UEFA Champions League playoffs: Real Madrid draw Benfica, PSG get Monaco

Real Madrid handed tough UEFA Champions League draw against Benfica, the team that consigned them to the playoffs.

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Five killed as Israeli strikes persist in Gaza despite ceasefire

Two people are reported killed in a drone strike at Maghazi camp in central Gaza while three others die in Rafah.

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Israel announces plan to reopen Gaza’s Rafah crossing on Sunday

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Vonn airlifted to hospital after crash at cancelled final pre-Olympic race

United States skier Lindsey Vonn among three crashes in Crans-Montana in Switzerland with race eventually cancelled.

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Italian court opens trial over deadly migrant shipwreck

Police, coastguard officials accused of involuntary manslaughter; case shines light on policies of far-right government.

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Mozambique flood survivors displaced and ‘exhausted’

A pregnant woman says she was forced to give birth during deadly flooding in Mozambique.

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Amedspor football club in Turkiye fined for pro-Kurdish ‘propaganda’

Turkish Football Federation fines second-tier title favourites Amedspor and suspends president for social media video.

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Alcaraz beats Zverev to break slam record in reaching Australian Open final

Carlos Alcaraz becomes the youngest man to reach all four slam finals and can now become youngest to win all four.

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Kurdish-led SDF agrees integration with Syrian government forces

Syria’s Kurdish forces have reached a comprehensive agreement with the government to integrate with the Syrian army.

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Teenager Flagg breaks 46-year NBA points record but Hornets beat Mavericks

Cooper Flagg scores 49 points, the most by a teenager in a single NBA game, but Charlotte Hornets beat Dallas Mavericks.

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Are Trump officials driving Alberta’s separatist movement in Canada?

Alberta separatists seek funding from the Trump administration after three reported meetings.

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Venezuela signs law opening up oil sector as US eases sanctions

Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez has signed into law a reform bill to open up the country's oil industry.

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Chronicle of a mass kidnapping: The day Nigeria’s Kurmin Wali changed

After gunmen abducted a quarter of the people in a village in Kaduna State, many who remain are now leaving for good.

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Diplomatic efforts intensify to avert US-Iran war

Diplomatic efforts are intensifying to avoid a military confrontation between the US and Iran.

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Kurdish-led SDF agrees integration with Syrian government forces

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Why the UK’s toughest immigration voices are often politicians of colour

As parties harden their stance on borders, minority politicians have become political cover against racism accusations.

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Zelenskyy seeks 50,000 Russian ‘losses’ a month to win the Ukraine war

Ukraine's leader tells army that Russian losses should exceed the reinforcements it sends as he touts drone production.

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Panama court rules Chinese control of canal ports unconstitutional

Lawsuit was brought before court in 2025 as US threatened to seize control of strategic waterway.

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‘No one power’ can solve global problems, says UN chief as Trump veers away

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres appears to point at Trump as critics say his 'Board of Peace' aims to replace UN.

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Trump says speaking to Iran amid rising war fears

President Donald Trump says he is speaking to Iran’s leadership amid a US military build-up in the Middle East.

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