Brazil advanced to the last 16 of the World Cup on Monday with a thrilling last-gasp 2-1 victory over Japan as the tournament's knockout rounds got into full swing.
Europe's most severe heatwave on record set new temperature records in eastern parts of the continent on Monday and forced Ukraine to order power cuts to cope.
Spain remain confident of winning the World Cup, defender Marcos Llorente said, despite a series of injuries that have ravaged La Roja's options in wide areas.
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A gunman locked in a custody battle over his three-month-old daughter killed six people Monday at a German shelter for mothers and their children in the northern town of Stade, police said.
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The US Supreme Court rejected on Monday Donald Trump's effort to overturn a jury judgment that he sexually assaulted and defamed E Jean Carroll and must pay her $5 million.
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Ben Stokes backed Harry Brook to succeed him as England's Test captain after bowing out of international cricket, saying the gifted batsman had his "100 percent support".
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Reigning champion Jannik Sinner twice fought back from a set down to battle past Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic and avoid a huge shock in the Wimbledon first round on Monday.
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A deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has spread to a fourth province, meaning the country's entire northeast -- home to around 15 million people -- is now affected.
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A gunman killed six people Monday in a German youth welfare centre for mothers and their children in what police said was a likely "family tragedy", before the male suspect and a female companion were arrested.
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The Czech Football Association (FACR) said Monday it had parted ways with national team coach Miroslav Koubek following their first-round World Cup exit.
Japan's Naomi Osaka made a spectacular entrance at Wimbledon on Monday as she arrived on court in a kimono-inspired dress.
The French parliament on Monday passed a bill aimed at curbing the rise of fast fashion, targeting major Asian e-commerce platforms such as Shein and Temu.
Bolivia on Monday lifted a 15-year peg on its dollar exchange rate in a bid to attract more greenbacks, a move aimed at ending a severe economic crisis that has sparked unrest.
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The US Supreme Court on Monday fortified President Donald Trump's powers to fire members of independent government agencies, but carved out protections for the Federal Reserve by blocking the firing of Governor Lisa Cook.
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A Russian army veteran who threatened President Vladimir Putin with mutiny has been convicted of displaying "extremist" symbols and jailed, according to his Telegram account and court documents.
Just when it seemed the drivers' championship might become a one-horse race, Kimi Antonelli proved he is as human as anyone else and his main, vastly more experienced, rivals showed signs of a sustained response.
Five people were shot dead at a youth welfare facility in Germany on Monday and the suspected gunman was arrested, police said, in one of the country's deadliest shootings in years.
The frontrunner to become Britain's next prime minister, Andy Burnham, vowed speech Monday to "bring about the biggest rebalancing of power our country has seen" if he succeeds Keir Starmer.
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