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French President Emmanuel Macron called Saturday for a halt on arms deliveries to Israel for use in Gaza, provoking a sharp response from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Thousands of protesters marched in cities around the world on Saturday calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon as the war in the Palestinian territory neared the one-year mark.

French international lock forward Hugo Auradou was described as being "serene" by Pau head coach Sebastien Piqueronies despite being whistled off the pitch in his first match since being accused of rape in Argentina.

Pep Guardiola said Mateo Kovacic is "very important" to Manchester City after the Croatian's double clinched a dramatic 3-2 win against Fulham on Saturday.

Mateo Retegui struck a hat-trick in Atalanta's 5-1 home hammering of Genoa in Serie A on Saturday, condemning his struggling former club to a heavy defeat.

Defending champions Australia and fellow heavyweights England enjoyed winning starts at the Women's T20 World Cup on Saturday, shrugging off the crushing heat and humidity of Sharjah.

The head of the United Nations refugee agency arrived in Lebanon on Saturday on a "solidarity" visit for the hundreds of thousands of Lebanese affected by Israeli bombardment and needing international support.

Spinners Linsey Smith and Charlie Dean took two wickets apiece as England defeated Bangladesh by 21 runs for a winning start to their Women's T20 World Cup campaign on Saturday.

The search for dozens of people reported missing in floods that have claimed at least 17 lives in Bosnia continued on Saturday, after torrential rains inundated towns and triggered landslides.

Mateo Kovacic scored twice as Manchester City clinched a dramatic 3-2 win against Fulham on Saturday.

France lock Hugo Auradou was whistled off the pitch as his Pau side lost 11-10 to Perpignan in the French Top 14 on Saturday in his first game since being accused of rape in Argentina.

The only road to Pensacola, in the remote mountains of western North Carolina, is now a muddy path through deep, twisting gorges. Its main bridges were swept away last week in floods fueled by devastating Hurricane Helene -- and a cold winter is coming.

Arsenal staged a stirring fightback to keep their Premier League title challenge on course with a 3-1 victory against struggling Southampton on Saturday.

Thousands of protesters marched in London and other cities on Saturday calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon as the war in the Palestinian territory neared the one-year mark.

Hashem Safieddine, with whom contact has been lost after Israeli air strikes, according to a senior Hezbollah source, is the man widely considered the potential successor to the group's assassinated leader Hassan Nasrallah.

Liverpool beat Crystal Palace 1-0 to remain top of the Premier League as Arsenal and Manchester City came from behind to win on Saturday.

Tadej Pogacar, riding in the rainbow jersey of world champion for the first time, went it alone once more as he won Tour of Emilia on Saturday.

The Democratic Republic of Congo, the epicentre of an mpox epidemic, launched a vaccination campaign against the virus on Saturday in the eastern city of Goma, AFP journalists said.

Donald Trump supporters gathered Saturday for a major rally at the same site where he narrowly avoided an assassin's bullet in July -- a profoundly shocking moment in a White House race still clouded by the threat of political violence.

Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday suffered another early setback in their Bundesliga title defence as they let slip a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with Holstein Kiel.

Aidan O'Brien has had many great horses but he labelled Kyprios "the horse of a lifetime" when he became the first from his stable to win eight Group One races at Longchamp on Saturday.

A two-year-old child was crushed to death and several adult migrants died in two separate tragedies overnight when their overcrowded boats tried to cross the Channel to Britain, French officials said Saturday.

Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker will be sidelined for "a few weeks" after the Brazilian suffered a hamstring injury in a 1-0 win against Crystal Palace on Saturday.

Vinaya Habosi, recalled after being investigated for domestic violence, scored as Racing 92 beat Vannes in the Top 14 on Saturday, while Hugo Auradou started his first game for Pau since being accused of rape in Argentina.

Thousands of protesters marched through central London on Saturday calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon as the war in the Palestinian territory neared the one-year mark.

Israel was preparing a military response to Iran's missile attack this week that heightened fears of a wider regional war, an Israeli official said Saturday, as fighting raged in Lebanon and in Gaza.

Megan Schutt on Saturday equalled the highest wickets for a bowler in Women's T20 World Cup as she helped Australia begin their title defence with a six-wicket win over Sri Lanka.

Liverpool extended their lead at the top of the Premier League to four points thanks to Diogo Jota's winner in a 1-0 victory at Crystal Palace on Saturday.

Novak Djokovic said it took time to "get the rust off" as he fought through two tiebreaks to make his way into the third round of the Shanghai Masters on Saturday.

Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique insisted Saturday his "imperfect" side were still in the fight on all fronts this season despite a Champions League defeat to Arsenal.

Pakistan play England in a three-Test series starting Monday in Multan with the visitors favourites to inflict more damage on a team mired in a painful losing streak.

Several people died, including a young child, when an overcrowded boat attempted to cross the Channel to Britain, French authorities said on Saturday.