NATO chief Mark Rutte warned Monday Europe cannot defend itself without the United States, in the face of calls for the continent to stand on its own feet after tensions over Greenland.
French video games giant Ubisoft said Monday it aims to shed up to 200 staff at its Paris headquarters, days after investors gave a frosty reception to a drastic restructuring plan.
A Hong Kong court heard recordings of defiant anti-Beijing speeches, some dating back nearly three decades, as prosecutors presented their case on Monday against two democracy activists facing national security charges.
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Politics
A US naval strike group led by an aircraft carrier has deployed to Middle Eastern waters, the United States said Monday, as Tehran warned it was ready to hit back at any American attack launched in response to a crackdown on anti-government protests.
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Snow has fallen in the Italian Alps just in time for the start of the Winter Olympics, dispelling fears of artificially-covered tracks winding through lush green mountainsides.
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England have to raise the bar once more if they are to win a first Six Nations title in six years, according to Jamie George, after an 11-game winning run.
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Investors nervous about geopolitics, tariff threats and domestic US budgetary issues flocked to buy gold Monday, pushing the safe-haven precious metal well into record territory.
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Australia under-20 international forward Tom Staniforth was on France's radar three years ago, head coach Fabien Galthie revealed on Monday.
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Economy
Irish no-frills airline Ryanair on Monday announced an 80 percent drop in net profit for its third quarter, impacted by a hefty fine from Italy's competition authority.
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Hundreds of truck drivers began blockading freight border crossings across several Balkan countries on Monday, demanding changes to the European Union visa system that restricts their time in the bloc.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer travels to China late Tuesday for the first official visit by a British premier since 2018 as he bids to boost trade ties despite frictions.
Real Madrid are aiming to seal direct passage to the Champions League last 16 at Benfica on Wednesday, but standing in their way is their divisive former coach Jose Mourinho.
Thousands rallied for Indigenous peoples' rights on Australia Day on Monday but one protest was interrupted when police found a suspicious device containing screws and ball bearings.
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Politics
A Russian drone and missile attack has damaged parts of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, Ukraine's most famous religious landmark and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ukraine's culture ministry said Monday.
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Ethiopia declared the end of an outbreak of Marburg, a virus in the same family as Ebola, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.
Top of both the Premier League and Champions League and still in both domestic cup competitions, Arsenal fans should be relishing what could yet turn out to be the greatest season in the Gunners' history.
The corruption trial in London of Diezani Alison-Madueke, a former Nigerian oil minister and the first woman president of OPEC, had its start delayed Monday for legal and technical reasons, lawyers said.
Nine European nations vowed Monday to build up North Sea offshore wind power with the aim of boosting climate-friendly energy while reducing dependence on Russia and other foreign powers.
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