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England beat Sweden in a dramatic penalty shootout to keep hopes alive of defending their UEFA Women's Euros title.

By the time Hannah Hampton appeared in the news conference, the England goalkeeper was relieved, ecstatic and wanting to share this night far and wide.

Felix Baumgartner, the extreme athlete who once jumped from the edge of space, has died in a paragliding crash in Italy.

A sex scandal has rocked Thailand's Buddhist clergy after a woman allegedly enticed a string of monks into having sex with her and then blackmailed them.

Israel has said it "deeply regrets" three deaths at Gaza's only Catholic church, adding that a "stray ammunition" hit the building.

Syria's president has said protecting the rights of the Druze population is "our priority" after Israel warned it would destroy forces attacking the minority.

Sixty-one people have died in a fire at a shopping centre in the eastern Iraq city of Kut.

Women's marathon world record-holder Ruth Chepngetich has been provisionally suspended after a positive doping test.

The body of Matthew Hall, the British hiker who went missing in the Italian Alps, has been found according to local officials.

A huge fire has destroyed the main stage of a major festival in Belgium - two days before it was due to begin.