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Billionaire Elon Musk has been summoned for a voluntary interview in Paris on Monday as part of a French probe into his social media platform X, though it remains unclear if he will appear.

Four contenders are squaring up to succeed Antonio Guterres as leader of the United Nations, which faces unprecedented global instability, wars and its own crushing budget crisis.

North Korea has test-fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles, the government news agency reported Monday, the latest in a recent flurry of launches by the nuclear-armed state.

Matt Fizpatrick survived a nail-biting playoff with Scottie Scheffler to win his second RBC Heritage title Sunday, as the world number one's late charge fell just short.

The defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder launched their NBA playoff campaign with a 119-84 thrashing of the Phoenix Suns on Sunday as the Boston Celtics underscored their contender status with a lopsided opening win.

Bulgarian ex-president Rumen Radev -- an EU critic who has called for renewing ties with Russia -- on Sunday hailed a "victory of hope" after his formation topped the eighth parliamentary elections in five years.

Defending champion John Korir returns to the Boston Marathon on Monday aiming for a fourth straight marathon crown after adding victories in Chicago and Valencia last year.

AC Milan and Juventus both took a big step towards qualification for next season's Champions League with respective victories over Verona and Bologna on Sunday.

France full-back Max Spring crossed twice as Racing 92 beat Parisian rivals Stade Francais 47-20 on Sunday to remain in the hunt for the Top 14 play-offs.

Brazilian prodigy Endrick scored one goal and set up another as Lyon claimed a surprise 2-1 win away to Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday, denting the reigning European champions' bid for another Ligue 1 title.

The spectre of a charging Manchester City haunts Arsenal once more after a 2-1 defeat at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday put a huge dent in the Gunners' hopes of a first Premier League title in 22 years.

AC Milan and Juventus both took a big step towards qualification for next season's Champions League with respective victories over Verona and Bologna on Sunday.

Iran is not currently planning to attend talks with the United States on Monday, state media said, after President Donald Trump ordered US negotiators to Pakistan just days before a ceasefire in the Middle East expires.

Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown combined for 51 points as Boston Celtics thumped Philadelphia 76ers 123-91 in their opening NBA playoff clash on Sunday.

Pope Leo XIV spoke out against the "scourge of corruption" at a giant open-air Mass attended by 100,000 worshippers near Angola's capital Sunday, before visiting a venerated historic shrine in the country scarred by poverty and inequality.

Pep Guardiola said that Manchester City's vital 2-1 victory over Arsenal has only given his side "hope" in the Premier League title race as they look to hunt down the Gunners.

Mikel Arteta said Arsenal remain "convinced" they will end a 22-year wait to win the Premier League despite losing 2-1 to Manchester City in a potentially decisive clash in the title race on Sunday.

Despite sealing their 35th Bundesliga title on Sunday, Bayern Munich put the celebrations, including the traditional beer showers, on ice as they continue to chase a treble this season.

Eight children were killed in a shooting spree early Sunday in the southern US state of Louisiana, in what police said appears to have been an incident of domestic violence.

Explosive knocks from opener Priyansh Arya and Cooper Connolly helped top of the table Punjab Kings hammer Lucknow Super Giants by 54 runs to stay unbeaten in the season Sunday.

Manchester City beat stumbling Arsenal 2-1 on Sunday to take charge of the Premier League title race as Liverpool strengthened their push for a Champions League place.

Harry Kane scored his 32nd goal of the campaign as Bayern Munich cruised to a 4-2 home win over Stuttgart to claim a record-extending 35th Bundesliga title.

USA star Folarin Balogun scored in an eighth consecutive Ligue 1 game for Monaco on Sunday but could not stop his side dropping more points in their quest for European qualification, while Rennes won 3-0 at Strasbourg to boost their chances of playing in next season's Champions League.

Bulgarian ex-president Rumen Radev's formation has come first in the eighth parliamentary elections in five years on Sunday, according to exit polls, but without securing a majority.

Manchester City are breathing down Arsenal's necks after Erling Haaland's strike beat the Gunners 2-1 on Sunday to land a potentially decisive blow in the Premier League title race.

Arne Slot praised the mentality of his Liverpool team after they grabbed a last-gasp winner against Everton on Sunday to close in on a Champions League qualification spot.

World Rugby chair Brett Robinson told AFP that the sport "can't sit still" if it wants to grow, including conquering the "challenge" that is the United States with the 2031 World Cup.

Up-and-coming Frenchman Arthur Fils beat Russian Andrey Rublev 6-2, 7-6 (7/2) to lift the Barcelona clay-court title on Sunday with Roland Garros just a month away.

Virgil van Dijk scored a last-gasp winner against Everton on Sunday as Liverpool strengthened their push for a Champions League spot next season ahead of a Premier League summit meeting between Manchester City and Arsenal.

Remco Evenepoel made up for his disappointment a year ago by outsprinting reigning champion Mattias Skjelmose to win the Amstel Gold one-day classic on Sunday.

Adrien Rabiot boosted AC Milan's bid to return to the Champions League with the only goal in Sunday's 1-0 win at Verona, which moved his team back up to second in Serie A.

Virgil van Dijk scored a last-gasp winner against Everton on Sunday as Liverpool strengthened their push for a Champions League spot next season ahead of a Premier League summit meeting between Manchester City and Arsenal.

Adrien Rabiot boosted AC Milan's bid to return to the Champions League with the only goal in Sunday's 1-0 win at Verona, which moved his team back up to second in Serie A.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed Sunday to bring perpetrators of recent arson attacks on Jewish sites in London to justice as Britain's chief rabbi said "a sustained campaign of violence and intimidation" against Jews was accelerating.

Rinku Singh hit an unbeaten 53 to lead Kolkata Knight Riders to their first win of the IPL season as they beat Rajasthan Royals by four wickets in a low-scoring contest on Sunday.

Second seed Ben Shelton won the ATP 500 clay-court tournament in Munich for the first time wth a 6–2, 7–5 victory over the Italian Flavio Cobolli who had such an impressive win over Alexander Zverev in the semis.

Embattled UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will face lawmakers in parliament on Monday as he tries to quell anger over an unrelenting scandal involving long-time Jeffrey Epstein associate Peter Mandelson.

US President Donald Trump said he was sending a delegation to Pakistan on Monday for negotiations with Iran, while renewing his threats to destroy the country's vital infrastructure if it didn't agree a deal.

Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina picked up her second title of the year as she outclassed Karolina Muchova 7-5, 6-1 to win the WTA Stuttgart indoor clay-court tournament on Sunday.