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Israel's ambassador to the United Nations on Monday accused Turkey of "malice," after Ankara submitted a letter signed by 52 countries calling for a halt in arms deliveries to Israel over the war in Gaza.

Pep Guardiola believes Manchester City will struggle to overcome a mounting injury crisis but encouraged the English champions to bounce back in Tuesday's Champions League trip to Sporting Lisbon.

Lawmakers began grilling would-be members of the next European Commission Monday, with a personal tale of bereavement bringing unexpected poignancy to the start of hearings to confirm Ursula von der Leyen's top team.

Harry Wilson struck twice in stoppage time to give Fulham a dramatic 2-1 victory over west London rivals Brentford on Monday.

The New Orleans Saints sacked head coach Dennis Allen on Monday, one day after falling to a seventh straight NFL defeat.

The United States stands on edge as polls suggest one of the closest presidential races in history between former president Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris.

Aleksandar Mitrovic scored three times on Monday as Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal beat Iranian side Esteghlal in the AFC Champions Elite to maintain their 100 percent start to the competition.

Canadian authorities charged three people on Monday following violence at a Hindu temple which provoked angry condemnation from India and sent already frosty bilateral ties between the two nations to a fresh low.

NATO will stay united no matter who wins the US election, the alliance's secretary general Mark Rutte said in Berlin Monday, as Washington's allies nervously await the outcome of the vote.

Angry protesters hit the streets of several cities in mainly-Kurdish southeastern Turkey on Monday after the authorities sacked three mayors on "terrorism" charges, sparking a rebuke from Europe's leading rights organisation.

Several thousand Georgians protested in Tbilisi on Monday over alleged election rigging by the governing party and Russian interference in last month's parliament election, which the opposition denounced as "stolen".

Thousands of rescuers pumped water from submerged buildings, churned through muddy streets and cleared debris on Monday as Spain braced for more deaths from its worst floods in decades.

Germany's Foreign Minister visited Ukraine on Monday in a symbolic display of support but offered no concrete assurances as the war-battered country sounded the alarm over thousands of North Korean troops building up in Russia and diminishing foreign aid.

Arsenal's sporting director Edu Gaspar resigned on Monday, citing his desire to "pursue a different challenge" after spearheading the Gunners' revival in recent years.

Britain's Prince William played rugby with students and met young environmentalists Monday at the start of a visit to South Africa for the awards of his Earthshot Prize for solutions to climate change.

France became the latest country to quit the International Boxing Association (IBA), to "guarantee French boxing its place at the Olympic Games", governing body FFBoxe said in a statement on Monday.

The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Monday Israeli forces are bombarding the last partially functioning hospital in north Gaza, on the same day Israel formally notified the UN it is cutting ties with the main aid agency in the Palestinian territory.

San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich will miss the Spurs' two-game road trip starting Monday due to a health issue with US media reporting assistant Mitch Johnson will serve as interim coach for an indefinite period.

Quincy Jones, the polymath hitmaker who ruled the American music industry with a magic touch for well over half a century, has died. He was 91 years old.

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump launched a final frenzied campaign blitz Monday, hitting must-win Pennsylvania on the last day of a volatile US presidential race that polls say is hurtling towards a photo finish.

Aryna Sabalenka has secured qualification for the semi-finals stage of the WTA Finals with a 6-3, 7-5 victory over Jasmine Paolini, as Zheng Qinwen ended Elena Rybakina's chances of moving on in Riyadh on Monday.

Olympic 100m champion Noah Lyles is not one of the two finalists for male track athlete of the year, World Athletics revealed on Monday.

Liverpool boss Arne Slot lauded Xabi Alonso's record at Bayer Leverkusen ahead of the Spaniard's return to Anfield in the Champions League on Tuesday with the German champions.

Striking workers at Boeing began voting Monday on the aerospace giant's latest contract proposal to end a bruising walkout that has dragged on for more than seven weeks.

Germany's Foreign Minister visited Ukraine on Monday in a symbolic display of support but offered no concrete assurances as the war-battered country sounds the alarm over diminishing foreign aid and a buckling front line.

Quincy Jones was the godfather of the Montreux Jazz Festival and was instrumental in bringing different styles to the stage, the event's chief executive told AFP on Monday.

Chilean football star Arturo Vidal and players from his first-division Colo Colo side are being investigated for sexual assault, the prosecutor's office in Santiago said Monday.

Giant France prop Uini Atonio has been added to France's November internationals squad despite suffering a calf injury, the French Rugby Federation announced on Monday.

Sporting Lisbon coach Ruben Amorim, who will take over at Manchester United next week, hailed Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola as the best in the world on Monday.

The social media platform X has for months been aflush with praise for United Arab Emirates and Azerbaijan in posts shared by hundreds of profiles -- and all found to be fake.

Turkey on Monday sacked three mayors in the Kurdish-majority southeast on alleged "terrorism" charges, despite Ankara's apparent desire to seek a rapprochement with the Kurdish community.

Zheng Qinwen improved her chances of advancing to the semi-finals at the WTA Finals with a 7-6 (7/4), 3-6, 6-1 victory over world number five Elena Rybakina in Riyadh on Monday.