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Over 1.2 million people attend Pope's mass in Madrid

Over 1.2 million people attend Pope's mass in Madrid

More than 1.2 million people filled the streets of Madrid on Sunday for a mass by Pope Leo XIV at which he called for a renewal of the Catholic faith in Spain.

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'Joy, faith, love': giant crowd flocks to pope's Madrid mass

'Joy, faith, love': giant crowd flocks to pope's Madrid mass

A jubilant crowd of Catholic faithful filled Madrid with chants, cheers and applause on Sunday as an open-air mass by Pope Leo XIV imbued the Spanish capital with religious fervour.

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India declare on 564-8 after Afghanistan's Saleem takes six wickets

India declare on 564-8 after Afghanistan's Saleem takes six wickets

India declared their first innings on an imposing 564-8 on day two of the one-off Test against Afghanistan on Sunday after pace bowler Mohammad Saleem took six wickets.

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New All Blacks boss Rennie lifts title in final Japan game

New All Blacks boss Rennie lifts title in final Japan game

Incoming New Zealand head coach Dave Rennie signed off from Japan with a championship final win as his Kobe Steelers side beat Kubota Spears 22-13 on Sunday.

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Vegas edge wild Stanley Cup Final thriller as records tumble

Vegas edge wild Stanley Cup Final thriller as records tumble

Shea Theodore scored the winning goal 5:38 into the second overtime period on Saturday to give Vegas a 5-4 victory over Carolina in one of the wildest games in Stanley Cup Final history.

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Millions of Chinese students sit for gruelling 'gaokao'

Millions of Chinese students sit for gruelling 'gaokao'

Hundreds of young Chinese students clutching pens and their IDs shuffled into a testing centre in blue-skied Beijing on Sunday, swarmed by parents, joining millions sitting for the national high-stakes university entrance exam.

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US says shot down Iran drones in fresh escalation

US says shot down Iran drones in fresh escalation

The United States said it shot down a pair of Iranian drones threatening the Strait of Hormuz, the latest escalation of violence as the war crept into its 100th day on Sunday with no end in sight.

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Sooryavanshi, 15, to travel with parents on India cricket tours

Sooryavanshi, 15, to travel with parents on India cricket tours

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi can have his parents travel with him on India's overseas tours, the cricket board told AFP on Sunday, a day after the 15-year-old batting sensation earned his first senior international call-up.

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Dubai luxury hotels woo staycationers as tourists flee

Dubai luxury hotels woo staycationers as tourists flee

Once reserved for wealthy travellers, Dubai's top-notch hotels have become almost exclusively reliant on residents, drawn in by dizzying staycation offers as war drives tourists away.

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India flyover school offers lifeline to street children

India flyover school offers lifeline to street children

Beneath a busy flyover in India's financial capital Mumbai, a row of pastel-coloured shipping containers houses an unlikely school serving some of the city's most marginalised children.

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