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Two thirds of EU faced harmful ozone levels during heatwave: report

German exports rise despite Iran war headwinds

US, Iran trade new strikes ahead of Khamenei burial

'Total Eclipse' singer Bonnie Tyler, queen of the 80s power ballad, dies at 75

Thousands attend funeral for Afghan cricketer Shapoor Zadran

Myanmar names Norwegian Andersen as head of national team

Russell back as Scotland tackle world champions South Africa

Cleanup underway as death toll from China floods hits 39

Tour de France yellow jersey protocol: 90 minutes of 'stress'

Italy recall Allan, Lynagh for All Blacks Nations Championship Test

Rookie fly-half Meredith thrown in for Wallabies debut against France

Four takeaways from Musk vs OpenAI trial

After three weeks of intense hearings,Silicon Valley's first major AI trial -- over the lawsuit filed by Elon Musk against the co-founders of OpenAI -- is nearing an end. It is expected to go to the jury on Monday.

Jury to decide fate of Musk's blockbuster suit against OpenAI

Deliberations begin Monday in the blockbuster trial pitting Elon Musk against AI giant OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, whom Musk accuses of abandoning the company's founding mission.

Frustrated McIlroy drops F-bomb in exchange with PGA heckler

Rory McIlroy yelled an obscenity at a heckler who disturbed his shotmaking at a crucial moment in Sunday's final round of the PGA Championship.

Defending champion Palou storms to Indy 500 pole

IndyCar king Alex Palou stayed on course to claim back-to-back Indianapolis 500 titles on Sunday after storming to pole position for the May 24 motorsport showpiece.

Messi shines as Inter Miami finally win at new stadium

Lionel Messi's goal and dazzling assist finally earned Inter Miami a first win at their new stadium Sunday, beating the Portland Timbers 2-0.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander wins second straight NBA MVP award

Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was named the NBA's Most Valuable Player for a second straight season on Sunday, the NBA confirmed.

White House mass prayer event seeks to reclaim US Christian roots

President Donald Trump and top cabinet officials addressed thousands of Americans at a mass prayer rally in Washington on Sunday -- an event critics saw as an overt display of Christian nationalism undermining the separation of church and state.

International dive group joins Maldives search for missing Italians

An international dive safety group sent experts to the Maldives on Sunday to join a multinational recovery effort after five Italians and a rescue diver died in the Indian Ocean tourist destination's deadliest diving disaster, an official said.

'Staggering' Iran toll drives up global executions: Amnesty

Iran put to death over 2,150 people last year, a "staggering" increase that pushed recorded worldwide executions to their highest level since 1981, Amnesty International said Monday.