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Donald Rumsfeld, a forceful U.S. defense secretary who was the main architect of the Iraq war until President George W. Bush replaced him as the United States found itself ...

Australian Nick Kyrgios said on court after completing a Wimbledon first-round win over Ugo Humbert on Wednesday that his performance was not bad for a “part-timer”. He was only half ...

Manchester United have agreed a deal in principle to sign England winger Jadon Sancho from German side Borussia Dortmund for a fee of around 73 million pounds ($101 million), Sky Sports reported ...

Bill Cosby was freed from prison on Wednesday afternoon, less than two hours after Pennsylvania’s highest court overturned his sexual assault conviction, saying he never should have faced charges ...

Everton have signed former Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez as their new manager, with the Spaniard on a three-year deal, the Premier League club said on Wednesday. Everton have been looking ...

Top seed Novak Djokovic clinically dispatched big-serving South African Kevin Anderson 6-3 6-3 6-3 on Wednesday to glide ominously into the Wimbledon third round. Defending champion Djokovic, bidding for a ...

U.N. judges on Wednesday convicted two men of war crimes for their role in financing and equipping Serb militias during the break-up of the former Yugoslavia, in the final ...

Israel’s new foreign minister said on Wednesday his landmark visit to the United Arab Emirates was just the start of a road to wider peace in the Middle East, ...

Coronavirus cases in Portugal jumped by 2,362 in the past 24 hours, the biggest increase since mid-February, official data showed on Wednesday, as authorities continued to scramble to stop the spread of ...

The US private equity firm trying to buy Morrisons (MRW.L) should increase its offer to around 6.5 billion pounds ($9 billion) to merit engagement from the British supermarket’s board, according ...

Northern Ireland’s High Court on Wednesday rejected a challenge by the region’s largest pro-British parties to part of Britain’s divorce deal with the European Union, saying the ...

Wimbledon organisers on Wednesday defended the state of the grasscourts after concerns from players that the lawns are too slippery. Seven-times champion Serena Williams was forced to retire from her ...

Having waited five years to add to his 30 Tour de France stage wins, Mark Cavendish was enjoying the moment and bluntly refused to be drawn into speculation about reaching Belgian ...

England are at a dangerous moment, coach Gareth Southgate warned on Tuesday as he urged caution about getting over-excited after their 2-0 win over Germany in the last 16 of Euro 2020 ...

European Union governments agreed on Wednesday to add Canada and 10 other countries to their list of states from which they will allow non-essential travel, EU diplomats said. Ambassadors from the ...

Launching one of the richest individuals on earth into orbit has proved a leap too far for insurers, who are not ready to price the risk of losing Jeff Bezos ...

By Nathan Frandino Sea otters are helping to keep marine forests healthy by feasting on the seaweed-loving urchins whose numbers have exploded off California’s coast, researchers have found. Urchins ...

By Adrian Portugal and Peter Blaza Each morning, a group of Filipinos rakes up piles of trash on the banks of one of the world’s most polluted rivers, filling ...

Australian officials extended lockdown and social distancing measures to more of the country on Wednesday, with four major cities already under a hard lockdown in a race to contain an ...

International tourism arrivals are set to stagnate this year, except in some Western markets, causing up to $2.4 trillion in losses, a U.N. study said on Wednesday, adding the sector ...

Suppliers to Walmart (WMT.N), Target (TGT.N), Amazon.com (AMZN.O) and other major retailers told Reuters they are placing holiday orders for Chinese-made merchandise weeks earlier this year, ...

South African Kevin Anderson will hope to gain revenge on Novak Djokovic and end the Serb’s bid for a record-equalling 20th Grand Slam when they meet in the Wimbledon ...

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appealed to U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration to lift or waive all sanctions on Iran as agreed under a 2015 deal aimed at ...

Europe’s sovereign control over its money is at risk if it does not push ahead with plans for a digital euro and a European payments system, France’s central ...