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Turkish authorities have sealed off a luxury spa run by a five-star Istanbul hotel that was set up by illegally modifying a 1,500-year-old cistern, officials told AFP on Monday.

European leaders met on Monday for emergency talks in Paris called by French President Emmanuel Macron to agree a coordinated response to a shock policy shift on the war in Ukraine by the new US administration of Donald Trump.

Finland has opened a museum depicting how ties with its eastern neighbour Russia have gone from frosty to friendly and back, revamping what was until now western Europe's last Lenin Museum.

Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany said he believes Harry Kane will be fit to face Celtic on Tuesday, after the striker missed training ahead of the Champions League game.

European leaders met on Monday for emergency talks in Paris called by French President Emmanuel Macron to agree a coordinated response to a shock policy shift on the war in Ukraine by the new US administration of Donald Trump.

Muhsin Hendricks, considered the world's first openly gay imam who was gunned down last weekend in South Africa, stood as a man who valued authenticity -- both in action and words.

The head of the World Health Organization insisted on Monday it was "now or never" to strike a landmark global accord on tackling future pandemics, after the United States withdrew from negotiations.

Italian prosecutors are examining whether online giant Amazon.com evaded 1.2 billion euros in value-added tax (VAT) it should have paid on behalf of certain third-party sellers, sources told AFP Monday.

Finn Russell and Darcy Graham, who were both concussed after a head collision against Ireland, have been included in Scotland's Six Nations squad to face England at Twickenham this weekend.

Israel was poised to again miss a deadline for withdrawing its troops from Lebanon after the military said Monday it would remain in five "strategic points" despite pushback from Beirut.

France's powerful justice minister on Monday announced the government was restricting nearly all recreational activities for prisoners after it emerged inmates from one institution had been offered facial massages.

Days after US President Donald Trump froze overseas aid funding, Hellen Anyango anxiously counted her boxes of AIDS treatment drugs, unsure what would happen when they ran out.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will meet US President Donald Trump in Washington next week to discuss a "wide range of issues", a British government spokesperson confirmed on Monday.

Germany entered the final week of election campaigning Monday, with the debate more heated than ever after the Trump administration weighed in with backing for the anti-immigration far-right AfD party.

Italian rider Jonathan Milan prevailed in a chaotic scramble for the line to claim first stage honours in the UAE Tour on Monday.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday he was "committed" to a US proposal to take over Gaza and displace its Palestinian residents, as Washington's top diplomat was in Saudi Arabia to push the plan opposed by Arab states.

Pope Francis, hospitalised for bronchitis four days ago, faces a "complex clinical picture", the Vatican said on Monday, indicating that the 88-year-old's stay will be longer than initially believed.

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk insists the Premier League leaders can cope with the mounting pressure of the title race.

A new museum showcasing thousands of ancient archaeological artefacts found at sea will open next year at the Greek port of Piraeus near Athens, officials said on Monday.

European markets rose on Monday as defence stocks surged ahead of a meeting between European leaders to address Washington's shock policy shift on the war in Ukraine.

The head of the World Health Organization insisted on Monday it was "now or never" to strike a landmark global accord on tackling future pandemics, despite the United States withdrawing from negotiations.

New Zealand batsman Kane Williamson has agreed a joint deal to play for English county Middlesex and Hundred franchise London Spirit in the 2025 season.

American film director Todd Haynes has urged the film industry to stand up to Donald Trump's new administration and warned about the danger of being "contaminated" by the radical changes underway in the United States.

On Kyiv's central square, hundreds of names and photographs with Ukrainian flags on them fill a memorial honouring troops killed in combat during three years of war with Russia.

Former Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas will retire at the end of this season, the 38-year-old Welsh cycling star announced on Monday.

European leaders were due to meet in Paris on Monday to address Washington's shock policy shift on the war in Ukraine, as Britain declared itself ready to dispatch peacekeeping troops to Ukraine.

Manchester City new boy Omar Marmoush scored a 14-minute hat-trick in the 4-0 demolition of Newcastle United at the weekend amid a torrent of African goals in Europe.

Sri Lanka is banking on vehicle import taxes to boost revenue and revive the island nation's battered economy, leftist President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's maiden budget showed on Monday.

Israel's security cabinet was set to discuss on Monday the next phase of the ceasefire with Hamas, as top US diplomat Marco Rubio began a visit to Saudi Arabia where he will push Donald Trump's proposal for a US takeover of Gaza.

Singapore's opposition leader was fined Monday for lying to parliament while helping a fellow party member cover up a false witness account, but narrowly avoided being barred from contesting upcoming national elections.

Markets fluctuated on Monday as investors assessed the global economic outlook while US President Donald Trump pushes ahead with his trade war.

Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has sparked alarm by seeking access to a system with the US tax office that has detailed financial data about millions of Americans, US media reported.