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Pope to meet with victims of clerical sex abuse during France trip

Iran stands firm on Hormuz plan after US rejection

Bangkok floods force thousands into shelters

AI startup urges optimism from Europe despite safety fears

Italy winemakers hail bumper harvest but cut output

'Godlike, invincible': Japan hails 11-year-old Games history-maker

Nepal's hydropower ambitions face climate reality check

Japanese anime actor fights TikTok over AI voice cloning

Curtain falls on the romance of India's single-screen cinemas

Internationals keep Presidents Cup lead with late fightbacks

Smells like teen spirit as US thrash Peru 4-1

Tuchel to 'keep pushing' England to reach Spain's level

Cavy chaos: Hundreds attend New Zealand's biggest guinea pig show

Alcaraz saves match points to keep Europe ahead in Laver Cup

Spain success driven by hunger to improve, says De La Fuente

Spain can get even better despite extending their unbeaten run to 39 games, said coach Luis de la Fuente after coming from behind to beat England 3-2 at Wembley in the Nations League.

England's best 'for a long time' despite Spain defeat, says Kane

England captain Harry Kane said that the Three Lions produced some of their best football for a long time despite losing 3-2 at home to world champions Spain in the Nations League on Friday.

Lyon collapse at Stade Francais to suffer first Top 14 loss

French Top 14 leaders Lyon suffered their first defeat of the season, beaten 31-10 at Stade Francais as Pau moved up to second in the table with a 39-17 win over La Rochelle thanks to in-form Portugal winger Rodrigo Marta.

Powerful storm pummels northeast US with rain, high winds

Heavy rain and strong winds battered the northeastern United States on Saturday as an unusually powerful autumn storm intensified, forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights and leaving tens of thousands of people without power.

Oyarzabal and Spain sink England again as Modric shines for Croatia

Mikel Oyarzabal gave world champions Spain a 3-2 victory over error-prone England in the Nations League on Saturday as Luka Modric helped Croatia beat the Czech Republic 2-1.

Filmmaker Mike Leigh wins top prize at Spain festival with 'last film'

British filmmaker Mike Leigh won the top prize Saturday at the San Sebastian film festival for his latest social drama "Tender Loving Care", expected to be the last by the 83-year-old who is suffering from an illness.

Spain beat England in Nations League to extend unbeaten run

World champions Spain came from behind to beat England 3-2 in an entertaining Nations League encounter at Wembley on Saturday, denying the hosts a cathartic win after their painful World Cup exit.

Louise Trotter expands her palette at Bottega Veneta

A year after her acclaimed debut show at Bottega Veneta, Louise Trotter expanded her palette and her bags on Saturday for her latest show at Milan fashion week.

Gutsy Vollering wins cycling road race world title

Dutchwoman Demi Vollering capped a glorious season with the women's road race world title in Montreal on Saturday after a thrilling battle with Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney.

USA trims International lead after Presidents Cup four-balls

Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler and Sam Burns rallied late to win and the United States fought back to within three points of the Internationals after Saturday morning's four-ball session at the Presidents Cup.

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Vollering wins cycling road race world title