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A Russian court sentenced U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison on Thursday after finding her guilty of deliberately bringing cannabis-infused vape cartridges into Russia, a ...

A new bill introduced in the US Senate would make the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) the direct regulator of the biggest cryptocurrencies. The measure, introduced by the top Democrat ...

Human rights group Amnesty International accused Ukraine on Thursday of endangering civilians by basing troops in residential areas during Russia’s invasion in a report that Kyiv likened to Russian ...

– Semi-automated offside technology (SAOT) will be used in the Champions League this season after being introduced for next week’s UEFA Super Cup match between Real Madrid and Eintracht Frankfurt, ...

Wildfires raging through Europe this summer have burned the second-largest area on record, even though the region is only halfway through its typical fire season, according to data from the ...

The Bank of England raised interest rates by the most in 27 years on Thursday, despite warning that a long recession is on its way, as it rushed to smother a ...

The Taliban on Thursday said the government had no information about al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri “entering and living” in capital city Kabul and warned the United States to never ...

Lucid Group (LCID.O) on Wednesday halved its production forecast for electric vehicles, blaming extraordinary supply chain and logistics challenges, sending its shares down 10 per cent after the bell. The ...

Lebanon’s top Christian cleric on Thursday denounced his country’s government for failing to bring to justice those responsible for the Beirut port blast, marking the huge explosion’s ...

Oil prices rose on Thursday as supply concerns triggered a rebound from multi-month lows plumbed in the previous session after US data signalled weak fuel demand. Brent crude futures rose 10 ...

South Africa’s health regulator reported on Thursday a causal link between the death of an individual and Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) JNJ.N COVID-19 vaccine, the ...

Adidas (ADSGn.DE) on Thursday said operating profit fell by 28 per cent in the second quarter to 392 million euros ($398.43 million), as results suffered from suspending business in Russia, higher supply ...

The net profit of Turkey’s banking sector leapt 400 per cent from a year earlier to 169.15 billion lira ($9.42 billion) in the first half of the year, the BDDK banking watchdog ...

The head of Greek intelligence told a parliamentary committee his agency had spied on a journalist, two sources present said, in a disclosure that coincides with growing pressure on the ...

The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog appealed for access to a Ukrainian nuclear power plant now controlled by Russian forces to determine whether it was a source of ...

Germany’s Lufthansa (LHAG.DE) said on Thursday it would offer only around 80 per cent of pre-crisis passenger capacity in the third quarter, less than previously planned, amid staffing shortages ...

Match-by-match facts and statistics ahead of the first round of Premier League fixtures from Aug. 5-7 (all times GMT). Friday, Aug. 5 Crystal Palace v Arsenal (1900) * Arsenal will be involved in ...

Elaine Thompson-Herah, the only one of Jamaica’s “Big Three” women to show up at the Commonwealth Games, was rewarded with the 100 metres gold medal on Wednesday, while Kenya’s ...

The Taliban are investigating a U.S. “claim” that al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a U.S. drone strike in Kabul, a Taliban official said on Thursday, ...

Ajax Amsterdam has banned fans from bringing signs into Johan Cruyff Arena asking players for their shirts after matches, Dutch media reported on Tuesday. The club has told the Ajax ...

Ukraine said Russia had started creating a military strike force aimed at President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s hometown of Kryvyi Rih, while NATO moved closer to its most significant expansion in ...

The European Union’s securities watchdog has begun preparations for increased scrutiny of crypto transactions after the bloc agreed groundbreaking rules to regulate what it called a “Wild West” sector, ...

Shipping group Maersk (MAERSKb.CO) said it expects weaker 2022 global container demand growth on Wednesday, after moving fewer containers by sea in the second quarter due to worsening consumer confidence ...

Ukraine on Wednesday dismissed comments by ex-German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder that Russia wanted a “negotiated solution” to the war and said any dialogue would be contingent on a Russian ceasefire ...