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St. Louis City's unbeaten MLS run ends at 19, Union's reaches 15

Williams lifts Valkyries past Dream in WNBA Finals opener

NFL Eagles bench Hurts at least a month with blood clot

Dubois destroys Wardley to retain WBO heavyweight crown

Across US, 'No Kings' events seek to boost early voting

Clashes, blazes and wide-scale looting grip France on day of protests

Clashes, blazes and wide-scale looting mar French protests

Oregon families grapple with explaining school shooting to children

Tents spring up in Lisbon as Portugal housing protests spread

Israeli settlers attack European diplomats, beat French mayor

'Best in world' Yamal powers Barca to Betis rout, Atletico strike late

Town hall in Limoges 'largely lost' to blaze set during French protests

El Salvador's Bukele puts conditions on early release of gang prisoners

US goes on the offensive in central Asia

Ukraine sends ground robots

Lyman's surrender crisis

Pakistan’s Taliban dilemma

Venezuela and the Qatar Fund

Germany, Finland warn of 'hybrid warfare' after sea cable cut

Germany and Finland launched a probe Monday after an undersea cable linking the countries was severed, warning of the threat of "hybrid warfare" amid heightened tensions with Russia.

Spanish resort to ban new holiday flats in 43 neighbourhoods

Malaga moved Monday to ban new short-term apartment rentals to tourists in 43 neighbourhoods of the southern Spanish city, the latest move in the country to limit holiday flats.

Hong Kong to sentence dozens of democracy campaigners

Hong Kong's largest national security trial will draw to a close on Tuesday, with dozens of the city's most prominent democracy campaigners set to be sentenced for subversion, a charge which can carry up to life imprisonment.

Russian extradited to US from SKorea to face ransomware charges

A Russian national has been extradited to the United States from South Korea to face charges he distributed ransomware that targeted schools, hospitals and other institutions, the Justice Department said Monday.

Phone documentary details Afghan women's struggle under Taliban govt

A rare inside account of the Taliban authorities' impact on Afghan women hits screens next week with the smartphone-filmed documentary "Bread & Roses."

G20 wrestles with wars, 'turbulence' in run-up to Trump

Chinese President Xi Jinping warned Monday the world faces "turbulence," as G20 leaders met in Brazil two months before Donald Trump returns to the White House.

Kremlin accuses Biden of 'fuelling' Ukraine war, vows response

The Kremlin accused US President Joe Biden on Monday of escalating the war in Ukraine, promising to respond to his decision to allow Kyiv to use long-range missiles supplied by Washington to strike targets inside Russia.

Kane hoping to extend England career beyond 2026 World Cup

England captain Harry Kane says he is performing at his highest ever level as he dismissed suggestions the 2026 World Cup should be his international swansong.

Gazans rebuild homes from rubble in preparation for winter

Abdelrahman Abu Anza's family home in war-ravaged Gaza's south has been reduced to rubble, which the Palestinian man is now using to build a shelter to protect from the winter cold.

'Vague' net zero rules threaten climate targets, scientists warn

Countries must not count the carbon dioxide naturally sucked up by Earth's forests in their net zero climate plans, scientists said on Monday, warning that "vague" rules could end up with the world warming more than expected.

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