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Russians begin voting in controlled election as war drags on

Athletes 'can't take it any more' as Asian Games issues mount

Trump 'clearly' wants dialogue with Pyongyang: South Korean President

Allen lights up Bills' new stadium with 41-31 win over Lions

Bank of Japan hikes rates to 31-year high to battle inflation

Afghan medical students in Pakistan hope court stops college expulsions

Thailand's Muslim separatists vow to fight to the end

AI doomsday warnings unlikely to slow IPOs but questions linger

Mideast turmoil, AI set to dominate UN gathering of world leaders

ICC eyes China in bid to expand cricket

Australia to detain tourists who overstay visa, minister says

Nkunku craving freedom and fun on RB Leipzig return

Championship rivals brace for renewal of bitter feuds

Bhutan's traditional archers lose ground to development

Belgian pilots strike, cancelling 88 Ryanair flights

Belgian pilots staged their latest strike against Ryanair on Monday, forcing the Irish operator to cancel 88 flights through Charleroi, one of its busiest European hubs.

Death toll from heavy rain in north India rises sharply to almost 50

At least 49 people were killed, nine of them in a temple collapse, and dozens more were feared missing after intense rains caused floods and landslides in India, officials said Monday.

French teen Fils gets first Davis Cup call-up

French teenager Arthur Fils was handed his first call-up on Monday for France's Davis Cup team.

South Africa name 18 for one-day games against Australia

Cricket South Africa on Monday named 18 players for a five-match one-day international series against Australia next month, the team's last outings before the Cricket World Cup in India.

African Union hosts Niger talks as regime sends mixed signals

The African Union (AU) on Monday held talks on the Niger crisis as the country's post-coup rulers sounded defiance yet also pointed to diplomacy for a potential solution.

Murray back for Britain's Davis Cup campaign

Andy Murray is back in the Great Britain Davis Cup team for next month's matches against Australia, France and Switzerland.

Baghdad zoo animals suffer as mercury hits 50 degrees

A pair of Siberian tigers pant incessantly beside a pond at their zoo enclosure in the scorching summer heat of the Iraqi capital.

New Real Madrid recruit Guler undergoes knee surgery

Real Madrid's newly-recruited midfielder Arda Guler has undergone successful knee surgery, the Spanish club said Monday.

Greek islanders refuse to throw in the towel over sunloungers

Greek islanders are fed up this summer -- not with the holidaymakers that flock to their beaches but with the hawkers who cram the sands with sunloungers and parasols, to the point where it's sometimes impossible to get down to their own sea.

Latvia PM Karins to step down over coalition rift

Latvia's Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins announced Monday he will step down from the office, citing "lack of dynamics" in the current government as the reason for his decision.

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