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Poland 'optimistic' about Lewandowski injury before Euro 2024

Poland 'optimistic' about Lewandowski injury before Euro 2024

The Polish football federation said on Tuesday it was optimistic about Robert Lewandowski's fitness after the captain left the field with a knee issue during the first half of the pre-Euro 2024 friendly win over Turkey.

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French bosses fear far right's vague economic plans

French bosses fear far right's vague economic plans

French business leaders have been pitched into fresh uncertainty by snap elections called by President Emmanuel Macron that risk strengthening the far right.

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Netherlands call up Dortmund's Maatsen after De Jong injury

Netherlands call up Dortmund's Maatsen after De Jong injury

The Netherlands added Borussia Dortmund defender Ian Maatsen to their Euro 2024 squad on Tuesday, after losing two key players to injury including talismanic midfielder Frenkie de Jong.

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Blinken in Middle East to push Gaza ceasefire plan

Blinken in Middle East to push Gaza ceasefire plan

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken pushed on with a Middle East crisis tour Tuesday to promote a Gaza ceasefire plan as fighting rocked the Palestinian territory and a blast killed four Israeli soldiers.

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Zelensky pleads for air defence help at Berlin aid summit

Zelensky pleads for air defence help at Berlin aid summit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday pleaded for more air defence help to stop Russian attacks as he began an intense week of diplomatic meetings with Western partners.

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Production starts at Senegal's first offshore oil field

Production starts at Senegal's first offshore oil field

Senegal joined the club of oil-producing countries on Tuesday as Australian group Woodside Energy announced that production had started in the west African country's first offshore project.

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Coalition government to moderate Modi's Hindu nationalism

Coalition government to moderate Modi's Hindu nationalism

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have to moderate his Hindu-nationalist agenda to assuage his coalition partners, but they will likely let him press on with his foreign and economic policies, analysts say.

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Japan biochemist who discovered statins, Akira Endo, dies

Japan biochemist who discovered statins, Akira Endo, dies

Japanese biochemist Akira Endo, who discovered cholesterol-lowering statins, has died aged 90, his former student and colleague said on Tuesday.

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UK's Sunak to unveil tax-cutting manifesto

UK's Sunak to unveil tax-cutting manifesto

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will promise voters "financial security" and tax cuts when he unveils his Conservative party manifesto on Tuesday, following a disastrous week that even led to rumours he might quit.

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Macron to face press grilling as election battle heats up

Macron to face press grilling as election battle heats up

French President Emmanuel Macron was to face journalists' questions Tuesday after calling risky snap elections that could result in a far-right surge in parliament.

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