Athletics chief Coe admits 'heat challenges' at Tokyo worlds
World Athletics president Sebastian Coe on Tuesday admitted that the world championships starting in Tokyo this weekend face "heat challenges", after Japan sweltered through its hottest summer on record.
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At least 20 killed in Russian strike on east Ukraine: Zelensky
A Russian strike on Tuesday in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region killed at least 20 people, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a social media post, the latest massive deadly strike amid stalled peace efforts.
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'World watches our slaughter': Gazans flee Israeli assault on urban hub
A constant stream of Palestinians fled in tractors, carts and overloaded vans down a coastal road in the central Gaza Strip, the latest mass displacement as Israel intensified its assault on the territory's main city.
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'Da Vinci Code' author Dan Brown releases latest thriller
Best-selling American author Dan Brown, creator of the publishing phenomenon "The Da Vinci Code", released his latest thriller Tuesday in 16 languages simultaneously.
Read moreIsrael vows to intensify assault on Gaza City
Israel's military said Tuesday it will act with "great force" in Gaza City and told residents to leave as it stepped up a deadly assault on the Palestinian territory's largest urban centre.
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Nepal PM resigns after deadly protests sparked by social media ban
Nepal's veteran prime minister resigned on Tuesday after youth protesters demanded he quit, a day after one of the deadliest crackdowns in years in which at least 19 people were killed.
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Kony crimes still felt in Uganda, 20 years on, ICC hears
The consequences of the brutal crimes allegedly committed by Uganda rebel chief Joseph Kony are still reverberating in the country more than 20 years later, an International Criminal Court prosecutor said on Tuesday.
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Nottingham Forest swoop for Postecoglou after sacking Nuno
Ange Postecoglou is in line for a swift return to the Premier League at Nottingham Forest to replace Nuno Espirito Santo, who was sacked on Tuesday.
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Australia beat New Zealand again to win 'Soccer Ashes'
Denmark-based Mo Toure grabbed a brace and teenage attacker Nestory Irankunda was on the scoresheet as Australia won 3-1 at New Zealand on Tuesday to triumph in the so-called Soccer Ashes.
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Hundreds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators rally outside London arms show
Pro-Palestinian protesters gathered Tuesday outside a major arms fair in London as it opened without the presence of Israeli government officials because of tension between Britain and Israel over the Gaza conflict.
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