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Breakthroughs elude Biden on fraught Middle East tour

Breakthroughs elude Biden on fraught Middle East tour

US President Joe Biden sought to use his first Middle East tour in office to reassert Washington's influence but emerged without a single diplomatic breakthrough, an outcome analysts said was no surprise.

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Iran accuses US of provoking Middle East 'crises'

Iran accuses US of provoking Middle East 'crises'

Tehran on Sunday accused Washington of provoking tensions in the Middle East, a day after US President Joe Biden ended a tour to Iran's rival Saudi Arabia and arch-foe Israel.

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Sri Lanka protest movement reaches 100 days

Sri Lanka protest movement reaches 100 days

Sri Lanka's protest movement reached its 100th day Sunday having forced one president from office and now turning its sights on his successor as the country's economic crisis continues.

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Ings on the spot as Villa beat Leeds 1-0 with Gray carried off

Ings on the spot as Villa beat Leeds 1-0 with Gray carried off

Danny Ings scored a penalty, but Philippe Coutinho missed another, as Steven Gerrard's Aston Villa edged Leeds United 1-0 in a high-intensity clash of English Premier League teams marred by 16-year-old Archie Gray being stretchered off on Sunday.

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French hopes flagging on Tour de 'Lose'

French hopes flagging on Tour de 'Lose'

Regional newspaper Le Progres groaned over the long wait for a home Tour de France stage winner this weekend with the scathing headline "Blue, Blanc, Lose", a play on the French tri-colour using lose instead of Rouge.

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Jayasuriya puts Pakistan in trouble with latest five-wicket haul

Jayasuriya puts Pakistan in trouble with latest five-wicket haul

Sri Lanka spinner Prabath Jayasuriya claimed his third successive haul of five or more wickets to put Pakistan in deep trouble on the second day of the opening Test on Sunday.

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IS ex-bastion in Syria hosts Jackie Chan film shoot

IS ex-bastion in Syria hosts Jackie Chan film shoot

A ghost town since a 2018 operation to flush out jihadists, Hajar al-Aswad near the Syrian capital has come back to life as the location of a Jackie Chan-produced action movie.

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EU mulls sanctions as Russia accused of shelling Ukraine from nuclear plant

EU mulls sanctions as Russia accused of shelling Ukraine from nuclear plant

The European Union will discuss tightening sanctions against Russia on Monday, as Moscow is accused of using the continent's largest nuclear power plant to store weapons and launch missiles on the surrounding regions of southern Ukraine.

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Sprint king Kerley devotes win to selfless Aunt

Sprint king Kerley devotes win to selfless Aunt

Newly-crowned world 100m champion Fred Kerley is a rare physical specimen able to compete in different sprint events.

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Foster in peril as New Zealand launch snap review of Ireland loss

Foster in peril as New Zealand launch snap review of Ireland loss

Ian Foster's future as All Blacks head coach looks in doubt after New Zealand Rugby on Sunday launched an urgent review into the Ireland series defeat, which chief executive Mark Robinson deemed "not acceptable".

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