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Tsitsipas beats Rafa Nadal to reach Madrid final

Tsitsipas had never won a set in his previous three meetings against claycourt specialist and 11-times French Open champion Nadal, but the Greek drew first blood by saving a break point to hold in the 10th game and take the first set.

The Sri Lanka terror attacks and their global implications

Sacred structures have become the repeated scenes of trauma from Iraq, New Zealand, France to Sri Lanka.

Dissident group claims responsibility for raid on N Korea's Madrid embassy

A dissident organisation known as the Cheollima Civil Defense (CCD) says, it orchestrated the raid, by sharing "information of enormous potential value" with the FBI, to end illicit activities rampant in North Korea's foreign missions.

Messi returns but Argentina lose 3-1 to Venezuela

Messi shows flashes of brilliance but it was not his night as Venezuela put three past their more illustrious rivals for the first time with goals from Salomon Rondon, Jhon Murillo and Josef Martinez.

The Islamophobic signs that defined the Christchurch terrorist

One of the terrorists who killed at least 50 people at two mosques had several Islamophobic names and dates of war against Muslims inscribed on his gun, while Turks were shown as one of the main targets.

Charles De Gaulle would be smiling if he was watching Brexit unfold

The divorce between the UK and Europe was a long time coming. But will it lead to the UK's global isolation or can Brexiteers really pull off this notion of a 'Global Britain' that looks beyond Europe?

Ajax eliminates Real Madrid in Champions League round of 16

Real Madrid's Champions League reign is over.

Barcelona beat Real Madrid 3-0 to reach Copa del Rey final

Luis Suarez scored twice as Barcelona inflicted another defeat on Real Madrid to move within touching distance of winning a record fifth consecutive Copa del Rey.

Mainstream Dutch party endorses boycott of Israel

The Green Left Party passed a motion at its general congress to support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement.

Seeking independence 'is not a crime' – Catalan protesters

Around 200,000 people march through Barcelona against the high-profile trial of Catalan separatist leaders that started this week, which they dismiss as a farce.

Spanish PM calls early elections for April 28

Pedro Sanchez became the head of a minority government just over eight months ago, and his draft budget was rejected in parliament in protest of separatist leaders being put on trial for their role in a 2017 attempt to break Catalonia from Spain.

Trials of Catalan leaders may evoke secessionist outrage against Spain

Catalan nationalists, who helped Spain’s socialists form a government, protested against the trials of their leaders, asking Madrid to negotiate their independence referendum. But Madrid flatly denied, opening the possibility of snap elections.