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Defense in Maradona death trial seeks acquittal of doctor

Trump faces fresh questions over ties to 'humanitarian' Putin

Jansen, Rabada put South Africa in sight of win over Australia

Hansen back in Ireland squad for Nations Championship

Low Rhine weighed on German growth: central bank

Kremlin sees little 'substance' in Ukraine peace ideas

OpenAI says its AI agents disabled their own safety monitors

Top Arab-Israeli election candidate tells AFP Netanyahu win would be 'catastrophe'

Alldritt returns as France call up seven newcomers for Nations Championship

South African rugby player's death due to 'aortic dissection'

UN issues call to arms to combat off-the-charts El Nino

France's Macron lands in Riyadh on surprise 'solidarity' visit

Nigeria Ebola case matches DR Congo strain

Around the world, far right blames immigrants for French protests

Hailstorm delays Milan's clash with Verona

AC Milan's match with Verona was delayed by 25 minutes on Saturday after a sudden hailstorm briefly left the pitch unplayable.

Blundell 50 guides New Zealand to 254 against Bangladesh

Tom Blundell top-scored with 68 to guide New Zealand to 254 runs in the second one-day international against Bangladesh in Dhaka on Saturday.

French rapper MHD faces verdict over youth's murder

Acclaimed French rapper MHD was on Saturday awaiting with eight co-accused a verdict in the trial over the murder of a young man in Paris in 2018.

Wallaby Nawaqanitawase itching to have 'crack' at Wales

Flying Wallaby wing Mark Nawaqanitawase on Saturday said he is eager to get at Wales's famed tough defence as Australia look to keep their Rugby World Cup hopes alive.

Waiting for loved ones at the locked gates of Karabakh

Chain-smoking cigarettes, the worried men wait with paper cups of coffee at the last Armenian checkpoint, thinking about their loved ones stuck agonisingly close on the other side in Nagorno-Karabakh.

USA hold two-point lead over Europe in Solheim Cup after foursomes

The United States maintained a two-point lead over Europe after sharing the Saturday foursomes 2-2 in the Solheim Cup at Finca Cortesin in Spain.

Vinicius in contention to face Atletico: Madrid coach Ancelotti

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said winger Vinicius Junior would be in the squad to face Atletico Madrid on Sunday in La Liga.

$France captain Dupont has surgery on fractured cheekbone$

France captain Dupont has surgery on fractured cheekbone

France captain Antoine Dupont has undergone surgery on a fractured cheekbone and will return to the squad "in a few days", the French Rugby Federation (FFR) said on Saturday.

Taiwan golf ball factory fire kills at least six

A fire at a golf ball factory in Taiwan killed at least six people, three of them firefighters who died in an explosion, authorities said Saturday.

France captain Dupont has surgery, will return 'in a few days'

France captain Antoine Dupont has undergone surgery on a fractured cheekbone and will return to the squad "in a few days", the French Rugby Federation (FFR) said on Saturday.

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