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Iran executes over 500 people in 2026: rights group
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'Smart cricketer' Dinusha helps Sri Lanka draw second India Test
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Abbas's treble strike rocks England in second Test
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'Butcher of Bosnia' Ratko Mladic dead: Serbian state media
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New Zealand make three changes for second South Africa Test
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Death toll rises, rescuers search for 1,400 missing after Nepal-Tibet floods
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Bouaddi needs time at Man City despite 100m euro fee, says Maresca
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Atletico rule out any talks with Barcelona over Alvarez
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Pakistan bowl against England in rain-delayed second Test
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Delap joins Nottingham Forest in club-record deal
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