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US, Iran trade threats to target infrastructure in Middle East

US, Iran trade threats to target infrastructure in Middle East

Iran threatened on Sunday to "irreversibly destroy" key infrastructure across the Middle East if US President Donald Trump follows through on his vow to "obliterate" the Islamic republic's power plants unless the Strait of Hormuz swiftly reopens.

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Paris doubles up with super-G victory at World Cup finals

Paris doubles up with super-G victory at World Cup finals

Dominik Paris powered to a second victory in two days as he won the super-G at the World Cup finals on the Kvitfjell piste on Sunday.

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Dortmund part ways with sporting director Kehl

Dortmund part ways with sporting director Kehl

Borussia Dortmund sporting director Sebastian Kehl has ended his tenure "by mutual consent", the club said in a statement released Sunday.

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Belgium remembers Brussels jihadist attacks 10 years on

Belgium remembers Brussels jihadist attacks 10 years on

Belgium on Sunday marked 10 years since 2016 jihadist bombings in Brussels, a trauma that still scars the country and that authorities say sharpened focus on intelligence and counterterrorism.

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Russia resumes use of space launch site damaged in accident

Russia resumes use of space launch site damaged in accident

Russia has launched a rocket from Site 31 of the Baikonur Cosmodrome for the first time since it was damaged during a lift-off last November, video from Russia's Roscosmos space agency showed Sunday.

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Cuba scrambles to restore power after new blackout

Cuba scrambles to restore power after new blackout

Cuban authorities scrambled Sunday to restore power to the island after the second nationwide blackout in less than a week, as the grid struggles due to an aging infrastructure and a US oil blockade.

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Senegal's Idrissa Gueye ready to 'hand back' AFCON medals

Senegal's Idrissa Gueye ready to 'hand back' AFCON medals

Midfielder Idrissa Gueye said that his Senegal side deserved to be Africa Cup of Nations champions but he was ready to "hand back the medals" to Morocco if it eases tension between the two countries.

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New Zealand's Walsh bags fourth world indoor gold

New Zealand's Walsh bags fourth world indoor gold

New Zealand's Tom Walsh left it late to bag a fourth world indoor shot put title in Torun, Poland, on Sunday.

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Goggia claims first super-G title after victory in Kvitfjell

Goggia claims first super-G title after victory in Kvitfjell

Italian skier Sofia Goggia won the final super-G of the season at Kvitfjell on Sunday to collect her first crystal globe in the discipline while Emma Aicher moved even closer to Mikaela Shiffrin in the overall standings.

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Slovenia votes in tight polls, with conservatives eyeing comeback

Slovenia votes in tight polls, with conservatives eyeing comeback

Slovenians were voting on Sunday in tight parliamentary elections, with the conservatives of veteran politician Janez Jansa, an admirer of US President Donald Trump, eyeing a comeback.

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