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Verstappen relief at 'kick-starting' title defence in Jeddah

Verstappen relief at 'kick-starting' title defence in Jeddah

World champion Max Verstappen admitted he was relieved to secure his first win of the season after battling to a thrilling victory ahead of old rival Charles Leclerc in Sunday’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

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Ahead of new peace talks, Zelensky says eying Russia neutrality demand

Ahead of new peace talks, Zelensky says eying Russia neutrality demand

President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday his government is "carefully" considering a Russian demand of Ukrainian neutrality, a key point of contention as negotiators for both sides prepare for a fresh round of talks aimed at ending the brutal month-long war.

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Scholz's SPD clears first election test with thumping win

Scholz's SPD clears first election test with thumping win

Just over 100 days after taking power, Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his Social Democrats cleared their first electoral test, with a thumping win Sunday in regional polls in the small state of Saarland, preliminary results showed.

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Valieva 'happy to be on the ice' after Olympic doping controversy

Valieva 'happy to be on the ice' after Olympic doping controversy

Teenage Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, who became the focus of a doping controversy at the Winter Olympics, returned to action on Sunday and said: "I'm happy to be on the ice".

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Verstappen bounces back with thrilling Saudi Arabian victory over Leclerc

Verstappen bounces back with thrilling Saudi Arabian victory over Leclerc

World champion Max Verstappen bounced back from his Bahrain disappointment to steer his Red Bull to a thrilling victory ahead of Ferrari's Charles Leclerc in Sunday's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

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In Kharkiv, sandbags pile up to save Ukraine national poet's statue

In Kharkiv, sandbags pile up to save Ukraine national poet's statue

In Ukraine's second city of Kharkiv -- under daily Russian bombardment that has damaged or destroyed 1,000 buildings -- work has begun to erect sand barricades to protect its statues.

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Scheffler, Kisner into WGC Match Play final

Scheffler, Kisner into WGC Match Play final

Scottie Scheffler moved to within one win of the world number one ranking after defeating Dustin Johnson to reach the final of the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play in Texas on Sunday.

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Malta Labour party cruises to third term despite corruption woes

Malta Labour party cruises to third term despite corruption woes

Malta's Prime Minister Robert Abela promised "greater humility" Sunday as his Labour Party claimed they were headed for a landslide win in elections to secure a third term in government, despite a legacy of corruption and the lowest turnout in decades.

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'Lost City' finds top of N.America box office on Oscar weekend

'Lost City' finds top of N.America box office on Oscar weekend

Paramount's new action romance "The Lost City" topped the North American box office this weekend, drawing female viewers through Oscar Sunday in numbers confirming Hollywood's continuing post-Covid recovery.

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New Ukraine-Russia talks next week, Macron warns against 'escalation'

New Ukraine-Russia talks next week, Macron warns against 'escalation'

Russian and Ukrainian negotiators are to sit down for a fresh round of talks next week in an attempt to end the war in Ukraine that the UN estimates has killed at least 1,100 civilians and sent more than 3.8 million fleeing to other countries.

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