Tehran resident Hamid struggles to sleep as fears of renewed conflict haunt the Iranian capital after last year's 12-day war with Israel.
Juventus were jeered off after capping a dreadful week with a 2-0 home loss to fellow Champions League chasers Como in Serie A on Saturday.
Chelsea's chances of Champions League qualification were dented as Burnley snatched a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge, while Aston Villa also struck late to salvage a point against Leeds on Saturday.
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Canada beat the United States 10-7 to take the bronze medal in the Olympic women's curling competition on Saturday.
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Gibson-Park guides Ireland to record-breaking win in England
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Persistent rain delayed the start of the T20 World Cup opening Super Eights clash between New Zealand and Pakistan at the R. Premadasa stadium on Saturday.
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Bundesliga club Werder Bremen have cancelled plans for a US tour, including a match in protest-hit Minneapolis, due in part to "political reasons", a spokesperson told AFP on Saturday.
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Who "deals with the pressure better" will decide the India-South Africa Super Eights match, a repeat of the T20 World Cup final two years ago, said Quinton de Kock on Saturday
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In a truck parked in the Kyiv region, Loic Nervi kneaded the dough vigorously before sliding dozens of tins into the oven -- loaves that will later be handed out to Ukrainians.
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Isaac Del Toro took the overall lead at the UAE Tour after darting clear to earn his second stage victory of the week atop the Jebel Hafeet mountain on Saturday.
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England captain Harry Brook said Saturday that it would be "a shame" if Pakistani players were shut out of England's domestic white-ball Hundred competition by Indian-owned franchises.
China's freestyle skiing superstar Eileen Gu aims for her elusive first title of the Winter Olympics as Norwegian Johannes Klaebo kicked off Saturday's action with his ground-breaking sixth gold of the Milan-Cortina Games.
Emily Harrop and Thibault Anselmet combined to win gold for France in the mixed relay event of Olympic ski mountaineering in Bormio on Saturday.
Norwegian cross-country skier Johannes Klaebo won his sixth gold medal of the Milan-Cortina Games on Saturday, extending his own all-time record for Winter Olympics titles to 11.
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Dozens of nations including the United States and China called for "secure, trustworthy and robust" artificial intelligence, in a declaration issued Saturday after a major summit on the technology in New Delhi.
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French President Emmanuel Macron appealed on Saturday for cooler heads to prevail ahead of a rally for a far-right activist whose killing, blamed on the hard left, has put the country on edge.
England can adapt to whatever the weather throws at them, captain Harry Brook said Saturday as rain threatens to disrupt their opening Super Eights match against Sri Lanka in the T20 World Cup.
India and Brazil agreed to boost cooperation on critical minerals and rare earths on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said after talks in New Delhi with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
This year's Berlin Film Festival has seen controversy raging off-screen over the Gaza war, with some of the works being shown also grappling with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and its global impact.
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