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Late call-up Can wants Euro glory after Champions League blow

Late call-up Can wants Euro glory after Champions League blow

Surprise late Germany call-up Emre Can said Sunday he wanted to turn his disappointment at losing June's Champions League final with Borussia Dortmund into a deep run at Euro 2024.

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Pope appeals for halt to DR Congo violence

Pope appeals for halt to DR Congo violence

Pope Francis on Sunday deplored a surge of violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the victims of which he said included many Christians who had been killed for their faith.

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England begin quest to deliver on great expectations at Euro 2024

England begin quest to deliver on great expectations at Euro 2024

England manager Gareth Southgate said his side must be "exceptional" to end a 58-year major tournament title drought as they kick off their Euro 2024 campaign against Serbia on Sunday.

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Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia crowned Australian Open badminton champion

Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia crowned Australian Open badminton champion

Malaysian Lee Zii Jia outlasted Japan's Kodai Naraoka in the men's singles final to be crowned Australian Open badminton champion Sunday, while Aya Ohori of Japan clinched the women's title.

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Israel announces daily Gaza 'pause' for aid deliveries

Israel announces daily Gaza 'pause' for aid deliveries

Israel's military said Sunday it would "pause" fighting around a south Gaza route daily to facilitate aid deliveries, following months of warnings of famine in the besieged Palestinian territory.

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UK 'guinea pig' for election security before landmark votes

UK 'guinea pig' for election security before landmark votes

The UK general election is being watched closely after stark warnings that rapid advancements in cyber-tech, particularly AI, and increasing friction between major nations threaten the integrity of 2024's landmark votes.

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Hajj pilgrims 'stone the devil' as Muslims mark Eid al-Adha

Hajj pilgrims 'stone the devil' as Muslims mark Eid al-Adha

Pilgrims perform the last major ritual of the hajj, the "stoning of the devil", in western Saudi Arabia on Sunday, as Muslims the world over celebrate the Eid al-Adha holiday.

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Titmus and McKeown carry Australian Olympic swim hopes in bid to topple US

Titmus and McKeown carry Australian Olympic swim hopes in bid to topple US

Australia's formidable swim team heads for the Olympics this week headlined by two superstars of the sport in Ariarne Titmus and Kaylee McKeown as they look to snap a 68-year hoodoo against arch-rivals the United States.

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Senegalese eye elegance for Eid at half the price

Senegalese eye elegance for Eid at half the price

In a second-hand shop in the suburbs of Senegal's capital, Seynabou Sarr is inundated with orders days before West Africa's largest Muslim festival of Tabaski.

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Israel's 'economic war' chokes occupied West Bank

Israel's 'economic war' chokes occupied West Bank

Palestinian teenagers bounced on trampolines and jumped through hoops inside a towering tent on the outskirts of Ramallah, the financial hub of the occupied West Bank.

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