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'Never again!' March in France for girl whose killing sparked outcry

'Never again!' March in France for girl whose killing sparked outcry

The grieving parents of an 11-year-old girl whose suspected killing has sparked outrage in France over failures to protect children on Sunday joined thousands of people for a silent march in her memory.

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Nerveless Antonelli continues record run with Monaco GP win

Nerveless Antonelli continues record run with Monaco GP win

Teenage sensation Kimi Antonelli continued his record-breaking drive to glory on Sunday when he became the youngest winner of the Monaco Grand Prix and the first Italian to win five consecutive races since 1952.

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Zelensky meets allies in UK after strike hits Ukraine nuclear site

Zelensky meets allies in UK after strike hits Ukraine nuclear site

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksy arrived in Britain Sunday for defence talks with leaders of the UK, France and Germany after new Russian strikes killed five people and hit a nuclear site in Ukraine.

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More traffic, but halved profits for airlines in 2026: Industry forecast

More traffic, but halved profits for airlines in 2026: Industry forecast

Airlines expect to carry more passengers this year but earn only half as much profit as in 2025, as high fuel prices don't appear to be fully deterring travel, according to projections published Sunday.

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Bolivian Congress gives Paz power to use troops against crippling protests

Bolivian Congress gives Paz power to use troops against crippling protests

Bolivia's legislature gave the green light on Sunday for President Rodrigo Paz to use the military to clear roadblocks that have crippled key cities for weeks.

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Antonelli wins fifth straight in interrupted Monaco Grand Prix

Antonelli wins fifth straight in interrupted Monaco Grand Prix

Teenager Kimi Antonelli extended his lead in the drivers' world championship with a commanding and nerveless victory for Mercedes ahead of Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton in a protracted, incident-hit Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday.

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Child's play fuels Serena's return, but singles comeback far from certain

Child's play fuels Serena's return, but singles comeback far from certain

Serena Williams said the chance to play in front of her children was the driving force behind her sensational return to tennis as the American legend played down a potential singles comeback.

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Russian strikes kill five, damage nuclear storage facility: Kyiv

Russian strikes kill five, damage nuclear storage facility: Kyiv

Russia fired waves of drones and other munitions at Ukraine on Sunday, killing at least five people and damaging a nuclear storage facility in the Chernobyl exclusion zone, Ukrainian officials said.

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French mobile operators agree 20.4-bn-euro joint bid for SFR

French mobile operators agree 20.4-bn-euro joint bid for SFR

Three of France's mobile operators have agreed a joint bid worth 20.4 billion euros ($23.5 billion) for rival SFR, owned by indebted French-Luxembourg telco group Altice.

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Vollering overhauls Van der Breggen to win women's Giro

Vollering overhauls Van der Breggen to win women's Giro

European champion Demi Vollering completed the full set of Grand Tours on Sunday as she claimed the women's Giro d'Italia after overnight leader Anna van der Breggen cracked on the race's final climb.

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