World Athletics set to tighten transgender rules, lift Russia doping ban
World Athletics are likely to tighten rules around the participation of transgender women in female competition in a charged meeting of its decision-making body Thursday that should also see the doping ban on Russia lifted.
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Three things we learned from the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
The Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Sunday was another triumph for Red Bull as Sergio Perez and Max Verstappen took a third successive 1-2 but there were shafts of light also for Aston Martin and Mercedes.
Read moreKazakh ruling party wins snap poll, observers urge reforms
Kazakhstan's main political party secured more than half the vote in parliamentary elections, election officials announced on Monday.
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N.Ireland unionists oppose key part of Brexit trade deal
Northern Ireland's largest pro-UK party said Monday they oppose a crucial part of a new post-Brexit trade pact for the British province agreed by London and the European Union.
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UN 'survival guide' report an urgent warning on climate
The world will cross the key 1.5-degree Celsius global warming limit in about a decade, the UN said Monday, warning that devastating impacts of climate change are hitting faster than expected.
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Blinken, days after visit, finds 'war crimes' in Ethiopia
The United States has concluded that Ethiopian and Eritrean troops as well as rebels committed war crimes during the brutal two-year conflict, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday, days after he visited Addis Ababa.
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Palestinians blast 'racist ideology' in Israeli minister's speech
The Palestinian Authority on Monday called an Israeli minister's remarks denying the existence of the Palestinian people "conclusive evidence" of the Israeli government's "racist ideology".
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Roglic beats Evenepoel in Tour of Catalunya opener
Primoz Roglic won the opening stage of the Tour of Catalunya on Monday, a hilly 164km run beginning and ending in the seaside town of Sant Feliu de Guixols on the Costa Brava.
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South African protesters march to demand Ramaphosa steps down
South Africa's opposition held rallies under tight security on Monday in a bid to force out President Cyril Ramaphosa over his handling of the country's sickly economy and crippling energy crisis.
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US prepares for unprecedented likely arrest of Trump
America readied itself Monday ahead of the possible historic indictment of Donald Trump over a hush-money case, with the former president calling for mass demonstrations if he is charged.
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