Oscar Piastri hailed his "mega" McLaren after winning a Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday later overshadowed by the disqualifications of Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc for technical infringements.
The Kremlin on Sunday downplayed expectations of a rapid resolution to the Ukraine conflict, saying talks were just beginning and that "difficult negotiations" lay ahead.
Pope Francis was discharged from hospital Sunday after more than five weeks being treated for pneumonia, waving to crowds gathered and thanking everyone for their support before heading for home.
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World Athletics president Sebastian Coe insisted Sunday that his unsuccessful challenge to succeed Thomas Bach as head of the International Olympic Committee was water under the bridge.
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Nadim Khmaladze has been joining thousands of fellow Georgians on the streets every evening since November, when Tbilisi's increasingly repressive government shelved EU membership talks.
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Living in the gutted-out eastern Ukrainian city of Kostyantynivka, Maryna has learned to recognise the sound of the devastating Russian glide bombs that have pounded her city for months.
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A Turkish court was set to rule on Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu's detention on Sunday, after vast crowds rallying in support of him clashed with riot police.
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The Chicago Bulls stunned the Los Angeles Lakers 146-115 on Saturday, spoiling superstar LeBron James's return from a two-week absence with a groin injury.
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Drivers and teams assembled on the Chinese Grand Prix grid on Sunday to pay their respects to Eddie Jordan, the former Formula One team owner who died on Thursday aged 76.
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Australia's Nicola Olyslagers outshone Ukraine's Olympic champion Yaroslava Mahuchikh to retain her world indoor high jump title in Nanjing on Sunday.
Sebastian Fundora stopped Chordale Booker in the fourth round on Saturday to retain his World Boxing Council and World Boxing Organization super welterweight world titles in Las Vegas.
China's number two leader told a gathering of business executives in Beijing on Sunday that the country would pursue economic globalisation despite "fragmentation", a thinly veiled reference to trade turmoil sparked by US President Donald Trump.
French writer Victor Hugo is famous for penning "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame" and "Les Miserables", but less known is his work as an illustrator -- now the subject of a new exhibition in London.
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In a Baghdad arena, a crowd cheers to the rhythm of drums, not for a football match but for a fiery centuries-old game enjoyed by Iraqis during Ramadan called "mheibes".
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Canada's new prime minister Mark Carney is expected to announce snap elections Sunday, seeking a stronger mandate as his country fights off a trade war and annexation threats from Donald Trump's United States.
Pope Francis is to return to his residence in the Vatican on Sunday after his doctors said that was the best place for him to recover following a five-week hospitalisation for pneumonia.
A jovial new podcast in which California Governor Gavin Newsom pals around with provocative right-wing guests has infuriated the Democratic Party, as its leaders clash over the best way to fight back against Donald Trump.
In just a few weeks, the US tourism outlook has clouded as a result of some of President Donald Trump's policy decisions, which have angered some foreign visitors and prompted fear of a surge in prices and a stronger dollar.
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