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Poland to vote in razor-tight presidential election

Poland to vote in razor-tight presidential election

Poland votes on Sunday in a hotly contested presidential runoff that will pit the pro-EU Warsaw mayor against a nationalist historian in a tight race that could extend the political deadlock in the NATO member nation.

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Gauff shrugs off forgotten racquets to reach French Open second round

Gauff shrugs off forgotten racquets to reach French Open second round

Coco Gauff may have forgotten her tennis racquets when she arrived on court to open her French Open campaign on Tuesday but it did not stop the American powering into the second round.

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Sultan Hassanal of Brunei, the world's longest-reigning living monarch

Sultan Hassanal of Brunei, the world's longest-reigning living monarch

Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, recuperating in a Kuala Lumpur hospital after being treated for "fatigue", is the world's longest-reigning living monarch -- and one of its richest people.

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Trump admin seeks to cut remaining federal ties with Harvard

Trump admin seeks to cut remaining federal ties with Harvard

The US government intends to cancel all remaining financial contracts with Harvard, a senior official said Tuesday, in President Donald Trump's latest attempt to force the prestigious university to submit to unprecedented oversight.

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Telegram's Durov repeats claim France interfered in Romania vote

Telegram's Durov repeats claim France interfered in Romania vote

The co-founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app, Pavel Durov, on Tuesday repeated his allegation that French intelligence pressured him to interfere in this month's Romanian presidential election.

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King Charles to open Canada parliament with US tensions in focus

King Charles to open Canada parliament with US tensions in focus

King Charles III is to deliver a speech Tuesday opening Canada's parliament, the first by a monarch in nearly half a century, as US President Donald Trump repeatedly attacks the Commonwealth nation's sovereignty.

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Police seek answers after car-ramming at Liverpool football parade

Police seek answers after car-ramming at Liverpool football parade

Football fans from the UK and abroad rallied around Liverpool on Tuesday, vowing to stand by the port city after a car-ramming injured dozens of people, four seriously, and devastated celebrations for its Premier League win.

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Stocks climb as US-EU trade tensions ease

Stocks climb as US-EU trade tensions ease

Wall Street shares bounced on Tuesday, catching up to a European rally after US President Donald Trump delayed huge tariffs on imports from the EU over the long holiday weekend.

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Norrie shocks Medvedev to reach French Open second round

Norrie shocks Medvedev to reach French Open second round

Britain's Cameron Norrie ousted former world number one Daniil Medvedev in a marathon five-set first round match at the French Open on Tuesday.

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Djokovic kicks off record attempt, Gauff, Andreeva through at French Open

Djokovic kicks off record attempt, Gauff, Andreeva through at French Open

Novak Djokovic sets out on his latest pursuit of a record-breaking 25th Grand Slam title at the French Open on Tuesday, after women's contenders Coco Gauff and Mirra Andreeva got their campaigns off to winning starts at a windy Roland Garros.

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