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Liverpool crisis mounts as Slot searches for answers

Liverpool crisis mounts as Slot searches for answers

Liverpool were tipped to turn the Premier League title race into a prolonged coronation this season, but instead the champions find themselves mired in an unexpected crisis after their latest shock defeat.

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UK police arrest asylum seeker sex offender mistakenly freed

UK police arrest asylum seeker sex offender mistakenly freed

UK police on Sunday arrested an Ethiopian asylum seeker and convicted sex offender, whose crimes had sparked anti-immigration protests, after he was accidentally released from prison in an embarrassing blunder by officials.

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UK's Prince Andrew under pressure over royal home, titles

UK's Prince Andrew under pressure over royal home, titles

Britain's scandal-tarred Prince Andrew faced continued scrutiny Sunday of his contentious living arrangements and titles, amid reports of talks with King Charles III about vacating his 30-room royal residence.

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Nigerian Sharia police cancel court-ordered TikTok celebrities' wedding

Nigerian Sharia police cancel court-ordered TikTok celebrities' wedding

Sharia-enforcing police in Nigeria's northern city of Kano have cancelled a wedding of two TikTok celebrities that was ordered by a court after a viral kissing video, an official told AFP Sunday.

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England's spinners and Jones star in World Cup win over New Zealand

England's spinners and Jones star in World Cup win over New Zealand

Former champions England produced a textbook all-round performance to crush New Zealand by eight wickets in their final Women's World Cup league game in Visakhapatnam on Sunday.

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Argentinians vote in midterm elections crucial for Milei

Argentinians vote in midterm elections crucial for Milei

Polls opened Sunday in Argentina for legislative elections that would determine whether President Javier Milei can expand his party's hold on parliament in the second half of his term.

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In Gaza's ruins, a grandmother keeps family and hope alive

In Gaza's ruins, a grandmother keeps family and hope alive

With no shoes to protect their tiny dust-covered feet, Hiam Muqdad's grandchildren toddled unfazed through the bombed-out ruins of their Gaza City neighbourhood in search of clean water.

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Two suspects arrested in Louvre jewel heist

Two suspects arrested in Louvre jewel heist

French authorities have detained two of the suspected robbers believed to have stolen precious crown jewels from the Louvre in a museum heist that stunned the world, officials said Sunday.

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Year-long funeral starts for Thailand's former queen Sirikit

Year-long funeral starts for Thailand's former queen Sirikit

Thousands of grieving Thai royalists lined the streets of Bangkok on Sunday, saluting a procession bringing former queen Sirikit's body to lie in state for a year-long funeral at the capital's Grand Palace.

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Storm brews over Zimbabwe presidential extension plan

Storm brews over Zimbabwe presidential extension plan

The Zimbabwe ruling party's backing of a term extension for President Emmerson Mnangagwa, which requires a change to the constitution, has fuelled anger and fears of deepening authoritarianism.

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