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Ben Stokes' position as England cricket captain was in jeopardy Monday after officials announced he was being investigated for a nightclub incident reportedly involving a Saracens rugby player.

As governments around the world struggle with ways to reverse plunging birth rates, new US studies suggest they have ignored a key culprit -- the smartphone.

Queen's champion Tatjana Maria said on Monday she thought she would get a wildcard after having to come through two qualifying matches to begin the defence of her title.

Leftist Roberto Sanchez pulled ahead in Peru's presidential runoff on Monday, overtaking conservative Keiko Fujimori for the first time since counting began.

A strong earthquake struck off the coast of western Cuba on Monday, with AFP journalists in Havana reporting 20 seconds of shaking that forced Cubans out of buildings and into the streets.

France and Germany said on Monday they had agreed to abandon a joint fighter jet programme due to disagreements between the companies involved, in a blow to European efforts to boost defence cooperation.

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Monday that captain Ben Stokes and team-mate Gus Atkinson are being investigated for breaking team rules in a nightclub incident after the first Test against New Zealand.

Michel Platini said Monday he is suing the head of world football Gianni Infantino in the latest chapter in a battle that began when scandal derailed the Frenchman's 2015 bid for the FIFA presidency.

The Kennedy Center on Monday dropped US President Donald Trump's name from the website of the performing arts venue.

Brazil star Bruno Guimaraes insisted Monday his team should get "the respect they deserve" as they get ready to kick off their bid to win a record-extending sixth World Cup.

Bolivia's embattled president on Monday signalled dwindling patience for protests that have paralysed the country, moving closer to enacting a state of emergency that would allow the military to intervene.

Apple unveiled an artificial intelligence overhaul for the iPhone on Monday, turning to Google for help two years after the company stumbled on a first attempt.

Oceans are in a "deepening crisis" that demands urgent global action, a major UN report warned Monday, with seas warming and rising faster, ice cover shrinking and marine ecosystems under mounting strain.

France's record goalscorer Olivier Giroud has extended his contract with Ligue 1 outfit Lille by one season, the club announced on Monday.

The incoming COP31 negotiations president told AFP on Monday the Middle East war underscored the need to "get off fossil fuels" and rejected criticism the UN climate summit was losing relevance.

Wayve, a British startup specialised in artificial intelligence for self-driving vehicles, said Monday it was ready to launch its robotaxi service with Uber in London as early as this summer.

Pope Leo XIV on Monday promised victims of sexual violence by Catholic clergy that the Church would make "additional efforts" to change during a meeting in Madrid, the Vatican said.

Iran and Israel said on Monday that hostilities between them had halted, after the two countries exchanged strikes that threatened to reignite the Middle East war.

Liverpool cult hero Divock Origi has announced his retirement from football at the age of 31.

French Polynesia has announced it will expand the size of its fully shielded natural reserves inside what is already the world's largest marine protected area in the far South Pacific.

New York's fabled Madison Square Garden will go into virtual lockdown Monday as police throw a tight security cordon around the venue where President Donald Trump is attending game three of the NBA Finals with his hometown Knicks.

Recreational boating activity in Monegasque waters surged during the Monaco Grand Prix weekend, reaching nearly six times the level observed the previous week, the maritime tracking website MarineTraffic reported on Monday.

Award-winning Somali referee Omar Artan, set to be the first from his country to officiate at the World Cup finals, was denied entry to the United States, a sports ministry official told AFP on Monday.

Former Italy international Fabio Grosso, who resigned as coach of Sassuolo last week, has signed a two-year contract with Fiorentina, the Serie A club announced on Monday.

Denmark's Anthon Charmig broke clear on the final climb of the long second stage of the Tour Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes on Monday to claim the biggest win of his career.

France international Ibrahima Konate has agreed a four-year deal with Real Madrid after leaving Liverpool, a source close to the negotiations told AFP on Monday.

The head of the World Health Organization visited Uganda on Monday and praised its efforts to limit the spread of an Ebola outbreak from neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo.

A 7.8-magnitude earthquake in the southern Philippines on Monday killed at least 35 people, according to provincial authorities, after toppling buildings and sparking tsunami warnings across the region.

Former France international Lassana Diarra has reached agreement with FIFA and the Belgian football association in his long-running 65 million euro ($76 million) legal battle, a source close to the case told AFP on Monday.

Oil prices surged Monday after Iran and Israel resumed strikes against one another despite a purported ceasefire, while tech stocks again drove equities markets after heavy US selling last week.

Italy's biggest bank Intesa Sanpaolo launched Monday a 31 billion euro ($35 billion) bid for Monte dei Paschi (MPS), elbowing in on a merger overture for the bank from Banco BPM announced just a day earlier.

Iran on Monday said it was ending its latest military operation against Israel after the first exchanges of fire between the foes since a shaky ceasefire began, but warned it could inflict a more "crushing" response.