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Helicopters battle wildfire threatening Ecuador's capital

Balogun returns as Monaco beat Lens to continue strong Ligue 1 start

Brentford batter Chelsea to undo Alonso's promising start

'Pause' on overt repression in Venezuela, but reforms still needed: HRW

Kane hits Bundesliga century as Bayern rout Union

Global stocks mixed as yen falls despite Bank of Japan rate hike

Trump says CNN, MS NOW, Politico banned from White House

Cuba hit with seventh major blackout of the year

Hushing and hedging: US companies retreat on climate

Murray out with concussion so Wentz will start for Vikings

Springboks to face Fiji before 2027 Rugby World Cup

UN chief 'deeply regrets' US visa refusal to Abbas for annual meeting

Nigeria miners struggled to breathe in cell before 37 died: survivors

England quick Carse to face no charges over alleged nightclub assault

Europe’s arms money maze

Houthis and al-Qaeda

Brazil tests Milei’s gamble

Germany under Weidel

French ex F1 driver Patrick Tambay dies at 73

French ex Formula One driver Patrick Tambay, who won two Grand Prix for Ferrari in the 1980s, has died after a long illness at the age of 73, his family announced on Sunday.

Wenger takes swipe at World Cup teams 'focused on demonstrations'

Arsene Wenger said on Sunday that teams who focused on football rather than "political demonstrations" fared better in the opening round at the World Cup.

More than 500 Ukrainian localities without power: ministry

More than 500 Ukrainian localities remained without power Sunday following weeks of Russian airstrikes on the electric grid, an interior ministry official said.

France, England in World Cup spotlight after Messi helps Argentina into quarters

France's bid to retain the World Cup continues against Poland on Sunday, while England's pursuit of a first major trophy in 56 years will be tested by African champions Senegal.

World Cup host Qatar seeks to change minds on Islam

Proudly Muslim Qatar has taken advantage of the World Cup to reach out to the hundreds of thousands of visiting fans to change minds about Islam or even make conversions.

Spain warned over 'collapse' ahead of Morocco clash, says Rodri

Spain's Rodri says his country have been warned about suffering another "collapse" when they face Morocco in the World Cup last 16 on Tuesday.

Protest-hit Iran abolishes morality police

Iran has scrapped its morality police after more than two months of protests triggered by the arrest of Mahsa Amini for allegedly violating the country's strict female dress code, local media said Sunday.

Don't write off Ronaldo, warns Shaqiri

Cristiano Ronaldo may be 37 and without a club but Switzerland's Xherdan Shaqiri, whose team face Portugal in the World Cup last 16 on Tuesday, says it would be a mistake to consider him a fading force.

Socceroos say World Cup run 'puts Australian football on map'

Australia's World Cup heroes hope their surprise run to the last 16 will transform football at home after they went down fighting in a 2-1 defeat to a Lionel Messi-inspired Argentina.

Indonesia villagers race to escape eruption as sky turns black

Thousands of villagers living near Indonesia's Mount Semeru were racing for refuge Sunday to the wail of emergency sirens as lava snaked towards their homes under a black sky after the volcano erupted.

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