'Slaughter' as 30 migrants missing off Italy in rough seas
At least 30 migrants are missing following two shipwrecks off the Italian island of Lampedusa, according to survivor testimony, as rescuers Sunday winched to safety others trapped on the rocks by rough seas.
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Sweden send holders US spinning out of World Cup after penalty drama
The United States' long reign as Women's World Cup holders was brought to an end in the most dramatic fashion as they were dumped out on penalties by Sweden, who joined the Netherlands in reaching the quarter-finals on Sunday.
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Five arrested as protest halts road race at cycling worlds
Five people were arrested after a protest halted the men's cycling world championships road race in Scotland on Sunday, blocking a remote country road between Edinburgh and Glasgow, police said.
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Ukraine faces new wave of attacks, Russia says airbases struck
Ukraine said on Sunday it suffered several waves of aerial attacks overnight, which Moscow said targeted military airfields, a day after a strike on a Russian tanker on the Kerch Strait.
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Gatland says Wales players 'desperate' to make Rugby World Cup squad
Warren Gatland is confident his Wales side will be "desperate to perform" at Twickenham next weekend as competition for places in his Rugby World Cup squad heats up.
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Evans narrows gap on Rovanpera with Rally of Finland win
Elfyn Evans won the Rally of Finland on Sunday to narrow the gap on world champion Kalle Rovanpera in the drivers' standings.
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Sweden dump defending champions USA out of World Cup on penalties
Sweden stunned the United States 5-4 in a sudden-death penalty shootout Sunday to surge into a Women's World Cup quarter-final against Japan and consign the defending champions to their earliest-ever exit.
Read moreRussia strikes Ukraine blood centre, aeronautics group: Zelensky
Moscow escalated its attacks in Ukraine on Saturday, with President Volodymyr Zelensky denouncing a deadly strike on a blood transfusion centre as a "war crime".
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Niger military on brink of deadline to reverse coup
Pressure on the leaders of a coup in Niger mounted Sunday with the approach of the west African bloc's deadline for the military to relinquish control or face possible armed intervention.
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Walsh in line to return for Nigeria clash in England World Cup boost
Keira Walsh will be available for England in their last-16 Women's World Cup clash against Nigeria on Monday as long as she shows no adverse reaction to returning to training.
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