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Freed whale gets stranded again off German coast

Freed whale gets stranded again off German coast

A humpback whale struggling in shallow waters off Germany's northern Baltic Sea coast has become stranded for a third time, experts said on Sunday, just hours after the animal had freed itself from a sandbank.

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Freed whale gets stranded again on German coast

Freed whale gets stranded again on German coast

A humpback whale struggling in shallow waters off Germany's northern Baltic Sea coast has become stranded for a third time, experts said on Sunday, just hours after the animal had freed itself from a sandbank.

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Ter Stegen's World Cup chances 'very slim', says Nagelsmann

Ter Stegen's World Cup chances 'very slim', says Nagelsmann

Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann said on Sunday that goalkeeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen was unlikely to go to the World Cup this summer as he continues his return from injury.

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Tudor leaves after just seven games as Spurs battle for survival

Tudor leaves after just seven games as Spurs battle for survival

Tottenham parted company with coach Igor Tudor by mutual consent on Sunday after just seven games in charge as they battle to stay in the Premier League.

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Philipsen sprints to In Flanders Fields victory

Philipsen sprints to In Flanders Fields victory

Belgian sprinter Jasper Philipsen won the In Flanders Fields one-day cobbled classic race in Belgium on Sunday after breakaway riders Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert were caught with a kilometre to go.

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In Israel, air raid sirens spark anxiety and dilemmas

In Israel, air raid sirens spark anxiety and dilemmas

Acutely sensitive to noise because of childhood trauma, Nili stresses when air raid sirens send her into a crowded shelter where her own "internal war" overlaps with the one raging outside.

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Nepal court extends ex-PM detention in protest crackdown case

Nepal court extends ex-PM detention in protest crackdown case

A Nepal court on Sunday extended by five days the detention of former prime minister KP Sharma Oli and his home minister after their arrest over alleged involvement in a deadly crackdown on the 2025 protests that ousted him.

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Vingegaard clinches Tour of Catalonia victory

Vingegaard clinches Tour of Catalonia victory

Jonas Vingegaard triumphed at the Tour of Catalonia on Sunday as he continued his strong start to the season, while Brady Gilmore sprinted to a surprise stage seven victory.

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Despondent Verstappen questions Formula One future

Despondent Verstappen questions Formula One future

Four-time world champion Max Verstappen suggested he could quit Formula One at the end of the season after enduring another frustrating race on Sunday in Japan.

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Two more arrests over attempted attack on US bank HQ in Paris

Two more arrests over attempted attack on US bank HQ in Paris

Police have arrested two more people over an apparent bid to explode a homemade device outside the Paris branch of the Bank of America, the French domestic security service said on Sunday.

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