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Lufthansa wins contest for TAP Air Portugal stake

Medvedev sees off Tsitsipas to reach Shanghai Masters quarters

AI worms, 'major' incident fears spur safety calls at industry summit

Louvre boss warns of closure risk without major renovations

Fuel shortage triggers queues on Indonesia's Bali island

Lawes and Genge urge England to end ban on overseas-based players

Evolution Metals & Technologies Corp. Reaffirms $400 Million to $460 Million FY2027 Revenue Guidance, Unveils Eight Sintered Magnet Grades Covering an Estimated 75% of Global NdFeB Revenue, and Moves to Answer U.S. Army Call for Rare Earth Magnets

Metrika Selected by OCC to Support Stablecoin Supervisory Framework Under the GENIUS Act

Trial defence says Russia used Nord Stream pipelines as 'weapon'

Kenya hosting 2029 World Championships will help doping fight, says Coe

Israeli settlers set fire to mosque in occupied West Bank

UK prosecutor tells jury Russell Brand a 'sexual predator'

Macron says French student protesters 'exploited' by political forces: spokeswoman

Fulham manager Arbeloa fined £25,000 after Man Utd outburst

Europe’s arms money maze

Houthis and al-Qaeda

Brazil tests Milei’s gamble

Germany under Weidel

British skipper Pip Hare out of Vendee Globe after dismasting

British skipper Pip Hare said Monday she was unhurt but upset after being forced out of the Vendee Globe solo non-stop round the world yacht race after dismasting south of Australia.

EU sending envoy to talk to Syria's new leaders

The EU's envoy to Syria headed to Damascus Monday to hold talks with the country's new Islamist rulers, just over a week after president Bashar al-Assad's ouster ended decades of brutal rule and civil war.

Spinoffs of French tycoon's media empire make market debut

Three spinoffs from French right-wing tycoon Vincent Bollore's Vivendi media empire debuted on stock markets on Monday, with mixed results as shares in the Canal+ television and film group tanked in London.

Lagarde says ECB will continue to cut interest rates

European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde said Monday eurozone policymakers would keep cutting interest rates and warned that higher US tariffs under President-elect Donald Trump could hit growth in the bloc.

Sri Lanka president in India in first overseas trip

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake vowed to bolster ties with India Monday on his first overseas visit as head of state, with a red carpet welcome by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

'Zero communication': Gillespie opens up on Pakistan exit

Jason Gillespie said Monday he felt no longer wanted as Pakistan's Test coach and was left out of major decisions, having quit the post last week.

Ex-husband in French rape trial asks 'forgiveness' from family

The French man who has admitted to enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his heavily-sedated wife on Monday asked forgiveness from his family and hailed the courage of his now ex-spouse during his trial.

England captain Stokes limps off in fresh injury blow

Visibly distressed England captain Ben Stokes suffered a recurrence of a hamstring injury on Monday while bowling during the third Test against New Zealand in Hamilton.

Indian chess king Gukesh returns to hero's welcome

India's chess star Gukesh Dommaraju returned to a hero's welcome in his home city on Monday after becoming the youngest world champion aged only 18.

NZ march towards big win in third Test after Williamson century

England made a wretched start to their unrealistic chase of 658 to win the third Test on Monday after a Kane Williamson century rammed home New Zealand's advantage.

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