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Osaka among four Grand Slam winners granted Wimbledon wildcard

Osaka among four Grand Slam winners granted Wimbledon wildcard

Japan's Naomi Osaka was one of four Grand Slam champions granted a wildcard on Wednesday into the main draw for next month's women's singles at Wimbledon.

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N Korea, Russia sign mutual defence deal as Kim pledges support on Ukraine

N Korea, Russia sign mutual defence deal as Kim pledges support on Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed Wednesday a mutual defence agreement with North Korea's Kim Jong Un, who offered his "full support" on Ukraine.

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EU rebukes France for breaking budget rules

EU rebukes France for breaking budget rules

The European Commission on Wednesday reprimanded France for breaching the EU's budget rules under President Emmanuel Macron, in the runup to snap elections marked by lavish spending promises.

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Brownlee dropped from British triathlon team for Olympics

Brownlee dropped from British triathlon team for Olympics

Jonny Brownlee has been left out of Britain's triathlon team for the Paris Olympics in a move that appears to signal the end of a remarkable family contribution to the Games.

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Philippines says Chinese coast guard boarded navy vessels in South China Sea

Philippines says Chinese coast guard boarded navy vessels in South China Sea

The Philippine military said Wednesday the Chinese coast guard rammed and boarded Filipino navy boats in a violent confrontation in the South China Sea this week in which a Filipino sailor lost a thumb.

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Deadly fire breaks out at Chad army ammunition depot

Deadly fire breaks out at Chad army ammunition depot

A deadly fire broke out at a huge military ammunition depot in Chad's capital N'Djamena, sending powerful explosions into the night sky and shaking buildings miles away.

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Fighting in Gaza's Rafah as tensions soar on Israel-Lebanon border

Fighting in Gaza's Rafah as tensions soar on Israel-Lebanon border

Israeli air strikes and clashes between troops and Palestinian militants rocked Gaza on Wednesday, as Israel's army warned it had readied an "offensive" against the Lebanese Hezbollah movement on the country's northern front.

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Kim tells Putin N. Korea 'fully supports' Russia on Ukraine

Kim tells Putin N. Korea 'fully supports' Russia on Ukraine

North Korea fully supports Russia's war in Ukraine, leader Kim Jong Un told President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday during a state visit to Pyongyang, which has raised fears of more sanctions-busting military cooperation.

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All Black Tuipulotu races back to lead Blues in Super Rugby final

All Black Tuipulotu races back to lead Blues in Super Rugby final

All Blacks lock Patrick Tuipulotu has bounced back from a knee injury to captain the Auckland Blues in Saturday's sell-out home Super Rugby final against the Waikato Chiefs.

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Central China farmers face crop failures in 'withering' drought

Central China farmers face crop failures in 'withering' drought

Farmer Bao Mingchen gestured to a dry pipe where water typically irrigates a patch of crops, the soil now cracked under a drought hitting China's vast agricultural hinterland.

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