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Liverpool hold Arsenal in Premier League title clash, Man Utd beaten

Mohamed Salah’s equaliser salvaged Liverpool a 2-2 draw at Premier League title rivals Arsenal on Sunday, while Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag suffered another damaging defeat at West Ham.Cole Palmer inspired Chelsea to a 2-1 victory over Newcastle and Tottenham were beaten 1-0 at Crystal Palace.Liverpool began the weekend on top after winning 11 …

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EU urges Georgia vote probe as ex-president calls for mass protests

EU chief Charles Michel on Sunday called for an investigation into election “irregularities” in Georgia after a disputed vote that showed a win for the ruling party accused of moving towards Russia’s orbit.Jailed former president Mikheil Saakashvili called for mass protests to contest the result, with the pro-Western opposition denouncing the elections as “stolen”.The European …

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Japan ruling coalition projected to miss majority in election

Japan’s ruling coalition has lost its majority after snap elections, Japanese media projected early Monday, in a major blow to new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.Ishiba, 67, called Sunday’s election only days after taking office on October 1, aiming to bolster his position and that of his scandal-hit Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which has governed Japan …

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Netanyahu declares Iran strike a success as Israel pounds Lebanon, Gaza

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared on Sunday that what he called Israel’s “precise and powerful” strikes on Iran had been a success, as his country’s forces pounded targets in Gaza and Lebanon.The previous day’s strikes by Israeli planes on military targets in Iran had fed fears that the Middle East was spiralling towards an ever …

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