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Britain's aviation regulator announced Monday it has issued Virgin Atlantic with a permit for a "world-first" transatlantic flight powered entirely by sustainable aviation fuels (SAF).

France coach Fabien Galthie remains the "man for the job" despite the hosts' elimination in the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals, fly-half Romain Ntamack insisted on Monday.

Pope Francis made a plug for peace Monday and shared practical advice with children from around the world, including Ukraine and the Palestinian Territories, as he welcomed thousands of youngsters to the Vatican.

Marcus Rashford has pleaded for an end to "malicious" gossip about his future at Manchester United after he missed the weekend win at Fulham due to an injury.

Donald Trump was in a New York court on Monday to testify in a civil fraud case threatening to cripple his real estate empire, the first former president to take the stand as a defendant in more than a century.

Karim Benzema's Al Ittihad suffered their first defeat in this season's Asian Champions League when they were beaten 2-0 by Air Force Club in Iraq on Monday to pile the pressure on manager Nuno Espirito Santo.

A rally in stock markets on hopes interest rates have peaked ran out of steam on Monday as traders focused on concerns over weak economic data and the Middle East conflict, setting aside strong gains in Asia.

England will host Brazil and Belgium at Wembley in March as part of their preparations for Euro 2024, the Football Association announced on Monday.

Karim Benzema's Al Ittihad suffered their first defeat in this season's Asian Champions League when they were beaten 2-0 by Air Force Club in Iraq on Monday to pile the pressure on manager Nuno Espirito Santo.

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is scheduled to appear in a court in Paris on Wednesday to appeal a one-year jail sentence for illegal campaign financing.

Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi insisted his side still had plenty of "fight" left in them ahead of a crunch World Cup clash with Australia in Mumbai on Tuesday.

Spain's conservative opposition parties and members of its judiciary have stepped up criticism of acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's plans to offer amnesty to Catalan separatists.

Just days after a humbling at home by Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund manager Edin Terzic insisted his side would rebound in Tuesday's Champions League clash with Newcastle.

The death toll in Gaza now exceeds 10,000 after nearly one month of Israeli bombardment, the Hamas-run health ministry said Monday as the offensive against the Palestinian militant group showed signs of intensifying.

New Zealand captain Sam Cane was suspended for two matches on Monday for a dangerous tackle which saw him become the first player to be red-carded in a Rugby World Cup final.

The bodies arrived through the night at the morgue of a hospital in Deir al-Balah in the centre of the Gaza Strip.

The EU's top tech enforcer told TikTok's CEO on Monday to "spare no effort" to counter disinformation, but recognised the changes already made by the video-sharing platform.

Reporters Without Borders staged a protest outside the Belarus embassy in Paris on Monday in support of journalist Marina Zolotova, who is serving a long prison term for what supporters say is punishment for her work.

Pakistan team director Mickey Arthur sought "divine help" on Monday as the 1992 champions braced for one last push to squeeze into the World Cup semi-finals before piling on the praise for "game-changing" opener Fakhar Zaman.

Shakhtar Donetsk host Barcelona in the Champions League on Tuesday in the German city of Hamburg, the latest 'home away from home' for the side forced out of Ukraine after Russia's invasion.

The smog-choked Indian capital was ranked as the planet's most polluted major city on Monday, but the love of the game trumped health worries for fans at the cricket World Cup.

Europe's main stock markets faltered Monday as traders focused on concerns over weak economic data and the Middle East conflict, setting aside strong gains in Asia.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday that Washington was working "very aggressively" to dramatically expand the amount of aid reaching trapped civilians in Gaza.

Sri Lanka batsman Angelo Mathews became the first player to be given "timed out" in the history of international cricket on Monday in a World Cup clash against Bangladesh.

Climate protesters on Monday smashed the glass cover of the "Rokeby Venus" painting by Spanish artist Diego Velazquez at London's National Portrait Gallery, in the latest protest against fossil fuels.

France's justice minister goes on trial Monday in a conflict of interest case that has been a major embarrassment for President Emmanuel Macron's government.

Australia star batsman Steve Smith revealed Monday he had suffered a fresh attack of vertigo, a condition that has affected him several times in recent years.

Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews became the first batsman in international cricket history to be dismissed "timed out" as controversy engulfed a World Cup match against Bangladesh in New Delhi on Monday.

Russia's Olympic body on Monday launched an appeal against its suspension by the International Olympic Committee at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), the sports tribunal said.

Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi has begun a hunger strike in her Iranian prison in protest at limits on medical care for her and other inmates, as well as the obligation for women to wear the hijab in the Islamic republic, her family said on Monday.

The EU on Monday announced an investigation into Chinese e-commerce giant AliExpress, seeking more details on what measures it is taking to protect consumers online from illegal products, including fake medicines.

Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews was on Monday controversially given "timed out" in a World Cup clash against Bangladesh, becoming the first man to suffer the dismissal in the history of international cricket.