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Postecoglou 'hopeful' Son will return for Spurs against Palace

Postecoglou 'hopeful' Son will return for Spurs against Palace

Ange Postecoglou says he is "half hopeful" that captain Son Heung-min will return on Sunday as he makes plans for Tottenham's showdown with Manchester United in the Europa League final.

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Ukraine, Europe allies seek 30-day Russia truce starting Monday

Ukraine, Europe allies seek 30-day Russia truce starting Monday

The leaders of France, Britain, Germany and Poland agreed Saturday to call on Russia to accept a 30-day unconditional ceasefire starting Monday, Kyiv said.

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Flick wants 'dominant' Barca in vital Liga Clasico

Flick wants 'dominant' Barca in vital Liga Clasico

Hansi Flick called on his Barcelona players to brush off their Champions League semi-final elimination and bounce back strongly against Real Madrid on Sunday in a vital La Liga Clasico.

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Panicked Indians flee Kashmir city on special train

Panicked Indians flee Kashmir city on special train

Desperate crowds fought Saturday to board a special train ferrying people out of Jammu in Indian Kashmir and away from the worst fighting with Pakistan in decades.

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With papacy, Leo XIV inherits Vatican money troubles

With papacy, Leo XIV inherits Vatican money troubles

Along with the spiritual leadership of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics, Pope Leo XIV now inherits oversight of the Vatican's shoddy finances -- and his predecessor's efforts to clean them up.

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Quartararo pips Marquez brothers to pole at home French MotoGP

Quartararo pips Marquez brothers to pole at home French MotoGP

Home rider Fabio Quartararo secured his second successive pole by smashing the Le Mans lap record in qualifying on Saturday at the French MotoGP.

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Indian town mourns young twins killed in Pakistani shelling

Indian town mourns young twins killed in Pakistani shelling

The death of 12-year-old twins who were killed in a Pakistani strike as they fled the town of Poonch in India-held Kashmir has helped unite a community in shock.

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'Pragmatic' approach could reap 'ambitious' UK-EU deal: Starmer

'Pragmatic' approach could reap 'ambitious' UK-EU deal: Starmer

A "pragmatic" approach to talks on food standards, youth mobility and European courts could yield an "ambitious" post-Brexit deal between the EU and UK, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said in an interview published Saturday by The Guardian newspaper.

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Thousands confined indoors by toxic chlorine cloud in Spain

Thousands confined indoors by toxic chlorine cloud in Spain

Spanish authorities told more than 160,000 people near Barcelona to stay indoors on Saturday after a fire at an industrial warehouse released a toxic cloud of chlorine over a wide area.

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US and China meet in bid to 'de-escalate' trade war

US and China meet in bid to 'de-escalate' trade war

Senior US and Chinese officials met in Geneva on Saturday in a bid to de-escalate a trade war sparked by President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff rollout and fuelled by Beijing's strong retaliation.

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