Around 90,000 people welcomed back Norway's players to Oslo on Monday after they returned home from making a historic run to the World Cup quarter-finals.
The World Cup held its breath Monday on the eve of the first semi-final that pitches France's fearsome attack against a technically gifted Spain team.
England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford is confident his team will keep their cool in the heat of Wednesday's World Cup semi-final against Argentina.
- Wildfires ravage over 1,300 hectares of historic forest near Paris
- Oil prices surge on US-Iran attacks; tech shares fall
Politics
Ukraine's allies on Monday at a Paris summit announced more air defence support for Kyiv and exercises of the force to be deployed after a ceasefire in efforts to increase pressure on Russia to end the war.
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Xabi Alonso urged Chelsea to develop a "hunger" for victory and said he wanted midfielder Enzo Fernandez to stay at Stamford Bridge in his first press conference as Blues boss.
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Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis targeted Saudi Arabia on Monday, hours after the rebels accused the kingdom of attacking Sanaa airport -- the biggest flare-up in years between the two sides that threatens to upend a frozen conflict.
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Heather Knight accepted "cricket isn't perfect" after her celebrated England career ended with a heavy defeat by India in the first women's Test staged at Lord's.
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A US appeals court on Monday vacated the dismissal of hundreds of private lawsuits against Tylenol-maker Kenvue that allege scientifically unproven ties of the painkiller to autism.
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Sports
England head coach Charlotte Edwards made no attempt to hide her frustration after witnessing her side suffered a 270-run thrashing in the inaugural women's Test at Lord's on Monday.
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Jordan Spieth refuses to accept the form that led him to win three of golf's major titles has been lost forever.
Lionel Messi's brilliance has helped carry Argentina into a blockbuster World Cup semi-final with England in Atlanta on Wednesday.
World number three Matt Fitzpatrick believes the growing popularity of sports betting is behind the rise of increasingly bad spectator behaviour at leading golf tournaments.
Brendon McCullum has apologised for the unsuccessful end of his reign as England's Test coach, saying "it's time for someone else to have a go" while insisting it is "romantic" his tenure and that of former captain Ben Stokes ended in the same match.
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Politics
President Donald Trump declared the return of a US naval blockade on Iranian ports on Monday, saying Washington would impose hefty fees on ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz as fighting once again flared over the vital waterway.
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Volkswagen's boss told employees Monday a further 50,000 jobs could go at the struggling auto giant, according to an internal memo seen by AFP, confirming reports the group is targeting 100,000 cuts worldwide.
Yemen's internationally-recognised government said it struck Houthi-controlled Sanaa airport on Monday, its biggest flare-up in years with the rebels, who blamed the authorities' Saudi backers for the attack and threatened retaliation.
The European Union on Monday announced sanctions against the company behind Russia's state-backed messaging app Max, which it said had been used to help clamp down on dissent.
Switzerland and Britain have concluded negotiations on an upgraded free trade agreement, Bern said Monday, saying the deal would boost legal certainty for businesses in both countries.
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- New boss Alonso calls for Chelsea 'hunger'
- Uganda opposition leader treason trial starts without lawyers
- Trump says US reinstates Iran blockade, will be 'paid' for guarding Hormuz
- Iraola vows to remain true to himself at Liverpool
- McCullum sorry for England Test defeats after Australia and India losses
- Trump says US 'taking over' Hormuz as fighting with Iran flares
- Three Britons among foreign Spanish wildfire victims
- Oil prices surge on US-Iran attacks, tech shares tank