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Pope urges French bishops to 'persevere' against clerical sex abuse

Bangkok floods send thousands into shelters after days of rain

Decorated Indian badminton star calls Japan Asian Games 'very sad'

Assefa just misses women's world record at Berlin Marathon

Asian Games chiefs say lessons learned over accommodation

Dramatic winners Zimbabwe to end five-year exile by tackling DR Congo

UK's PM urges 'calm' as thousands seek to thwart flashpoint N.Ireland parade

Pope to meet victims of clerical sex abuse on France trip

Thousands seek to thwart disputed N.Ireland flashpoint parade

How young is too young as child prodigies win big at Asian Games

Swiss vote on what it means to be neutral

UK Labour party meets buoyed by Burnham but eager for concrete plans

Pope to meet with victims of clerical sex abuse during France trip

Thousands protest ahead of Mexican president's report on missing students

Openers Rohit, Gill hit tons as India post 385-9

Blazing centuries from skipper Rohit Sharma and fellow opener Shubman Gill took India to a formidable 385-9, despite a middle-order wobble in Tuesday's third and final one-day international against New Zealand.

Start training Ukrainians to use Leopard tanks, Germany says

Germany said Tuesday that allies could start training Ukrainian forces to use the Leopard battle tanks desperately sought by Kyiv to repel Russian troops, provoking a defiant response from the Kremlin.

Daly and George add to England's injury woes ahead of Six Nations

England's injury problems intensified Tuesday as the Saracens duo of Elliot Daly and Jamie George withdrew from training ahead of next week's Six Nations tournament opener at home to Scotland.

'I don't have time to sulk': Pegula looks for doubles comfort

Jessica Pegula may be out of the Australian Open singles at the last-eight stage but she has no time "to sulk around" with a doubles quarter-final less than 24 hours away.

France repatriates more women, children from Syrian jihadist camp

France Tuesday repatriated 15 women and 32 children held in a prison camp for suspected jihadists in Syria, the foreign ministry said, in the third major return of French citizens from the country.

Cable sabotage cuts all traffic from busy Paris station

One of the busiest train stations in Paris suffered a total traffic shutdown on Tuesday after vandals triggered a major signal malfunction by setting cables on fire.

Record-seeking Shiffrin tops times in Kronplatz giant slalom opener

Mikaela Shiffrin took a step towards a record-breaking 83rd women's alpine skiing World Cup win on Tuesday after topping the times in the first giant slalom run in Kronplatz.

'Very proud' Azarenka sets up Rybakina semi-final in Melbourne

Two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka surged into the semi-finals on Tuesday and secured a date with big-serving Elena Rybakina, while Karen Khachanov reached the men's last four.

Azarenka beats Pegula to set up Rybakina semi at Australian Open

Victoria Azarenka reached her first Australian Open semi-final since winning the title in 2013 when she knocked out third seed Jessica Pegula 6-4, 6-1 on Tuesday.

Finland says must consider joining NATO without Sweden

Finland said for the first time Tuesday that it had to consider joining NATO without Sweden, whose bid appeared to grind to a halt as Ankara blasted Stockholm over anti-Turkey protests.

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