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Mbappe says he will not overstep role as a player under PSG deal

Mbappe says he will not overstep role as a player under PSG deal

Kylian Mbappe said Monday he would not interfere in the management of Paris Saint-Germain or in transfer policy after he decided to snub Real Madrid to stay with the club.

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Iran films show 'parallel reality' on women: director at Cannes

Iran films show 'parallel reality' on women: director at Cannes

An Iranian director, who unsettled Cannes with a film about a serial killer "cleansing" the holy city of Mashhad of prostitutes, on Monday criticised the way women are represented in Iranian films.

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'Care and understand': Tsurenko says 'only five players' asked about Ukraine war

'Care and understand': Tsurenko says 'only five players' asked about Ukraine war

Ukraine's Lesia Tsurenko on Monday pleaded with her fellow professionals "to care and understand" and claimed that only "four or five players" had asked about the three-month war being waged in her country.

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Four million people hit by floods in Bangladesh: UN

Four million people hit by floods in Bangladesh: UN

At least four million people have been affected by the worst floods in Bangladesh's northeast for nearly two decades, the United Nations said Monday.

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Iraq sandstorm grounds flights, sends 1,000 to hospitals

Iraq sandstorm grounds flights, sends 1,000 to hospitals

Iraq closed public buildings and temporarily shut airports Monday as another sandstorm -- the ninth since mid-April -- hit the country.

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Dortmund name Terzic as new head coach, sign Ozcan from Cologne

Dortmund name Terzic as new head coach, sign Ozcan from Cologne

Bundesliga runners-up Borussia Dortmund have continued rebuilding for next season by naming Edin Terzic as head coach and signing Turkey midfielder Salih Ozcan on Monday.

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Man City's Mendy pleads not guilty to nine sex offences

Man City's Mendy pleads not guilty to nine sex offences

Manchester City and France footballer Benjamin Mendy denied nine sexual offences against six young women as he appeared in court on Monday.

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Osaka says she may skip Wimbledon over ranking points row

Osaka says she may skip Wimbledon over ranking points row

Former world number one Naomi Osaka said Monday she may skip Wimbledon over the decision to strip the Grand Slam tournament of ranking points.

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Greece says blocks hundreds of migrants from crossing Aegean

Greece says blocks hundreds of migrants from crossing Aegean

Greece said on Monday it had prevented around 600 migrants from crossing the Aegean Sea into its territorial waters from neighbouring Turkey, in the largest attempted entry this year.

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New Man Utd boss Ten Hag aims to smash Liverpool-City duopoly

New Man Utd boss Ten Hag aims to smash Liverpool-City duopoly

Manchester United's new manager Erik ten Hag believes it is possible to end the dominance of Manchester City and Liverpool despite taking over a struggling side that finished a lowly sixth in the Premier League.

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