Vuelta hit by protests again, Bernal wins stage
Stage 16 of the Vuelta a Espana was shortened by eight kilometres on Tuesday because of a "big protest" close to the finish, race organisers said.
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McIlroy takes Federer advice to avoid golf boredom
Rory McIlroy has revealed advice from tennis legend Roger Federer is providing the inspiration for his battle to avoid becoming bored of golf.
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Israel strikes Hamas officials in Qatar
Israel's military said it conducted air strikes targeting senior Hamas leaders in the Qatari capital on Tuesday, as Qatar condemned an attack on buildings housing members of the Palestinian militant movement.
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French fear diplomatic stitch-up over Bayeux Tapestry loan
French President Emmanuel Macron's promise to loan the Bayeux Tapestry to the United Kingdom in a diplomatic gesture has caused an outcry in the French art world given the ancient fabric's fragile state.
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Nepal protesters set parliament ablaze as PM quits
Nepali youth protesters set parliament ablaze on Tuesday as the veteran prime minister obeyed furious crowds to quit, after one of the deadliest crackdowns in years in which at least 19 people were killed.
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Russian attack kills 24 in Ukraine during pension distribution
A Russian strike on Tuesday killed 24 people waiting for pension payments in a front-line town of eastern Ukraine where Russian forces are massing forces for a large-scale offensive, officials said.
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Stocks climb as US rate cut hopes counter political shakeups
Stock markets mostly rose while gold hit a record high on Tuesday, with expectations of US rate cuts to bolster the world's biggest economy outweighing political shakeups in Japan and France.
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Romo abandons Vuelta after protest crash incident
Spanish cyclist Javier Romo abandoned the Vuelta a Espana during stage 16 on Tuesday just days after a crash amid a disturbance caused by a pro-Palestinian protestor.
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Bayrou resigns as French PM, Macron seeks successor
Prime Minister Francois Bayrou submitted his resignation to President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday after France's parliament ousted the government, with the French leader under pressure to find a successor in a deepening political crisis.
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Ethiopia inaugurates Africa's biggest dam, drawing Egyptian protest
Ethiopia inaugurated the continent's largest hydroelectric project on Tuesday in what Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed called a "great achievement for all black people", but it drew a protest to the United Nations from downstream nation Egypt.
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