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Barca's Balde to miss key games with hamstring injury
Barca's Balde to miss key games with hamstring injury

Barcelona were dealt a blow in their quadruple chase on Sunday as defender Alejandro Balde was diagnosed with a hamstring injury.

April 13, 2025

Russian strike on Ukraine's Sumy kills 31, including two children
Russian strike on Ukraine's Sumy kills 31, including two children

A Russian strike on Ukraine's northeastern city of Sumy killed at least 31 people including two children and wounded dozens on Sunday, Kyiv said, in the deadliest attack in months of Moscow's dragging invasion.

April 13, 2025

Erased identity: Post-war adoptee seeks German roots
Erased identity: Post-war adoptee seeks German roots

Claudine Spire pointed to a group of toddlers in a black-and-white photo. "I thought I recognised myself," she said, indicating a girl with curly hair and a short coat. But it was not her.

April 13, 2025

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Russian strike on city centre in Ukraine's Sumy kills 21
Russian strike on city centre in Ukraine's Sumy kills 21

A Russian ballistic missile attack on Ukraine's northeastern city of Sumy killed at least 21 people and wounded 83 on Palm Sunday, Kyiv said, in another deadly attack on civilians that came after a top US official travelled to Russia.

April 13, 2025

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Myanmar quake victims mark new year camped in ruins
Myanmar quake victims mark new year camped in ruins

Thousands marked the start of Myanmar's water festival on Sunday in the ruins of last month's earthquake, with the country's most raucous holiday muted by the tragedy of the tremor.

April 13, 2025