesday.

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Stocks retreat as weak growth concerns weigh

Stocks retreat as weak growth concerns weigh

Major stock markets mostly retreated and the dollar advanced Tuesday as concerns about weak growth offset hopes of an end to global interest-rate hikes.

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Olympic champion Semenya 'not ashamed' to be different

Olympic champion Semenya 'not ashamed' to be different

Double Olympic champion Caster Semenya said she is "not going to be ashamed because I am different" as she focuses on her long-running dispute with athletics authorities.

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World Cup 'timed out' dismissal row divides cricket

World Cup 'timed out' dismissal row divides cricket

Cricket's "timed out" controversy split the game on Tuesday as Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan headed for home nursing a broken finger and battered reputation.

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Shakib Al Hasan to miss rest of World Cup, day after 'timed out' row

Shakib Al Hasan to miss rest of World Cup, day after 'timed out' row

Injured Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan was ruled out of the rest of the World Cup on Tuesday, the day after his controversial role in cricket's "timed out" row.

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