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Vaughan calls for England coaching clear-out after Stokes exit

Swedish court orders Google pay nearly $2 bn for favouring its price comparisons

Sony says to stop releasing PlayStation games on discs

England breaks record for warmest June: Met Office

Sabalenka sets up Wimbledon third-round clash with Ostapenko

Stocks drop with eyes on US Fed

Planned 1.7 million satellites 'devastating' for astronomy: study

Barca have bid for Atletico's Alvarez: president Laporta

Trump defends earning more than $1bn on crypto

'Smart' and 'very rational'? Iran's new leaders post-Ali Khamenei

Sciver-Brunt fit for England's T20 World Cup semi-final

Unexpected economic twist

AI and the Future of Wealth

Beijing's new Taiwan playbook

Russia’s dollar pivot

Adobe down 40%: Kodak moment?

Boomers: Selfish or Scapegoats?

Fentanyl trade unravels

Israel riled by US-Iran pact

Smalley seizes PGA lead with Matsuyama making a charge

Alex Smalley, chasing his first PGA Tour title, grabbed a one-stroke lead in Friday's second round of the PGA Championship as cold and windy Aronimink played havoc with contenders.

Acosta quickest in practice for Catalan MotoGP

KTM's Pedro Acosta set the fastest time in Friday's practice for the Catalan Grand Prix, the sixth of 22 rounds in the MotoGP world championship.

Nuno wants VAR 'consistency' as West Ham fight to avoid relegation

West Ham boss Nuno Espirito Santo wants VAR decisions to show more consistency after his relegation-haunted side were denied a crucial equaliser against Arsenal.

Vingegaard powers to maiden Giro stage victory

Jonas Vingegaard ignited his Giro d'Italia title bid on Friday with a brilliant stage seven victory on the formidable Blockhaus climb in the Apennines.

Iran to hold pre-World Cup training camp in Turkey: media

The Iran team will head to Turkey for a training camp before taking part in the World Cup in the United States, local media reported Friday.

US scraps deployment of 4,000 troops to Poland

The United States has canceled the planned deployment of 4,000 soldiers to Poland, US officials said Friday, as Washington reorganizes its forces in Europe after announcing it would withdraw thousands of troops from Germany.

Ukraine vows more strikes on Russia after attack on Kyiv kills 24

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed on Friday to launch more retaliatory strikes on Russia, a day after a Russian strike on Kyiv killed 24 people, including three children, according to officials.

Bayern veteran Neuer signs one-year contract extension

Bayern Munich veteran Manuel Neuer announced Friday that he has extended his contract at the German champions by one year until 2027.

Ukraine can down Russian drones en masse. But missiles are a problem

A massive Russian bombardment of Kyiv this week that lit up the night sky, sent thunderous booms echoing through the capital, and killed two dozen civilians, has revealed a stark dichotomy in Ukraine's air defence architecture.

Israeli strikes wound dozens in Lebanon as talks in US enter second day

Israel carried out new strikes in southern Lebanon that it said targeted the militant group Hezbollah on Friday, wounding 37 people as the two countries' envoys started a second day of peace talks in Washington.

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