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Top-ranked Scheffler powers to PGA St. Jude Championship victory
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Trump says US scaling back military drills with South Korea
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Jacquet scores on Liverpool debut in friendly win over Como
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Zambia's Hichilema takes early lead in reelection bid
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Spidey swings high for third weekend in N. American box office
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Duplantis dominant, Hunt hits four and Asher-Smith makes history
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Eagle and late birdie lift Jeeno to LPGA Portland Classic win
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Spanish soldier dies in Aragon wildfire
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Duplantis masterclass for fourth Euro pole vault title
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PSG beaten by Lens in French Champions' Trophy
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Records for Asher-Smith, Hunt as Britain win 4x100m mixed relay
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Rybakina, Andreeva race into Cincinnati third round
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Barcelona reach deal with Man City to sign Rodri
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Amy Hunt bags fourth Euro gold as Britain win 4x100m mixed relay
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Spanish soldier dies in Aragon wildfire: regional leader
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Strikes kill 19 in Russia and Ukraine
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Belgium's Pocognoli appointed new Scotland manager
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Lula and Bolsonaro court women voters as Brazil election campaign kicks off
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Marchand storms to second gold of European championships
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Belgium races to tame huge wildfire creeping towards Germany
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Kushner meets with Hamas in push to revive Gaza plan
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Two dead, hundreds evacuated from fires on island near Athens
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Villarreal battle back to earn draw at promoted Racing
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Real Madrid crush Schalke in friendly as Diomande debuts
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Odegaard says Arsenal 'want to win everything' after Community Shield success
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Arsenal rout Man City in Community Shield masterclass
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Strikes kill 16 in Russia and Ukraine
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Southampton mocked over Spygate during Watford defeat
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Hamas expects meeting with Kushner as US pushes Gaza plan
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India's Padikkal steals the show with 167 in first Sri Lanka Test
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India's Padikkal makes 167 in first Sri Lanka Test
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Death toll rises with no end in sight for Ecuador protests
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Old friend blames UN, Belgium for killing of Congolese hero Lumumba
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Israel thanks Turkey for thwarting Iranian assassination plot
Israel's incoming prime minister on Thursday thanked Turkey for thwarting an Iranian assassination plot against its tourists in Istanbul that prompted an urgent call for the Jewish state's citizens to return home.
Ukraine hopes for EU nod as Russia warns resistance 'futile'
EU leaders met on Thursday to discuss Ukraine's bid to join the bloc, even as tensions between Brussels and Moscow deepened over gas and Russia closed in on key cities in the embattled Donbas.
Euro, pound drop as recession prospects grow
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Macron 'compromise' call meets opposition resistance
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EU weighs Ukraine candidacy as Russia inflicts 'hell' in east
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Inflation 'shock' punishes Eurozone economy in June: survey
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ASEAN must step up pressure on Myanmar junta: UN expert
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi moved to solitary confinement in prison
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Russian TV protester caught in 'information war'
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Global food crisis 'will kill millions' by disease, health executive warns
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EU debates Ukraine candidacy as Russia makes life 'hell' in east
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UK by-elections pose fresh threat to Boris Johnson
Voters head to the polls on Thursday in two closely watched UK by-elections that risk renewing pressure on beleaguered Prime Minister Boris Johnson following months of scandals and setbacks.
Biden, fragile at home, faces historic leadership task in Europe
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Government, Indigenous Ecuadorans dig in heels on day 10 of protests
Thousands flooded the Ecuadoran capital Quito Wednesday for a tenth day of demonstrations over living costs, in an ever-tenser standoff between the government and Indigenous protesters that has left two dead.
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