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Defending champion Ben Shelton of the United States celebrates a quarter-final victory over Czech Jakub Mensik at the ATP Montreal Masters

World number 10

Defending champion Shelton rolls into Montreal semis

Greece's Miltiadis Tentoglou en route to victory in the European long jump

Double Olympic champion

Tentoglou claims fourth Euro long jump title, injured Jacobs falters

Sharks substitute Ma'a Nonu (C) speaks to teammates during a break in the match against New Zealand.

'Right thing to do'

All Blacks knew Nonu would perform solo Haka - coach Rennie

Yabloko supporters chanted 'shame' as a court barred Russia's only anti-war party from elections

'Disappointment and anger'

Barred from elections, Russia's anti-war party vows to fight on

A merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery would reshape the US entertainment and media industry

Amid mega-merger talks

California calls Paramount's threat to leave state 'blackmail'

Cuba is marking the 100-year birthday of its late revolutionary leader Fidel Castro while facing one of the worst crises in decades amid blackouts, shortages and uncertainty

Socialist revolution

Cuba celebrates Castro's 100th as his revolution faces its toughest test

People in Spain will be treated to a rare total solar eclipse on August 12

Celestial spectacle

What to know about the total solar eclipse

Chilean forward Alexis Sanchez has signed with CF Montreal of Major League Soccer

37-year-old winger

Chilean veteran Sanchez signs with MLS club Montreal

Diego Maradona waves to supporters from a car in 2015

Doctors ignored 'warning signs' before Maradona's death, court hears

Electricity was all but gone in the hardest-hit city of Pereira, with a population of over half a million

Amid rising death toll

Pereira, the 'zombie city' devastated by Colombia's earthquake

Multiple United Nations agencies operate across Afghanistan in a host of areas including health and humanitarian response

UN says 2 staff arrested by Afghan intelligence agency

China has been cracking down on a practice known as "Singapore-washing," which is when companies leave the country to take advantage of looser regulations and funding opportunities

'Singapore-washing'

AI firm Manus to resume 'independent' operations after China blocks Meta deal

A Syrian court sentenced former ruler Bashar al-Assad to death after a trial in absentia, convicting him of atrocities committed during the country's nearly 14-year civil war

Syria sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia over atrocities

Expected to generate £1.1bn in first year

UK to introduce pay-per-mile tax for electric cars from 2028

In April, China blocked the acquisition of Manus, an AI-powered app that can carry out tasks for users, by Facebook owner Meta after a regulatory review

AFP looks at the rise and fall of its Meta deal

Caught between great powers: the cautionary tale of Manus

Heatwave hits evicted families sleeping rough in Rome

Cooper Flagg #32 of the Dallas Mavericks shoots against Karl-Anthony Towns of the New York Knicks during a January 2026 NBA game

Hard choice to make

NBA star Cooper Flagg trading card a slam dunk for lucky buyer

Ittoqqortoormiit village in southeastern Greenland

Without authorisation

US company stokes Greenland tensions by unloading drilling gear

An Afghan father holds his daughter's hand

Torment of Afghan fathers as daughters deprived of education

Many children among victims

At least 18 killed in Egypt road crash

Large-scale operation

Police fatally shoots armed man in Bielefeld

Cambridge university is investigating the circumstances around Arday's appointment

Days after resigning

Cambridge academic in plagiarism row publishes memoir

Andras Baka was sworn in as president right after the parliament's vote

Orban-critic ex-judge becomes Hungary president after predecessor ouster

Swimmers use London's Parliament Hill Fields Lido, with the UK on course to record its warmest summer on record for the second year running

Bracing for fifth heatwave of the season

UK 'on course' to record warmest summer for second year in a row

Candidates to be the next United Nations Secretary-General participate in a debate at the UN General Assembly Hall in New York

Guterres steps down

Who will become the next UN secretary-general?

The International Criminal Court poses 'an intolerable threat to US sovereignty,' the State Department said

Rejects ICC's authority

US rights groups sue Trump over ICC sanctions

Zelensky has renewed his warnings of deepening military ties between Moscow and Pyongyang

Hard to intercept

Ukraine says Russia fired N. Korean missiles in deadly attack

Ongoing heat and drought

Firefighters save fish and ducks from drying pond near Munich

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