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Greece and Egypt call Turkish-Libyan gas deal 'illegal'

Greece and Egypt call Turkish-Libyan gas deal 'illegal'

Egypt and Greece on Sunday said a deal allowing Turkish hydrocarbon exploration in Libya's Mediterranean waters was "illegal" as Athens said it would oppose it by all "legal means".

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Austrian president re-elected on promises of stability

Austrian president re-elected on promises of stability

Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen has been re-elected, projections showed Sunday, after campaigning on promises of stability as the Alpine country struggles with an energy crisis and inflation.

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Hurricane Julia slams Nicaragua, menaces Central America

Hurricane Julia slams Nicaragua, menaces Central America

Hurricane Julia raked across Nicaragua Sunday, lashing the country with winds and heavy rain and bringing potentially life-threatening flash flooding and mudslides to much of Central America.

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Casillas claims was hacked after 'I'm gay' tweet

Casillas claims was hacked after 'I'm gay' tweet

Spain's World Cup-winning goalkeeper Iker Casillas said Sunday his Twitter feed had been hacked after a tweet from his account had claimed he was coming out as gay.

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'Humbled' Rahm matches Ballesteros with third Spanish Open title

'Humbled' Rahm matches Ballesteros with third Spanish Open title

Jon Rahm became the first three-time winner of the Spanish Open since Seve Ballesteros 27 years ago by cruising to a dominant six-shot victory in Madrid on Sunday.

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Krejcikova stuns Swiatek to claim Ostrava title

Krejcikova stuns Swiatek to claim Ostrava title

Barbora Krejcikova clinched a second successive WTA title with a stunning come-from-behind victory over world number one Iga Swiatek in the Ostrava final on Sunday.

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Fake heiress Anna Sorokin vows to fight deportation to Germany

Fake heiress Anna Sorokin vows to fight deportation to Germany

Anna Sorokin, the young Russian-German woman who bilked wealthy New Yorkers while pretending to be an heiress herself, has said she would fight deportation to Germany after her recent release from prison.

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French energy giant offers pay talks to end fuel strike

French energy giant offers pay talks to end fuel strike

France's TotalEnergies said on Sunday it would advance annual pay talks with unions if they dropped a blockade of fuel depots and refineries that has slashed petrol supplies across the country.

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Iyer, Kishan star as India hammer South Africa

Iyer, Kishan star as India hammer South Africa

Shreyas Iyer hit a century and Ishan Kishan made 93 to power India to a seven-wicket win over South Africa in the second one-day international on Sunday and keep the series alive.

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Lorient reel off sixth straight Ligue 1 win to move second

Lorient reel off sixth straight Ligue 1 win to move second

Lorient came from behind to defeat Brest 2-1 on Sunday for their sixth successive win to pull to within a point of Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain and continue their remarkable start to the season.

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