Syria's army deployed in formerly Kurdish-led areas in the country's east and north on Monday after a ceasefire announced a day earlier, as Syria's president and the Kurds' leader were set to hold talks.
The Louvre Museum said Monday it was shutting for the day, for the third time in a month, due to a strike by staff.
US President Donald Trump's government has asked countries to pay $1.0 billion for a permanent spot on his "Board of Peace" aimed at resolving conflicts, according to its charter, seen Monday by AFP.
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Federica Brignone admitted on Monday that she still doesn't know if she will take part in the Winter Olympics ahead of her return to alpine skiing after a horror injury last spring.
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FIFA President Gianni Infantino condemned "some Senegal players" for the "unacceptable scenes" which overshadowed their victory in Sunday's Africa Cup of Nations final when they walked off the pitch in protest at a penalty awarded to Morocco.
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Gold and silver hit record highs on Monday while equity markets fell after Donald Trump revived trade war fears by threatening several European nations with tariffs over their opposition to the United States buying Greenland.
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Packed crowds turned out to see Alexandra Eala at the Australian Open on Monday but the Philippines trailblazer was unable to deliver for her adoring fans in a first-round defeat, admitting it was "a bit overwhelming".
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Former champion Stan Wawrinka lived to fight another day with a gutsy four-set victory to kick off his final Australian Open campaign on Monday.
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Cricket's governing body has told Bangladesh to agree to play their matches at next month's T20 World Cup in India or risk being kicked out of the tournament, reports said Monday.
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A high-speed train derailed and was hit by another in southern Spain killing 39 people and injuring more than 120, authorities said Monday, saying the country's worst train in over a decade was "extremely strange".
Feisty three-time Australian Open runner-up Daniil Medvedev said Monday he was trying to be more positive on court after keeping his emotions in check to grind past Dutchman Jesper de Jong in the first round.
Gold and silver hit record highs on Monday while most equity markets fell after Donald Trump revived trade war fears by threatening several European nations with tariffs over their opposition to the United States buying Greenland.
Felix Auger-Aliassime's Australian Open ended prematurely and in pain when he quit his first-round match with cramp in one of two Canadians to suffer the same fate on Monday.
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World number six Alex de Minaur said Monday he was not at the Australian Open just "to make up the numbers" as the home hope continues his quest to finally go deep at a Grand Slam.
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A construction worker by trade, Saravanan B waited all year to celebrate his true passion -- daring bare-hands bullfighting that has never gone out of fashion in India's south.
On a recent Friday morning, worshippers made their way in droves into the Achimota Forest, a stretch of green in Ghana's capital that doubles as an unlikely sanctuary for the desperate.
Countries including France and Britain are considering following Australia's lead by banning children and some teenagers from using social media, but experts are still locked in a debate over the effectiveness of the move.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will officially announce Monday her plans to dissolve parliament for a snap election, media reports said, hoping for a stronger mandate to push through her ambitious policy agenda.
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