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2025 summer was Spain's warmest on record: weather agency 

2025 summer was Spain's warmest on record: weather agency 

Spain sweltered through its hottest summer ever recorded this year, the national meteorological agency AEMET said Tuesday, the latest in a string of global temperature records.

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Gout of this world? Australian teen sprinter set for first real test

Gout of this world? Australian teen sprinter set for first real test

Gout Gout's name has sparked debate but the real question for the athletics world is whether the exciting Australian teenage sprinter can fill the vacuum left by Usain Bolt.

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Smoke-dried bodies could be world's 'oldest mummies': study

Smoke-dried bodies could be world's 'oldest mummies': study

Some ancient societies in China and southeast Asia appear to have smoke-dried their dead, effectively mummifying them thousands of years earlier than their Egyptian counterparts, new research has found.

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Afghan gets life in prison for jihadist knife murder in Germany

Afghan gets life in prison for jihadist knife murder in Germany

An Afghan man was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday for a jihadist stabbing spree in Germany last year that killed a police officer and left five people wounded.

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Trump bringing $15 bn lawsuit against New York Times

Trump bringing $15 bn lawsuit against New York Times

US President Donald Trump filed a $15 billion defamation lawsuit against the New York Times on Monday, accusing the outlet of a "decades-long pattern" of smears driven by feelings of "actual malice."

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Juan Mata moves to Melbourne from Australian rivals

Juan Mata moves to Melbourne from Australian rivals

World Cup winner Juan Mata is set for a second season in Australia aged 37 after joining Melbourne Victory on Tuesday.

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UN investigators say Israel committing 'genocide' in Gaza

UN investigators say Israel committing 'genocide' in Gaza

United Nations investigators on Tuesday accused Israel of committing "genocide" in Gaza in a bid to "destroy the Palestinians", blaming Israel's prime minister and other top officials for incitement.

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Israel bombards Gaza City as UN probe accuses it of 'genocide'

Israel bombards Gaza City as UN probe accuses it of 'genocide'

Israel unleashed a massive new bombing campaign on Gaza City Tuesday after visiting US Secretary of State Marco Rubio backed the ally's goal of eradicating Hamas and warned only days may be left for a diplomatic solution.

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Rubio asks Qatar to stay as mediator after Israel strike

Rubio asks Qatar to stay as mediator after Israel strike

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited Qatar Tuesday to ask it to stay on as Gaza mediator, hoping to reassure the Gulf ally a week after Israeli air strikes targeted Hamas leaders in the emirate.

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Drug cheats put India Olympic bid and careers at risk

Drug cheats put India Olympic bid and careers at risk

Indian sport is battling to shake off its reputation for being one of the world's worst doping offenders as the country pushes an ambitious bid to host the 2036 Olympics.

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