President Donald Trump and top cabinet officials addressed thousands of Americans at a mass prayer rally in Washington on Sunday -- an event critics saw as an overt display of Christian nationalism undermining the separation of church and state.
An international dive safety group sent experts to the Maldives on Sunday to join a multinational recovery effort after five Italians and a rescue diver died in the Indian Ocean tourist destination's deadliest diving disaster, an official said.
Iran put to death over 2,150 people last year, a "staggering" increase that pushed recorded worldwide executions to their highest level since 1981, Amnesty International said Monday.
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Israeli strikes killed seven people in Lebanon on Sunday, including an Islamic Jihad commander, Lebanese authorities and state media said, despite a fragile ceasefire as Hezbollah called US-brokered talks between the two countries a "dead end".
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West Ham's 3-1 defeat at Newcastle left Tottenham realistically only needing one more point to win the battle for Premier League survival, while Bruno Fernandes made history in Manchester United's 3-2 win over Nottingham Forest on Sunday.
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Hundreds of ecstatic fans waving Bulgarian flags turned out at Sofia airport Sunday to give a triumphant welcome home to Dara, the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest, after her surprise victory.
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Australia's Mitchell Starc returned figures of 4-40 as Delhi Capitals kept their playoff hopes alive in the IPL with a five-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals on Sunday.
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A few hundred people gathered in Kyiv on Sunday for a rare wartime protest against a new civil code debated in parliament, which critics say entrenches discrimination, including against LGBTQ communities.
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A thunderbolt free-kick from Aubrey Modiba gave South African club Mameloldi Sundowns a 1-0 win over Moroccan visitors FAR Rabat on Sunday in the CAF Champions League final first leg.
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Ellie Kildunne and Jess Breach scored two tries apiece as world champions England sealed an eighth straight Women's Six Nations title and fifth successive Grand Slam with a 43-28 win away to France in Bordeaux on Sunday.
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te said on Sunday that Taiwan will never be "traded away" as he pressed the United States to keep selling weapons to the island democracy to maintain regional peace.
Jannik Sinner won the Italian Open on Sunday after beating Casper Ruud 6-4, 6-4 to claim a record-extending sixth consecutive Masters 1000 tournament victory.
"Michael," the biopic about late music superstar Michael Jackson, has returned to the top spot at the North American box office, showing impressive staying power with audiences, industry estimates showed Sunday.
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Kurt Kitayama matched the lowest final round in major golf history at the PGA Championship on Sunday, firing a bogey-free seven-under par 63 at pernicious Aronimink.
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Superstar John Travolta said Sunday he had channelled some of cinema's greatest filmmakers into his plane-themed directorial debut which has premiered to mixed reviews.
A wave of almost 600 Ukrainian drones attacked Russia overnight killing four people, authorities said on Sunday, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called the barrage an "entirely justified" retribution for Moscow's own pummelling of Ukraine.
Scotland great Scott Hastings has died at the age of 61 after suffering from cancer, the Scottish Rugby Union announced Sunday.
Right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori and leftist Roberto Sanchez will face off in Peru's presidential runoff on June 7, according to the final vote count released Sunday.
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