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Firefighters in 'decisive' push to encircle Belgian wildfire

Root adamant England don't need 'huge change' to Bazball style

F1's Albon re-signs with Williams for 2027

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Borderless.xyz Deepens Africa Coverage as CrissCross Goes Live on Its Network

Fusion Markets Extends Negative Balance Protection to Clients Globally

Pakistan court orders ex-PM Khan moved from jail to hospital

India close on victory in first Test against Sri Lanka

'Lonely place': Black UK academics slam racism after Arday's death

ISS hosts first spacewalk by a Frenchwoman

Three lightly injured as new quake hits Spain's Granada

UK PM says not embarrassed by hoax messages with fake Trump aide

Syria, US say Israel struck military air base in Idlib province

West Bank siege exposes Israel army inaction on settler violence

Ukraine battles to hold eastern bastions as Russia prepares Victory Day parade

Ukrainian forces were braced to defend their final bastion in the devastated port city of Mariupol on Sunday, desperate to deny Russia a symbolic win on the eve of Moscow's Victory Day celebrations.

Ons Jabeur sharpens quest to inspire more Arab women to take up tennis

Ons Jabeur's long-stated goal is that her historic exploits on court lead to more Arab women taking up tennis -- becoming the first Arab player to win a Grand Slam in next month's French Open final would do wonders to achieve that.

'Critically stable': Ukraine's last stand for easternmost hub

The dozen jumpy and exhausted soldiers cowering under a bridge from incoming shellfire formed Ukraine's last line of defence against Russia's assault on this easternmost city still held by Kyiv.

World champ Coleman wins first 100m after ban

US sprint star Christian Coleman took first place in his 100-metre debut after returning from a ban for breaching anti-doping rules, clocking a "pretty decent" 10.09sec in Tokyo on Sunday.

Thousands of security forces on alert ahead of Philippine polls

More than 60,000 security forces in the Philippines were on alert Sunday to safeguard ballots and polling stations on the eve of the presidential election, after police reported four people killed in an outbreak of violence.

Northern Ireland in limbo after Sinn Fein triumphs

Northern Ireland's bickering leaders came under pressure Sunday to unite in a new government after the Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein secured an unprecedented election win.

Kim Bi-O holds nerve at the last to secure first Asian Tour title

Kim Bi-O thrilled huge home crowds to win his maiden Asian Tour title at the Maekyung Open on Sunday, coming home two shots clear of fellow South Korean Cho Mung-yu.

Crowds jeer Sri Lankan PM on rare outing

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa was booed and heckled Sunday on his first public outing since protests erupted across the country demanding his ruling family resign over the worsening economic crisis.

Ex-security chief John Lee anointed Hong Kong's next leader

A former security chief who oversaw the crackdown on Hong Kong's democracy movement was anointed the business hub's new leader on Sunday by a small committee of Beijing loyalists.

Bivol stuns 'Canelo' Alvarez to retain WBA light heavyweight title

Unbeaten Dmitry Bivol retained his WBA light-heavyweight world title with a unanimous points decision over Saul "Canelo" Alvarez on Saturday, handing the Mexican superstar just the second defeat of his career.

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