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Meloni takes over as Italian PM, urges fractious allies to unite

Meloni takes over as Italian PM, urges fractious allies to unite

Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni took office Sunday as Italy's first woman prime minister, calling on the fractious members of her coalition government to unite as they face looming crises on several fronts.

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Marco Odermatt wins first World Cup ski race of season

Marco Odermatt wins first World Cup ski race of season

Switzerland's Marco Odermatt claimed the opening race of the World Cup season by winning the giant slalom in Soelden, Austria, on Sunday.

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Suspected jihadist attack kills 11 in Niger: local sources

Suspected jihadist attack kills 11 in Niger: local sources

A suspected jihadist attack on three lorries and a motorcycle in western Niger near the border with Mali killed 11 people, local sources told AFP on Sunday.

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Hurricane Roslyn hits Mexico's Pacific coast

Hurricane Roslyn hits Mexico's Pacific coast

Hurricane Roslyn made landfall on the west coast of Mexico on Sunday as a powerful Category 3 storm, the US National Hurricane Center said, as communities braced for damaging winds, a dangerous storm surge and flash flooding.

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Kohli propels India to stunning last-ball win over Pakistan

Kohli propels India to stunning last-ball win over Pakistan

An unbeaten 82 from Virat Kohli led India to a stunning last-ball win over Pakistan to supercharge their bid for a first Twenty20 World Cup crown since 2007 in front of 90,000 fans at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday.

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Sunak declares bid for British PM

Sunak declares bid for British PM

British Conservative Rishi Sunak on Sunday announced he is standing to be prime minister, just weeks after failing in a first attempt and setting up a potentially bruising battle with his former boss Boris Johnson.

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Europe faces long-term pain from energy crisis: Shell CEO

Europe faces long-term pain from energy crisis: Shell CEO

Europe faces painful "industrial rationalisation" due to its energy crisis that risks political trouble, the head of Shell warned Sunday, as the oil giant joined a natural gas project in Qatar.

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Verstappen leads tributes to Red Bull founder Mateschitz

Verstappen leads tributes to Red Bull founder Mateschitz

Formula One world champion Max Verstappen led the tributes on Sunday to Red Bull founder Dietrich Mateschitz, who turned the energy drink into a worldwide success and pumped money into a title-winning F1 team and several football clubs.

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Lydia Ko wins her first LPGA title in South Korea

Lydia Ko wins her first LPGA title in South Korea

New Zealand's Lydia Ko fired a 65 on Sunday to capture her 18th LPGA Tour title at the BMW Ladies Championship -- and her first in South Korea, the country of her birth.

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Far-right Meloni takes over as Italy's first woman PM

Far-right Meloni takes over as Italy's first woman PM

Giorgia Meloni officially took over Sunday as Italy's first woman prime minister at the helm of the country's most right-wing government since World War II.

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