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Thousands flee DR Congo fighting as M23 enters key city

Thousands flee DR Congo fighting as M23 enters key city

M23 fighters entered the key eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Uvira late on Tuesday, souces said, with thousands fleeing across the border into Burundi to escape the Rwanda-backed militia's latest advance.

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Karl and Gnabry spark Bayern to comeback win over Sporting

Karl and Gnabry spark Bayern to comeback win over Sporting

Revitalised striker Serge Gnabry and teenage forward Lennart Karl helped inspire Bayern Munich to a come-from-behind 3-1 home win over Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League on Tuesday.

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Thousands flee DR Congo fighting as M23 closes on key city

Thousands flee DR Congo fighting as M23 closes on key city

Fierce fighting rocked the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo Tuesday as the Rwanda-backed M23 militia rapidly advanced on the strategic city of Uvira, with tens of thousands of people fleeing over the border into neighbouring Burundi.

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Zelensky says ready to hold Ukraine elections

Zelensky says ready to hold Ukraine elections

President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday he was ready to hold new elections in Ukraine, and that he expected to send Washington within a day revised proposals on ending the nearly four-year war with Russia.

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French lawmakers give first approval to social security budget bill

French lawmakers give first approval to social security budget bill

The lower house of French parliament on Tuesday narrowly approved a social security budget, clearing a major hurdle for Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu as he seeks to finalise a 2026 spending plan by year-end.

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Mass graft raids rattle Argentine football

Mass graft raids rattle Argentine football

Argentine police raided national football headquarters and several top clubs Tuesday, in a sweeping money-laundering probe just months before the world champions defend their title.

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Indigenous artifacts returned by Vatican unveiled in Canada

Indigenous artifacts returned by Vatican unveiled in Canada

Indigenous artifacts taken from Canada by Catholic missionaries to Rome a century ago were unveiled at a Canadian museum on Tuesday, repatriations that have sparked calls for the Vatican to return other treasured items.

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Ivory Coast recall Zaha for AFCON title defence

Ivory Coast recall Zaha for AFCON title defence

Defending champions Ivory Coast have recalled 33-year-old former Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.

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Communist vs Catholic - Chile prepares to choose a new president

Communist vs Catholic - Chile prepares to choose a new president

Chile votes in a presidential runoff Sunday between two sharply different candidates: Jeannette Jara, a communist backed by a broad left coalition, and Jose Antonio Kast, a devout far-right politico promising a hard line on security and migration.

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Trump's FIFA peace prize breached neutrality, claims rights group

Trump's FIFA peace prize breached neutrality, claims rights group

Human rights group FairSquare has filed a complaint to FIFA's ethics committee claiming the world football body's president Gianni Infantino breached his duty of neutrality by supporting US President Donald Trump.

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