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Opposition leader confirmed winner of Trinidad elections

Opposition leader confirmed winner of Trinidad elections

Trinidad and Tobago's centrist former prime minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar will return as leader of the Caribbean nation after her party's victory in Monday's parliamentary election, the electoral commission confirmed Tuesday.

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Snedeker, Ogilvy to skipper Presidents Cup teams: PGA Tour

Snedeker, Ogilvy to skipper Presidents Cup teams: PGA Tour

American golfer Brandt Snedeker and Australia's Geoff Ogilvy will be the respective captains of the United States and International Teams for next year's Presidents Cup at Medinah Country Club outside Chicago, the PGA Tour announced Tuesday.

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Win or bust in Europa League for Amorim's Man Utd

Win or bust in Europa League for Amorim's Man Utd

Ruben Amorim has bet the house on the Europa League after Manchester United's disastrous Premier League campaign, knowing this season and next hinge on winning the competition.

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Trump celebrates 100 days in office with campaign-style rally

Trump celebrates 100 days in office with campaign-style rally

Donald Trump promised Tuesday that he is just getting started as he marked the radical and vengeful beginning of a presidency that has shaken the world and destabilized the United States.

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Top Cuban dissidents detained after court revokes parole

Top Cuban dissidents detained after court revokes parole

Cuban opposition leader Jose Daniel Ferrer and another dissident were detained Tuesday after a court revoked the parole they were granted under a landmark deal Havana had struck with former US President Joe Biden.

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Arteta urges Arsenal to deliver 'special' fightback against PSG

Arteta urges Arsenal to deliver 'special' fightback against PSG

Mikel Arteta urged Arsenal to produce a "special" fightback against Paris Saint-Germain after Ousmane Dembele fired the French side to a 1-0 win in the Champions League semi-final first leg on Tuesday.

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Trump fires Kamala Harris's husband from Holocaust board

Trump fires Kamala Harris's husband from Holocaust board

US President Donald Trump has removed Doug Emhoff, husband of his former rival Kamala Harris, from the Holocaust Memorial Council board, drawing an angry reaction.

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Pakistan says India planning strike as tensions soar over Kashmir attack

Pakistan says India planning strike as tensions soar over Kashmir attack

Pakistan's information minister said early Wednesday that Islamabad had "credible intelligence" that India was planning an imminent military strike and he vowed a "decisive response", as worries of spiralling conflict grew over a deadly attack in Kashmir.

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Weinstein sex attack accuser tells court he 'humiliated' her

Weinstein sex attack accuser tells court he 'humiliated' her

Miriam Haleyi told jurors at Harvey Weinstein's sexual assault and rape retrial Tuesday that the mogul "humiliated" her and reduced her to tears, recounting to the court her ordeal, the disclosure of which fired the "MeToo" movement.

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France accuses Russian military intelligence over cyberattacks

France accuses Russian military intelligence over cyberattacks

France on Tuesday accused Russian military intelligence of staging cyberattacks, including against an organisation involved in the Paris Olympics and President Emmanuel Macron's first election campaign in 2017.

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