US-Iran talks in limbo as Trump vows no let-up in blockade
Iran said Monday it had not decided whether to attend a new round of peace negotiations with the United States, while President Donald Trump vowed no let-up in a blockade and threatened to start bombing again.
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Alcaraz may skip French Open rather than rush injury comeback
French Open champion Carlos Alcaraz insisted Monday he would rather miss defending the Roland Garros title in May rather than rush treatment on a "serious" wrist injury.
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Top US court to hear case of Catholic schools excluded from state funding
The US Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear a challenge by Catholic preschools to a state requirement that they enroll children of gay or transgender parents in order to receive public funds.
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EU to host Taliban officials for talks on deporting Afghans
Taliban officials are expected in Brussels in the coming weeks for talks on deporting Afghans from the EU to their home country, sources told AFP.
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Blue Origin probing rocket's failure to deliver satellite
The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday it is requiring Blue Origin to conduct a "mishap investigation" after the space company's New Glenn rocket failed to deliver a communications satellite into the correct orbit.
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Pope blasts 'exploitation' as he wraps up tour of Angola
Pope Leo XIV condemned exploitation and corruption by the rich and powerful during a visit Monday to Angola's diamond-rich but impoverished northeast, returning to a theme of his 11-day tour of Africa.
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Wembanyama 'changing the game as we speak', says Nowitzki
German basketball legend Dirk Nowitzki said Victor Wembanyama, who won on his play-off debut on Sunday, was "changing the game as we speak".
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Singer D4vd charged with murder after teen's body found in Tesla
Singer D4vd was charged Monday with the murder and dismemberment of his young teenage girlfriend, whose decomposing corpse was found in a Tesla that had been abandoned in the Hollywood Hills.
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Swiss football club turn down Kanye West concert approach
Swiss football club FC Basel on Monday confirmed to AFP they had turned down an approach about staging a Kanye West concert at their St. Jakob-Park ground.
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Leicester fairytale turns sour as relegation to third tier looms
Ten years after authoring the ultimate sporting fairytale, former Premier League champions Leicester are on the brink of a humiliating relegation to the third tier.
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