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Pakistan hosts Saudi, Turkey, Egypt for talks on Mideast war

Pakistan hosts Saudi, Turkey, Egypt for talks on Mideast war

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Turkey on Sunday held talks about trying to end the war in the Middle East, as Islamabad acts as a go-between between the United States and Iran.

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Tudor leaves after just seven games as Spurs battle for survival

Tudor leaves after just seven games as Spurs battle for survival

Tottenham parted company with coach Igor Tudor by mutual consent on Sunday after just seven games in charge as they battle to stay in the Premier League.

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Philipsen sprints to In Flanders Fields victory

Philipsen sprints to In Flanders Fields victory

Belgian sprinter Jasper Philipsen won the In Flanders Fields one-day cobbled classic race in Belgium on Sunday after breakaway riders Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert were caught with a kilometre to go.

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In Israel, air raid sirens spark anxiety and dilemmas

In Israel, air raid sirens spark anxiety and dilemmas

Acutely sensitive to noise because of childhood trauma, Nili stresses when air raid sirens send her into a crowded shelter where her own "internal war" overlaps with the one raging outside.

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Nepal court extends ex-PM detention in protest crackdown case

Nepal court extends ex-PM detention in protest crackdown case

A Nepal court on Sunday extended by five days the detention of former prime minister KP Sharma Oli and his home minister after their arrest over alleged involvement in a deadly crackdown on the 2025 protests that ousted him.

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Iran accuses US of plotting ground attack despite diplomatic talk

Iran accuses US of plotting ground attack despite diplomatic talk

The speaker of Iran's parliament accused the United States on Sunday of plotting a ground attack despite publicly pushing for a negotiated deal, after a US warship with around 3,500 military personnel arrived in the Middle East.

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Vingegaard clinches Tour of Catalonia victory

Vingegaard clinches Tour of Catalonia victory

Jonas Vingegaard triumphed at the Tour of Catalonia on Sunday as he continued his strong start to the season, while Brady Gilmore sprinted to a surprise stage seven victory.

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Despondent Verstappen questions Formula One future

Despondent Verstappen questions Formula One future

Four-time world champion Max Verstappen suggested he could quit Formula One at the end of the season after enduring another frustrating race on Sunday in Japan.

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Two more arrests over attempted attack on US bank HQ in Paris

Two more arrests over attempted attack on US bank HQ in Paris

Police have arrested two more people over an apparent bid to explode a homemade device outside the Paris branch of the Bank of America, the French domestic security service said on Sunday.

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Nepal's ex-PM attends court hearing in protest crackdown case

Nepal's ex-PM attends court hearing in protest crackdown case

Nepal's former prime minister KP Sharma Oli appeared in court via video-link from a hospital on Sunday after his arrest for his alleged role in a deadly crackdown on the 2025 protests that ousted him.

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