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Young people laugh as they play basketball on Moscow’s leafy boulevards, couples relax playing chess on outdoor tables opposite the Bolshoi Theatre, and in the evenings show-offs drive expensive ...

Ukraine’s military again struck the Unecha oil pumping station, a critical part of Russia’s Europe-bound Druzhba oil pipeline, the commander of Ukraine’s unmanned systems forces said late ...

One decision not to kick for goal, one stolen lineout, one more lost final – whatever anyone in the England camp is saying, it is impossible not to look at this ...

Defending champion Jannik Sinner, who has been recovering from illness, received a more favourable route to the U.S. Open final than Carlos Alcaraz while Aryna Sabalenka will be tested ...

One game into the new Premier League season West Ham United manager Graham Potter already finds himself in the “at risk” category, according to bookmakers who have made him favourite ...

Vladimir Putin is demanding that Ukraine give up all of the eastern Donbas region, renounce ambitions to join NATO, remain neutral and keep Western troops out of the country, three ...

British manufacturers have suffered a fresh setback with orders falling heavily in the three months to August and further weakness expected ahead, according to a survey published on Thursday by ...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that Israel would immediately resume negotiations for the release of all hostages held in Gaza and an end to the nearly two-year-old war ...

In a triumph for Donald Trump, a New York state appeals court on Thursday threw out an approximately half-billion-dollar penalty against the U.S. president, in a fraud case that ...

The Israeli military maintained its pressure on Gaza City with heavy bombardments overnight, residents said, ahead of a Thursday meeting between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his ministers on plans ...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer faced renewed criticism over his immigration policies on Thursday after new official figures showed asylum-seeker claims hitting a record high, with more migrants being housed ...

A Russian state-backed messenger application called MAX, a rival to WhatsApp that critics say could be used to track users, must be pre-installed on all mobile phones and tablets from ...

Belarus is assessing how best to ramp up domestic production of missiles, including exploring how to equip its Polonez rocket launcher systems with nuclear warheads, a senior Belarusian security official ...

A Ukrainian man has been arrested in Italy on suspicion of coordinating the 2022 attacks on the Nord Stream gas pipelines, German prosecutors said on Thursday, marking a breakthrough in an ...

As many southern European cities grow tired of tourists, Berlin is pitching itself as an antidote to the crowds, blistering heatwaves and anti-tourism protests causing problems elsewhere. The German capital ...

President Vladimir Putin is prepared to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy but all issues need to be worked through first and there’s a question about Zelenskiy’s authority to ...

Oil prices rose 1 per cent on Thursday, bolstered by signs of strong demand in the United States, with uncertainty over efforts to end the war in Ukraine also lending support. ...

Eberechi Eze and Marc Guehi will both start for Crystal Palace in their UEFA Conference League playoff first leg despite both being heavily linked with moves away from the London ...

U.S. Open mixed doubles champions Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori hope they have earned respect for their event after overcoming a field packed with singles stars to successfully defend ...

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, after Israel announced the first steps of an operation to take over Gaza City. “It is ...

Amazon is plotting a big change to its Fire tablet lineup following years of escalating gripes from consumers and app developers over the company’s homegrown operating system. As part ...

Pay settlements by British private-sector employers held at 3 per cent in the three months to July and uncertainty about the economy and possible further tax increases means that cautious approach ...

Britain’s Office for National Statistics has announced that it was delaying Friday’s scheduled release of July retail sales data by two weeks, the latest in a string of ...

Israel’s military announced the first steps of an operation to take over Gaza City on Wednesday and called up tens of thousands of reservists while the government considered a ...