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Italian GP red-flagged after massive Leclerc crash

Italian GP red-flagged after massive Leclerc crash

The Italian Grand Prix at Monza was halted after just two laps in Sunday after Ferrari's Charles Leclerc slid off the track and smashed into barriers.

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With joy and grief, Palestinian football marks return

With joy and grief, Palestinian football marks return

Palestinian sports commentator Khalil Jadallah has spent the past three years mourning the athletes killed in the Gaza war. As Palestinian football officially resumed this week, his return to the stadium proved bittersweet.

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US envoys hold talks with Zelensky on first Kyiv visit

US envoys hold talks with Zelensky on first Kyiv visit

US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff held talks Sunday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on ending the war with Russia, making their first visit to Kyiv a day after meeting with Russia's Vladimir Putin.

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Iran threatens greater force if US launches more attacks

Iran threatens greater force if US launches more attacks

Iran's top negotiator on Sunday threatened a more forceful response to any further US attacks after Tehran targeted American warships in their latest round of clashes.

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'Truly scared': Blazes outpace firefighters in Indonesian Borneo

'Truly scared': Blazes outpace firefighters in Indonesian Borneo

Toiling around the clock, haggard Indonesian firefighters on Borneo island cannot keep up with the blazes devouring landscapes and shrouding communities in a cloying haze.

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Vandals uproot Berlin tree commemorating Pride attack victims

Vandals uproot Berlin tree commemorating Pride attack victims

A tree planted at the site of a fatal attack on this year's Berlin Pride march has been destroyed, just days after a commemorative rainbow bench there was vandalised, German police said on Sunday.

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German director Wenders clarifies views on film and politics

German director Wenders clarifies views on film and politics

German director Wim Wenders clarified his views about the relationship between filmmakers and politics on Sunday after he caused an outcry at the Berlin film festival earlier this year.

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Trump envoys arrive in Kyiv for first Ukraine visit

Trump envoys arrive in Kyiv for first Ukraine visit

US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff arrived in Kyiv Sunday for their first visit to the Ukrainian capital, a day after holding talks with Russia's Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin on ending more than four years of war between the neighbours.

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Nepali rescuers buoyed by miracle finds but tough conditions persist

Nepali rescuers buoyed by miracle finds but tough conditions persist

Nepali rescuers faced challenging conditions on Sunday as search operations after catastrophic floods entered their 12th day, buoyed by the extraordinary rescues of four survivors.

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Indonesia's main airport suspends operations after volcanic eruption

Indonesia's main airport suspends operations after volcanic eruption

Indonesia halted operations at its main international airport outside Jakarta on Sunday after ash spewed from the Anak Krakatoa volcano more than 150 kilometres away, impacting thousands of passengers.

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