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Hormuz: US military says it destroyed Iranian missiles, drones and six small boats

The United States says it shot down Iranian missiles and drones targeting US Navy ships and commercial ships on Monday, and destroyed six small Iranian boats. These hostilities…

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Sisters in Sweat: how a former Spurs player got 20,000 Indian women into sport

A dinner-party question, a Sunday kickabout and an idea that snowballed. Nine years on, Tanvie Hans and Swetha Subbiah have taken sporting sisterhood to 10 cities On a breezy evening in 2017, as conversations flowed and so did the drinks at a dinner party, Tanvie Hans was asked an all-too-familiar question at the table: “Hey, can you teach me how to play football?” For the Indian-born British footballer, who played professionally in England, it was an easy yes. Continue reading...

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Sisters in Sweat: how a former Spurs player got 20,000 Indian women into sport

A dinner-party question, a Sunday kickabout and an idea that snowballed. Nine years on, Tanvie Hans and Swetha Subbiah have taken sporting sisterhood to 10 cities On a breezy evening in 2017, as conversations flowed and so did the drinks at a dinner party, Tanvie Hans was asked an all-too-familiar question at the table: “Hey, can you teach me how to play football?” For the Indian-born British footballer, who played professionally in England, it was an easy yes. Continue reading...

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Australia doomed to live with stench of sandpapergate

Usman Khawaja's autobiography has exposed the limbo Australian cricket finds itself stuck in over the sandpaper scandal, writes Stephan Shemilt.

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Hegseth: Impeachment effort is 'farce' and 'stunt'

In his first news conference in six months, the defence secretary defended the US's "lawful military operations".

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In Spain, a policeman was killed and another was injured when a backpack with explosives exploded

The explosion occurred when members of the canine service and the bomb squad arrived at the scene of a quarrel between neighbors that ended in shooting and examined a suspicious backpack.

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Wales call up MK Dons' Collins as Moore withdraws

Wales have called up MK Dons striker Aaron Collins for this month's Nations League matches following Wrexham frontman Kieffer Moore's withdrawal due to injury.

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Hill gets first England call-up as Konsa cover

Bournemouth defender James Hill is added to the England squad for Thursday's Nations League match against Croatia at Wembley.

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Jemima Goldsmith accuses Russell Brand of violence and abuse

Jemima Goldsmith has accused the British actor of assaulting her, trying to control her forcefully and abusing her when they were in a relationship.

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Israeli forces kill Palestinian boy in West Bank, health ministry says

The Israeli military says its soldiers opened fire at individuals “who intended to hurl stones” at a road used by Israelis.

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21 years after the Amman bombings, why is Jordan still a target of terrorism?

Two attacks in Karak and Amman, carried out by people previously convicted of terrorist cases, have brought the issue of combating terrorism back to the forefront in Jordan, amid a government move to tighten sanctions and prevent the recurrence of attacks.

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