34 dead in Indonesia floods, 16 missing
At least 34 people have died and 16 more were missing after flash floods and cold lava flow from a volcano hit western Indonesia, a local disaster official said Sunday.
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Russia claims more advances in Ukraine's Kharkiv region
Russia said Sunday it had captured four more villages in Ukraine's Kharkiv region and thousands of residents were evacuated from the surprise ground offensive and a key border town came under intensive shelling.
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Rescuers struggle to reach Afghanistan flood-hit areas
Emergency aid and rescue teams struggled on Sunday to reach areas of northern Afghanistan hardest hit by flash floods that killed hundreds, AFP journalists saw.
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Gender breakthrough in Swiss triumph at politically-charged Eurovision contest
Switzerland promised a joyous celebration Sunday for Nemo, the first non-binary performer to win the Eurovision Song Contest at the end of one of the most politically-charged competitions ever.
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Fighting rages across Gaza as UN chief urges 'immediate ceasefire'
Israel struck Gaza on Sunday and troops were battling militants in several areas of the Palestinian territory after an Israeli evacuation order sent hundreds of thousands of Palestinians fleeing from Rafah.
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Thousands evacuated as Russia pounds Ukraine border town
Thousands of people been evacuated from border areas in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, as Russia kept up constant strikes on a key town as part of a cross-border offensive, officials said Sunday.
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Raza 72 not out guides Zimbabwe to consolation win over Bangladesh
Sikandar Raza and Brian Bennett hit half-centuries as Zimbabwe secured an eight-wicket consolation victory over Bangladesh in the final Twenty20 international in Dhaka on Sunday to avoid a 5-0 whitewash.
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Masterful Lomachenko knocks out Kambosos to win IBF lightweight crown
Ukrainian boxing great Vasiliy Lomachenko clinched the IBF lightweight world title on Sunday after producing a supreme performance to stop Australia's George Kambosos in the 11th round in Perth.
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'Worse than Covid': UK gig venues sing the Blues
The hall may have been packed when the lights came on at singer Cosmo Sheldrake's gig at "Earth Hackney", but the coffers of the east London venue are anything but full.
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Israel launched strikes on Gaza Sunday after it expanded an evacuation order for Rafah, with the United Nations warning an outright invasion of the crowded southern city risked an "epic" disaster.
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