The Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics is in danger of developing into a Cold War between the athletes and US President Donald Trump with several competitors voicing criticism of his administration.
Japanese world champion Kokomo Murase clinched Olympic gold in the women's big air competition on Monday as two-time champion Anna Gasser was dethroned.
Pakistan's prime minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday directed the country's cricket team to play India in the T20 World Cup on February 15 in Colombo, ending a week-long stand-off.
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Culture
One of Spain's most respected memory associations on Monday accused the leftist government of flouting its own much-vaunted policy to remove public symbols inherited from Francisco Franco's brutal dictatorship.
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Senior UK ministers rallied around embattled premier Keir Starmer on Monday after a prominent ally dealt a blow to his authority by demanding he quit for embroiling the British government in the Epstein scandal.
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Iran stepped up its crackdown on Monday after recent protests, with more arrests, while holding the door open to Washington for further nuclear negotiations.
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Thomas Frank said on Monday that Tottenham have to understand the gravity of their predicament to snap a seven-game winless run in the Premier League against Newcastle on Tuesday.
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South Africa smashed 47 off the last three overs to pile up 213-4 against Canada on Monday in Ahmedabad, the highest total so far in this year's T20 World Cup.
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Boulevard
Brazilian authorities were on Monday working to cut off access to the Rumble video app after it bypassed a ban imposed as part of the country's battle against disinformation.
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US-born Chinese freestyle skier Eileen Gu saw her chance of a historic Winter Olympics golden treble slip away on Monday, while Lindsey Vonn remained in hospital after her Games ended with a broken leg.
Keir Starmer's position as UK prime minister hit new trouble Monday after the leader of Scottish Labour demanded he quit for embroiling the British government in the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.
French President Emmanuel Macron insisted Monday that ripping up unprofitable grape vines was a necessary part of revitalising the flagging wine sector which he promised to defend.
China's US-born freeski superstar Eileen Gu said she feels she is "carrying the weight of two countries on my shoulders" after missing out Monday on Olympic gold in the women's slopestyle final.
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Economy
Bank of France governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau, who is also a member of the European Central Bank's rate-setting Governing Council, will step down in June, the bank said Monday.
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Japanese stocks surged to a record high Monday as investors cheered Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's victory in a snap parliamentary election.
Erling Haaland said tiredness was no excuse for his poor goalscoring run in 2026 as he demands more of himself to keep Manchester City in the hunt for four trophies.
An 80-year-old man suspected of being a "weekend sniper" who paid the Bosnian Serb army to shoot civilians during the 1990s siege of Sarajevo was questioned Monday in Milan, media reported.
Newly-crowned Olympic downhill champion Franjo von Allmen won a second gold of the Winter Games when he partnered Swiss teammate Tanguy Nef to victory in the team combined event in Bormio on Monday.
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