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Beltran, Kent and Jones join Baseball Hall of Fame
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France, Spain battle 'monster' wildfires with more heat on the way
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New pro Koivun holds off Scheffler to win PGA 3M Open
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Lyles 'fine' after failing to finish 200m at US championships
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Masood leads Pakistan to 199-3 against West Indies
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Aussie great McEvoy masters Commonwealth gold, Ramsay-Peaty hatches battle plan to bounce back
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UK's Burnham to welcome Zelensky in first foreign leader visit
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Brazil recalls ambassador to Argentina over Milei's Bolsonaro rally speech
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Pogacar looking to enjoy 'small things' after 5th Tour de France win
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'Monster' wildfires force 350,000 from homes in France, Spain
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Ramsay-Peaty hatches 'battle plan' to bounce back from Commonwealth Games tears
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Nolan's 'Odyssey' shows staying power at N. America box office
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Lucas Museum to display unseen 'Star Wars' pieces, curator says
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'Incredibly proud' Pogacar wins record-equalling fifth Tour de France
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Del Toro, Seixas show glimpse into Tour de France future
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How does Pogacar compare to other five-time Tour de France winners
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Tour stage win 'not from my toes', says Van der Poel
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Berlin police shoot dead chief suspect in deadly Islamist Pride attack
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Honduran ex-president returns home after Trump pardon
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'Fire calling the shots': France's blaze pushes crews to the brink
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Pogacar wins record-equalling fifth Tour de France
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Proud Antonelli salvages third as Mercedes limit damage
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Verstappen grumbles as he roars to second in 'undriveable' car
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Iran halts strikes as Trump gives space to talks
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France, Spain battle 'unpredictable' wildfires as 325,000 evacuated
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Berlin mourns deadly Islamist Pride attack as police hunt for suspect
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Norris heaps praise on McLaren for updated car and victory
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Ex-president Hernandez returns to Honduras after Trump pardon
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Hearn says Fury-Joshua must take place in UK under current deal
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Norris grabs first race win of season in Hungary
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Scotland's Ward wins Commonwealth gymnastics title, Ramsay-Peaty bounces back in the pool
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Sooryavanshi's 81 steers India to Zimbabwe T20 series sweep
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French firefighters face 'pyrocumulonimbus' for first time
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Spanish wildfires intrude on holidaying foreign visitors
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Urgent search for suspect after deadly 'Islamist terror' attack near Berlin Pride
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France and Spain battle 'unpredictable' wildfires as 300,000 evacuated
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Spain football coach De la Fuente visits Madrid wildfire evacuees
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Taiwan's Chou Tien-chen snatches China Open title at age 36
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Malaysia steps in to host Bahrain F1 GP in October
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Ramsay-Peaty bounces back at Commonwealth Games after tearful outburst
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Threatened by fire, Bordeaux is 'ready for anything': mayor
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Iran says halts Middle East attacks as US holds fire
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India clears protest site after 'cockroach' movement scores a win
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Wildfires overwhelm exhausted firefighters in France and Spain
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France fire situation 'remains very unfavourable': interior minister
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Urgent search for suspect after deadly attack near Berlin Pride
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WorldPride gets a royal welcome amid warnings for LGBTQ community
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D-Day beaches inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List
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South Africa's migrant exodus leaves employers short-handed
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Harris and Trump target economy in close US election battle
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Zelensky alleges Russia plot on nuclear plants in defiant UN address
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Finnish zoo to return pandas to China early
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Global stocks trade mixed tracking China stimulus
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Hezbollah's Fadi rockets: More power, little precision
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OECD calls for higher property taxes to fight debt
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Environmentalists smear Finland's parliament in red paint
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Hezbollah fires missile at Tel Aviv in Israel
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