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Iran executes over 500 people in 2026: rights group

'Smart cricketer' Dinusha helps Sri Lanka draw second India Test

Srebrenica: Massacre that outraged the world

Zambia opposition leader surrenders to police: state media

After US settlement, EU says Meta must 'protect our kids too'

Alleged 9/11 mastermind to go on trial in June 2028

Germany-led 'frugal' EU states demand budget plan cuts of 'several hundred billion'

Abbas's treble strike rocks England in second Test

Ratko Mladic: Serb crusader dubbed 'epitome of evil'

'Butcher of Bosnia' Ratko Mladic dead: Serbian state media

Pramac Yamaha replace Miller with Guevara for 2027 MotoGP season

New Zealand make three changes for second South Africa Test

Death toll rises, rescuers search for 1,400 missing after Nepal-Tibet floods

Bouaddi needs time at Man City despite 100m euro fee, says Maresca

Amnesty defiant despite Ukraine report outcry

Rights group Amnesty International has remained defiant under its high-profile secretary general in the face of a growing outcry over a report critics alleged boosted Russia in its invasion of Ukraine.

Climate deniers use past heat records to sow doubt online

With Europe gripped by successive heatwaves, climate-change deniers are spreading scepticism by publishing data on social media on extreme temperatures allegedly recorded decades ago to imply scientists are exaggerating global warming.

US calls on Russia to stop military activity at nuclear sites

The White House called on Russia on Monday to cease all military operations around nuclear facilities in Ukraine.

Germany's Schroeder to remain in ruling party despite Putin ties

Former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder on Monday escaped being humiliatingly booted out of his party, as the ruling Social Democrats (SPD) found his ties with Vladimir Putin did not breach its rules.

After 'historic' US climate bill, scientists urge global action

Scientists on Monday welcomed the passing of US President Joe Biden's "historic" climate bill while calling for other major emitters -- namely the European Union -- to follow suit and implement ambitious plans to slash emissions.

Third fuel tank collapses as helicopters battle Cuban blaze

Cuban army helicopters scrambled to contain a blaze that felled a third tank at a fuel depot on Monday after burning for days, as the search continued for 16 missing firefighters.

Beluga whale is now stationary in Seine: NGO

A malnourished beluga whale that has swum up France's River Seine is no longer progressing but is still alive, environmental group Sea Shepherd said Monday.

Holders Wydad Casablanca among 58 CAF Champions League hopefuls

Title-holders Wydad Casablanca from Morocco are among 58 clubs who have entered the 2022-2023 CAF Champions League, with the qualifying rounds draw to be made in Cairo on Tuesday.

Russian TV protester ordered to pay new fine over Ukraine

A Moscow court on Monday ordered journalist Marina Ovsyannikova, who denounced Russia's intervention in Ukraine, to pay a new fine for discrediting the Russian army.

Gaza clears rubble, buries dead as truce with Israel holds

Shell-shocked Gazans on Monday sifted through the rubble of three days of deadly conflict between Israel and Islamic Jihad militants as a truce held and life slowly returned to normal.

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