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Fans furious at Travis Scott's 20-minute Istanbul debut set

Fans furious at Travis Scott's 20-minute Istanbul debut set

US rapper Travis Scott angered fans in Istanbul after a performance that barely lasted 20 minutes, with the audience booing as he left the stage early Monday, footage on social media showed.

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Israel orders strikes on south Beirut ahead of UN meeting

Israel orders strikes on south Beirut ahead of UN meeting

Israel said Monday it would once again target Beirut's southern suburbs, a Hezbollah stronghold mostly spared heavy attacks since April, as it stages its deepest incursion into Lebanon in two decades.

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Two Syrians deny civil war torture accusations in Austria trial

Two Syrians deny civil war torture accusations in Austria trial

An ex-Syrian general and a former senior Syrian police officer pleaded not guilty on Monday to torturing opponents of ousted president Bashar al-Assad as their trial started in Vienna.

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Oil prices jump as Iran suspends peace talks

Oil prices jump as Iran suspends peace talks

Oil prices jumped and equities slid on Monday as Middle East peace talks stumbled and tensions mounted between Iran and the Unites States.

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India takes down giant Messi statue over safety concerns

India takes down giant Messi statue over safety concerns

A giant statue of football superstar Lionel Messi was taken down in India on Monday after it was spotted swaying dangerously in the wind, authorities said.

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South Africa World Cup squad depart for Mexico following visa delay

South Africa World Cup squad depart for Mexico following visa delay

World Cup-bound South Africa departed for Mexico on Monday, a day later than planned after visa delays that were heavily criticised at home, including by the government.

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Nvidia PC chip hailed as 'game changer' in race for AI device

Nvidia PC chip hailed as 'game changer' in race for AI device

Laptop chipmakers such as Intel and AMD should be worried about their new rival Nvidia, experts say, after the US hardware titan announced Monday a push into the personal computer market.

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'Stop killing women': Kenyans protest femicide scourge

'Stop killing women': Kenyans protest femicide scourge

Hundreds of protesters marched through Kenya's capital on Monday against the high number of killings of women and children.

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Sabalenka to face Osaka, Cobolli into French Open quarters

Sabalenka to face Osaka, Cobolli into French Open quarters

Four-time Grand Slam champions Aryna Sabalenka and Naomi Osaka will go head-to-head in the first French Open women's night match in three years on Monday, while Flavio Cobolli and Anna Kalinskaya booked their places in the quarter-finals.

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Kevin Keegan reveals stage four cancer diagnosis

Kevin Keegan reveals stage four cancer diagnosis

Former England and Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan has revealed he has stage four cancer.

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