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Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior and defender Lucas Vazquez are set to miss the club's final La Liga matches of the season with injuries.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed Monday to respond strongly to any future "terrorist attack", and warned that New Delhi would not tolerate "nuclear blackmail" in the event of further conflict with Pakistan.

Opening statements started Monday in the federal sex trafficking trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs, the music mogul accused of committing years of chilling abuse.

The amount of snow covering Swiss glaciers at the end of the winter this year was 13 percent below the 2010-2020 average, said a group of glacier monitoring experts on Monday.

Fresh jihadist violence has killed "several dozen" soldiers and civilians in simultaneous attacks in a town in northern Burkina Faso which for three years has been besieged by armed groups.

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti will leave the club at the end of the season to take charge of the Brazil national team, the Brazilian football federation (CBF) announced Monday.

US President Donald Trump said Monday he would slash drug prices so that they match costs abroad, accusing the "brutal" European Union in particular of forcing pharmaceutical firms to lower prices on its turf.

Carlo Ancelotti will leave Real Madrid for a second time as the most decorated manager in Champions League history after a hugely successful second spell, primed to take his talents to the international game with Brazil.

The United States and China announced Monday an agreement to drastically reduce tit-for-tat tariffs for 90 days, an outcome President Donald Trump dubbed a "total reset" as he said a call with counterpart Xi Jinping could soon follow.

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti will leave the club at the end of the season to take charge of the Brazil national team, the Brazilian Football Confederation announced Monday.

Israel has asked the International Criminal Court to dismiss its arrest warrants against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defence minister Yoav Gallant while ICC judges reconsider complex jurisdictional questions.

Poland's top diplomat said on Monday he ordered the closure of a Russian consulate over "sabotage", after authorities accused Russia of orchestrating a fire that destroyed a Warsaw shopping centre last year.

The Kremlin said Monday it would not accept "ultimatums" set by European leaders to enter a ceasefire with Ukraine, without responding to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's call for a personal meeting with Vladimir Putin.

Ireland and Leinster captain Caelan Doris will be out of action for up to six months following shoulder surgery, the provincial side announced on Monday.

Saada Arbane has lived without a voice since her throat was slit during the Algerian civil war. But now, the 31-year-old woman has vowed to make herself heard after she said a best-selling novel plagiarised her life.

Ange Postecoglou says Europa League glory for Tottenham could be a "turning point" in the way the club is perceived as he prepares for a blockbuster final against Manchester United.

The white Afrikaners who have accepted resettlement in the United States did not face "any form of persecution" in South Africa, the foreign ministry said on Monday.

Gaza is at "critical risk of famine", with 22 percent of the population facing an imminent humanitarian "catastrophe" after more than two months of an aid blockade by Israel, a food security monitor warned Monday.

Expert teams on Monday defused unexploded bombs in India's border areas with Pakistan before letting displaced Kashmiri villagers return home following a ceasefire between the nuclear-armed foes.

A-list celebrity Kim Kardashian is to testify in a Paris court on Tuesday, an eagerly awaited appearance nearly a decade after being robbed of millions of dollars of jewellery during the French capital's fashion week.

Virgil van Dijk said Liverpool's players were "gutted" to learn of Trent Alexander-Arnold's decision to leave the club but does not believe his impending departure will overshadow their Premier League title celebrations.

Naomi Osaka was eliminated from the Italian Open on Monday after being beaten by Peyton Stearns 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7/4) as her struggles for form at the top level continued.

The French presidency on Monday condemned "fake news" spread by "France's enemies" after social media accounts of far-right figures and Russian officials falsely claimed that European leaders including President Emmanuel Macron were seen taking drugs on a train.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was set to address the nation on Monday for the first time since a weekend ceasefire with Pakistan that brought the nuclear-armed rivals back from the brink of all-out war.

US President Donald Trump's Gulf tour this week will take him to Saudi Arabia, which he would like see recognise Israel, and the neighbouring UAE which has benefitted from Israeli ties but also paid a price.

The UK's foreign minister called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to "get serious about peace" in Ukraine on Monday, as he hosted key London talks backing calls for a swift ceasefire.

Premiership club Leicester on Monday named former England and British and Irish Lions lock Geoff Parling as their new head coach from next season, replacing the departing Michael Cheika.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed Monday to "finally take back control" of Britain's borders as his government unveiled policies designed to reduce legal immigration and fend off rising support for the hard right.

Stock markets, the dollar and oil prices rallied Monday after Chinese and US officials slashed tit-for-tat tariffs for 90 days, fuelling hopes the two sides will pull back from a standoff that has rattled global markets.

Pope Leo XIV called Monday for the release of jailed journalists and urged reporters against using words that fan hatred, as Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky invited him to the war-torn country.

Brigitte Bardot has defended two French actors accused of sexual assault including fellow screen legend Gerard Depardieu, saying they should be allowed to "get on with their lives" in an interview with French channel BFM broadcast Monday.

Much of Real Madrid's season has been a balancing act and they finally fell completely off the rails on Sunday as Barcelona sped away from them on the way towards reclaiming the Spanish title.