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Israel's PM denounces the French president after he appeared to downplay Hamas's activities in the occupied territory.
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Scotland head coach Sebastien Pocognoli admits to feeling a "positive nervousness" before his first game in charge of the country, a Nations League tie against Slovenia in Ljubljana on Saturday.
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UK to review Chagos Islands deal over lack of US support, Streeting tells BBC
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Scots recall Kerr & Thomas for World Cup play-offs
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Trump meets US-backed Venezuelan president for first time since Maduro seized
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Pornhub investigated over its age checks
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Nigella Lawson is 'icing on the cake', TV critics say as she enters Bake Off tent
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UK and US warned to take action on spiralling debt costs by IMF
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