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At the Eurobike trade fair, hopes are high that smart and AI-enabled bicycles can revive an industry that has been dealing with years of flagging sales. u.afp.com/SKor

Rescue crews working at one of the many buildings destroyed in Venezuelas killer earthquakes called for silence as they heard some kind of sound from a survivor buried in the rubble. u.afp.com/SKoV

🏎️ George Russell returned to winning ways after a series of disappointments on Sunday when he claimed a measured victory for Mercedes ahead of Red Bulls four-time champion Max Verstappen in a thrilling Austrian Grand Prix. ➡️ u.afp.com/SKoL

Cape Verde have captured the imagination and secured a World Cup showdown with Lionel Messis Argentina, but they are just part of a success story for African football as the group stages come to a close. u.afp.com/SKoz

🌍 Europes deadly heatwave pushed east Sunday with hundreds of millions still sweltering across the continent despite fleeting relief from overnight storms, notably in France and Belgium. ➡️ u.afp.com/SKoR

🎾 Serena Williams has slammed the drug test rules that force tennis stars to declare their location to doping officials, claiming the "unprofessional" system stopped her coming out of retirement sooner. ➡️ u.afp.com/SKoD

🇧🇩 Bangladeshs fugitive former leader Sheikh Hasina has vowed to return to her country "this year", according to an interview published on Sunday, months after she was sentenced to death in absentia for crimes against humanity. ➡️ u.afp.com/SKoP

#BREAKING More than 1,300 excess deaths recorded in Europe heatwave: WHO

🌍 At least 191 million people are forecast to endure temperatures of at least 35C on Sunday in Europe, with the heat particularly intense in Germany, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland, according to AFP estimates. ➡️ u.afp.com/SKoA

🇫🇷 A civilian aircraft carrying skydivers crashed near the eastern French town of Tomblaine on Sunday, killing all 11 people on board, local authorities said, in one of Frances deadliest light aircraft accidents. ➡️ u.afp.com/SKom

🇨🇳 Shoebox flat reform leaves low-income Hong Kong residents in limbo Hong Kongs subdivided flats are being phased out after a law to regulate them came into effect in March.

🏏 Rachin Ravindra fell agonisingly short of a century but together with Daryl Mitchell still batted New Zealand into a strong position on the fourth day of the third and deciding Test against England at Trent Bridge on Sunday. ➡️ u.afp.com/SKoh

#BREAKING England captain Stokes to retire from international cricket after New Zealand finale

🇫🇷 A skydiving plane crashed Sunday in the eastern town of Tomblaine, killing all 11 people on board, local authorities said, in one of Frances deadliest light aircraft accidents. ➡️ u.afp.com/SKo6

🇮🇷 🇺🇸 Irans top diplomat has warned that any attempt by shipping to bypass its preferred route through the Strait of Hormuz would "increase tensions" in the Middle East, as US and Iranian forces again traded attacks across the vital seaway. ➡️ u.afp.com/SKoa

🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday vowed to ensure security and overcome challenges as Ukraine stepped up its retaliatory strikes inside Russia amid Moscows four-year war. ➡️ u.afp.com/SKoE

At the Eurobike trade fair, hopes are high that smart and AI-enabled bicycles can revive an industry that has been dealing with years of flagging sales. u.afp.com/SKor

🏎️ George Russell returned to winning ways after a series of disappointments on Sunday when he claimed a measured victory for Mercedes ahead of Red Bulls four-time champion Max Verstappen in a thrilling Austrian Grand Prix. ➡️ u.afp.com/SKoL

Cape Verde have captured the imagination and secured a World Cup showdown with Lionel Messis Argentina, but they are just part of a success story for African football as the group stages come to a close. u.afp.com/SKoz

🌍 Europes deadly heatwave pushed east Sunday with hundreds of millions still sweltering across the continent despite fleeting relief from overnight storms, notably in France and Belgium. ➡️ u.afp.com/SKoR

🎾 Serena Williams has slammed the drug test rules that force tennis stars to declare their location to doping officials, claiming the "unprofessional" system stopped her coming out of retirement sooner. ➡️ u.afp.com/SKoD

🇧🇩 Bangladeshs fugitive former leader Sheikh Hasina has vowed to return to her country "this year", according to an interview published on Sunday, months after she was sentenced to death in absentia for crimes against humanity. ➡️ u.afp.com/SKoP

#BREAKING More than 1,300 excess deaths recorded in Europe heatwave: WHO

🌍 At least 191 million people are forecast to endure temperatures of at least 35C on Sunday in Europe, with the heat particularly intense in Germany, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland, according to AFP estimates. ➡️ u.afp.com/SKoA

🇫🇷 A civilian aircraft carrying skydivers crashed near the eastern French town of Tomblaine on Sunday, killing all 11 people on board, local authorities said, in one of Frances deadliest light aircraft accidents. ➡️ u.afp.com/SKom

🇨🇳 Shoebox flat reform leaves low-income Hong Kong residents in limbo Hong Kongs subdivided flats are being phased out after a law to regulate them came into effect in March.

🏏 Rachin Ravindra fell agonisingly short of a century but together with Daryl Mitchell still batted New Zealand into a strong position on the fourth day of the third and deciding Test against England at Trent Bridge on Sunday. ➡️ u.afp.com/SKoh

#BREAKING England captain Stokes to retire from international cricket after New Zealand finale

🇫🇷 A skydiving plane crashed Sunday in the eastern town of Tomblaine, killing all 11 people on board, local authorities said, in one of Frances deadliest light aircraft accidents. ➡️ u.afp.com/SKo6

🇮🇷 🇺🇸 Irans top diplomat has warned that any attempt by shipping to bypass its preferred route through the Strait of Hormuz would "increase tensions" in the Middle East, as US and Iranian forces again traded attacks across the vital seaway. ➡️ u.afp.com/SKoa