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More evacuated as early wildfires sweep western Canada

Mbappe wins award for France's player of the year

Duran double salvages draw for Aston Villa against Liverpool

OpenAI gives ChatGPT new powers to see, hear

Marsch named as new Canada coach

Barcelona beat Real Sociedad to move second

Global stocks tread water ahead of US inflation data

Former fixer Cohen testifies Trump told him to pay hush money

No.1 Scheffler arrives at Valhalla for PGA Championship

Medvedev battles past Medjedovic and into Rome last 16

Fierce fighting rocks Gaza after US warning of anarchy, insurgency

Georgians protest in last stand against over copycat Russian law

Hundreds of young Georgians crowded outside the Caucasus country's parliament on Monday after a night-long demonstration against a controversial "foreign influence" law that critics say was inspired by repressive Russian legislation.

Bournemouth boss Iraola signs new contract

Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola has signed a new contract, extending his stay at the Premier League club until at least the end of the 2025/26 season.

Bid to end deadly cooking methods which stoke global warming

Fifty countries are meeting in France on Tuesday to discuss the lack of access to clean cooking methods worldwide which causes millions of deaths every year and fuels global warming.

Osaka's Rome run ended by Zheng in last 16

Naomi Osaka's return to the Rome Open ended at the last 16 on Monday after the four-time Grand Slam champion fell 6-2, 6-3 to seventh-seed Zheng Qinwen.

Catalan separatist aims to form minority regional govt

Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont said Monday he would seek to form a pro-independence minority government in the Spanish region despite a weekend electoral setback.

European stocks waver after record run

European equities wavered Monday as dealers paused with key US inflation data on the horizon, having smashed records last week on increasing hopes of interest rate reductions and after Britain emerged from recession.

Greek PM slams N. Macedonian president in new name row

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis hit out Monday at North Macedonia's new nationalist president for refusing to use her country's new name when she took her oath of office.

Russia pounds 30 towns and villages in Ukraine's Kharkiv region

Russia pounded over 30 villages and towns in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region after launching a ground offensive in the border region, forcing almost 6,000 to evacuate, the governor said on Monday.

Booking.com to face tough new EU tech rules

The European Union on Monday added Dutch online travel giant Booking.com to its list of digital companies that are big enough to fall under tougher competition rules.

Survivors hunt for the missing days after Afghanistan floods

Survivors of flash floods in Afghanistan's northern Baghlan province were still searching for the missing on Monday, days after torrents of water ripped through villages, killing hundreds.

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