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The biggest name in the field and one of the favourites, Sebastian Coe headed into the IOC presidential race exuding confidence, yet the Briton suffered a heavy defeat as Zimbabwe’...

Thousands of travellers stranded by a huge fire near London’s Heathrow, Europe’s busiest airport, scrambled to find ways to get home and reunite with their families on Friday ...

Hamas said on Friday it was reviewing a U.S. proposal to restore the Gaza ceasefire as Israel intensified military operations in the enclave to press the Palestinian militant group ...

For the fans who grimaced their way through England’s run to the Euro 2024 final, new head coach Thomas Tuchel’s pledge on Thursday that his team will focus on ...

The gate, black and 10 feet (3 meters) tall, decorated with two rearing white horses, has become synonymous with death in Mexico. For dozens of families waiting outside on Thursday it also ...

Britain’s Heathrow said flights would resume later on Friday after a fire knocked out its power supply and shut Europe’s busiest airport for the day, stranding thousands of ...

Russia pounded Ukraine’s Black Sea city of Odesa with one of its biggest drone attacks late on Thursday, injuring three teenagers and sparking fires as the Czech president visited, ...

Greece has charged more than 20 people and arrested five managers and employees at the state town planning service on the tourist island of Rhodes, for violations ranging from breach of ...

Russia inflicted unimaginable suffering on millions of Ukrainian children and violated their rights since its full scale invasion of Ukraine begun in 2022, a new report by the United Nations Human ...

Lewis Hamilton put Ferrari on pole position for the first Formula One sprint race of the season in China in record time on Friday with Red Bull’s reigning champion ...

Croatia’s Ante Budimir and Ivan Perisic struck to secure a deserved 2-0 win over France in their Nations League quarter-final, first leg on Thursday, as the return of Kylian ...

Ukraine came from behind to beat visitors Belgium 3-1 in the first leg of their Nations League playoff on Thursday, moving into a strong position to earn promotion to the ...

Turkey’s government criticised a call from the main opposition leader for people to take to the streets to protest what they say is the undemocratic detention of Istanbul’s ...

Flanked by students and educators, U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order intended to essentially dismantle the federal Department of Education, making good on a longstanding ...

Britain’s high streets will likely see an acceleration in closures this year as extra costs imposed on businesses by the government’s first budget take their toll, according to ...

Apple is losing more than $1 billion a year on its streaming service Apple TV+, the Information reported on Thursday, citing two people familiar with the matter. Apple has spent more ...

Israel’s parliament on Thursday approved the framework for the 2025 state budget and its accompanying economic plan, clearing a political hurdle that likely paves the way for final approval by ...

Israel has warned that its latest onslaught in Gaza is “just the beginning” as its forces pound the enclave with deadly airstrikes and launch new ground operations. But a return ...

Ukraine’s President Volodymr Zelenskiy will be in Paris next week to hold talks with key European leaders and discuss ongoing efforts to end the war, security assurances for Kyiv ...

Israel’s military said it intercepted two missiles launched from Yemen on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to punish Iran over its perceived support for Yemeni Houthi ...

Kirsty Coventry was elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday, securing victory in a high-stakes vote at a luxury seaside resort in Greece’s southwestern Peloponnese. The Zimbabwean ...

Thousands of Turks ramped up protests despite a ban on street gatherings over what they called the undemocratic detention of Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, as the opposition sought to ...

Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup on Thursday as Daichi Kamada and Takefusa Kubo struck in the second half to earn Hajime Moriyasu’s side ...

A safety warning system went off in a Delta Air Lines regional jet before it landed and flipped belly-up at Canada’s largest airport in February, indicating a fast rate ...