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Israel strikes Beirut southern suburbs after Hezbollah launches

Israel strikes Beirut southern suburbs after Hezbollah launches

Israel's military struck Beirut's southern suburbs on Sunday, hitting two apartments in two buildings, after saying it had intercepted two projectiles launched by Hezbollah into Israeli territory.

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Verstappen out of Monaco Grand Prix on opening lap

Verstappen out of Monaco Grand Prix on opening lap

Red Bull's Dutch driver Max Verstappen was forced to retire on the very first lap of the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday after an issue right from the front row of the grid.

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Russian strikes kill four, damage nuclear storage facility: Kyiv

Russian strikes kill four, damage nuclear storage facility: Kyiv

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

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Local star Baudin claims opening stage of Tour Auvergne-Rhones Alpes

Local star Baudin claims opening stage of Tour Auvergne-Rhones Alpes

Frenchman Alex Baudin won the opening stage of the Tour Auvergne-Rhone Alpes on Sunday after a solo breakaway inside the final 30 kilometres.

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Atkinson strikes as England thrash New Zealand in first Test

Atkinson strikes as England thrash New Zealand in first Test

Gus Atkinson's love-affair with Lord's continued Sunday as England overwhelmed New Zealand by 115 runs to win the first Test.

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Marc Marquez wins Hungarian MotoGP for weekend sweep

Marc Marquez wins Hungarian MotoGP for weekend sweep

Reigning world champion Marc Marquez won on a Sunday for the first time this season as he held off young Spanish compatriot Pedro Acosta to take the Hungarian MotoGP.

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Polls open in tight Peru presidential runoff

Polls open in tight Peru presidential runoff

Polls opened in Peru's presidential runoff Sunday, with crime and political instability dominating a race to choose the country's ninth leader in a decade.

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Iran's World Cup team arrives in Mexico as US visa row rages

Iran's World Cup team arrives in Mexico as US visa row rages

Iran's World Cup squad landed in Mexico on Sunday under the shadow of a bitter diplomatic row, after the United States -- which is in open military conflict with Tehran -- refused to issue visas for some team support staff.

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Canada's Lai defeats home favourite to win Indonesia Open

Canada's Lai defeats home favourite to win Indonesia Open

Canada's Victor Lai overcame a partisan crowd to defeat home favourite Jonatan Christie in straight games to win the Indonesia Open men's singles badminton title on Sunday.

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Atkinson strikes as dominant England defeat New Zealand in first Test

Atkinson strikes as dominant England defeat New Zealand in first Test

Gus Atkinson's love-affair with Lord's continued Sunday as England overwhelmed New Zealand by 115 runs to win the first Test.

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