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Bulgaria searches for missing crew after drones hit more Black Sea ships

Stock markets climb as oil prices retreat

Alcaraz wins Japan Open for first title since return from injury

'No future': Thousands mass in France for high school protests

India, Qatar, S.Africa among nations who want to host 2036 Olympics

Nobel physics prize honours work on 'ghostly messengers' from outer space

Muchova squeaks out win over Osaka to reach China Open quarter-finals

Russia denies imposing anti-plague measures after death of worker

Bulgaria searches for missing crew after drones hit two more ships in Black Sea

Kenya reports first-ever Ebola death

Le Pen vows drastic cost savings to prevent French 'default'

Tennis world No.1 Sinner's season over due to knee injury

'Eats through a straw': French teens wounded in high school protests

Yemen's Houthis claim attack on Riyadh airport, deny losing territory

Europe’s arms money maze

Houthis and al-Qaeda

Brazil tests Milei’s gamble

Germany under Weidel

Sinner faces Zverev test in 'perfect' Australian Open final

Jannik Sinner is wary of "physical beast" Alexander Zverev as the Italian bids to join an elite group with back-to-back Australian Open titles in a final Sunday that pits the world's top two players.

Guardiola backs Khusanov to learn from nightmare Man City debut

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola praised the reaction of Abdukodir Khusanov's team-mates to lift the young Uzbek after a nightmare introduction to the Premier League in Saturday's 3-1 win over Chelsea.

13 peacekeepers killed as fighting rages in eastern DRCongo

Thirteen soldiers serving with peacekeeping forces -- from South Africa, Malawi and Uruguay -- have been killed in recent fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where the Congolese army is battling Rwandan-backed M23 fighters.

Monaco back on Ligue 1 podium as Lille lose

Monaco climbed back up to third place in Ligue 1 on Saturday after their 3-2 win at home to struggling Rennes was followed by a 2-1 defeat for Lille at Strasbourg.

Tens of thousands protest Germany's far right as Musk backs AfD

Tens of thousands of Germans rallied Saturday against the far right ahead of next month's legislative elections, as US tech billionaire Elon Musk again endorsed the anti-immigrant AfD party.

Cheika unhappy with referee O'Keeffe's role as Gloucester tame Tigers

Michael Cheika questioned why New Zealand's Ben O'Keeffe had been appointed to referee an English Premiership rugby match after his Leicester side lost 38-31 away to Gloucester on Saturday.

From Ukraine trenches to Russia schools, Sundance docs show toll of war

"What if this war is until the end of our lives?" asks the shell-shocked Ukrainian soldier, who has just "liberated" a village from Russian forces.

Haaland sees 'something special' in Man City new boy Marmoush

Erling Haaland believes his new strike partner Omar Marmoush will be a "fantastic" signing for Manchester City after an impressive debut in the English champions' 3-1 win over Chelsea on Saturday.

'Quite an achievement' as Everton's Moyes marks 700 Premier League games

David Moyes was a proud man after he celebrated his 700th Premier League game as a manager by overseeing Everton's 1-0 win at Brighton on Saturday, a landmark he described as "quite an achievement".

Wembanyama's Spurs fall to Pacers in Paris

Victor Wembanyama's second NBA game in Paris ended in a loss Saturday as Tyrese Haliburton led the Indiana Pacers to a 136-98 win against the San Antonio Spurs.

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