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Champions League semi-final like a first date: Atletico's Koke

Champions League semi-final like a first date: Atletico's Koke

Atletico Madrid captain Koke admitted his nerves are jangling ahead of Wednesday's Champions League semi-final clash with Arsenal.

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Sinner queries schedule, surges into Madrid Open quarters

Sinner queries schedule, surges into Madrid Open quarters

Jannik Sinner suggested the Madrid Open organisers should reconsider their tournament scheduling to avoid late-night finishes like the one Rafael Jodar experienced in the third round on Sunday.

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ICC orders $8.5mn compensation for victims of Malian war criminal

ICC orders $8.5mn compensation for victims of Malian war criminal

The International Criminal Court on Tuesday ordered $8.5 million in compensation to be paid to victims of the Malian former jihadist leader Al Hassan, who was found guilty in 2024 of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

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EU lawmakers back blockbuster long-term budget

EU lawmakers back blockbuster long-term budget

The European Parliament on Tuesday threw its weight behind a more ambitious and bigger long-term EU budget, demanding new taxes to ramp up future spending.

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Crude extends gains on Iran talks, stocks diverge on central bank meetings

Crude extends gains on Iran talks, stocks diverge on central bank meetings

Oil prices jumped Tuesday on lack of progress towards re-opening the Strait of Hormuz while stocks diverged as attention turned back to the outlook for interest rates and company earnings.

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German rescuers launch new bid to free stranded whale

German rescuers launch new bid to free stranded whale

German rescuers launched a fresh bid Tuesday to free a humpback whale stranded for a month off the country's coast, aiming to transport the cetacean to deeper waters in a barge.

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Train collision kills 15, injures dozens near Jakarta

Train collision kills 15, injures dozens near Jakarta

Indonesia's president ordered an investigation Tuesday after a long-distance train smashed into a stationary commuter train overnight, killing 15 people and injuring dozens.

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Climbers open Everest route past dangerous ice block

Climbers open Everest route past dangerous ice block

Nepali guides on Tuesday opened the route past the icefall on Mount Everest, which was blocked for two weeks by a large chunk of dangerous ice.

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Indian billionaire's son offers home for Escobar's hippos

Indian billionaire's son offers home for Escobar's hippos

An Indian billionaire's son offered on Tuesday to take hippos descended from those introduced to Colombia by drug kingpin Pablo Escobar, rather than have the animals killed.

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Iranian Vafaei capable of great things, says beaten rival Trump

Iranian Vafaei capable of great things, says beaten rival Trump

Iran's snooker trailblazer Hosein Vafaei would be capable of winning any trophy if he had more self-belief, said world number one Judd Trump, the man he beat in the second round of the world championship.

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