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Britain's Romell Glave upstaged two-time defending champion Marcell Jacobs to win European men's 100m gold in Birmingham on Tuesday.
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Cristiano Ronaldo and his long-time partner Georgina Rodriguez married on Tuesday, according to a photograph posted on the Portuguese football superstar's Instagram account.
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Ramsay-Peaty out of medals as Italy's Martinenghi wins European gold
Britain's 16-time European champion Adam Ramsay-Peaty could only finish fifth in the men's 100m breaststroke final on Tuesday, as Italian Nicolo Martinenghi stormed to victory in Paris.
PSG 'want to win everything', says Luis Enrique
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Jaissle states Newcastle ambition but urges patience
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US rights groups sue Trump over ICC sanctions
Rights groups on Tuesday sued US President Donald Trump over his sanctions targeting the International Criminal Court, saying the measures block victims of war crimes from pursuing justice.
Spotify to launch badge identifying AI music
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Hungary parliament approves Orban-critic judge as president
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Hodgkinson, Werro sail through Euro 800m qualifying
Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson safely negotiated the heats of the 800m in Birmingham on Tuesday as she seeks a third consecutive European title.
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Somali referee denied World Cup 'proud' to oversee UEFA Super Cup
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French newspapers target Google over AI summaries
A federation of nearly 300 French dailies said Tuesday that it filed a complaint with the country's competition authority over Google's new AI-generated summaries of search results, fearing the feature will erode traffic to their own websites.
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Johnson signs for Everton in McNeil swap deal
Everton and Crystal Palace announced on Tuesday that they had completed a swap deal involving wingers Brennan Johnson and Dwight McNeil.
Syria sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia over atrocities
A Syrian court on Tuesday sentenced former ruler Bashar al-Assad to death after a trial in absentia, convicting him of atrocities committed during the country's nearly 14-year civil war.
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Colombian volunteers and rescuers cleared rubble with their bare hands and buckets to search for survivors early Tuesday after the country's strongest earthquake in a decade killed at least 132 people and smashed dozens of buildings.