Russian, Belarusian swimmers free to compete under own flag
Athletes from Russia and Belarus are free to participate under their own flags in senior World Aquatics events after the global governing body on Monday lifted a ban on them competing.
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Trump vows US will sink any Iran boats that challenge blockade
US President Donald Trump warned Monday that any Iranian attack boats that approach the naval blockade he has ordered around the country's ports will be destroyed, despite international calls for a ceasefire to be respected and negotiations to resume.
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Right-wing candidates tipped for runoff in Peru presidential poll
Two Peruvian right-wing candidates looked set on Monday to advance to a presidential runoff, after an election marred by logistical foul-ups and deep voter anger.
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Norwegian effectively cured of HIV after transplant from brother
A Norwegian man has been effectively cured of HIV after receiving a stem cell transplant from his brother, doctors announced on Monday.
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French court gives teacher suspended sentence over pupil's suicide
A French court Monday handed a suspended one-year jail sentence to a teacher for bullying an 11-year-old pupil who killed herself in 2019, in a rare such verdict in the country.
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'No warning': Survivors say Nigerian air force bombed packed market
The market was packed, like it was every Saturday, when the Nigerian air force jets screamed overhead.
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Pope says doesn't fear Trump, has 'moral duty to speak out' against war
Pope Leo XIV said Monday he had "a moral duty" to speak out against war and didn't "fear" President Donald Trump after the US leader criticised his calls for an end to the conflict in the Middle East.
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'No fun': French hospital confronts laughing gas abuse
A 21-year-old man scrolls through Snapchat ads on his phone promoting nitrous oxide, a sedative gas increasingly used by young people in France to get high.
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Pro-EU Magyar vows 'new era' in Hungary after ousting Orban in vote
Hungarian prime minister-elect Peter Magyar pledged on Monday to usher in a "new era" after defeating nationalist leader Viktor Orban in elections seen as a blow to hard-right populism.
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UK Taylor Swift dance party stabbing spree 'avoidable': inquiry
A UK teenager's 2024 frenzied stabbing spree in northwest England which killed three young girls and sparked nationwide anti-immigration riots was "foreseeable and avoidable", a public inquiry concluded Monday.
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