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MLA seeks inquiry into reported sectarian gestures on Ormeau Road

Mayo school appeals for information after convent and chapel vandalism

Louise O’Reilly attacks Simon Harris over unemployment remarks

Virginia overwhelms Arkansas 91-72 behind balanced scoring

Canadian soldier Aidan Goulding remembered at Vancouver funeral

Second major storm brings destructive winds and outages to British Columbia

Ukraine sends ground robots

Lyman's surrender crisis

Pakistan’s Taliban dilemma

Venezuela and the Qatar Fund

Malinin wins men's figure skating at French Grand Prix

American Ilia Malinin won the French Grand Prix figure skating competition in Angers on Sunday, dethroning three-time defending champion Adam Siao Him Fa of France, who finished second.

Robbers steal French crown jewels from Louvre

Thieves wielding power tools robbed the Louvre on Sunday, taking some of France's priceless crown jewels in a brazen, seven-minute heist carried out in broad daylight, officials and sources said.

Ruud skips past Humbert for Stockholm 250 title

Norway's Casper Ruud blasted past Frenchman Ugo Humbert 6-2, 6-3 to win the Stockholm ATP 250 tournament on Sunday to win his 14th career title.

Spurs humbled at home again as Villa hit back

Morgan Rogers and Emiliano Buendia inspired Aston Villa's fightback to win 2-1 against Tottenham on Sunday as the north Londoners suffered more misery on home turf.

Trump says US to end aid to Colombia over drug production

President Donald Trump said Sunday the United States is halting financial aid to Colombia, a longstanding US ally, as he accused its president of condoning the production of drugs.

Power tool-wielding robbers flee Louvre with 'priceless' jewels

Robbers wielding power tools broke into the Louvre on Sunday and made off with priceless jewels from the world-renowned museum, taking just seven minutes for the broad-daylight heist, sources and officials said.

Rovanperä win sets up sizzling world rally title battle

Kalle Rovanpera's win at the Central European Rally on Sunday deepened the three-way struggle for the world title as his Toyota team sealed a fifth successive manufacturers' title.

Israel and Hamas accuse each other of breaching Gaza truce amid strikes, clashes

Gaza's nine-day-old ceasefire came under strain Sunday after the Israeli army said it launched air strikes in the territory's south in response to attacks it claimed were carried out by Hamas militants against its forces.

Japan's world number 500 Kataoka qualifies for Masters, British Open

World number 500 Naoyuki Kataoka will make his major debut next year after winning the Japan Open on Sunday.

Bangladesh probes cause of massive, costly airport fire

Bangladeshi traders on Sunday assessed heavy losses after a devastating fire tore through the cargo complex of the country's main international airport, as the government opened an investigation into possible arson.

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