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Guatemalans call for iron fist over surge in gang violence

Colombian paramilitary-turned-peace-envoy sentenced over atrocities

Gilgeous-Alexander leads Thunder in rout of Cavaliers

Seahawks blow as Charbonnet ruled out for rest of season

Kostoulas stunner rescues Brighton draw after penalty row

Man Utd greats tell Martinez to 'grow up' as feud rumbles on

Syria says Sharaa, Trump discuss Kurdish rights as forces deploy in country's north, east

Allies tepid on Trump 'Board of Peace' with $1bn permanent member fee

LeBron James' All-Star streak over as starters named

Allies tepid on Trump 'peace board' with $1bn permanent member fee

Ninth policeman dies in Guatemala gang riots, attacks

Cuba’s bleak oil crisis

Iran unrest and US threats

Venezuela’s economic roadmap

Iran's collapse fuels Revolt

Adobe down 40%: Kodak moment?

Boomers: Selfish or Scapegoats?

Brexit's broken promises

France's debt spiral Crisis

Oil prices ease as investors track Venezuela fallout

Oil prices dipped Monday after the United States ousted Nicolas Maduro, leader of crude-rich Venezuela, raising the prospect that billions of barrels could be added to the global market in coming years.

Patient killed in Russian strike on Kyiv clinic

Russia bombarded Ukraine early Monday with strikes that hit a medical clinic in Kyiv, forcing night-time evacuations into freezing temperatures and killing two people, including a patient at the facility.

Myanmar pro-military party wins first phase of junta-run election: official results

Myanmar's dominant pro-military party won the first phase of junta-run elections, the last released official results showed on Monday, with the USDP taking nearly 90 percent of lower house seats.

Double Olympic champion Chebet takes maternity break in 2026

Kenyan runner Beatrice Chebet, who won gold in the 5,000 metres and 10,000m at the 2024 Paris Olympics, is taking a maternity break in 2026, her agent announced on Monday.

Amorim sacked by Man Utd after 14-month reign

Ruben Amorim has been sacked as Manchester United manager 14 months after arriving at Old Trafford, the club announced on Monday.

Maduro due for first US court hearing after capture

Deposed Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro is expected to appear in a New York court on Monday, just days after being seized in Caracas in a shock US military operation that paved the path for Washington's plans to dominate the oil-rich country.

Manchester United sack manager Ruben Amorim

Ruben Amorim has been sacked as Manchester United manager 14 months after arriving at Old Trafford, the club announced on Monday.

Gauff shocked as US reach United Cup quarters, Hurkacz stuns Zverev

World number four Coco Gauff suffered her first-ever defeat at the United Cup on Monday when she was stunned by Spain's Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 6-1, 6-7 (3/7), 6-0 in a blow to her Australian Open preparations.

Bangladesh says at least 287 killed during Hasina-era abductions

A Bangladesh commission investigating disappearances during the rule of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina said Monday at least 287 people were assumed to have been killed.

'That's enough': Greenland PM reacts to Trump threats

President Donald Trump's calls that Greenland should become part of the United States was met with international condemnation Monday as the autonomous Danish territory's prime minister warned, "That's enough now".

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