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Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas and his Hamas rivals on Sunday rejected proposals to displace people from Gaza after US President Donald Trump's idea to "clean out" the war-torn territory.

Ange Postecoglou admitted he does not know if he will avoid the sack after Tottenham hit a new "low" with a dismal 2-1 defeat against struggling Leicester on Sunday.

Latvia said it had dispatched a warship on Sunday after damage to a fibre optic cable to Sweden that may have been "due to external factors".

Latvia said it had dispatched a warship on Sunday after damage to a fibre optic cable to Sweden that may have been "due to external factors".

Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Sunday he would block US deportation flights until migrants were guaranteed "dignified treatment," escalating a row between Washington and left-wing Latin American governments over US President Donald Trump's migrant crackdown.

Son Heung-min slammed Tottenham's lack of focus after Sunday's "painful" 2-1 defeat against lowly Leicester increased the pressure on under-fire boss Ange Postecoglou.

Israeli army fire killed 22 people in south Lebanon on Sunday including a soldier, health officials said, as residents tried to return home on the day Israel was meant to withdraw under a truce deal.

A stoppage time strike from Adam Hlozek snatched Hoffenheim a 2-2 home draw against Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday, cancelling out a brace from Hugo Ekitike.

Donald Trump has shaken up America and the world in an extraordinary first week back in the White House that saw him remake the US political universe in his own image.

Leicester pushed Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou closer to the sack with a 2-1 win that extended the north London side's dismal run and lifted the Foxes out of the Premier League relegation zone on Sunday.

Idao de Tillard cemented his place as a true champion with back to back wins in trotting's greatest prize - the Prix d'Amerique - at Vincennes on Sunday.

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Sunday urged Rwanda to withdraw its forces from the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where fierce fighting raged as Kigali-backed fighters closed in on the major city of Goma.

Hamas and its ally Islamic Jihad reacted defiantly on Sunday to US President Donald Trump's idea to "clean out" Gaza, as a fragile truce aimed at permanently ending the war entered its second week.

Mathieu van der Poel geared up for the world championships next month by winning the final two races of the cyclo-cross World Cup this weekend.

Israeli army fire killed 15 people in south Lebanon on Sunday including a soldier, health officials said, as residents tried to return home on the day Israel was meant to withdraw under a truce deal.

Belarus autocrat Alexander Lukashenko said Sunday that his jailed opponents had "opened their mouths too widely" as he voted in an election set to extend his three-decade rule in the Moscow-allied state.

Sudan's army chief visited on Sunday his headquarters in the capital Khartoum, two days after forces recaptured the complex, which paramilitaries had encircled since the war erupted in April 2023.

Jannik Sinner said being clear in his mind that he was innocent of doping helped him play the sort of tennis that won him another Grand Slam on Sunday.

American ski legend Lindsey Vonn said Sunday that next month's world championships were the "only thing that matters" as she continues her comeback after a near six-year absence.

AC Milan turned jeers to cheers on Sunday as two goals in stoppage time gave the seven-time European champions a stunning 3-2 win over Parma in Serie A.

France's Clement Noel racked up his fourth World Cup victory of the season when he held his nerve to win the Kitzbuehel slalom on Sunday.

Alexander Zverev said that Jannik Sinner is as good as Novak Djokovic at his peak and on "a different universe" after the German was well beaten in Sunday's Australian Open final.

Chelsea signed United States defender Naomi Girma from San Diego Wave on Sunday in a reported world-record deal for a female footballer.

French driver Sebastien Ogier said he followed "my lucky star" to a record-extending 10th Monte Carlo Rally on Sunday.

Bayern Munich midfielder Leon Goretzka will miss "a few days" with a hamstring strain, the club said Sunday.

A clinical Jannik Sinner "emptied the tank" to sweep past Alexander Zverev and retain his Australian Open title on Sunday, cementing his status as the world's dominant player in men's tennis.

French driver Sebastien Ogier won a record-extending 10th Monte Carlo Rally on Sunday.

Paris Men's Fashion Week, which wrapped up Sunday, showcased Fall-Winter 2025-2026 collections that featured a revival of more elegant tailoring -- and fear about the return of Donald Trump.

Israeli troops opened fire in south Lebanon on Sunday, killing 10 residents and a Lebanese soldier, health officials said as hundreds of people tried to return to their homes on the deadline for Israel to withdraw.

Swiss Olympic champion Lara Gut-Behrami on Sunday won the World Cup super-G in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, while Lindsey Vonn finished 13th as she continues her comeback.

Jannik Sinner's reserved public persona belies a mature and steely 23-year-old who has shown supreme mental strength to put aside a doping scandal and win another Australian Open.

Intense combat between Congolese forces and Rwandan-backed fighters on Sunday edged closer to the major city of Goma in eastern Democratic republic of Congo as the UN Security Council prepared an emergency meeting.