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Remainder of IPL to be held between May 17-June 3 after ceasefire

Remainder of IPL to be held between May 17-June 3 after ceasefire

The remainder of the Indian Premier League will be played between May 17 and June 3 across six venues, the country's cricket board announced Monday.

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Hamas frees US-Israeli hostage

Hamas frees US-Israeli hostage

The armed wing of Palestinian militant group Hamas handed over a US-Israeli hostage held in Gaza since October 2023 on Monday, ahead of a regional visit by US President Donald Trump.

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Trump defends resettling white South Africans as refugees in US

Trump defends resettling white South Africans as refugees in US

President Donald Trump on Monday defended the decision to resettle a group of white Afrikaners in the United States as refugees, saying they were fleeing a "terrible situation" in South Africa.

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Sean 'Diddy' Combs was 'coercive and criminal,' jury hears

Sean 'Diddy' Combs was 'coercive and criminal,' jury hears

A prosecutor painted Sean "Diddy" Combs at his trial Monday as an "unfaithful, jealous, and at times, angry" offender who used violence and threats to control women he abused over many years.

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Nazi files found in champagne crates in Argentine court basement

Nazi files found in champagne crates in Argentine court basement

A hoard of World War II-era Nazi propaganda and membership documents has been unearthed in the basement of Argentina's Supreme Court, where it has lain, stashed in champagne crates, since 1941.

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Myanmar junta airstrike kills 22 at school: witnesses

Myanmar junta airstrike kills 22 at school: witnesses

A Myanmar junta airstrike hit a school Monday killing 22 people, including 20 children, witnesses said, despite a purported humanitarian ceasefire called to help the nation recover from a devastating earthquake.

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Zelensky wants Trump at peace talks, Russia silent on whether Putin will go

Zelensky wants Trump at peace talks, Russia silent on whether Putin will go

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday he wanted US counterpart Donald Trump to join peace talks with Russia in Turkey, but the Kremlin was silent about whether Russian President Vladimir Putin would attend.

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Ground-breaking Grand National winner Blackmore retires

Ground-breaking Grand National winner Blackmore retires

Grand National winner Rachael Blackmore shocked the horse racing world on Monday as the trailblazing jockey announced her retirement.

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European countries threaten to ramp up Russia sanctions

European countries threaten to ramp up Russia sanctions

European foreign ministers threatened to step up sanctions on Russia at a crunch meeting in London on Monday, as the continent's top diplomat accused the Kremlin of "playing games" over peace negotiations with Ukraine.

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Trump heads on major Middle East tour

Trump heads on major Middle East tour

US President Donald Trump on Monday left for Saudi Arabia on what he called a "historic" tour of the Middle East that will mix urgent diplomacy on Gaza and Iran with huge business deals.

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