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France probes ultra-left link to rail sabotage

France probes ultra-left link to rail sabotage

France was on Monday probing the possible involvement of ultra-left movements in attacks that paralysed the rail network at the start of the Olympic Games, as new sabotage acts affected fibre optic cables in several areas.

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Diver Daley leaves door open for LA Olympics

Diver Daley leaves door open for LA Olympics

British diver Tom Daley refused to rule out competing at a sixth Olympics on Monday, saying 2028 would be a "second home Games" for the now Los Angeles resident.

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Five things we learned from the England-West Indies series

Five things we learned from the England-West Indies series

England completed a comprehensive 3-0 whitewash of the West Indies with a 10-wicket win inside three days in the third Test at Edgbaston on Sunday.

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Zelensky visits Ukraine front as Moscow claims fresh gains

Zelensky visits Ukraine front as Moscow claims fresh gains

Russia said on Monday its forces had captured the village of Vovche in eastern Ukraine, the latest in a string of frontline advances Moscow has claimed in recent weeks.

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Lebanon on alert as Israel mulls response to rocket deaths

Lebanon on alert as Israel mulls response to rocket deaths

Airlines suspended flights to Lebanon on Monday as diplomatic efforts were underway to contain soaring tensions between Hezbollah and Israel after deadly rocket fire in the annexed Golan Heights.

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Nadal to face Djokovic at Olympics as Swiatek cruises

Nadal to face Djokovic at Olympics as Swiatek cruises

Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic square off in an Olympic Games blockbuster on Monday, their first meeting in over two years, while Iga Swiatek stepped up her quest for gold by powering into the third round.

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Nadal, Djokovic light up Olympics as Daley claims fifth medal

Nadal, Djokovic light up Olympics as Daley claims fifth medal

Tennis legends Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will write probably the final page in their epic sporting rivalry Monday at the Paris Olympics, where British diver Tom Daley grabbed his fifth medal in five Games.

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Fibre optic cables targeted in new infrastructure attack in France

Fibre optic cables targeted in new infrastructure attack in France

France was on Monday probing the possible involvement of ultra-left movements in attacks that paralysed the rail network at the start of the Olympic Games, as new sabotage acts affected fibre optic cables in several areas.

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Fencing cuts a dash with spectacular Olympic show

Fencing cuts a dash with spectacular Olympic show

From literary heroes D'Artagnan to Cyrano de Bergerac, French authors have treated readers round the globe to the cut and thrust of swordplay -- and centuries later it has lost nothing in its art in a spectacular fencing show at the Paris Games.

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Stock markets mostly rise as focus turns to interest rates

Stock markets mostly rise as focus turns to interest rates

Major stock markets mostly advanced Monday as investors looked ahead to key interest-rate decisions this week in the United States and elsewhere.

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