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Djokovic in 400th Slam match as Swiatek eyes Wimbledon semis

Djokovic in 400th Slam match as Swiatek eyes Wimbledon semis

Novak Djokovic contests his 400th Grand Slam match at Wimbledon on Tuesday, aiming for a place in a record-equalling 46th major semi-final.

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Ukraine turns heat on allies as NATO stalls on membership bid

Ukraine turns heat on allies as NATO stalls on membership bid

A frustrated President Volodymyr Zelensky launched a furious broadside against Ukraine's NATO allies Tuesday as they began a summit still unsure how to advance Kyiv's membership bid.

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England keep faith with Bairstow in squad for fourth Ashes Test

England keep faith with Bairstow in squad for fourth Ashes Test

England have kept faith with Jonny Bairstow as the wicketkeeper retained his place in a 14-man squad for next week's fourth Test against Australia.

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Twitter better for 'freedom of speech', says senior Afghan Taliban official

Twitter better for 'freedom of speech', says senior Afghan Taliban official

Twitter owner Elon Musk's freewheeling approach to the platform's handling of censorship has won support from an unlikely quarter -- Afghanistan's Taliban.

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Rescuers continue search for migrants off Canary Isles

Rescuers continue search for migrants off Canary Isles

Spain's coastguard was on Tuesday looking for three migrant boats reported lost at sea by an NGO a day after rescuing scores of migrants from another vessel near the Canary Islands.

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Alarm over Sudan 'war crimes' amid calls to end fighting

Alarm over Sudan 'war crimes' amid calls to end fighting

Human Rights Watch on Tuesday called on the International Criminal Court to investigate possible "war crimes" in Sudan's Darfur region where fighting has intensified despite calls for an end to the conflict.

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India aiming to pile on 21-year Test misery for West Indies

India aiming to pile on 21-year Test misery for West Indies

India attempt to extend West Indies' 21 years of misery when they meet in the lush tropical setting of Windsor Park Stadium in Dominica on Wednesday in the first match of a two-Test series.

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South African runner Semenya wins appeal at European rights court

South African runner Semenya wins appeal at European rights court

Double Olympic 800m champion Caster Semenya on Tuesday won her appeal to the European Court of Human Rights to challenge whether her rights had been infringed in terms of requiring women with high testosterone to reduce those levels through drugs.

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NATO meets to agree next steps in Ukraine membership push

NATO meets to agree next steps in Ukraine membership push

NATO leaders met Tuesday in Vilnius vowing to send a positive signal to Ukraine on its quest to join the alliance.

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The Anthropocene heralds disaster. Can humans change course?

The Anthropocene heralds disaster. Can humans change course?

Her distant ancestors paddled canoes across the Pacific Ocean to settle what became the island nation of Tuvalu, but now climate change means Grace Malie and her generation may live to see those islands swallowed by the sea.

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