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Rory McIlroy claims career Grand Slam with US Masters win

Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy has won the 89th Masters at Augusta National, becoming only the sixth male golfer to complete the career Grand Slam.
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McIlroy after winning the Masters. Pic: AP

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McIlroy reacts as he wins. Pic: AP

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Overcome with emotion, McIlroy drops to his knees after beating Justin Rose in the sudden-death play-off. Pic: AP

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McIlroy holds the Masters trophy. Pic: AP

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Rory McIlroy after winning the play-off against Justin Rose. Pic: AP

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Rory McIlroy holds the trophy while embracing his caddie Harry Diamond. Pic: Reuters

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McIlroy shakes hands with England's Justin Rose after winning the Masters. Pic: AP

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Members of McIlroy's Holywood Golf Club in County Down, Belfast, watch on as he competes in the Masters. Pic: PA

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Members of Rory McIlroy's Holywood Golf Club in County Down, Belfast, watch..

At least 34 dead in Ukrainian city of Sumy after Russian missile strikes

Volodymyr Zelenskyy says “only scoundrels can act like this” after a Russian missile strike killed at least 34 people.
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Two children were killed in the strike. Pic: State Emergency Service of Ukraine

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Why Vladimir Putin seems to be raising the stakes

At least 34 people, including two children, were killed after a Russian strike on the Ukrainian city of Sumy on Sunday. Putin doesn't seem to mind if that makes a mockery of US-led talks on ending the war.
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At least 34 people, including two children, were killed in Sumy on Sunday. Pic: Reuters

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McIlroy wins Masters to complete career Grand Slam – follow latest reaction

Bangladesh issues arrest warrant for Tulip Siddiq – as she denies claims against her

Bangladesh's Anti-Corruption Commission sought the warrant over allegations Ms Siddiq received a 7,200sq ft plot of land in the country's capital, Dhaka, which her lawyers say she has never owned.
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Tulip Siddiq with Sheikh Hasina in 2009. Pic: Reuters

Pope makes appearance in St Peter’s Square for Palm Sunday mass

The pontiff is continuing to recover after a five-week hospital stay, and on Sunday was seen for the first time without nasal tubes for supplemental oxygen.
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The Pope's arrival at the end of the mass. Pic: AP

Israeli air strike hits Gaza hospital

The al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City was hit by multiple missiles, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. Israeli officials say they “struck a command and control centre used by Hamas” within the hospital.
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A closer look at what was the hospital's outpatient and laboratory wards. Pic: AP

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The Morag Corridor under construction. Pic: IDF

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Money and grotesque flattery: The art of doing a deal with Donald Trump is to make sure there is an ‘upside’ for him

After destabilising the whole US economy and starting a trade war against China, just how good a deal-maker is Donald Trump?
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Celebrity Apprentice host Donald Trump in 2015, and his famous 'You're Fired' pose. Pic: Invision/AP

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Treasury secretary Scott Bessent and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt talk tariffs. Pic: AP

Number of dead in Dominican Republic nightclub roof collapse disaster rises to 225

Politicians, athletes and a fashion designer were among those enjoying live music before the disaster in Santo Domingo on Tuesday.
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Do the all-female Blue Origin rocket crew count as astronauts? And what Katy Perry sang in space

A popstar, a journalist, a civil rights activist, rocket scientist and filmmaker have gone into space. And the mission was led by Lauren Sanchez, an author and the fiancee of Amazon's Jeff Bezos.
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The capsule landing with a thud. Pic: Blue Origin

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The flight path of the New Shepard rocket. Pic: Blue Origin

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(L-R) William Shatner and Jeff Bezos before their respective New Shepard flights. Pic: Reuters/AP

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Sanchez hugging Bezos after going up into space. Pic: Blue Origin

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Journalist and broadcaster Gayle King. Pic: Reuters

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Former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe. Pic: AP

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Civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen. Pic: Reuters

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Filmmaker Kerianne Flynn. Pic: Demis Maryannakis/AP

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The all-female crew of NS-31, the space programme owned by Amazon's Jeff Bezos

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Perry kissing the ground after going to ..