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Rybakina ensures rise to world no. 1 by reaching US Open semis

England edge ahead in third Test after latest Pakistan collapse

How hot can the US-Canada trade war get?

'Alarm bells ringing': US summer heat shatters record

'Gambling with our lives': AI researcher quits Anthropic

Rubio pushes extraditions, anti-drug fight in Ecuador

Belgium raids illicit cigarette factory in push to stub out growing trade

Amboss and Aureo Connect the Lightning Network to Mexico's Banking System

Vuelta debutant Brennan claims fifth victory on stage 17

Brent oil passes $100 on Mideast flare-up, stoking inflation fears

US had warmest summer on record: climate agency

Israeli settlement winemaker defiant after UK-led trade sanctions

Meta tests fact-check replacement in Latin America

Josh Kerr: I pick my races and never get 'greedy'

Twitter suffers major outage disabling external links

Twitter on Monday suffered a major outage with users worldwide reporting they could no longer read links to articles from outside websites.

PSG's Neymar needs ankle surgery, set to miss rest of season

Neymar is set to be sidelined for the rest of the season after Paris Saint-Germain said on Monday the forward requires ankle surgery and will be out of action for three to four months.

Spain's ruling Socialist rocked by graft scandal

A scandal involving drugs, prostitution and kickbacks for public works is rocking Spain's ruling Socialists ahead of a year-end general election which polls suggest the party will struggle to win.

New treaty plots conservation course for high seas

Protecting life in the vast expanse of ocean beyond national jurisdictions finally has an international roadmap after UN states agreed a landmark high seas treaty at the weekend.

PSG's Neymar needs ankle surgery, out for up to four months

Neymar is set to be sidelined for the rest of the season after Paris Saint-Germain said on Monday the forward will undergo ankle surgery and be out of action for three to four months.

Potter backs blunt Chelsea to find firepower against Dortmund

Graham Potter said on Monday he is confident goal-shy Chelsea can find their cutting edge to beat Borussia Dortmund and reach the Champions League quarter-finals.

Smiley, dimpled sphinx statue unearthed in Egypt

Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed a sphinx statue "with a smiley face and two dimples" near the Hathor Temple, one of the country's best preserved ancient sites, the tourism and antiquities ministry announced Monday.

Pedersen produces royal Paris-Nice finish at Fontainebleau

Former world champion Mads Pedersen won a chaotic mass bunch sprint for the finish line at Fontainebleau on Monday to take stage two of the Paris-Nice and claim the overall lead in the eight-day cycling race.

Markram named as South African T20 captain

South Africa's new white-ball coach Rob Walter unveiled his first squads on Monday with Aiden Markram named as the new T20 captain but there was no place for former skipper, Faf du Plessis.

Taliban free Afghan educator who protested women's university ban: aide

Afghanistan's Taliban authorities have freed a detained academic, his aide told AFP on Monday, months after he used a television appearance to protest the ban on women's university education.

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