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Vardy signs for Championship strugglers Burnley

Vardy signs for Championship strugglers Burnley

Championship strugglers Burnley signed former Leicester striker Jamie Vardy on a one-year contract on Sunday.

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UN's Nepal chief makes emotional plea for flood-ravaged country

UN's Nepal chief makes emotional plea for flood-ravaged country

The United Nations chief in Nepal issued an emotional plea for aid on Sunday, saying survivors of the catastrophic flooding had seen their lives transformed in just "one to two minutes".

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FIFA confirms Infantino will run in presidential election

FIFA confirms Infantino will run in presidential election

Gianni Infantino will stand in next March's FIFA presidential election, despite the backlash over his now-abandoned plan to bring private investment into the World Cup, football's global governing body announced Sunday.

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Italian GP red-flagged after massive Leclerc crash

Italian GP red-flagged after massive Leclerc crash

The Italian Grand Prix at Monza was halted after just two laps in Sunday after Ferrari's Charles Leclerc slid off the track and smashed into barriers.

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With joy and grief, Palestinian football marks return

With joy and grief, Palestinian football marks return

Palestinian sports commentator Khalil Jadallah has spent the past three years mourning the athletes killed in the Gaza war. As Palestinian football officially resumed this week, his return to the stadium proved bittersweet.

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US envoys hold talks with Zelensky on first Kyiv visit

US envoys hold talks with Zelensky on first Kyiv visit

US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff held talks Sunday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on ending the war with Russia, making their first visit to Kyiv a day after meeting with Russia's Vladimir Putin.

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Iran threatens greater force if US launches more attacks

Iran threatens greater force if US launches more attacks

Iran's top negotiator on Sunday threatened a more forceful response to any further US attacks after Tehran targeted American warships in their latest round of clashes.

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'Truly scared': Blazes outpace firefighters in Indonesian Borneo

'Truly scared': Blazes outpace firefighters in Indonesian Borneo

Toiling around the clock, haggard Indonesian firefighters on Borneo island cannot keep up with the blazes devouring landscapes and shrouding communities in a cloying haze.

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Vandals uproot Berlin tree commemorating Pride attack victims

Vandals uproot Berlin tree commemorating Pride attack victims

A tree planted at the site of a fatal attack on this year's Berlin Pride march has been destroyed, just days after a commemorative rainbow bench there was vandalised, German police said on Sunday.

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German director Wenders clarifies views on film and politics

German director Wenders clarifies views on film and politics

German director Wim Wenders clarified his views about the relationship between filmmakers and politics on Sunday after he caused an outcry at the Berlin film festival earlier this year.

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