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US debt ceiling deal: the key takeaways

US debt ceiling deal: the key takeaways

President Joe Biden and House Republicans have reached a deal in principle to raise the government's debt ceiling and avert a devastating default.

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US debt deal faces tough sell in Congress to avoid default

US debt deal faces tough sell in Congress to avoid default

Marathon crisis talks that produced a tentative deal to prevent a cataclysmic US debt default may yet prove the easy part of a process that turned Sunday to the fraught challenge of securing congressional approval.

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Nigeria's departing President Buhari defends legacy

Nigeria's departing President Buhari defends legacy

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari defended his political record on Sunday, the day before he steps down, saying he leaves the country in a better state than when he took power in 2015.

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Fatalism takes over in bombed Russian border city Belgorod

Fatalism takes over in bombed Russian border city Belgorod

Marina Saprykina thought about leaving the Russian border city of Belgorod, but finally, despite the bombing, incursions and fear, she says she is staying.

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Ukraine's Kostyuk jeered at French Open as Tsitsipas moves on

Ukraine's Kostyuk jeered at French Open as Tsitsipas moves on

Aryna Sabalenka won a politically-charged French Open duel against Marta Kostyuk on Sunday as jeers rained down on the defeated Ukrainian who refused to shake hands with her Belarusian opponent.

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Bronze adding experience in Barca's Champions League glory quest

Bronze adding experience in Barca's Champions League glory quest

Lucy Bronze has hit the ground running for Barcelona, winning Spain's Liga F title and reaching the Champions League final for the fourth time in her career, in her first season with the club.

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Turkey polls close with Erdogan favourite to extend 20-year rule

Turkey polls close with Erdogan favourite to extend 20-year rule

Turkish polling stations closed Sunday in a historic runoff election that could extend President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's two decades of dominant but divisive Islamic style of rule until 2028.

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Tsitsipas survives scare to reach French Open second round

Tsitsipas survives scare to reach French Open second round

Stefanos Tsitsipas held off a spirited comeback from Jiri Vesely to reach the second round of the French Open on Sunday with a four-set win.

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French rugby star Haouas remanded in custody till trial

French rugby star Haouas remanded in custody till trial

France prop Mohamed Haouas has been remanded in custody ahead of his trial on Tuesday for domestic violence his lawyer told AFP.

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Dortmund face 'brutal' reality as title dream vanishes

Dortmund face 'brutal' reality as title dream vanishes

After the most dramatic final Bundesliga matchday in recent memory, Bayern Munich are again title winners as Borussia Dortmund go empty handed once more.

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