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Niger on Monday confirmed one of the world's biggest uranium mines had returned to public control after revoking the operating licence of French nuclear fuel producer Orano.

The day after he turns 37, Lionel Messi will return to the scene of one of the most disappointing moments in his stellar career when Argentina face Chile at MetLife Stadium in Group A of the Copa America on Tuesday.

A Kenyan force to lead a UN-backed multinational mission to tackle gang violence in Haiti departed Nairobi late Monday, interior minister Kithure Kindiki said, despite a court case against the deployment.

Spain coach Luis de la Fuente told his team not to get carried away after they completed the group stage at Euro 2024 with a perfect record and not a single goal conceded.

Sylvinho hailed his Albania players despite their early exit from Euro 2024 after losing 1-0 to Spain on Monday and finishing bottom of Group B.

Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic said the length of added time in his team's heartbreaking 1-1 draw with Italy at Euro 2024 on Monday was a "nonsense".

Former Brighton coach Roberto De Zerbi has an agreement in principle with Marseille to become their new boss, the French club announced on Monday.

Italy coach Luciano Spalletti lashed out at critics after his team drew 1-1 against Croatia on Monday to reach the Euro 2024 last 16.

Jelena Ostapenko launched her bid for a second Eastbourne title with a gritty straight sets win over Greet Minnen in the first round of the Wimbledon warm-up event on Monday, while top seed Elena Rybakina withdrew from the tournament.

Mattia Zaccagni kept Italy's European Championship title defence alive with an incredible late equaliser in the holder's thrilling 1-1 draw with Croatia, as Spain completed a perfect group stage and showed Albania the door.

Luka Modric said Italy's last-gasp equaliser was a "cruel" way for Croatia to be pushed to the brink of elimination from Euro 2024 on Monday.

Argentina's austerity-hit economy contracted by 5.1 percent in the first quarter, the national statistics agency said Monday, driven by a slowdown in the construction and manufacturing industries.

Mattia Zaccagni's superb last-gasp strike fired Italy into the Euro 2024 knock-outs with a 1-1 draw against Croatia in a fraught Group B clash on Monday.

An early Ferran Torres strike gave Spain's second-string side a 1-0 win over Albania on Monday as the three-time champions finished the Euro 2024 group stage with a perfect record and the defeat eliminated their opponents.

A Chinese probe carrying samples from the far side of the Moon is expected to return to Earth on Tuesday, capping a technically complex 53-day mission heralded as a world first.

The Los Angeles Lakers confirmed the appointment of former NBA player-turned-pundit J.J. Redick as the new head coach of the franchise on Monday.

French President Emmanuel Macron and King Abdullah II of Jordan Monday called on Israel to lift all land-based "restrictions" on the delivery of aid to war-torn Gaza, the presidency said.

England spinner Shoaib Bashir secured an unwanted place in history on Monday when he equalled the record for the most expensive over in English first-class cricket.

Netherlands manager Ronald Koeman has backed misfiring forward Memphis Depay to silence his Euro 2024 critics in Tuesday's clash with Austria.

Regional authorities in Brazil on Monday declared a state of emergency as the Pantanal, the world's largest tropical wetlands, faces "out of control fires," according to a decree.

Poland star Robert Lewandowski indicated on Monday he will continue his international career beyond the team's last game at Euro 2024 against France.

Rohit Sharma led from the front with a blistering 92 as India beat Australia by 24 runs in St. Lucia on Monday to seal their place in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup.

A Hawaiian surfer who also acted on TV and in movies including Johnny Depp's "Pirates of the Caribbean" has died in a shark attack, authorities said.

England manager Gareth Southgate said his objective of winning the Euros has not changed, but acknowledged the Three Lions need to be much-improved when they meet Slovenia on Tuesday.

President Emmanuel Macron on Monday warned that the policies of his far-right and hard-left opponents could lead to "civil war", as France prepared for its most divisive election in decades.

France coach Didier Deschamps on Monday revealed Kylian Mbappe was getting "better every day" but did not confirm if his captain would start Tuesday's last Euro 2024 group game against Poland.

The James Webb space telescope has discovered massive clusters of stars in the early universe so huge and densely packed that they influenced how their galaxy formed, astronomers said on Monday.

Sports kit and Greek goddesses from Christian Dior vied for attention with living sculptures from Iris Van Herpen as haute couture went high concept at Paris Fashion Week on Monday.

Serbia coach Dragan Stojkovic said his side was ready to overturn their poor record against Denmark on Tuesday in order to keep their hopes alive of qualifying for the Euro 2024 knockouts.

Six Nations title holders Ireland are motivated enough for their upcoming Tests with Rugby World Cup champions South Africa to not be wound up by barbed comments from Springbok players, assistant coach Mike Catt said on Monday.

Resurgent stars Caeleb Dressel and Regan Smith, a stream of speedy newcomers and the ever-impressive Katie Ledecky will aim to maintain US supremacy in the Olympic pool in Paris, where a formidable Australian team awaits.

Slovenia coach Matjaz Kek insists England are still one of the favourite to win Euro 2024 as he aims to stop Gareth Southgate's troubled side finishing top of Group C on Tuesday.