Gymnastics great Whitlock ends retirement in quest for 2028 Olympics
British gymnastics great Max Whitlock said Monday he plans to end his retirement in a bid to qualify for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
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Hezbollah mourns top commander killed in Israel strike, Iran Guards urge revenge
Hezbollah held a funeral on Monday for its top military chief and other members of the militant group a day after a deadly Israeli strike on south Beirut, while Iran's Revolutionary Guards urged revenge.
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BBC launches hunt for new boss as Trump row rumbles on
The BBC on Monday formally launched its search for a new chief following the resignation of Tim Davie over a misleading edit of Donald Trump that sparked a row with the US president.
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France allows drug trafficker day release from supermax prison
A prisoner convicted of drug trafficking and held in a French high-security jail was granted a day release on Monday to meet a potential employer, sparking controversy.
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China's Xi pushes Taiwan issue in call with Trump
Chinese leader Xi Jinping pressed the ever-sensitive issue of Taiwan in a phone call Monday with US President Donald Trump, as he stressed the need to build on a fragile trade truce between the two superpowers.
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Greenwood 'paid dearly' for sex assault allegations, says De Zerbi
Marseille coach Roberto De Zerbi says Mason Greenwood "paid dearly" after being accused of sexual assault, as the forward prepares to face English opposition for the first time since the allegations this week.
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Sudan's displaced and exhausted doctors treat fellow El-Fasher survivors
Overwhelmed health workers rushed from patient to patient in makeshift tents in Sudan, trying to help even though they too had barely escaped the fall of El-Fasher to paramilitary forces.
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Stocks up as US rate hopes soothe nerves
Global stock markets and the dollar mostly firmed Monday as fresh hopes for a US interest-rate cut provided calm after last week's rollercoaster ride fuelled by worries of an AI tech bubble.
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Italian fashion titan Zegna to hand over power
Gildo Zegna, grandson of the eponymous fashion brand's founder Ermenegildo Zegna, will hand over the reins of the group to its finance director and the fourth generation of family leaders in January, the group announced Monday.
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AI delay may affect Europe's future, says ECB chief
European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde warned Monday that a delay in embracing artificial intelligence could "jeopardise" the continent's future, urging barriers to its adoption to be swiftly lifted.
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