France captain Kylian Mbappe suffered a hyperextension of his left knee playing for France, his club Real Madrid said Saturday but could be ready to play again when La Liga resumes.
Pope Leo XIV on Saturday rode along the Champs Elysees in the popemobile and held an open-air mass in front of hundreds of thousands in Paris, before flying to the holy pilgrimage site of Lourdes in southern France.
Thousands of people marched through Madrid on Saturday to protest the eviction earlier this week of an 87-year-old woman from her lifelong home, calling for greater protection for tenants.
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US President Donald Trump on Saturday rejected a truce deal proposed by Iran that Tehran said could have reopened the Strait of Hormuz to shipping within a week.
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Virat Kohli said Saturday that next year's ODI World Cup will be his last, with the India batting great determined to lift the trophy one more time.
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Former France international Willy Sagnol has been sacked as Georgia coach, the country's football federation announced Saturday.
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Pope Leo XIV rode down the French capital's iconic Champs-Elysees avenue in his popemobile on Saturday to the cheers of huge crowds of faithful, ahead of a giant open-air mass.
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Former Manchester City chairman David Bernstein said the club could face potentially "drastic" sanctions after reportedly being found guilty on all but one of 115 charges for breaching Premier League financial rules.
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Sports
Alexia Putellas may be known as the 'Queen' of Spanish football but after 14 trophy-laden years at Barcelona, she decided this summer to head off in search of a new challenge.
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An angry Tyson Fury said Saturday his long-awaited 'Battle of Britain' bout with fellow former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is at risk because of a row between rival promoters.
Zhang Ziyu played a starring role to drag China to women's basketball bronze at the Asian Games on Saturday, with her coach predicting the teenager standing 223cm (7ft 4in) will one day be "invincible".
Pope Leo XIV was on Saturday to celebrate an open-air mass for hundreds of thousands of believers on the Champs Elysees in Paris, after saying it was possible to "live together in dignity and peace".
Bangkok authorities declared a flood disaster across the Thai capital on Saturday after almost 48 hours of heavy rain left homes, shops and roads waterlogged and residents wading through deep water.
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Sports
Eel-loving schoolboy Yuki Kurihara, 11, won an Asian Games gold medal in Japan on Saturday, more weightlifting world records were set and organisers admitted they were "not satisfied" with ticket sales after swathes of unsold seats were seen at the athletics.
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Pope Leo XIV said on Saturday it was possible to "live together in dignity and peace" as he met migrants in Paris, ahead of a giant open-air mass expected to gather hundreds of thousands of people on the iconic Champs Elysees.
Asian Games organisers admitted on Saturday they were "not satisfied" with ticket sales after swathes of empty seats were seen at the main stadium and other venues in Japan.
For two years after he first arrived in Austria, Iraqi pupil Abdlrahman Aljanabi didn't follow maths, science and other subjects like the rest of his peers.
Bangkok authorities declared a flood disaster across the Thai capital on Saturday after almost 48 hours of heavy rain left canals full, roads submerged and residents knee-deep in water.
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